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The divide between Congress and the White House’s perception of Saudi Arabia has widened into a chasm in recent weeks, raising difficult questions about the future of U.S.-Saudi relations. Saudi Arabia’s stature has plummeted in the halls of Capitol Hill, where the Senate is on the verge of sending a major rebuke to both the kingdom and MORE. But the Trump administration continues to value the relationship as vital to its broader Middle East plans, particularly to constraining Iran.

Kelly was expected to serve as Chief of Staff through the 2020 presidential election, when Trump will face voters again as he seeks a second term. It is unclear who will replace Kelly, but a reported leading contender is Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff Nick Ayers.

He wants to use the funds produced by the tax to pay for “gun violence research”: In other words, he wants to tax a constitutional, God-given right–thereby raising gun prices for law-abiding citizens–in order to pay for research into the ways criminals misuse guns. The NRA-ILA reports that Hogg’s idea is at least 100 years old, as it was pushed via the the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax in 1917. The difference?

The Clintons were cashing in on their speaking tour tickets before their much-hyped nationwide speaking tour launched in Toronto, Canada. But the Toronto event opened to empty seats, causing ticket prices to sink low enough in some areas to force the Clintons to take drastic steps to increase ticket sales and attendance at events. Ticket prices sank so low in some are

Comey told investigators that the anti-Trump dossier authored by longtime British intelligence agent Christopher Steele was largely unverified before and after a FISA warrant was obtained to surveil Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, according to a report. The Hill’s John Solomon reports: The former FBI director said the anti-Trump dossier “was coming to us from a reliable source with a track

NEW YORK — For weeks, Michael Cohen sought to portray himself as a man who’d found his ‘‘true north’’ after years of shady business dealings and pit-bull loyalty to President Donald Trump. Prosecutors offered a vastly different assessment Friday of the president’s former fixer, dismissing him as a duplicitous figure who badly misplayed his hand. In an excoriating court filing ahead of Cohen’s sentencing next week, they assailed him as a greedy opportunist who rode Trump’s coattails to wealth and is now exaggerating his level of cooperation with investigators. They said the ‘‘pattern of decepti

Magistrate Judge Page Kelley give specify a reason for recusing herself from Jasiel Correia’s criminal case.  The New Jersey Democrat says he’s still undecided on whether to run for president in 2020.  The former FBI director met Friday with members of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.  Analysis The president hasn’t been charged with any crimes. He may never be.

Magistrate Judge Page Kelley give specify a reason for recusing herself from Jasiel Correia’s criminal case.  The New Jersey Democrat says he’s still undecided on whether to run for president in 2020.  The former FBI director met Friday with members of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.  Analysis The president hasn’t been charged with any crimes. He may never be.

Magistrate Judge Page Kelley give specify a reason for recusing herself from Jasiel Correia’s criminal case.  The New Jersey Democrat says he’s still undecided on whether to run for president in 2020.  The former FBI director met Friday with members of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.  Analysis The president hasn’t been charged with any crimes. He may never be.

Magistrate Judge Page Kelley give specify a reason for recusing herself from Jasiel Correia’s criminal case.  The New Jersey Democrat says he’s still undecided on whether to run for president in 2020.  The former FBI director met Friday with members of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.  Analysis The president hasn’t been charged with any crimes. He may never be.