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WASHINGTON — During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia’s top diplomat in Britain: Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton. About three weeks earlier, Mr. Papadopoulos had been told that Moscow had thousands of emails that would embarrass Mrs. Clinton, apparently stolen in an effort to try to damage her campaign. Exactly how much Mr. Papadopoulos said that night at the Kensington Wine Rooms with the Australian, Alexander Downer, is unclear.

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Sen. Orrin Hatch, the most senior Republican in the United States Senate, and the body's president pro tempore, announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election at the end of his term this year, capping an over four-decade tenure representing the state of Utah. "Every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves," Hatch, 83, said in a video posted to his Twitter account. Hatch's decision comes after months of speculation about his future in the Senate.

Sen.-elect Doug Jones, the Democrat from Alabama who beat Republican Roy Moore in last month's special Senate election, has tapped former Department of Transportation staffer Dana Gresham as his chief of staff, making him the only African-American chief of staff for a Senate Democrat. "I would like to welcome Alabama native & former Asst.

Former President Barack Obama hasn't let go of some of the traditions he adopted in the White House. One of them is sharing his favorite books and songs from the previous year, 2017 highlights he released this time on New Year's Eve. Some of the singers -- Bruce Springsteen -- are no strangers to Obama, having all either worked with him or raised money for the former president in the past. Harry Styles and Camila Cabello are

A curious change was made to Mitt Romney's Twitter profile Tuesday, that raised the eyebrows of politicos from Utah to Washington. The former Republican 2012 presidential nominee, 70, changed his location from Massachusetts -- where he served as governor from 2003 to 2007 -- to Holladay, Utah, where he owns a home. The change in location, which may appear seemingly benign, comes as speculation swirls that Romney may be interested in filling Republican Utah Sen.

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capital source He’s back, and he is not letting a stretch in a federal penitentiary get in the way of his political activities.   For pols who shunned Donald Trump’s candidacy, 2017 has been an annus horribilis. Except, of course, for Governor Baker.