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Posted at 9:13 pm on July 12, 2017 by streiff The meeting of Donald Trump, Jr. and Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya has drawn the attention of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley. But it isn’t the attention that the people howling “treason” and “collusion” want to hear. Grassley is asking how in the name of hell that Veselnitskaya was able to meet with Trump, Jr.

Posted at 10:00 pm on July 12, 2017 by Kira Davis Legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood has made an interesting choice for the casting of his latest film. The movie – 15:17 to Paris – is based on the 2015 attempted terrorist attack on a high-speed train between France and Belgium. The attack was thwarted when three American soldiers on the train intervened, tackling and subduing the suspect.

Posted at 11:00 pm on July 12, 2017 by Patterico Tucker Carlson has a knack for creating viral content in his often aggressive interviews. This time, however, he lets the sneering and snide side of his personality completely take over, as he takes on Max Boot, who gets down in the gutter with Carlson to create a nasty exchange that I find embarrassing for both parties: The two men repeatedly interrupt each other, snipe at each other, and generally act like an old married couple who have been cooped up in the same tiny house for far too long.

Posted at 4:00 am on July 13, 2017 by Joe Cunningham Yesterday, a California Democrat was joined by a Texas Democrat in filing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The resolution was submitted before a House of Representatives run by the Republicans, who also control the Senate and the Office of the President. In other words, it was doomed from the start. And you know that the Democrats know it was doomed from the start.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway brought visual aids to her interview with Sean Hannity Wednesday night to help viewers understand her take on the Russia probe.  "This is to help all the people at home. What's the conclusion? Collusion? No, we don't have that yet," Conway said holding up a sign with the two words and crossing out collusion.  "I see illusion and delusion. So just so we're clear everyone, four words. Conclusion, collusion no.

The Rules Committee has voted in favor of sending an amendment to the House floor that would prohibit Pentagon funding from being used for medical care related to gender transition. The committee’s decision sets up a Thursday fight on the House floor over transgender rights in the military and, possibly, more broadly. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was filed by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.).

A feud has erupted inside Washington’s most powerful business lobby. The U.S.-India Business Council’s (USIBC) board of directors voted 29-0 last week to cut ties with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The group’s members include hundreds of corporate giants and high-powered firms. While it cites disagreements over the structure of the council as a reason for the split, the Chamber says the vote will not be recognized because the USIBC has no legal right to separate.  The argument centers on whether the council is essentially responsible to the Chamber.

Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, a group backed by wealthy GOP donors Charles and David Koch, launched ads on Thursday urging members of the House Ways and Means Committee to give up on the Republican border-adjustment tax proposal. Among the lawmakers targeted in the digital ads are Ways and Means Chairman MORE (R-Texas) and tax-policy subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), who support the proposal to tax imports and exempt exports. The border-adjustment tax (BAT) was a key part of the tax-reform plan House Republicans released last year.

"He did have a weapon of some sort," Lanier said, declining to provide more details. The incident lasted less than three minutes, according to Lanier, who said that the bus had security footage of the alleged assault. "It's a bizarre incident, very uncharacteristic for someone to take a bus and attack a bus driver," Lanier said. D.C. police chief spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said the suspect entered the bus at a nearby intersection on Jay Street NE.

RIO DE JANEIRO — The former president of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was found guilty of corruption and money laundering on Wednesday and sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison, a stunning setback for a politician who has wielded enormous influence across Latin America for decades. The case against Mr.