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After Trump Tells of Comey Dinner, New Version Emerges

'New York Times' account says president sought loyalty pledge, didn't get it

(Newser) - In an interview on Thursday, President Trump described a dinner with then-FBI chief James Comey soon after he took office. Now the New York Times has a different account, based on people who heard about the January dinner afterward from Comey himself. The big takeaway: Comey said Trump pressed him...

Colbert Hits Back at Trump After 'No-Talent' Remark

'I won,' he says

(Newser) - President Trump is now openly feuding with Stephen Colbert, and the Late Show host is loving it. Colbert opened his monologue Thursday by reading quotes from Trump's Time interview, in which the president called Colbert a "no-talent guy," the Washington Post reports. "The president of the...

Trump Is Feuding With Rosie O'Donnell Again

He brings up her 'FIRE COMEY' tweet

(Newser) - President Trump, facing a firestorm of controversy Thursday over his firing of FBI chief James Comey, used the moment to revive his long-running feud with Rosie O'Donnell. "We finally agree on something Rosie," the president tweeted , sharing a Dec. 20 tweet from O'Donnell that read: "...

Trump: Memo Didn&#39;t Affect Decision to Fire Comey
Trump: I Was Going to Fire
'Showboat' Comey Anyway
INTERVIEW
May 11, 2017 12:59 PM CDT

Trump: I Was Going to Fire 'Showboat' Comey Anyway

President says he was going to fire FBI chief before critical memo

(Newser) - This might take some heat off Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has been cast as something of a villain in the firing of FBI chief James Comey. President Trump tells NBC News that he planned to fire Comey anyway, even without the critical memo written by Rosenstein. "I...

Trump Makes Odd Claim About &#39;Priming the Pump&#39;
Trump Makes Odd Claim
About 'Priming the Pump'
interview
May 11, 2017 11:17 AM CDT

Trump Makes Odd Claim About 'Priming the Pump'

He claims to have invented the long-used economic term

(Newser) - President Trump is making headlines because of an interview with the Economist , though probably not the ones he expected. One theme is on an odd claim he made about inventing the long-used phrase "priming the pump," and another on the possibility of his releasing his tax returns—when...

New Revelation on Comey Gives Ammo to Trump Critics
New Revelation on Comey
Gives Ammo to Trump Critics
the rundown
May 10, 2017 1:07 PM CDT

New Revelation on Comey Gives Ammo to Trump Critics

FBI chief reportedly asked for more resources to expand Russia inquiry

(Newser) - The White House says President Trump fired the FBI's James Comey over his handling of Hillary Clinton's email trouble. Critics, however, think it's fishy that Trump just happened to get rid of the man leading the investigation into Russian meddling in the election. Now, a new report...

'You're Kidding!': Russian Minister on Comey Firing

Sergey Lavrov seemed to react sarcastically to Comey question at DC presser

(Newser) - US News says he "appeared to get irritated," while Politico and NBC note he was being sarcastic, but if Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov didn't know about President Trump firing FBI Director James Comey before Wednesday morning's presser at the State Department, he does now....

Trump Made a Climate Promise. Now He&#39;s Not So Sure
Trump Made
a Climate Promise.
Now He's Not So Sure
the rundown
May 10, 2017 11:00 AM CDT

Trump Made a Climate Promise. Now He's Not So Sure

A White House meeting scheduled for this week has been canceled

(Newser) - President Trump is delaying a decision on whether to withdraw from a landmark climate deal until after an international summit later this month. The move means the president will head to the G7 summit in Italy at the end of May amid continued global uncertainty over whether the US will...

Here's Who Might Be in Line to Replace Comey

John Pistole, Rudy Giuliani are possibilities

(Newser) - James Comey is out as director of the FBI—but who's in? Comey's deputy, Andrew McCabe, has become acting director and is a potential candidate to fill the post permanently, reports CNN . But he's not the only one. John Pistole, the FBI's deputy director under former...

An FBI Chief Has Only Been Fired Once Before

William Sessions was dismissed by Bill Clinton in 1993

(Newser) - James Comey's firing was a shock—but not entirely unprecedented. Since its founding in 1908, the FBI has been led by 11 men (interspersed with a handful of acting directors), and Comey was the second of them to be fired. William Sessions got the boot in July 1993 compliments...

Trump Fires Off Tweets About His Comey Decision

'When things calm down, they will be thanking me!'

(Newser) - The critics have weighed in on President Trump's firing of the FBI chief, generally with unflattering comparisons to Richard Nixon . But what does Trump himself say? "James Comey will be replaced by someone who will do a far better job, bringing back the spirit and prestige of the...

Late Night Reacts to Comey Firing With Disbelief, T-Shirts

Jimmy Kimmel is hawking 'Comey Is My Homey' attire

(Newser) - It was no joke that President Trump fired James Comey as FBI director on Tuesday, but there were plenty of them on late-night TV in response to the news, mixed with shock and disbelief. What some of the hosts had to say, via CNN and Newsweek :
  • Stephen Colbert: "That
...

Is the Comey Firing a &#39;Nixonian&#39; Move?
Everyone's Comparing
Trump to Nixon Now
the rundown
May 10, 2017 6:45 AM CDT

Everyone's Comparing Trump to Nixon Now

Critics see echoes of the 1973 'Saturday Night Massacre'

(Newser) - President Trump's surprise firing of James Comey has one word in wide circulation: "Nixonian." Specifically, critics see a parallel to Nixon's "Saturday Night Massacre" in 1973, when the president ordered the firing of the special prosecutor investigating Watergate. Comey, for his part, was investigating ties...

After Comey Firing, Lawmakers Call for Independent Russia Probe
Comey Heard
the News,
Thought It
Was a Joke
THE RUNDOWN
May 10, 2017 6:21 AM CDT

Comey Heard the News, Thought It Was a Joke

Democrats call for independent Russia investigation

(Newser) - President Trump's firing of James Comey was so unexpected that the FBI director initially thought it was a joke, sources tell the New York Times . Comey was addressing FBI employees in Los Angeles when news of his firing flashed on a TV screen, insiders say. He said he thought...

Critics Call Comey Firing a &#39;Perilous Moment&#39;
Critics Call Comey Firing
a 'Perilous Moment'
THE RUNDOWN
May 10, 2017 3:55 AM CDT

Critics Call Comey Firing a 'Perilous Moment'

But some analysts say he deserved it

(Newser) - Is President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey a dangerous moment for American democracy, a justified and long-overdue move, or something in the middle? Like much about the Trump administration, it depends on whom you listen to. Opinions are sharply divided on the surprise firing and the reasons...

James Comey Learned He Was Fired From TV Reports

Comey is out as head of the FBI

(Newser) - James Comey has been fired as FBI director by President Trump, the AP reports. ABC News tweeted a copy of the White House statement on the matter, which says that Trump acted "based on the clear recommendations of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions....

Up to 5K US Troops May Head to Afghanistan: Officials

Trump still needs to approve new Taliban plan worked up by military, foreign policy advisers

(Newser) - The Trump administration has slowly changed course on initiatives set by former President Obama, and the 15-year war Afghanistan has just been added to the list. The Washington Post reports high-level US military and foreign policy advisers have created a new blueprint for dealing with the Taliban, which would let...

Trump's Own Remarks on Travel Ban May Doom It

Judges bring up 'total shutdown' pledge

(Newser) - President Trump's own words have once again come back to haunt attempts to implement his policies. On Monday, a federal appeals court debated whether comments Trump has made about Muslims before and after his election should be considered when ruling on the latest version of his travel ban, NBC...

Trump Taking First Step in Reshaping Federal Judiciary

He's nominating 10 conservatives to open seats, the first of a wave of picks

(Newser) - President Trump says one of the signature achievements of his first 100 days was the appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Now he's poised to continue the theme with the announcement of 10 nominees to lower federal courts, chosen with the help of the conservative Federalist Society...

EPA Boots 5 Scientists From Advisory Panel

EPA chief Scott Pruitt may replace them with industry reps

(Newser) - At least five scientists on the EPA's 18-member Board of Scientific Counselors were dismissed Friday, part of the agency's directive under President Trump to tamp down the agency's regulatory powers, per the New York Times . "The administrator believes we should have people on this board who...

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