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Congress Overturns Trump Veto On Defense Bill After Political Detour
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Senate Republicans rejected their own president’s veto on New Year’s Day, and the National Defense Authorization Act is set to take effect despite President Trump and a feud over relief payments.
Judge In Flynn Case Invites Briefs Without Ruling On Feds’ Dropped Charges
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Judge Emmet Sullivan asked others to opine about what he should do in the case of the former national security adviser, whom the Justice Department now won’t prosecute.
President Trump Says Distancing Guidelines May Need To Be Extended
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The White House’s pandemic task force spoke Thursday following more reports about record unemployment connected with the disaster.
Trump To Announce Advisory Council On Reopening The Country, Shuttered By Coronavirus
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“We’re going to make a decision, and hopefully, it’s going to be the right decision,” President Trump said at Friday’s White House task force briefing.
‘Not Guilty’: Trump Acquitted On 2 Articles Of Impeachment As Historic Trial Closes
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Senators voted as expected to clear President Trump on both articles of impeachment filed by the House. Now Washington must try to pick up the pieces.
House Democrats Release Ukraine Impeachment Report
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The House Intelligence Committee has resumed its pas de deux of dueling documents. Republicans fired first with a report on Monday.
The Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Begins A New Phase This Week: What You Need To Know
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After weeks of closed-door depositions, Democrats are planning open hearings this week about the Ukraine affair. Here’s where the story stands — and what’s coming next.
McConnell Approves Election Security Money
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to add $250 million for state and federal efforts to secure the election. Critics say Congress must set aside more dollars and pass a new bill.
Trump Fires John Bolton In Final Break After Months Of Internal Policy Division
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The national security adviser caught the president’s attention for his aggressive stance as a Fox News commentator but strayed from favor after pushing too hard against Trump’s wishes.
DOJ: Comey Violated Policy On His Trump Memos — But Won’t Be Prosecuted
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An inspector general investigation concluded that former FBI Director James Comey broke rules governing the handling of documents that described his now-famous exchanges with President Trump.
Trump Abruptly Drops John Ratcliffe As DNI Nominee Amid Political Headwinds
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The president’s Republican allies in the Senate never appeared to warm up to the Texas congressman and press reports suggested he’d overstated his terrorism-fighting qualifications.
WATCH LIVE: Mueller Testifies On Capitol Hill About 2016 Election Interference
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Former special counsel Robert Mueller didn’t want to appear, but lawmakers insisted that he tell his story in public to the House judiciary and intelligence committees.
6 Questions Congress May Ask Robert Mueller During His Testimony
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In two separate hearings on Wednesday, Democrats want Americans who haven’t read Mueller’s findings to see and hear them instead. Republicans want to take the former special counsel down a peg.
Director Of National Intelligence Dan Coats Appoints New Election Security Czar
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Spy world veteran Shelby Pierson will attempt to centralize election security efforts across the intelligence community with soon-to-be-designated agency leads.
House Votes On Contempt Resolution Authorizing Lawsuits
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The House of Representatives voted on a measure that would empower the leaders of its committees to sue to get information for their Trump investigations.
Mexico Tariffs Likely To Take Effect Next Week, Trump Vows In London
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The president said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May that new economic restrictions would begin to bite, possibly even during negotiations between the two sides.
Citing ‘Spying’ On Trump, Barr Says He’s Looking Into Origins Of Russia Inquiry
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The attorney general has launched an informal look at how and why the decisions were made about the early Russia investigation and by whom. It augurs another new phase of the Russia saga.
Barr: Mueller Report Out Within 1 Week; IG Report On Russia Inquiry This Summer
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The attorney general says work is going well in redacting the special counsel’s report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election — and DOJ has at least one other report coming too.
Robert Mueller Submits Report On Russia Investigation to Attorney General Barr
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In May 2017, the special counsel’s office took over an FBI probe into Russian election interference that already had been underway for nearly a near. The report about that work is now ready.
Michael Cohen Calls Trump A ‘Racist’ And A ‘Con Man’ In Scathing Testimony
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Updated at 5:16 p.m. ET Donald Trump apparently blessed the meeting his son held with a Russian delegation to get dirt on opponents in 2016 and welcomed advance word of… Read More
Get Caught Up On Michael Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Lawyer, And His Big Week In D.C.
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The onetime attorney and fixer has closed meetings scheduled with the House and Senate intelligence panels and an open one set for the House oversight committee. It could be a doozy.
Here’s What May Happen When The Mueller Investigation Is Completed
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The special counsel may be close to wrapping up. Or he may not. He could file a landmark report. Or he may not. The rules are limited, and the attorney general has a lot of discretion.
Roger Stone Ordered To Appear In Court Following Post That Criticized Judge
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Judge Amy Berman Jackson has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, during which Stone must show cause as to why she shouldn’t alter the gag order she has imposed or reconsider Stone’s bail.
Senate Confirms William Barr As Next Attorney General
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The prominent Republican lawyer will return to lead the Justice Department for a second time. He first served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush in the early ’90s.
Acting Attorney General Says He Hasn’t Discussed Mueller Probe With White House
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The interim Justice Department boss told lawmakers he didn’t want to talk about his conversations with President Trump but did want to try to allay concerns that he has served as a White House mole.