James Comey / FBI / Russia Probe
- Trump say it’s possible he could pick FBI head by next week by Sadie Gurman & Darlene Superville (AP)
- Trump pledges to move quickly to nominate new FBI chief by Roberta Rampton (Reuters)
- These Are the Candidates President Trump Is Considering to Replace James Comey by AP (TIME)
- James Comey agrees to testify in public Senate hearing as search for his replacement intensifies by Mythili Sampathkumar (Independent)
- Analysis: Comey firing shows White House problems go far beyond communications strategy by Dan Balz (Washington Post)
- Trump’s war with Comey intensifies by Katie Bo Williams (The Hill)
- Trump says Comey replacement coming soon as interviews begin by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
- Sean Spicer refuses to confirm or deny if Trump has secret recording devices in White House by Clark Mindock (Independent)
- White House ‘systems failed’ with Comey firing, but Trump pushed the buttons by Philip Rucker (The Washington Post)
- Comey firing shows White House problems go far beyond communications strategy by Dan Balz (Washington Post)
Liberty University Commencement Speech
- Trump: ‘In America We Do Not Worship Government, We Worship God’ by Emma Green (The Atlantic)
- Read President Trump’s Liberty University Commencement Speech (TIME)
- Trump invokes Christian nationalism at Liberty University by Jack Jenkins (ThinkProgress)
- Christian university crowd goes wild when Trump introduced as ‘man who bombed Middle East’ by Mythili Sampathkumar (Independent)
News
- North Korea ‘would hold talks’ with Trump administration (BBC)
- Mnuchin Says U.S. Reserves Right To Be Protectionist by Jim Kane (NPR)
- Trump kept Spicer in the dark on Comey firing: report by Max Greenwood (The Hill)
- Trump may dump Spicer, considering Fox host as spokesperson: report by Nikita Vladimirov (The Hill)
- Trump meltdown sets off GOP alarms over 2018 midterm by Alex Isenstadt (Politico)
- The election is over, but Trump can’t seem to get past it by Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman (The NY Times)
- North Korea fires unidentified projectile, says South (Al Jazeera)
Opinion
- Jeff Sessions’ Explanation for Re-instituting the Discriminatory War on Drugs Is Flagrant Bullshit by Jay Willis (GQ)
- Election Is Over, but Trump Still Can’t Seem to Get Past It by Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman (NY Times)
- What we know Trump did this week — and why it matters by Editorial Board (Washington Post)
- Trump stokes fears of how he’d handle real crisis by Edward-Isaac Dovere (Politico)
- Trump claims to have saved U.S. jobs, but how many, really? by Steven Rattner (The NY Times)
- Trump must be impeached. Here’s why. by Laurence H. Tribe (Washington Post)