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Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A. Cohen If Trump and those around him did nothing wrong, why have they consistently lied about it?  The bill addresses concerns that the nation’s war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society.  POLITICAL NOTEBOOK Arizona’s governor has named Rep. Martha McSally to replace US Senator Jon Kyl in the U.S.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A. Cohen If Trump and those around him did nothing wrong, why have they consistently lied about it?  The bill addresses concerns that the nation’s war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society.  POLITICAL NOTEBOOK Arizona’s governor has named Rep. Martha McSally to replace US Senator Jon Kyl in the U.S.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A. Cohen If Trump and those around him did nothing wrong, why have they consistently lied about it?  The bill addresses concerns that the nation’s war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society.  POLITICAL NOTEBOOK Arizona’s governor has named Rep. Martha McSally to replace US Senator Jon Kyl in the U.S.

Special counsel MORE on Monday night released a memo detailing then-national security adviser Michael Flynn's interview with FBI agents, in which Flynn repeatedly lied about his contacts with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The memo, known as an FD-302, was released at the request of the federal judge overseeing Flynn’s case in Washington, D.C., on the eve of Flynn’s sentencing Tuesday morning. It details Flynn’s Jan.

Republicans are keeping their distance from a recent court ruling that struck down ObamaCare, as GOP lawmakers are wary of the political backlash that could ensue from scrapping the law. Many congressional Republicans remain silent after a federal judge on Friday struck down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety.

The Justice Department unsealed charges on Monday against two associates of former national security advisor Michael Flynn, detailing an alleged secret lobbying campaign on behalf of the Turkish government.

The charges, which were handed down Wednesday, were revealed one day before Flynn is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in Washington, D.C. for lying to FBI agents about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.

Former FBI Director MORE and his Republican allies in Congress, arguing their attacks on the FBI made no sense. Comey slammed GOP lawmakers for remaining silent while he said Trump disregarded the rule of law. "So another day of MORE’s emails and the Steele dossier,” Comey told reporters after he was interviewed for roughly six hours behind closed doors. “This while the president of the United States is lying about the FBI, attacking the FBI and attacking the rule of law in this country.

MORE is digging in ahead of the deadline for a partial government shutdown that looks more likely with each passing day. No signs of a possible compromise emerged from the White House Monday as Trump attacked Democrats for being weak on border security. Republican lawmakers are in a dismal mood, believing their party will get blamed for the shutdown. But Trump showed little sign of being worried. “Anytime you hear a Democrat saying that you can have good Border Security without a Wall, write them off as just another politician following the party line.

Prosecutors claim that Flynn lied in the interview about not asking then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak to refrain from retaliating against the U.S.

Prosecutors claim that Flynn lied in the interview about not asking then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak to refrain from retaliating against the U.S.