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FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Trump talks tough on North Korea but soft on Russia, despite its expulsion of U.S. diplomats.
Trump Promises North Korea “Fire, Fury and Frankly Power”
In response to provocations from North Korea, Trump delivered bellicose rhetoric of his own that escalated throughout the week.… continue »
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TRUMP-RUSSIA INVESTIGATIONS
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation heats up, with a grand jury impaneled in Washington. Subpoenas are issued in relation to last year’s Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer, and Trump reportedly dictated son’s misleading statement on meeting.… continue »
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THE PRESS AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE
Trump gets political while speaking to the Boy Scouts, in-fighting in the White House team spills into the public in an obscenity-laden phone call and some tweets, and members of Congress threaten duels and ass-knot-snatching in a climate of anxiety over security.… continue »
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THE TRUMP-RUSSIA CONNECTION
The list of attendees at a Trump Tower meeting between Trump campaigners and Russians grows, Trump and Putin meet a second time, and Mueller’s investigation expands to finances as Trump expresses his discontent.… continue »
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THE TRUMP-RUSSIA CONNECTION
A meeting between a Russian lawyer with Kremlin connections, a former Soviet counterintelligence official, Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort is the first evidence the Trump campaign was aware of Russian efforts to aid it.… continue »
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FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Trump heads to Europe for the G20 – without booking a hotel – and meets with Putin for the first time. Foreign affairs posts stay empty and critics decry a lack of American global leadership.… continue »
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THE PRESS AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE
Trump targets women journalists, tweets his way into trouble, and takes umbrage with CNN, MSNBC and the Washington Post, while the White House continues to restrict press briefings.… continue »
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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 »
