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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
Why Were Republicans So Desperate To Release the Embarrassing Comey Memos?  Here's One Explanation.  —  On Thursday, the Department of Justice handed over James Comey's contemporaneous memos of his conversations with President Donald Trump over to Congress.  They were immediately revealed to the press.
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
6 Takeaways From the James Comey Memos  —  WASHINGTON — Memos written by the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, that were released on Thursday revealed several new details about his relationship with President Trump and the president's first chief of staff, Reince Priebus.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
New revelations shed light on Comey, Trump, and that ‘loyalty’ demand  —  There was great indignation and much disapproval last year when it was reported that President Trump had asked then-FBI Director James Comey for “loyalty.”  Such a request, it was said, was more characteristic of a mob boss …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Comey memos paint deeply unflattering view of Trump  —  Washington (CNN)If House Republicans thought they were helping President Donald Trump by forcing the release of James Comey's memos, they might want to think again.  —  The documents written by the then-FBI director …
U.S. House of Representatives Permanent …:
Nunes, Gowdy, Goodlatte Statement on Comey Memos  —  f t # e  —  Washington, D.C. - Today House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Ca.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Comey Memos Provide Intimate Look Into Trump Presidency  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke in intimate and candid terms to the former F.B.I. director James Comey about some of the most sensitive matters before the agency, including the salacious dossier detailing Mr. Trump's ties to Russia …
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Comey's Memos Indicate Dossier Briefing Of Trump Was A Setup
Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:
The Big Takeaway From the Release of the Comey Memos
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Comey Memos: Clear Proof Trump Repeatedly Lied About His Trip To Moscow
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Press
Washington Post:
Comey memos offer new details on his interactions with Trump as the FBI's Russia probe intensified
Discussion: MSNBC, Pajiba and The Week
Steve Hilton / Fox News:   Without a Comey prosecution, there's no hope for healing America
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:   James Comey Opens Up About Ego, Distrust and More
Washington Post:
Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign  —  The Democratic National Committee filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit Friday against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization alleging …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:   Democratic Party files suit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign, and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 election
Associated Press:   In suit, DNC blames election loss on Trump-Russia alliance
Jonathan Greenberg / Washington Post:
Trump lied to me about his wealth to get onto the Forbes 400.  Here are the tapes.  —  Posing as ‘John Barron,’ he claimed he owned most of his father's real estate empire.  —  In May 1984, an official from the Trump Organization called to tell me how rich Donald J. Trump was.
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton on Election Night: ‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’ … “No one in modern politics, male or female, has had to withstand more indignities, setbacks and cynicism.  She developed protective armor that made the real Hillary Clinton an enigma.
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Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
Amy Chozick covered Hillary Clinton for a decade.  Here's what she learned — and what she endured.  —  Review of ‘Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling’ by Amy Chozick … CHASING HILLARY: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’
Discussion: twitchy.com
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:   New York Times Reporter: ‘I Cried’ After Writing Story About How Clinton Lost the Election
Kevin D. Williamson / Wall Street Journal:
When the Twitter Mob Came for Me  —  Recently hired by the Atlantic and then promptly fired, the conservative writer Kevin D. Williamson discusses the social-media outrage that made the celebrated magazine retreat  —  In early March, I met up with Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of the Atlantic …
Washington Post:
Giuliani says he is joining Trump's legal team to ‘negotiate an end’ to Mueller probe  —  Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, a combative former prosecutor and longtime ally of President Trump, told The Washington Post on Thursday that he has joined the president's legal team dealing with the ongoing special counsel probe.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump hires Giuliani, two other attorneys amid mounting legal turmoil over Russia
Murray Waas / Vox:
Exclusive: Trump pressed Sessions to fire 2 FBI officials who sent anti-Trump text messages
Discussion: Axios
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Charges Sought in Eric Garner's Death, but Justice Officials Have Doubts  —  WASHINGTON — Federal civil rights prosecutors have recommended charges against a New York police officer in the 2014 death of Eric Garner, three current and former officials said, but top Justice Department officials …
Discussion: The Week
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
The Justice Department Just Lost A Major Sanctuary City Case
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Ken Sweet / Associated Press:
Big banks saved $3.6B in taxes last quarter under new law  —  NEW YORK (AP) — An analysis by The Associated Press shows the nation's six big Wall Street banks saved at least $3.59 billion in taxes last quarter, thanks to the recently enacted Trump tax law.  —  Banks typically kick off …
The Genesis Prize:
Natalie Portman Cancels Visit to Jerusalem to Receive the “Jewish Nobel”  —  Natalie Portman will not travel to Israel in June to receive the Genesis Prize, dubbed by Time Magazine as “The Jewish Nobel.”  The Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) was notified by a representative of Ms. Portman that …
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Josefin Dolsten / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Genesis Prize cancels ceremony after 2018 winner Natalie Portman said she won't visit Israel
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
D.C. lawmaker who said Jews control the weather visits Holocaust Museum but leaves early … The photo, taken in 1935, depicts a woman in a dark dress shuffling down a street in Norden, Germany.  A large sign hangs from her neck: “I am a German girl and allowed myself to be defiled by a Jew.”
Richard Gonzales / NPR:
Arizona Teachers Vote To Strike, Sparking Statewide Walkout  —  Teachers in Arizona held a strike vote on Thursday that launched Arizona's first-ever statewide walkout and turned down a proposed pay raise — instead demanding increased school funding.  —  The Arizona Education Association …
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Risk Factors for 2018 GOP House Incumbents  —  Multiple indicators, including generic ballot polls, President Trump's approval ratings and recent special election results, point to midterm danger for Republicans.  But without robust race-by-race polling, it's trickier to predict individual races six months out.
Discussion: CNBC
Alex Leary / Tampa Bay Times:
Roger Stone calls Barbara Bush a ‘nasty drunk’ and whips up controversy in Northwest Florida  —  Stone no longer speaking at Okaloosa County GOP dinner.  —  The Okaloosa County GOP says it's uninvited Roger Stone from its annual dinner next month after he made disparaging remarks about former …
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump won't attend Barbara Bush funeral ‘out of respect’ for family
Discussion: Associated Press and Joe.My.God.
Sarah Leonard / New York Times:
Cynthia Nixon Can Save the Democrats (From Themselves)  —  After Hillary Clinton's loss to Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders's strong showing in the primary, many in the Democratic Party are able to read the writing on the wall: They need to move left.  But who wants to step in?
Discussion: Slate
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn / Fox News:
Andrew Cuomo claims he's ‘undocumented,’ challenges officials to deport him
GQ:
21 Books You Don't Have to Read  —  And 21 you should read instead (technically 20 books—Adventures of Huckleberry Finn did not fare well).  —  We've been told all our lives that we can only call ourselves well-read once we've read the Great Books.  We tried.
Discussion: Breitbart
New Yorker:
How Jim Mattis Became Trump's “Last Man Standing”  —  The purge that the Defense Secretary survived—and why he might not last.  —  Last Tuesday, after waking up to tweet about the previous day's F.B.I. raid on his lawyer's office ("a total witch hunt!!!"), President Trump called …
Linda / Patrick J. Buchanan:
Why the Authoritarian Right Is Rising  —  This post was viewed 78 times.  —  Votes: 5.00 Stars!  —  Loading...  Share Pat's Columns!  —  A fortnight ago, Viktor Orban and his Fidesz Party won enough seats in the Hungarian parliament to rewrite his country's constitution.
Joe Hagan / Vanity Fair:
“Michael Cohen Is Going to Be Indicted”: Stormy Daniels's Attorney Is Now Cooperating with the Feds  —  Michael Avenatti previews the next chapter of the Cohen paper trail—and why he's still in the game to depose Donald Trump.  —  A little more than a week ago, Michael Avenatti was, indisputably, overexposed.
 
 
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Celeste Katz / Town & Country:
Karen Pence Is Playing the Mother of All Long Games
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Jimmy Tobias / The Guardian:
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
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Discussion: Washington Post
Natalie Portman / Reuters:
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Agence France-Presse:
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
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Sandy Hook / Washington Post:
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WOGX-TV:
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April Glaser / Slate:
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The United States is mortgaging its future
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Laura Nahmias / Politico:
Michael Flynn tests ‘comeback tour’
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell aims to reshape courts in case Senate flips
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
In Rural Tennessee, a Big ICE Raid Makes Some Conservative Voters Rethink Trump's Immigration Agenda
Discussion: Raw Story and ImmigrationProf Blog