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TRUMP-RUSSIA INVESTIGATIONS
Trump admits he didn’t tape his conversations with former FBI Director James Comey while intelligence officials say he asked them to deny his campaign colluded with Russia.… continue »
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POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND ITS RESPONSE
In response to the shooting of a Republican lawmaker, some point the figure at Democratic rhetoric and call for more guns in DC.
Congressman Steve Scalise Shot in Alexandria, Virginia
Congressman Steve Scalise (R-La.) and three others were shot on Wednesday when a gunman opened fire at the Republican congressional baseball team’s practice session in Alexandria, Virginia.… continue »
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TRUMP-RUSSIA INVESTIGATION
Fired FBI Director James Comey goes on the record for the first time, building the case for obstruction against President Trump.
Comey Says Trump Directed him to Drop Investigation into Michael Flynn
Trump asked Comey to “see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go” in a one-on-one meeting in the White House, fired FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of its Russia inquiry.… continue »
THE PRESS
This week saw an alarming uptick in hostility toward the press, something Donald Trump has encouraged first as a candidate and now as the president.
Greg Gianforte, a Republican candidate in a special House election in Montana, was charged with assaulting a journalist. … continue »
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TRUMP-RUSSIA INVESTIGATION
A memo allegedly written by former FBI Director James Comey suggests that President Trump pressured Comey to drop the investigation of Michael Flynn, providing some of the strongest evidence yet that Trump improperly attempted to directly influence the investigation into his campaign’s alleged illicit contacts with Russia.… continue »
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FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Trump gets friendly with authoritarian strongmen Rodrigo Duterte and Kim Jong Un. Tillerson deliberately avoids staffing the State Department. Trump uses the military service members as partisan props.… continue »
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FOREIGN POLICY and NATIONAL SECURITY
As Turkey slides deeper into authoritarianism, Trump congratulates Erdogan on his referendum victory, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions undermines judicial constraint of Trump’s presidential power.… continue »
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FOREIGN POLICY and NATIONAL SECURITY
The Trump administration’s foreign policy machinery is running in high-gear this week, but mixed messages from the White House, the State Department, and the Defense Department are generating confusion.… continue »
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FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Trump’s foreign policy was tested this week in response to a chemical attack on civilians in Syria and a missile launch from North Korea.… continue »
WHITE HOUSE
It was yet another turbulent week in Washington, following revelations that two White House officials played a role in House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes’ “secret” visit to the White House complex, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner agreed to testify before Congress as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.… continue »
