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A Senate panel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election released Tuesday a written summary of its determination that the U.S. intelligence community correctly concluded Moscow sought to help Donald Trump win. The Senate Intelligence Committee's report affirms conclusions that its members first announced in May. It stands in sharp contrast with a parallel investigation by the House Intelligence Committee, whose Republican members questioned the intelligence community's tradecraft in concluding the Kremlin aimed to help Trump.
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Bipartisan Senate Panel Gives Middle Finger to Devin Nunes The Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have said the NSA, CIA, and FBI got it wrong when they assessed that the point of Russia's 2016 election interference was to harm Hillary Clinton and elect Donald Trump.
Today is July 4, a date which resonates with all Americans as it is the national celebration of the country's independence from Britain. No one can deny that since the founding of the nation America has been an interesting, if not fascinating, experiment in freedom, democracy, upholding the rule of law, an arbiter for good in the world, and a country which is perhaps still the most generous on the face of the Earth.
Governor Gina Raimondo is refusing to call for the recission of the endorsements of four ultra-conservative and controversial Democrats. The Democratic Party in Rhode Island turned into a firestorm of controversy as pressure mounted against party leaders due to a series of controversial endorsements which fueled progressive outrage.
A cosier, more modest Fourth of July party than usual is scheduled for the U.S. ambassador's residence in Ottawa tonight - and the decision by some to steer clear will make it even smaller than planned. In past years, the annual Independence Day bash has been the talk of the town, with a guest list that grew to include more than 4,000 people under former ambassador and Barack Obama appointee Bruce Heyman.
President Donald Trump spoke with three more potential Supreme Court candidates on Tuesday as a key senator privately aired concerns about one of the contenders. As Trump weighs his options, he has heard from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has expressed reservations about one top potential nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, according to a person familiar with the call but not authorized to publicly disclose details of it.
If the rumors are true, Donald Trump will be coming to Montana this week to stump for Matt Rosendale, the Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. Given his past behavior, we can expect the usual insults, name-calling and chest-thumping that are the trademark of a president who has no experience in government and sees public policy not as a give-and-take of differences of opinion between reasonable people, but as a stage upon which he can strut while sowing division among the citizens of our state, nation, and world.
President Donald Trump is promising to select a "great" Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy of retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. At a "Salute to Service" dinner in West Virginia, he also defended the work of ICE agents.
President Donald Trump spoke with three more potential Supreme Court candidates on Tuesday as a key senator privately aired concerns about one of the contenders. As Trump weighs his options, he has heard from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has expressed reservations about one top potential nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, according to a person familiar with the call but not authorized to publicly disclose details of it.
The White House is using its official Twitter handle to target Democratic lawmakers who have criticized President Donald Trump's immigration policies, drawing complaints that government resources are being used to undercut potential 2020 presidential rivals. The White House Twitter handle, which has more than 17.3 million followers, falsely accused California Sen. Kamala Harris on Monday of "supporting the animals of MS-13," a violent gang that the president has sought to eradicate.
The Trump administration said the government would no longer encourage schools to use race as a factor in the admissions process, rescinding Obama-era guidance meant to promote diversity among students. The shift announced Tuesday gives colleges the federal government's blessing to leave race out of admissions and enrollment decisions and underscores the contentious politics that for decades have surrounded affirmation action policies, which have repeatedly been challenged before the Supreme Court.
Tribune-Star/Joseph C. GarzaA letter from the President: Greg Pitts and Brooke Pitts, the brother and daughter, respectively, of the late Rob Pitts, stand for a photo with the letter that the family recently received from President Donald Trump on Tuesday at Greg's home in Sullivan. Tribune-Star/Joseph C. GarzaA letter from the President: Greg Pitts and Brooke Pitts, the brother and daughter, respectively, of the late Rob Pitts, stand for a photo with the letter that the family recently received from President Donald Trump on Tuesday at Greg's home in Sullivan.
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is retiring, administers an oath of office to Neil Gorsuch - the first Supreme Court justice nominated by President Donald Trump. Along with a second high court nominee, Trump is moving at record pace to fill the federal appeals courts with young conservative judges .
President Donald Trump is demanding that Norway ramp up its defense spending as a NATO partner, according to a letter he wrote to Prime Minister Erna Solberg that was obtained by CNN. WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is demanding that Norway ramp up its defense spending as a NATO partner, according to a letter he wrote to Prime Minister Erna Solberg that was obtained by CNN.
The White House is using its official Twitter handle to target Democratic lawmakers who have criticized President Donald Trump's immigration policies, drawing complaints that government resources are being used to undercut potential 2020 presidential rivals. The White House Twitter handle, which has more than 17.3 million followers, falsely accused California Sen. Kamala Harris on Monday of "supporting the animals of MS-13," a violent gang that the president has sought to eradicate.
President Donald Trump's list of candidates for the Supreme Court, posted on White Ho... . President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 2, 2018, in Washington.
Federal prosecutors concluded an 18-month investigation into a former congressional technology staffer on Tuesday by publicly debunking allegations - promoted by conservative media and President Donald Trump - suggesting he was a Pakistani operative who stole government secrets with cover from House Democrats. As part of an agreement with prosecutors, Imran Awan pleaded guilty to a relatively minor offense unrelated to his work on Capitol Hill: making a false statement on a bank loan application.
My friends, this is a dark hour. Intolerance, cruelty, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and environmental destruction have been let loose across the land.