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Report: Trump asked Comey to kill Flynn investigation

Report: Trump asked Comey to kill Flynn investigation

The president reportedly asked former FBI Director James Comey to “let this go,” according to the New York Times.

May 16

Trump expands Global Gag Rule, affecting nearly $9 billion in international aid

Congressman calls for Trump’s immediate impeachment

One GOP House member has joined calls for a special prosecutor to investigate alleged Russia ties

Ryan Koronowski

EPA delays safety rule to keep pesticides out of children’s hands

Esther Yu Hsi Lee

The Trump administration wants to freeze Obama’s signature climate policy indefinitely

Natasha Geiling

Russian response to classified information reports adds to White House meeting mystery

Politics

What we can learn from ‘the big one’ — a cyberattack that stopped everything

What we can learn from ‘the big one’ — a cyberattack that stopped everything

With more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries, the WannaCrypt ransomware attack can teach us what we’re missing in the fight against…

Lauren C. Williams

May 16

Fox & Friends downplays Trump scandal, covers DNC conspiracy theory

Fox & Friends downplays Trump scandal, covers DNC conspiracy theory

An alternate reality.

May 16

Schiff doesn’t see ‘many remedies’ to Trump’s mishandling of highly classified intelligence

Schiff doesn’t see ‘many remedies’ to Trump’s mishandling of highly classified intelligence

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) says we need to mitigate the damage Trump may have caused to American allies.

May 16

New York lawmakers are voting to create a state-level single-payer system

New York lawmakers are voting to create a state-level single-payer system

Similar proposals passed the Assembly in previous years, but this is the first year it has a fighting chance in the state’s Senate

May 16

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