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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Mathew Palmer, a former Delta Air Lines employee, at his home in Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  Palmer was fired less than two weeks after writing a post on social media about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (Natrice Miller/AJC)