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Prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller described Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn as a key cooperator who helped the Justice Department with several investigations.

Prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller described Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn as a key cooperator who helped the Justice Department with several investigations.

Stocks fell dramatically on Tuesday after MORE declared himself a “Tariff Man,” stressing he will not hesitate to raise tariffs on China if it does not agree to fundamentally change its trade practices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down nearly 800 points and the S&P 500 dropped more than 3 percent on the day, a sharply negative turn one day after markets were jolted by news that Trump reached a trade cease-fire with Chinese President Xi Jinping.  “Investors are spooked by President’s Trump handling of the trade war with China,” Mark Zandi, chief economi

Bob Dole rose out of his wheelchair, with some assistance, to stand and salute his old World War II veteran friend and 1988 presidential rival, the late President George H.W. Bush. The former GOP Kansas senator was one of thousands who paid their respects to the 41st president on Tuesday in the Capitol Rotunda. Sports legends Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson, Chris Evert, Mike Krzyzewski and Albert Pujols paid tribute as well. And Sully H.W.

GOP senators exiting a closed-door intelligence briefing on Tuesday insisted they were more certain than ever that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi Consulate in Turkey. “There’s not a smoking gun, there’s a smoking saw,” said Sen. MORE (R-S.C.) in a pointed reference to statements by the president and other administration officials that there was no “smoking gun” linking the de facto Saudi ruler to Khashoggi’s slaying. “You have to be willfully blind not to come to the conclusion

Special counsel MORE on Tuesday recommended no prison time for former national security adviser Michael Flynn in the investigation into Russian interference and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. In the heavily redacted sentencing memo, Mueller cites Flynn's "substantial assistance" in the investigation into Russian interference and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow as the reason behind his recommendation for a lenient sentence. Read the entire memo below. 

Special counsel President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, citing his “substantial assistance” in the Russia investigation and other ongoing probes. In a court filing released late Tuesday, Mueller said it would be “appropriate” for the judge to impose a sentence for Flynn that does not include prison time.

The Trumps arrived at Blair House, where the Bush family was staying, and President Trump greeted and shook hands with former President Bush. Reporters watched as the four leaders entered the Blair House for a visit, but the press was not invited to the event. Trump welcomed the Bush family to Washington for the national funeral for George H.W.

“Given the defendant’s substantial assistance and other considerations set forth below, a sentence at the low end of the guideline range—including a sentence that does not impose a term of incarceration—is appropriate and warranted,” the filing reads.

The email accounts of four senior aides at the National Republican Congressional Committee were surveilled for several months, party officials said. The intrusion was detected in April by an NRCC vendor, who alerted the committee and its cybersecurity contractor.