How Mueller Could Defend the Russia Investigation From Interference

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“The special counsel could find recourse in the courts if the new acting attorney general tries to chip away at his work.”

In a little-noticed hearing this week before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, attorneys for Special Counsel Robert Mueller laid out how much authority the acting attorney general has over the Russia investigation, including the ability to reject a proposed subpoena and scuttle an indictment....

Trump’s Appointment of the Acting Attorney General Is Unconstitutional

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“The president is evading the requirement to seek the Senate’s advice and consent for the nation’s chief law enforcement officer and the person who...”

What now seems an eternity ago, the conservative law professor Steven Calabresi published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal in May arguing that Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional. His article got a lot of attention, and it wasn’t long before President Trump...

Migrant Caravan: Border Troops Preparing for Threat of Armed, Unregulated Militias, Leaked Documents Show

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“Based on historic trends, it is assessed that only a small percentage of the migrants will likely reach the border. ”

In a powerpoint presentation from Saturday, the Joint Force Land Component Commander Threat Working Group prepared an intelligence assessment for Pentagon officials as they begin to carry out Operation Faithful Patriot, the interagency operation with the Department of Defense and led by the...

Grand jury indicts 4 allegedly linked to white supremacy group, accused in attacks at rallies

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“An indictment says the Rise Above Movement represents itself as a "combat-ready, militant group of a new nationalist white supremacy/identity...”

Robert Rundo, 28, who is accused of being a founding member of the Rise Above Movement, as well as three other men — Robert Boman, 25; Tyler Laube, 22; and Aaron Eason, 38, are charged with one count of conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in a...

Missouri GOP sent 10,000 voters false absentee voting information

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Asked if he was concerned some voters might not vote as a result of the confusion, he said he was “very confident in the Missouri Republican Party’s get-out-the-vote effort.” This article piqued my interest because of the seed [now locked] I read here on the same day this was reported:...

Mitch McConnell Calls to Cut Social Security, Medicare

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““The truth comes out! This was their deceptive plan all along,” said Representative Lois Frankel of Florida.”

After instituting a $1.5 trillion tax cut and signing off on a $675 billion budget for the Department of Defense, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the only way to lower the record-high federal deficit would be to cut entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social...

Text messages suggest Kavanaugh wanted to refute accuser's claim before it became public

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“A former classmate of the Supreme Court nominee has reached out to the FBI but hasn't received a response. ”

WASHINGTON — In the days leading up to a public allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh exposed himself to a college classmate, the judge and his team were communicating behind the scenes with friends to refute the claim, according to text messages obtained by NBC News. The texts...

A Perfect Tweetstorm: Senate And FBI Must Probe Whelan Hoax

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“Saying he “deeply” apologized for smearing the innocent man, a Maryland middle-school teacher, Whelan tried to erase the widely mocked Twitter...”

And despite ethics expert Whelan’s empty vow to take “full responsibility” for the fabrication, a series of hard questions is unavoidable: How did this demented fable take shape? Who else was involved in concocting it? Where did Whelan obtain the name and yearbook photo of the man he attempted...

Alibaba's Jack Ma says Trump's trade war killed promise of 1 million U.S. jobs

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“"We should work more in Africa, SEA (South East Asia), Europe," he said.”

"This commitment is based on friendly China-U.S. cooperation and the rational and objective premise of bilateral trade," Ma told Xinhua on Wednesday. "The current situation has already destroyed the original premise. There is no way to deliver the promise."

The Former Chairman of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Senator John McCain of Arizona Passes On

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“The National Congress of American Indians gives honor to the life of Senator John McCain and celebrates the time we had with him as a tireless champion for Indian Country and tribal sovereignty. The Senator dedicated many years to Indian Country,” said Keel. “Serving as longtime member and...