1. Consider it done
Donald Trump received Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at the White House and called achieving a Middle East peace deal “frankly maybe not as difficult as people have thought over the years”. He’s said his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is in charge.
'A very good chance'
We want to create peace between Israel and the Palestinians. We will get it done … I think there’s a very good chance.
– Donald Trump
Summary
"Hopefully there won't be so much hatred for very long," Trump says of Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
— Alan Rappeport (@arappeport) May 3, 2017
2. Comey ‘nauseous’
A day after Hillary Clinton blamed him for costing her the election with an ill-timed letter to Congress describing a renewed investigation into her emails, FBI director James Comey said doing otherwise would have been “catastrophic”.
'I wouldn't change the decision'
It makes me mildly nauseous to think that we might have had some impact on the election. But honestly, it wouldn’t change the decision … And I could be wrong, but we honestly made a decision between those two choices that even in hindsight – and this has been one of the world’s most painful experiences – I would make the same decision.
– FBI director James Comey
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4. Health care vote tight
Republican lawmakers were avoiding reporters trying to pin them down on legislation to repeal Barack Obama’s health care law currently before the House of Representatives. The House failed to pass an earlier version of the legislation.
Taking a stand
"Where are you at?" Matt asks Yoder. "The elevator," he answers as the doors close https://t.co/dAPZVe317w
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) May 3, 2017
5. Trump homecoming
Trump is scheduled to return to New York City on Thursday for the first time since becoming president. Thousands of people are planning a mass protest to mark the occasion.
...and another thing:
Ok let's do this pic.twitter.com/KNXaii6Rpv
— Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) May 3, 2017
