May 1 - May 31, 2017 : Chaos, Confusion & Corruption

   

Donald Trump's First 100 Days

January 20 - 31, 2017

February, 2017

March, 2017

April 1 - 29, 2017

May 2017

May 31

* &'Covfefe!' Twitter Explodes After Donald Trump Mistakenly Tweets Out Fake Word * 8 Things Trump Said About The Paris Climate Agreement That Are Total BS * Analysts: Leaving Climate Deal Likely Wouldn't Add US Jobs * Clinton Jokes 'Covfefe' A Hidden Message To The Russians' * Clinton Slams New York Times, DNC, Comey For Her Loss * Clinton: Comey Liked To Talk About My Emails But Not Investigation Of Russians * Comey To Testify Publicly About Trump Confrontations * Conservatives Respond To 'Hannity' Flap By Targeting Advertisers On Liberal MSNBC, CNN Shows * Franken Offers Possible Explanation For What 'Covfefe' Means * GM Announces More Layoffs * House Committee Issues Subpoenas; Comey OK'D To Testify * House Russia Investigators Subpoena Flynn, Cohen * I Thought It Was A Hidden Message To The Russians': Hillary Clinton Quips About Trump's 'Covfefe' Kerfuffle * Joe: 'Covfefe' Tweet Symbolic Of A Bigger Problem * Kabul Bombing Latest Reminder That America's Longest War Rages On * Lewandowski Says Turmoil In White House Communications Staff Is Partly Because Trump Is Too 'Articulate' * Liberal Lion On Donald Trump's Least Favorite Court Lets Him Have It On Immigration * Michael Flynn To Turn Over Subpoenaed Documents To Senate Intel Committee * One Word Trump Tweeted Confused The Entire Internet * OnPolitics Today: Trump Likely To Withdraw From Paris Climate Covfefe * Reports: Trump To Pull U.S. Out Of Landmark 2015 Paris Climate Deal * Republicans Want The Poor To Work For Their Government Benefits * Sean Spicer On Trump's 'Covfefe' Tweet: 'Donald Trump & A Small Group Know Exactly What He Meant' * Sean Spicer's Explanation Of Donald Trump's 'Covfefe' Tweet Is Really Something * These Stocks Will Be The Winners & Losers Of Trump's Paris Climate Accord Exit * Trump Administration Draft Rule Rolls Back Birth Control Coverage For Religious Employers/ * Trump Complains About Unnamed Sources As He Retweets Article Based On Unnamed Source * Trump Escalates Feud With Germany Over Trade & NATO Dues * Trump Hails Signing Of Deals Worth 'Billions' With Vietnam * Trump Is Expected To Roll Back Obamacare's Birth Control Coverage For Religious Employers. * Trump To Announce Decision On Paris Climate Pact Thursday * White House Seeks To Wall Off Russia Questions * White House Will Stop Taking Questions About Trump, Russia Investigation * Why Trump's Evangelical Base Won't Much Care If We Leave The Paris Accord * Why Washington Is Leaking Like A Sieve

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May 30

* A Texas Lawmaker Threatened To Shoot A Colleague After Reporting Protesters To ICE. * Clapper: Russia 'Absolutely' Meddled In The 2016 Election * Congress Expands Russia Investigation To Include Trump's Personal Attorney * Intelligence Briefings Must Be Short & Full Of 'Killer Graphics' In Trump's Administration. * Investigators Are ExaminingWhy Kushner MetWith A Russian Banker * Jared Kushner Under Fire For Meeting With Russian Banker In December * Kellyanne Conway Calls Kushner's Backchannels 'Regular Course Of Business' * Mike Flynn To Turn Over Business Records To Senate Intelligence Committee * Nearly Half Of Trump's Twitter Followers Are Fake Accounts & Bots * On Tyranny: Yale Historian Timothy Snyder On How The U.S. Can Avoid Sliding Into Authoritarianism * Scoop: Trump's Comms Director Leaving White House * Sources: Russians Discussed Potentially 'Derogatory' Information About Trump & Associates During Campaign * Texas Lawmakers Trade Assault Allegations After One Calls ICE On Protesters * The Russia Investigation Now Includes Trump's Personal Attorney. * Trump Called For More Spending On Health Care So It's 'The Best Anywhere.' * Trump Faced Stern Words & Clenched Hands From European Allies * Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Says He'll 'Gladly' Testify -- If Congress Subpoenas Him * Trump's Communications Director Is Out As Larger Shakeup Looms

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May 29

* 9 Days Later, Trump Hasn't Changed. Neither Has Washington * Congressman Suggests Kushner Go To Siberia To 'Backpack' & 'Back-channel' * Emmanuel Macron Proves Why The Trump Handshake Matters So Much * French President Flexes Diplomatic Muscles In Putin Meeting * Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Taking 'Heads Down' Approach * Kushner's Russia Ties Questioned As Trump Cites Media 'Lies' * Macron Explains His Tense Handshake With Trump * McCain On Kushner Backchannel Reports: 'I Don't Like It' * Popsicle Tweet From Ivanka Trump's Lifestyle Brand Gets Icy Reception * Supreme Court's Next Step On Gerrymandering Could Be Its Biggest Yet * Ted Cruz: Trump Should Withdraw From Paris Climate Pact * Trevor Noah Compares Covering Trump Era To 'Game Of Thrones' * Trump Acted Like A 'Drunk Tourist' During First Foreign Trip: Report * Trump Eyes White House Overhaul, Outside Lawyers & PR Team * Trump Honors Fallen & Families In Memorial Day Address * Trump Marks Memorial Day With Arlington Visit * Trump On Missile Launch: 'North Korea Has Shown Great Disrespect ... But China Is Trying Hard!' * Trump To Reverse Obama-era Cuba Policies * Trump, Kushner & The Loyalty Trap

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May 28

* After Summits With Trump, Merkel Says Europe Must Take Fate Into Own Hands * As White House Defends Jared Kushner, Experts Question His Back-channel Move * Back Home After Foreign Trip, Trump Faces Slew Of Challenges * Cory Booker Pumps Brakes On Trump Impeachment Talk * European Allies See The Two Sides Of Trump * Fareed Zakaria: Liberals Think They'Re Tolerant, But They'Re Not * In Tweets, Trump Says Stories Based On White House Leaks Are Fabricated * Merkel, After Discordant G-7 Meeting, Is Looking Past Trump * Merkel: Europe Must Stay United In Face Of Ally Uncertainty * Military's Clout At White House Could Shift U.S. Foreign Policy * My Son's Life Under Trump's Proposed Cuts * New Political Bromance Flourishes At G-7 Summit * North Korea Fires A Ballistic Missile Into Waters Off Japan * North Korea's Latest Ballistic Missile Launch Lands In Japan's Economic Zone * Rick Santorum To Trump: Stop Tweeting * Should Jared Kushner Keep His Security Clearance? Adam Schiff Isn't Sure * Stop Calling Jared Kushner 'Naive' * The Irony In Trump's Plan To Shakeupo The WShite House & Save Kushner * Top Congressman Calls For Review Of Jared Kushner's Security Clearance * Trump Accuses Media Of Publishing 'Lies' As He Returns Home To Kushner-Russia Back Channel Reports * Trump Administration Considering Ban On Laptops On All International Flights * Trump Blasts Media Over 'Poorly Covered' Montana Election * Trump Calls First Overseas Trip 'A Great Success' Despite Mixed Reviews * Trump Considers Major Changes Amid Escalating Russia Crisis * Trump Is Considering A White House Overhaul * Trump Returns To Crisis Over Kushner As White House Tries To Contain It * Trump Says He'll Decide On Paris Climate Deal Next Week * Trump Says Obamacare Is Dead. 'Republicans Will Do Much Better' * Trump Says Tax Reform Is Moving Along Ahead Of Schedule * Trump Still 'Wide Open' On Climate Change, Pentagon Chief Says * Trump, Feted & Chided Abroad, Returns To Uncertainty At Home * Trump's 1st Foreign Trip: 5 Takeaways * Trump's Day In Tweets: Sunday, May 28 * Trump's Trip Was A Catastrophe For U.S.-Europe Relations * War With North Korea Would Be 'Catastrophic' & The 'Worst In Most People's Lifetimes,' Mattis Warns * While Campaigning, Merkel Says Europeans Can't 'Completely' Rely On US, Others

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May 27

* A High-stakes Gamble: How Jared Kushner Reacted To Previous Crises * Alternately Charming & Boorish, Trump Plays The Role Of A Lifetime Overseas * Amid Escalating Russia Crisis, Trump Considers Major Staff Changes * Decoding Trump's Body Language * Donald Trump & The Agony Of H.R. McMaster: Will Donald Trump Dump His 2nd National Security Adviser? * Donald Trump Says Decision On Paris Agreement Coming 'Next Week' * Donald Trump's NATO Remarks Stuns U.S. Allies / Trump Remains A NATO Skeptic * Exclusive: Trump Son-in-law Had Undisclosed Contacts With Russian Envoy - Sources * GOP Congressman Declines To Say Whether Every American Is Entitled To Eat * How Kushner Could Play The Nixon Card * How Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia Probe Could Spiral Into Disaster * Kushner Is Said To Have Discussed A Secret Channel To Talk To Russia * Looming Trump Budget Cuts Deepen Distress On Pine Ridge * McMaster Says 'Not Concerned' After Kushner Back-channel Reports * Melania Trump Delivers Rare Speech Closing Out Overseas Trip * Trump Calls His First Trip Abroad A 'Home Run' * Trump Declares Victory, Heads Home To Face More Russia Scandal * Trump Delays Decision On Paris Climate Accord * Trump Ends Nine-day Overseas Trip With A Flourish As Trouble Looms At Home * Trump Passes His First Test On The World Stage * Trump Pushing Big White House Changes As Russia Crisis Grows * Trump Stayed On Message Abroad, But Now He's Home * Trump's Budget Isn't The Disaster You Think, Ex-CBO Chief Says * Trump's International Trip Underscored What 'America First' Looks Like On The World Stage * Trump's Paris Climate Accord Indecision * Two Top Trump Advisers Dodge Kushner Questions * What We Learned About Melania Trump From Her First International Trip * White House Excludes Gay First Spouse Of Luxembourg From Photo Caption * Why The Right Should Be Worried About Violence Against Journalists

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May 26

* At G-7 Summit, A Day Of Clarification For The White House * Clinton Compares Trump To Nixon In Fiery Speech At Alma Mater * Did Macron Snub Trump In Brussels? * Donald Trump's Moral Holiday * Facing Anxious European Leaders, Trump Goes On Offensive * FBI Declines To Provide Requested Materials To House Oversight, Chaffetz Issues New June 8 Deadline * FBI Russia Investigation Looking At Kushner Role * G7 Demand Action On Extremist Net Content At Summit * How America's Immigrant Workforce Is Changing * How The Trump White House Has Tried To Interfere With The Russia Investigations * ICE Air: How US Deportation Flights Work * Jared Kushner Under Scrutiny In Russia Probe, Officials Say * Lawmakers Launch Bipartisan Effort To Block $110 Billion Saudi Arms Deal * Lawyer Says Kushner Willing To Cooperate With Investigators * Report: Jared Kushner Proposed Secret Communications Channel With The Kremlin * Sources: Comey Acted On Russian Intelligence He Knew Was Fake * The Mind Of Donald Trump * The Only Constant Is Trump : A Plea For Some Predictability * Trump 'Evolving' On Climate Action, Pressured By Europeans * Trump Attends G-7 Summit: What To Watch * Trump Directly Scolds NATO Allies, Says They Owe 'Massive' Sums * Trump Readies For 'Robust' G7 Summit In Sicily * Trump Russia Inquiry: Kushner Under FBI Scrutiny * Trump's Grand Tour Shows We Still Have A Long Way To Go On Beating Terror * What Trump's Ramadan Message Was Really About * Why We Need To Watch Sean Spicer Squirm

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May 25

* 1 Day, 2 Presidents: Merkel Meets With Obama, Then Trump * At NATO Headquarters, Trump Fails Another Leadership Test * Democracy Is Not Your Plaything * GOP Health Bill Is A Front For Big Tax Breaks * Graham: 'I'm Very Worried' About Trump's Wiretapping Accusation * Highlights: In Brussels, Trump Scolds Allies On Cost-Sharing & Remains Vague On Article 5 * If You Have A Preexisting Condition, The GOP Health Care Bill Is Even Worse Than You Thought * It Turns Out Critics Of The GOP Health Care Plan Were Right All Along * Ivanka Trump's Husband, Jared Kushner, Met With Russsian Officials Last Year & The FBI Is Investigating Why? * James Mattis Is The Last Adult Standing In Trumpworld. That's Unsettling For A Lot Of Reasons. * Jared Kushner Now Under FBI Scrutiny In Russia Probe, Say Officials * Jared Kushner's Meetings With Russian Officials Have Come Under FBI Scrutiny, Reports Say * Judge Calls Trump's Travel Ban 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing', Appeals Court Won' Reinstate It * Leading From The Side: At NATO Event, Trump Waffles Again On US Commitment * Lieberman Withdraws From FBI Director Consideration * Melania Trump Is The First Catholic First Lady Since Jackie Kennedy * Nothing Says 'Happiness' & 'Relief' Like Angela Merkel Seeing Barack Obama Again * NYT: U.S. Spies Heard Russian Officials Plotting To Influence Trump Through Aides * Only The Supreme Court Can Save Trump's Travel Ban Now * Opinion: Why Trump's Prime Minister Shove Pleased Putin * The Investigation Of Jared Kushner Fits A Very Troubling Pattern * The Michael Flynn Scandal Descends On Trump's DC Hotel * The White House Is Weighing A Plan To Weaken The Special Prosecutor's Investigation Into Trump's Russia Scandal * Thousands Protest Trump's Visit To Brussels For NATO Meeting * Trump Chastises Fellow NATO Members, Demands They Meet Payment Obligations * Trump Couldn'T Cut Sean Spicer A Break? * Trump Declines To Affirm NATO's Article 5 * Trump Orders Justice Department To Review Manchester Intelligence Leaks, Calls Them 'Deeply Troubling * Trump Pushes Around NATO; Lecture Seen As Unsettling Alliance * Trump Pushes Past Montenegro's PM * Trump Scolds NATO Allies Over Defense Spending * WashPost: Comey Views On Clinton May Have Been Swayed By Fake Russian Document * What Signal Is Melania Sending? * Where Countries Stand With Donald Trump: A Crib Sheet * Without Naming Trump, Obama Defends Merits Of Globalism

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May 24

* 23 Million More Uninsured: Read The CBO's Report On The GOP Health Care Bill * Baltimore Tenants Say Kushner Companies Are 'Neglectful' Landlords * Bill Clinton Lawyer: My Best Advice For Trump * Economist Joseph Stiglitz: Trump's Budget Takes A Sledgehammer To What Remains Of The American Dream * Ex-CIA Chief: Trump Sharing Classified Intel With Russians 'Extremely Unwise' & 'Damaging' * John Brennan Reveals Concern About Collusion Between Trump Campaign & Russia * More Than 1.1 Million Sign Petition Supporting Impeachment Of Trump * Obamacare Repeal Bill Increases Number Of Uninsured By 23 Million, Reduces Deficits Over Next Decade: CBO Report * Pope Francis Asks Trump To Be Peacemaker, Gives Him Environmental Letter * Rep. Al Green To Draft Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump, Citing Obstruction Of Justice * Senate Committee Subpoenas Two Of Michael Flynn's Businesses * Smiling Trump Meets With Glum-Looking Pope Francis At Vatican * Texas Rep. Al Green Faces Threats Of Lynching & Murder After Calling For Trump's Impeachment * The Trump Organization Says It's 'Not Practical' To Comply With The Emoluments Clause * Trump Hires Lawyer For Investigation Into Campaign Ties With Russian Officials * Trump Praised Duterte For His Bloody War On Drugs In April Phone Call * Trump's Excellent Adventure * What Trump Reveals By Calling Terrorists 'Losers'

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May 23

* Flynn To Plead The Fifth; Lawmakers Accuse Flynn Of Lying To Pentagon Investigators * Here's What's In Trump's Budget * Medea Benjamin: Congress Should Halt Trump's $110B Arms Deal Over Saudi Atrocities In Yemen & Region * Palestinian Hunger Strikers In Israeli Jails Protest Trump's Visit To Israel * Palestinians Launch General Strike To Protest Trump's Visit * Remaining Countries On Trump's Itinerary Say They'd Rather Wait A Month & Meet With Next President * Trump Unveils $4 Trillion Budget Calling For Massive Cuts To Health & Food Programs * U.S. Extends Temporary Protected Status For Haitians, But Will Mass Deportations Follow In 6 Months?

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May 22

* ... & Her Outfits Cause Quite A Stir * As Iranian Voters Reject Hardliner, Trump Embraces Saudi Monarch & Vows To Isolate Iran * Billy Bush: 2005 Access Hollywood Tape Brought His Daughter To Tears * Chris Christie Warned Trump Against Hiring Michael Flynn Last Fall * Congress Tries To Move On With Trump Overseas * Donald Trump Denies A Russia Allegation That No One Made * Donald Trump Says Peace In The Middle East Is 'One Of The Toughest Deals' * Donald Trump's 3 Big Flip-flops * Donald Trump's Conflicts Of Interest: A Crib Sheet * Ex-National Security Adviser Defies Senate's Russia Inquiry * First Lady Melania Trump Slaps At Her Husband's Hand On Tel Aviv Tarmac In Israel * Flynn Declines Senate Subpoena In Russia Probe * Former President's Advice For Trump * Haley: 'We'Re Trying To Reassure' Allies * How Trump Got Comfortable With Saudi Religious Extremism * In Israel, Trump Urges New Middle East 'Harmony' But Faces Old Suspicions * Inside Donald Trump's Stat At Israel's King David Hotel: Robots, Rocket-Proof Glass & A $100M Price Tag * Iran's Hardliner's Use Trump's Speech As Excuse To Hammer Rouhani * Letter: Flynn Cites 'Public Frenzy,' Invokes 5th Amendment * Melania Gets Raves In Saudi Press ... * Michael Flynn Expected To Invoke Fifth Amendment, Source Says * Michael Flynn Pleads The Fifth & Refuses To Cooperate With Senate Russia Probe * Michael Flynn To Plead The Fifth, Not Comply With Senate Intel Subpoena In Russia Probe * On Islam, Trump Is Consistently Inconsistent * Questions About Russia Chase Trump During First Israel Visit * Rep. Lieu: I'm Reading Up On Impeachment * Republican Redistricting Is Taking A Beating In The Courts (again) * Republicans Claim Their Health Care Bill Provides $138 Billion For Preexisting Conditions. They're Lying. * Saudi Arabia, UAE Pledge $100 Million To Ivanka Trump-backed Women's Fund * Supreme Court Calls North Carolina's Congressional Maps Unconstitutional * Trump Budget Expected To Include $800B In Medicaid Cuts * Trump Called Comey 'Real Nut Job' & Said His Firing Reduced 'Pressure' Over Russia * Trump Denies Mentioning The Word 'Israel' To Russians At Oval Office Meeting * Trump Effect Inspires Radical Christians In Military * Trump Fails To Explain How To Revive Arab-Israeli Talks * Trump Goes After 'The Ultimate Deal' * Trump Heads To Israel In Search Of 'Ultimate Deal' * Trump Is The First US President To Visit The Western Wall, One Of The Holiest Sites In Judaism * Trump Lights Up The Internet By Touching A Glowing Orb * Trump Makes Historic Visit To Western Wall * Trump Says Concerns About Iran Driving Israel, Arab States Closer * Trump Tells Israel Iran Will Never Have Nuclear Weapons * Trump Visiting Israel As More Palestinians Prisoners Join Hunger Strike * Trump Was 'Exhausted' When He Said 'Islamic Extremism,' White House Says * Trump: 'I Never Mentioned The Word Or The Name Israel' To Russians * Trump's Budget Is Basically A Wish List. Here's Why It Matters Anyway. * Trump's First Foreign Trip In Photos * Trump's Russia Scandal Is Becoming A Corruption Scandal

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May 21

* 80 Percent Of News Stories Were Critical Of Trump, Says Harvard Study * Are These The Players Who Control Trump's Fate? * Despite Health Care Wall, Vermont Legislature Made Changes * How 'SNL' Got Under Trump's Skin * Is The U.S. Becoming A Banana Republic? * Lieberman Atypical Pick To Lead FBI * Local Communities Look For Reasons, Take Up Resolutions To Impeach Trump * Michael Flynn's Attorneys Cite 'Public Frenzy' In Subpoena Refusal To Senate Committee * Notre Dame Students Walk Out On Pence Speech * Saturday Night Live: Was This Alec Baldwin's Swan Song As Trump? * SNL Finale: Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump Returns For A Swan Song * Tennessee City Closes Swimming Pool As Part Of Budget Cuts * Trump Called Hypocrite For Saudi Bow * Trump Softens Tone On Islam But Calls For Purge Of 'Foot Soldiers Of Evil' * Trump Tells Middle East: Step Up In Fight Over 'Islamist Extremism' * Trump's Doublespeak In Saudi Arabia * Trump's Speech On Islam, Annotated (Saudi Arabia)

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May 20

* Melania, Ivanka Trump Forgo Headscarves * Obstruction Of Justice Case Just Took Quantum Leap * Trump & Impeachment: A Primer * Trump Gets Elaborate Welcome In Saudi Arabia, Embarking On His First Foreign Trip

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May 19

* Trump Mocked Obama For Bowing To A Saudi King. & Then He … * Deputy AG Knew Trump Planned To Fire Comey Before Writing Memo * Trump Called James Comey 'Crazy, A Real Nut Job' During Meeting With Russian Officials * Trump Denies Ordering James Comey To Call Off Flynn Probe * Trump To Russians In Oval Office: Firing 'Nut Job' Comey Eased Pressure, NYT Reports

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May 18

* Could Narrow Scope Of New Special Counsel Miss Wider Corruption In Trump White House? * Donald Trump' Gets His Own Talk Show * Durbin Says Trump Is Going To 'Hang Himself' With Tweets * How Donald Trump Is Reviving American Democracy * How Popular Is Trump? Latest Approval Rating Plummets As White Supporters Life * No. No. Next Question': Trump Flatly Denies He Ever Asked Comey To End Probe Into Flynn * Opinion: Trump Deserves Loyalty Even When He Makes Allies Cringe * Russian Election Meddling Probe Now A Criminal Investigation * The Trump Tweet Tracker: Monitoring DJT's Statements On Twitter -- & Analyzing What They Mean * The Worst Job In Washington Right Now: Working For Trump * Trump Erupts On Twitter, Blasts Special Counsel Probe As Outrageous 'Witch Hunt' * Trump Planned Attack Against Obama To Distract From Russia Scandal

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May 17

* Congressional Republicans Are Quietly Shifting On Trump * Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, Special Counsel Will Take Over FBI Russia Campaign Interference Investigation * National Security Adviser McMaster: Trump's Revelations To Russians 'Wholly Appropriate' * Report: Top GOP Lawmaker Was Recorded Saying He Thought Trump Was On Putin's Payroll * The Trump Presidency Falls Apart

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May 16

* Another Trump Crisis Craters GOP Agenda * Congress Exasperated As White House In 'Downward Spiral' * Did Donald Trump Obstruct Justice? * If Donald Trump Says It, Is It No Longer Classified? * James Clapper: Defending Democracy From Trump * Poll: 48 Percent Of Americans WantTrump Impeached * Rand Paul: Sessions' Sentencing Plan Would Ruin Lives * Russia: The Scandal Trump Can't Shake * Sources: Trump Shared Classified Info With Russians * Trump Asked Comey To Close Flynn Probe (NY Times, Citing Comey Memo) * Trump's Intelligence Slip-up May Be The Straw That Breaks The Camel's Back

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May 15

* Democratic Rep. Al Green Calls For Trump's Impeachment * Poll: Trump's Approval Dips Lower, Massive Disapproval Of Decision To Fire Comey * Readers Debate: Is Comey's Firing Worse Than Watergate? * The Terrible Cost Of Trump's Disclosures To The Russians * Trump Revealed Classified Information To Lavrov At White House Meeting * What Did Donald Trump Tell The Russians? * When Trump Called Divulging Secrets To Russia Treason * Why Is The White House Blue? Trump To Honor Fallen Police Officers With Light

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May 14

* North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile In New Test * Trump Reportedly Considering Huge White House Shake-up

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May 13

* Donald Trump Speaks At Liberty University: 'In America We Do Not Worship Government, We Worship God' * Trump At Liberty University Bashes 'Critics' In First Commencement Address * Trump's Climate Agenda: Do Less, With Less

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May 12

* 'Looking Like A Liar Or A Fool': What It Means To Work For Trump * 6-figure Salary, No Severance: What An FBI Director Has To Lose * A Running List Of Democrats Who Have Discussed Impeachment * Attorney General Sparks Fear With Push For Harsh Sentences * Bash: Firing Like Scene From 'The Godfather' * Boeing Mechanics Do $4 Million In Damage To Air Force One * Cillizza: Remember When Ex-AG Sally Yates Testified That She Warned About Flynn? That Was Just 4 Days Ago. * Colbert Responds To Trump Insults: 'I Won' * Comey Declines To Testify Before Senate Committee * Comey Was Taken Aback By Trump Request For Loyalty Pledge * Comey's Reportedly Furious By The Lack Of Respect The White House Showed Him. * Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein Says He's 'Not Quitting' * DeVos, Trump, & What We'Re Missing About HBCUs * Donald Trump Just Trolled Rosie O'Donnell * Former KGB Spy: Trump Staff Incompetent * GOP's Choice: Love America Or Back Trump * Hinting At Secret Tapes, Trump Warns Ousted FBI Director * ICE: 1,300 Arrested -- Mostly US Citizens * Isolated & Agitated, Trump Rattles White House From Within * Jared & Ivanka Stay Out Of The Spotlight Amid Comey Fallout * Jeff Sessions Directed Prosecutors To Seek The Toughest Drug Charges For Offenders. * Lawyers Who Said Trump Has No Ties To Russia Named Russian Law Firm Of 2016 * Many Trump Backers OK With Firing * Michelle Obama On New School Lunch Policy: 'What Is Wrong With You?' * More Jobs Lost In Retail Than In Coal Mines * My Dinner With Comey: Clapper, Others Dispute Trump Account Of Meeting With FBI Director * My Dinner With Comey: Current & Former FBI Officials Dispute Trump Account Of Meeting * NBC Interview-Video With Trump On Firing Comey * North Korea Sends Rare Letter Of Protest To U.S. Congress Over Sanctions * Now It's About Much More Than Trump & Russia * Opinion: The Little Boy President * Opinion: Trump's Bogus Voter Claim Just Got Deadly Serious * Panetta: Trump's Arctic Drilling Policy Hurts National Security * President Has Shown That Indignation & Impulsiveness Are At His Core * Rosenstein Sees No Need For Special Prosecutor * Sean Spicer Isn't Saying Whether Trump Tapes His Phone Calls. Wait, What? * Sean Spicer Won't Say If Trump Is Taping Conversations In The Oval Office. * Sessions Restores Tough Drug War Policies That Trigger Mandatory Minimum Sentences * Source: Comey Is 'Not Worried About Any Tapes' * Spicer: Trump's Tweet Speaks For Itself * The EPA May Allow A Massive Gold & Copper Mine At The Headwaters Of One Of Alaska's Salmon Fisheries. * The Trump Tapes: What We Know * The Week In 28 Photos * Tillerson Signs International Declaration Recognizing Climate Change * Top Political Memes: Spicer In The Bushes & Pence's Bunny * Trump Claims F-35s Flew Over Japan Undetected: 'Pretty Cool, Right?' * Trump Considered 'This Russia Thing' Before Firing Comey * Trump Contradicts White House On Reasons For Comey Firing * Trump Gets 2 Scoops Of Ice Cream. Everyone Else Gets 1. * Trump Insists He Is Not Under FBI Investigation Over Russia Links * Trump Lawyers Push Back Against Russia Ties In Letter * Trump Reveals He Asked Comey Whether He Was Under Investigation * Trump Shifts His Reason For Firing Comey To 'This Russia Thing' Being A 'Made-up Story.' * Trump Threatens Comey In New Tweet * Trump Threatens Comey In Tweet: Better Hope There Are No 'Tapes' * Trump Threatens Ousted FBI Director James Comey, Says He 'Better Hope There Are No Tapes' * Trump Tweets 'Best Thing' Would Be To Cancel Future Press Briefings * Trump Warns Comey Against Leaking: He Better Hope There Are No 'Tapes' Of Our Conversations * Trump's Anger Could Lead Down A Dangerous Road * Trump's Hint Of Recorded Talks Doesn't Worry Comey * Trump's Lawyers Say Tax Returns Show Little Income From Russian Sources * Trump's Leave It To The Generals Policy Is Risky * Why The White, Working Class Voted For Trump

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May 11

* Acting FBI Chief Contradicts White House On James Comey Firing * Analysis: Trump Just Decimated The Whie House's Entire James Comey Narrative * At RNC Meeting, GOP Officials Shrug Off Trump's Firing Of Comey * Democrat Urges Trump To Put Infrastructure Money Where His Mouth Is * Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein: 'There Is No Place I Would Rather Be' * Donald Trump Has Compromised Every Major Investigation Into Alleged Russian Interference * GOP's Health Care Plan Is An Oncoming Catastrophe * In A Private Dinner, Trump Demanded Loyalty. Comey Demurred. * Inside Trump's Coming War With The FBI * Opinion: An Open Letter To The Deputy AG * Opinion: Could Trump Have Obstructed Justice? * Oval Office Bugged? Trump’s Photos By Russian Photographer Are Security Lapse, Claims Former CIA Ops * Poll: 54% Of Americans Think Trump Firing James Comey Was Inappropriate * Rosenstein Role In Comey Firing Raises More Questions Than Answers * Russia Is Playing Games With Trump * Samantha Bee Rails Against Ivanka Trump's Book * State Attorneys General Blast Comey Firing, Call For Special Prosecutor On Russia * State Dept. Left In The Dark About Tillerson Statement On Post's Trump Report * Stephen Colbert Is 'Pretty Confident' Trump Fired James Comey To Stop Russian Investigation * Tapper: Russia Is Mocking The American People * The Bodyguard Chosen By Trump To Deliver 'Terminated' Letter To The FBI Director * Trump & Putin To Meet In July, Russian State Media Says * Trump Again Reveals His Dangerous Incompetence * Trump Attacks On Fired FBI Chief Meet Resistance; Russia Probe Proceeds * Trump Creates Voter Fraud Panel That Critics Call A 'Sham' * Trump Is Trying To Control The FBI. It's Time To Freak Out. * Trump Links His Decision To Fire James Comey To Frustration With Russia Investigation * Trump Said Firing Flynn 'Did Not Sound Like An Emergency' * Trump Says He Considered FBI's Russia Probe Before Firing Comey * Trump Says He Was Thinking Of Russia Controversy When He Decided To Fire Comey * Trump Wants 'Goddamned Steam,' Not Digital Catapults On Aircraft Carriers * Trump: I Was Going To Fire Comey Regardless Of DOJ Recommendation * Trump's Embrace Of The Bubble : 'Priming The Pump': Trump Knows Little, & Doesn't Want To Learn

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May 10

* Could The James Comey Crisis Spur Trump's Impeachment? * Donald Trump Dismisses James Comey: The Letter * More Bad News For Trump: His Poll Numbers Just Hit A Bunch Of New Lows * Trump Defends Decision To Fire Comey & Accuses Democrats Of Hypocrisy * Trump Latest: Live Updates On FBI Director Comey's Firing * Trump Takes Shot At Democrats, Says They 'Play So Sad!' On Comey's Firing

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May 9

* Comey Thought His Firing Was A Prank & Laughed It Off * It Was Cultural Anxiety That Drove White, Working-Class Voters To Trump * More Than 100 Lawmakers Respond To Comey Firing By Calling For Independent Russia Probe * The Many Paths From Trump To Russia * U.S. Poised To Expand Military Effort Against Taliban In Afghanistan * White House: Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey

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May 8

* Hill Investigations On Russia Run Into Hurdles * How Trump Gave China's 'Belt & Road' Scheme A Boost * James Clapper: Still No Evidence Of Any Russian Collusion With Trump Campaign * Majorities Of Americans In Every State Support Participation In The Paris Agreement * Yates Admits She Warned Trump White House Russia Could Have Blackmailed Then-Trump Aide Flynn

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May 7

* A Sad Day For The Generations To Come * GOP Senator On Health Care Bill: Senate 'Starting From Scratch' * Most Of Benefits Go To Millionaires': George Stephanopoulos Grills Paul Ryan Over Republican Health Care Bill * Sanders Defends Trump's Praise Of Australian Health Care System * Trump Tweets Obamacare 'Was A Lie'

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May 5

* Librarians Take Up Arms Against Fake News * The Senate Has A Working Group To Repeal Obamacare. It Apparently Includes Zero Women. * Trump: I Love All Socialist Health Care, Not Just Australian Single-Payer

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May 4

* House Republicans Gather To Revive Their Obamacare Repeal. * House Republicans Pass Legislation To Repeal & Replace Obamacare, Send Bill To Senate * How Every Member Voted On Health Care Bil * Really Bad' Or 'Catastrophic': Comey Defends Clinton Choice * Rush To Misjudgment: House Republicans Are Irresponsibly Jamming Through A Health Care Bill They Know Nothing About. * Trump Meets Palestinian Leader Abbas & Wants Mideast Peace Deal * Trump Signs Executive Order Easing Ban On Political Activity By Religious Institutions

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May 3

* Government 'Needs A Good Shutdown,' Frustrated Trump Tweets * James Comey: Loretta Lynch's Tarmac Meeting With Bill Clinton Was The Turning Point In The Email Investigation * Trump Tells Abbas He Is Confident Mideast Deal Can Be 'Done' * Trump Vowed To Broker An Israeli-Palestinian Peace, But Offers No New Policies. * Trump Was 'Directly Involved' In The Post-inauguration Hunt For The Rogue National Park Service Tweeter. * White House: Trump, Putin Discuss Syria, North Korea, Middle East In Phone Call

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May 2

* A Republican Congressman Implied That People With Pre-existing Health Conditions Aren't Living Their Lives 'The Right Way.' * An Influential Republican Attacked The Party's Latest Health Care Bill * CNN Refuses To Air New Trump Campaign Ad, Takes Umbrage With 'Fake News' Label * Donald Trump: Our Country Needs A Good 'Shutdown,' Suggests Senate Rule Change * Here Are The 23 Environmental Rules Trump Has Rolled Back. * Trump: Our Country Needs A Good 'Shutdown' In September!

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May 1

* Cabinet Secretary: US Strike In Syria 'Was In Lieu Of After-dinner Entertainment' * Congress Reached A Deal To Keep The Government Open Through September. * Containing Trump * How Late-Night Comedy Fueled The Rise Of Trump * North Korea Said It Will Continue Its Nuclear Weapons Tests & Bolster Its Nuclear Force 'To The Maximum.' * Reince Priebus Said The Trump Administration Has 'Looked At' Changes To Libel Laws That Would Curtail Press Freedoms. * Rodrigo Duterte Says He May Be Too Busy For A White House Visit. * The Administration Ends Michelle Obama's Girls Education Program. * The Department Of Agriculture Is Relaxing Obama-era School Lunch Standards. * Trump Abruptly Ended An Interview After Being Pushed On His Claims That Obama Ordered Surveillance Of Him. * Trump Calls Kim Jong-un A 'A Pretty Smart Cookie' * Trump Claims Andrew Jackson Was Upset About The Civil War * Trump Doesn't Know What's In His Health Care Bill. * Trump Invited Duterte To Visit Him At The White House After Their 'Very Friendly Conversation.' * Trump Picks Antiabortion Activist To Head His Family Planning Program * Trump Said He Would Be 'Honored' To Meet With Kim Jong Un If The Circumstances Were Right. * Trump Says His Rally Crowd Broke Records Despite Empty Seats * Trump To Speak With Putin By Phone Tuesday * Trump Turns Politically Correct In Saudi Arabia * Trump's First 100 Days On Energy & The Environment * Trump's Interview With 'Face The Nation.' * Trump's Interview With John Dickerson In The Oval Office: Full Transcript * US Congress Negotiators Set Spending Plan To Avert Shutdown, Bolster Defense

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