Washington Lawmakers approve legislative records exemption

Rowland Thompson, right, executive director of Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington, testifies during a joint work session of the Senate and House State Government Committees, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The session was held to discuss a bill filed Wednesday by lawmakers who want to circumvent a recent court ruling finding them fully subject to the state's public disclosure laws.

Arizona GOP congressional candidate swept up in sexting case

A week before the primary in the Arizona House special election, a leading Republican candidate's campaign is being roiled by an alleged cyber-affair with a former state Senate staffer. Former state Sen. Steve Montenegro, who is running to fill former US Rep. Trent Franks' vacant seat, and the Senate GOP's former digital media coordinator, Stephanie Holford, exchanged flirtatious text messages last year, the Arizona Republic reported .

New indictment accuses Manafort of paying European politicians

RNC started paying Trump campaign's rent at Trump Tower after it stopped covering Trump's legal bills for Russia probe - The Republican National Committee has for months been quietly paying expenses previously covered by the Trump campaign in an arrangement that experts say is bizarre, but legal. Rick Gates, Trump Campaign Aide, to Plead Guilty in Mueller Inquiry and Cooperate - WASHINGTON - A former top adviser to Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign indicted by the special counsel was expected to plead guilty as soon as Friday afternoon, according to two people familiar Former Trump aide tells loved ones of plans to plead guilty, cooperate with Mueller - This was a "gut-wrenching decision" for the ex-campaign official, a source said.

Dana Loesch Is Right: CNN Host Stood by as NRA Called ‘Child…

What Rick Gates' Guilty Plea Means For Mueller's Probe - TODAY'S GUILTY PLEA by Rick Gates might be one of the least surprising developments in the Mueller investigation: It had been clear that the former Trump campaign aide would likely seek a deal almost since the day Gates and his business partner The Latest: Mueller files new charge against Paul Manafort - WASHINGTON - The Latest on the Russia investigation : - Special counsel Robert Mueller is accusing President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman of secretly paying former European politicians to lobby on behalf of Ukraine.

Software company cuts ties with the NRA

A software company that previously advertised a free trial to National Rifle Association members told ThinkProgress it has asked the NRA to remove the offer from its website. Teresa Zimmerman, director of marketing for Personify Corp, Wild Apricot's parent organization, said late Friday that she has asked the NRA to remove Wild Apricot from the gun lobby's website.

Kasich panel to give gun proposals; gov. supports arming teachers, opposes ‘stand your ground’

Ohio Gov. John Kasich said he is hoping that a group he's quietly convened to find solutions to gun violence in the state will be able to deliver something by the end of next week to the General Assembly. Kasich, in Washington, D.C., for a meeting of the National Governors Association, declined to lay out what the group is considering, but said they've reached agreements on four different issues.

Airstrikes continue to pound Eastern Ghouta ahead of UN vote

John Cohen and his police officer partner responded to a call for help to thwart a rape in progress, and after pulling the suspect off of the victim and ph... -- The National Rifle Association has denied receiving money "from foreign persons or entities in connection with United States elections" in a letter... ROCKVILLE, Md. -- If bugs snored, the din from your corn and soybean fields would be deafening right now.

FBI confirms ghastly details of investigation into Montrose funeral home and body parts broker

The FBI confirmed on Friday that it is investigating whether a Montrose funeral home paid by grieving families to cremate the remains of their loved ones instead returned to the families cement mix or another "foreign substance." Federal agents raided Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors earlier this month but no charges or formal allegations against the business have been filed.

Ex-Trump Campaign Aide Agrees To Guilty Plea In Russia Probe

A former top adviser to President Donald Trump's election campaign is to plead guilty to federal conspiracy and false statements charges Friday in the special counsel's Russia investigation. The plea by Rick Gates is a strong indication that he is planning to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation as it continues to probe the Trump campaign, Russian election interference and Gates' longtime business associate, Paul Manafort.