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Congressional Republicans: New Evidence Shows Clinton Probe Was Rigged
Key congressional Republicans reviewing the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email server said they found evidence that the bureau’s top officials protected the former secretary of state from criminal charges.
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Legal Expert: Why Trump Won’t Be Able to Stop Mueller Probe
Fears that President Trump will orchestrate the termination of special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating whether the Republican’s campaign colluded with Russia, are likely overblown, argues Jack Goldsmith, co-founder of Lawfare and Harvard Law School professor.
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Border Patrol Agent Hospitalized After Being Struck with Large Rock
A Border Patrol agent crashed his all-terrain vehicle after he was struck in the chest by a grapefruit-size rock about 20 miles southwest Otay Mesa, Calif.
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TSA Failures Undermine Passenger Safety on Airplanes
From missing weapons carried onto commercial aircraft by travelers to poor vetting and training of airport screeners, the TSA is failing in its mission “in many ways” to keep flyers safe, argues The Hill opinion contributor Martin Schwartz.
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Trump Accuses ‘Deep State’ DOJ of Ignoring Clinton Aide Huma Abedin
President Trump’s attacks on his intelligence agencies continued Tuesday morning when he suggested the Justice Department is part of the “deep state” that “must finally act” to jail Huma Abedin, a top Hillary Clinton aide.
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Australian Officials Annoyed That Trump Campaign Whistleblower Was Identified
Australian officials expressed “annoyance and frustration” that one of their top diplomats was identified as the source of information that triggered the Trump-Russia investigation, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
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Young, Tipsy Trump Adviser Was Improbable Trigger for Russia Investigation
A young, drunken and boastful adviser to the Trump campaign was the improbable spark that ignited the ongoing, widening federal investigation that has consumed most of the president’s first year and so far has netted criminal charges against four former aides.