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New York Times:
Comey Told Sessions: Don't Leave Me Alone With Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The day after President Trump asked James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, to end an investigation into his former national security adviser, Mr. Comey confronted Attorney General Jeff Sessions and said he did not want to be left alone again …
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Adam Entous / Washington Post:
Top intelligence official told associates Trump asked him if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe  —  The nation's top intelligence official told associates in March that President Trump asked him if he could intervene with then-FBI Director James B. Comey to get the bureau …
Washington Post:
Post-ABC Poll: Most say Trump is interfering with Russia investigations  —  A majority of Americans report grave suspicions about President Trump's firing of FBI Director James B. Comey and his conduct during investigations of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested he could resign amid rising tension with President Trump  —  As the White House braces for former FBI Director James Comey's testimony Thursday, sources tell ABC News the relationship between President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump, furious and frustrated, gears up to punch back at Comey testimony  —  Alone in the White House in recent days, President Trump — frustrated and defiant — has been spoiling for a fight, according to his confidants and associates.  —  Glued even more than usual to the cable news shows …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Comey talked with Mueller's team ahead of testimony  —  Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony Thursday is one of the most highly anticipated hearings in recent memory — but his words are unlikely to surprise special counsel Robert Mueller, whose team has been in contact with Comey, according to two of his associates.
Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Exclusive: Comey will stop short of saying Trump obstructed justice in Flynn probe, source says
Washington Post:
Sessions offered in recent months to resign as attorney general
Discussion: East Bay Times, twitchy.com and Axios
CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis  —  Washington (CNN)US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US' closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Takes Credit for Saudi Move Against Qatar, a U.S. Military Partner
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump undercuts his aides by contradicting their statements
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and ABC News
Colin Packham / Reuters:
Watergate ‘pales’ compared with Trump-Russia: former U.S. intelligence head  —  The Watergate scandal pales in comparison to events in Washington surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump and alleged links between his campaign and Russia, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Wednesday.
Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and Mediaite
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Associated Press:
Senators to ask about Trump pushback on Russia investigation
Discussion: Politico
Tim Marcin / Newsweek:
DONALD TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATING IS BETTER THAN BILL CLINTON'S AT THIS POINT IN HIS FIRST TERM
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Are Senate Republicans Really Doomed on Health Care?  —  It's no surprise to hear doom-and-gloom prognostications about the likelihood that Senate Republicans will pass legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act.  Pessimism is the default mood in the Senate, a chamber that demands consensus even when none exists.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rand Paul spokesman: Lindsey Graham doesn't speak for us
Discussion: IJR
Dylan Scott / Vox:   These are the new factions of the Senate health care debate
Paul Schemm / Washington Post:
Rare double attack hits Iran's capital  —  Gunmen hit two highly symbolic sites in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday, opening fire with automatic weapons and detonating suicide vests in the parliament and at the revered tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini, according to local news reports.
Discussion: Associated Press, RedState and Fox News
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Bloomberg:
Islamic State Claims Attack on Iran Parliament, Major Shrine
Discussion: IJR
Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Islamic State Claims Deadly Iran Attacks on Parliament and Khomeini Tomb
Discussion: Blazing Cat Fur
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business  —  LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES, sponsored Cadillacs, Ferraris and Maseratis descend on the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, in September for the Eric Trump Foundation golf invitational.
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
The Pro-Trump Internet And The Alt-Right Are Turning On Breitbart  —  On Monday morning, Breitbart News fired staffer Katie McHugh, following a series of incendiary weekend tweets broadcast in the wake of the London Bridge terror attack.  On Saturday evening, as word of the incidents spread …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Breitbart ads plummet nearly 90 percent in three months as Trump's troubles mount
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump pitched Republican leaders on a solar-paneled border wall  —  In the meeting at the White House today with Republican Congressional leaders, President Trump spent some time talking up his latest idea for the border wall.  According to 3 people with direct knowledge of the meeting …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Twitter Users Blocked by Trump Seek Reprieve, Citing First Amendment  —  WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Twitter users blocked by President Trump after they criticized or mocked him are asking him to reverse the moves, arguing that the Constitution bars him from blocking people on the social media service.
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Polly Mosendz / Bloomberg:
Do Americans Have a Right to Read Trump's Tweets?
Discussion: Engadget
Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Trump's blocking of Twitter users violates U.S. Constitution: rights institute
Discussion: Boing Boing
Allan Woods / Toronto Star:
VIPs, big money turn out for ‘rock star’ Barack Obama's Montreal speech  —  Barack Obama didn't mention Donald Trump by name in his first post-presidency appearance in Canada in Montreal on Tuesday.  —  MONTREAL—A dim-lit hall laid out for a rock star, a red-carpet stroll for giddy VIPs …
Discussion: Deadline
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John Ibbitson / Globe and Mail:
Trudeau decides it's just not worth appeasing Trump in foreign-policy shift
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Karen Handel: ‘I Do Not Support A Livable Wage’ (VIDEO)  —  During Tuesday night's debate for an open U.S. House seat in Georgia, Republican candidate Karen Handel said that she does not support a “livable wage.”  —  “This is an example of the fundamental difference between a liberal and a conservative …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Handel, Ossoff clash in Georgia special election debate
Discussion: Associated Press and ABC News
Christine Filer / ABC News:
61 percent say Trump fired Comey to protect himself (POLL)  —  Six in 10 Americans think Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in order to protect himself rather than for the good of the country, and most think Trump is trying to interfere with official investigations of possible Russian influence in the 2016 election.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
South Korea Suspends Deployment of U.S. Antimissile System  —  TOKYO — South Korea's newly elected president, Moon Jae-in, has suspended the deployment of an American missile defense system, an apparent concession to China and a significant break with the United States on policy toward North Korea.
Stephen Rodrick / Esquire:
Bill Maher Knows Exactly What He's Doing  —  A few weeks before Bill Maher nearly blew up his career for the second time, a middle-aged man named Billy Martin warmed up the audience that had come to watch a filming of Real Time with Bill Maher.  Martin, Maher's head writer …
 
 
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Daily Mail:
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