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    Donald Trump Jr. in trouble

    When the New York Times first revealed the bombshell 20-page memo President Donald Trump’s legal team sent to Special Counsel Robert Mueller earlier this year, attention immediately focused on the broad assertions of presidential power. In the letter, the lawyers essentially argued that the...
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    Gowdy: FBI 'did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do' in Russia prob

    Washington (CNN)House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy said Tuesday he is now "more convinced" that the FBI acted appropriately in its handling of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible connections to Donald Trump's campaign. Gowdy's comments come as...
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    Trump Lawyer Attended DOJ Meeting On Confidential FBI Informant Emmet Flood

    Emmet Flood, the White House attorney dealing with the Russia probe, was present at a controversial DOJ meeting about the investigation. WASHINGTON ― Top congressional lawmakers and a White House attorney met with Justice Department officials on Thursday to discuss classified information about...
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    Time to tend to other things...

    I think it's time to move on for a while. While it's fun here, after a bit, it's less fun. So I'll be out for a time. God bless you all and take care.
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    Jackson might withdraw

    April 24, 2018 WASHINGTON — President Trump acknowledged Tuesday that Ronny L. Jackson, his nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, is in serious trouble amid allegations that he oversaw a hostile work environment as the White House doctor, allowed the overprescribing of drugs and...
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    We have a spare $30 million to spend on a parade, but...

    The White House estimates that we will spend as much as 30 million dollars for the parade president Trump has planned for himself. However, the Pentagon has told him that he can't have any tanks or heavy vehicles in his parade. Too hard on the streets...
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    The first real economic effect of the tax bill

    World stocks stumble as US Treasury yields near 3% World stocks slipped on Monday as investors braced for a blizzard of earnings from the world's largest firms. Investors are also keeping a wary eye on U.S. bond yields as they approach peaks that have triggered market spasms in the past...
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    And another policy embarrassment for America:

    WASHINGTON — President Trump was watching television on Sunday when he saw Nikki R. Haley, his ambassador to the United Nations, announce that he would impose fresh sanctions on Russia. The president grew angry, according to an official informed about the moment. As far as he was concerned, he...
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    So that's it?

    If libertarians are bold, impulsive, quick witted, adventurous, analytical, and willing to ignore social norms, is that because we have especially active dopamine and testosterone systems in our brains? That's the hypothesis of the biological anthropologist Helen Fisher, who has developed a...
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    "It's all Obama's fault!"

    Since the Trump administration moved in last year, there’s been an unspoken competition among Cabinet officials to spend as much taxpayer money as possible in the most questionable of ways. A favorite among the group, of course, has been refusing to come within 20 feet of coach, insisting...
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    Sean Hannity was very concerned about conflicts of interest — until he had one

    Sean Hannity isn't apologizing for failing to disclose his attorney-client relationship with Michael Cohen, even as he has spent weeks defending President Trump's lawyer in the face of increasing legal jeopardy. In fact, the Fox News host says he has “a right to privacy” when it comes to his...
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    6 Rules for Thinking Like a CIA Analyst to Beat Fake News

    Know Thyself It’s here were a news consumer has to watch out for “confirmation bias” — reading or watching only the sources of news that you already agree with. ... Know the Outlet Doing the Reporting “In the age of digital media, new sources of information pop up every day; it’s important to...
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    Neil Gorsuch sides with liberals to tip decision to immigrant in Supreme Court deport

    WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a law subjecting non-citizens to deportation for crimes of violence is unconstitutionally vague, handing the Trump administration an early defeat — thanks to the vote of Justice Neil Gorsuch. President Trump's nominee to the high court joined...
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    Trump Advisors See Inquiry Into Cohen as Greater Threat Than Mueller

    WASHINGTON — President Trump’s advisers have concluded that a wide-ranging corruption investigation into his personal lawyer poses a greater and more imminent threat to the president than even the special counsel’s investigation, according to several people close to Mr. Trump. As his lawyers...
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    EPA broke spending law on Pruitt phone booth: government watchdog

    A government watchdog agency concluded that the Environmental Protection Agency violated federal laws in spending more than $43,000 to install a private phone booth in EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s office. The Government Accountability Office found that the EPA did not comply with the...
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    Michael Cohen Has Also Been Representing… Sean Hannity!

    During a court hearing on Monday, Michael Cohen’s lawyers attempted to keep secret the identity of a third client represented by President Trump’s fixer. But Judge Kimba Wood ruled that the identity of the client must be revealed to the public. Now we know why the lawyers tried so hard...
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    Coverup

    The criminal case against a 26-year-old white supremacist caught tampering with the controls on an Amtrak train in late October has unfolded with notable quiet by the Department of Justice. The man, Taylor Michael Wilson, of St. Charles, MO, was charged with terrorism by Jeff Sessions’ DOJ in...
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