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Trump, furious and frustrated, gears up to punch back at Comey testimony; The other shoes start falling; In rare attacks in Tehran, gunmen storm parliament and shrine in assaults claimed by Islamic State; Trump to nominate Christopher Wray as next FBI director; Kansas Republicans raise taxes, rebuking their GOP governor’s ‘real live experiment’ in conservative policy; Top intelligence official told associates Trump asked him if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe; Why the latest Russia news paints an increasingly grim picture for Trump; Two honor roll students fatally shot in Maryland on eve of high school graduation; Intelligence officials Rogers and Coats said they won't discuss specifics of private conversations with Trump; North Korea slams Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris accord as ‘the height of egotism’; What we just learned from Betsy DeVos’s painful appearance before Congress; Trump blocked some people from his Twitter account. Is that unconstitutional?; NSA director Rogers and intelligence director Coats say they will not discuss specifics of private conversations with Trump; An airline tried to get a musician to check her 17th-century violin. A ‘wrestling match’ ensued.; The New York Times recklessly exposes a CIA operative's identity; 'President Pence' is sounding better and better   Democracy Dies in Darkness     Most popular right now   Most Read Trump, furious and frustrated, gears up to punch back at Comey testimony The president has been consumed by the fired FBI director's role in the Russia probe. By Robert Costa  •  Read more » Right Turn •  Opinion The other shoes start falling The evidence of Trump's effort to shut down the FBI investigation seems to be mounting. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   In rare attacks in Tehran, gunmen storm parliament and shrine in assaults claimed by Islamic State Iran's state broadcaster said at least 12 people were killed in twin strikes at parliament and the tomb complex of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. By Paul Schemm  •  Read more »   Trump to nominate Christopher Wray as next FBI director Wray is a former Justice Department official and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's attorney. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Top intelligence official told associates Trump asked him if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe The interaction with the director of national intelligence, who testifies Wednesday, indicates Trump wanted help getting the bureau to back off its focus on Michael Flynn. By Adam Entous  •  Read more »   The Fix •  Analysis Why the latest Russia news paints an increasingly grim picture for Trump Trump asked both James Comey AND Dan Coats about backing off Michael Flynn. But why was he so bent on doing that? By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Two honor roll students fatally shot in Maryland on eve of high school graduation 'It's impossible to make sense of what occurred last night,' principal says at commencement. By Dan Morse  •  Read more »   Intelligence officials Rogers and Coats said they won't discuss specifics of private conversations with Trump They said they had never felt "pressured" to do anything inappropriate but would not address directly if they had been "asked." By Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more »   North Korea slams Trump’s decision to pull out of Paris accord as ‘the height of egotism’ A "shortsighted and silly decision," according to North Korea's foreign ministry. By Adam Taylor  •  Read more »   Also Popular in Politics   Trump undercuts his aides by contradicting their statements Members of the administration are quickly learning they speak for the president at their own peril. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more » •   Analysis | Why key Arab countries have cut ties with Qatar — and what Trump had to do with it •   Analysis | It’s time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class. •   Analysis | Post-ABC Poll: Most say Trump is interfering with Russia investigations •   Analysis | President Trump’s claim that Obama spent $7 billion to upgrade air traffic control and ‘totally failed’ Also Popular in Opinions   Make no mistake. Republicans can still succeed in destroying Obamacare. Here are some of the clever surprise tactics they might employ. By Greg Sargent  •  Read more » •   The real reason working-class whites continue to support Trump •   President Trump is violating my constitutional rights by blocking me on Twitter •   Putin's campaign of personal revenge against the United States •   Trump is now raging at Jeff Sessions. This hints at a deeply unsettling pattern. Also Popular in Sports   Why Koda Glover and Yasiel Puig nearly came to blows after the final out Tuesday night The Nationals' closer told Puig to go back to his dugout after striking him out to end the game, and did not do so politely. By Chelsea Janes  •  Read more » •   Red Sox announcer to Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka: Lose interpreter, learn ‘baseball language’ •   Perspective | Accuse Kevin Durant of ring-chasing, but we're now seeing the real reason he joined the Warriors •   How Golden State’s Christmas Day loss turned Stephen Curry’s season around •   Analysis | Five areas to monitor in the Redskins’ final week of voluntary practices Also Popular in National   Her texts pushed him to commit suicide, prosecutors say. But does that mean she killed him? Prosecutors say Michelle Carter coerced her boyfriend to kill himself. She's charged with involuntary manslaughter. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more » •   8 things doctors are buzzing about at the biggest cancer meeting •   Eric Trump calls father's critics 'not even people' •   'Malama Honua,' Hawaii says, as it becomes first state to pass laws supporting Paris accord •   Tyrannosaurus rex had scaly skin and wasn’t covered in feathers, a new study says ADVERTISEMENT   Also Popular in World •   Analysis | The Persian Gulf crisis over Qatar, explained •   Sessions offered in recent months to resign as attorney general •   Sessions prohibits settlement agreements that donate money to outside groups •   All eyes will be on James Comey this Thursday — again •   Death toll rises to 8 in London Bridge attack after body found in river Also Popular in Business •   A Georgia sheriff ordered pat-down searches for every student at a public high school. 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