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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Chris Matthews: Trump-Russia collusion theory ‘came apart’ with Comey testimony  —  Liberal MSNBC host Chris Matthews said Thursday the accusation that President Trump directly colluded with Russia to interfere in the U.S. election “came apart” following former FBI Director James Comey's testimony in front of Congress.
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
Did Comey Violate Laws In Leaking The Trump Memo?  —  One of the most interesting new disclosures today in the Comey hearing was the admission by former FBI Director James Comey that he intentionally used a “friend” on the Columbia law faculty to leak his memos to the media.
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Comey's Trump Testimony Will Haunt Republicans  —  The former FBI director's damning account before the Senate should be the final straw.  Why can't Paul Ryan see that?  —  In the midst of the most devastating testimony delivered about a sitting president in the living memory …
Fox News:
Dershowitz: Comey confirms that I'm right - and all the Democratic commentators are wrong  —  In his testimony former FBI director James Comey echoed a view that I alone have been expressing for several weeks, and that has been attacked by nearly every Democratic pundit.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Alex Ward / Vox:
This is the most important moment of the Comey hearing  —  And it undercuts many GOP arguments.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey stated that he took President Donald Trump's comments about letting the Michael Flynn investigation go as a direct request to do it.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Fox News' Chris Wallace: Comey's testimony was ‘very damaging to the president’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Fox News' Chris Wallace didn't mince any words for his audience on Thursday: Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony was very bad news for President Donald Trump.
Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Comey goes nuclear in showdown with Trump  —  He accused the president and his top aides of lying.  He suggested that the president wanted special treatment in exchange for loyalty.  He said he thinks he lost his job because of how he handled the Russia investigation.
Discussion: Vox, Politico, Axios, Political Wire and The Hill
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN issues correction after Comey statement contradicts reporting  —  CNN has corrected a Tuesday report after the release of former FBI Director James Comey's opening statement for his Thursday testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee contradicted the reports' sources.
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Aide: Trump's mood ‘light’ as Comey testimony unfolds  —  The president decided ahead of time that he wouldn't tweet during the Senate hearing, according to two White House officials.  —  President Donald Trump decided the night before former FBI director James Comey's Senate testimony …
David Jackson / USA Today:
Trump lawyer says James Comey made ‘unauthorized disclosures’ of privileged talks
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Comey testimony shifts focus to Trump
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
Comey Accuses White House of ‘Lies’ and Says Trump Tried to Derail Inquiry
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
James Comey has called Donald Trump a liar 5 times today. The White House says he isn't.
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
7 takeaways from Comey's extraordinary testimony about what Trump told him to do
Susan Jones / CNSNews:
Comey Debunks NYT Report About Trump Campaign Having Repeated Contacts With Russians
German Lopez / Vox:
James Comey on Trump's excuse for firing him: “those were lies, plain and simple”
Philip Allen Lacovara / Washington Post:
I helped prosecute Watergate.  Comey's statement is sufficient evidence for an obstruction of justice case.
JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
Two Reflections on the Comey Statement
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan defends Trump on Comey: 'The president's new at this'
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
James Comey lays out the case that President Trump obstructed justice
Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
Does John McCain even know what's going on?  —  Sen. John McCain startled onlookers on Thursday as he appeared to conflate the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the campaign with the closed probe into Hillary Clinton's private email server.  —  McCain said he was troubled …
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Peter W. Stevenson / Washington Post:
Sen. John McCain's bizarre questioning of Comey
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Comey: Lynch asked for Clinton investigation to be called a ‘matter’
Discussion: CNNMoney and The Week
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Gowdy picked by GOP steering committee to chair House Oversight panel  —  The Republican Steering Committee on Thursday backed Rep. Trey Gowdy to become the next chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.  —  The move — if confirmed by the full GOP Conference …
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Rep. Trey Gowdy wins Oversight gavel
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Democratic Party Is in Worse Shape Than You Thought  —  Sifting through the wreckage of the 2016 election, Democratic pollsters, strategists and sympathetic academics have reached some unnerving conclusions.  —  What the autopsy reveals is that Democratic losses among working class voters …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Hannah Moore / Daily Mail:
Saudi soccer team refuse to stand for London victims  —  By , HANNAH MOORE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA  —  The Saudi Arabian soccer team failed to line up for a minute's silence for the London terror victims on Thursday night.  —  Fans were left outraged at the display ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Australia in Adelaide.
abc7chicago.com:
Man charged after altercation outside Starbucks in Chicago's Loop … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7chicago.com/video/ embed/?pid=2069999" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  —  A 23-year-old Chicago man was charged after an altercation in Chicago's Loop that spilled …
Discussion: Raw Story and Hullabaloo
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Breanna Edwards / The Root:   ‘Shut Up, Slave!’:  White Man Hurls Insults, Compares Black Man to Livestock During Altercation at Chicago Starbucks
Jim Nintzel / News & Opinion, Tucson Weekly:
The Skinny  —  Behind Closed Doors  —  A secret recording shows U.S. Rep. McSally has some concerns about reelection  —  Congresswoman Martha McSally may be in more political trouble than she's been letting on.  —  Team McSally has been poo-pooing recent polls showing that more than half …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
House Poised to Pass Bill Taking Aim at Dodd-Frank Regulations
Discussion: CNNMoney, Daily Kos and The Week
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Kris Kobach launches campaign for Kansas governor  —  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who has championed some of the strictest voting laws in the nation, announced a campaign for governor Thursday in Lenexa.  —  Kobach, the architect of controversial election and immigration laws …
 
 
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CNN:
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The Hill:
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Jared Kushner's Not-So-Secret Channel to Putin
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
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