The news rocked Washington, that President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.

How did newspapers from across the nation deal with the news? Was it front page, above the fold or did local news take the lead?

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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