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MORE on Tuesday disputed the scientific consensus that human activity contributes to climate change in his most expansive rejection yet of his own administration's report on global warming.  In an interview with The Washington Post, Trump s

Former Trump campaign chairman The New York Times reported Tuesday. Rudy Giuliani, who represents Trump in the special counsel's investigation, confirmed the arrangement to the newspaper and argued that the conversations provided valuable insight. Giuliani said Manafort's lawyer, Kevin Downing, relayed that investigators pressed Manafort on what Trump knew about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Trump campaign associates and a Russian lawyer who had promised dirt on then-Democratic presidential candidate MORE. “He wants Manafort to incriminate Tru

One of the most unusual and important Speaker races in history will begin Wednesday, when Democrats decide behind closed doors whether Rep. MORE (Calif.) will be their next leader. The result of Wednesday’s vote is completely predictable: Pelosi is going to win. But the process surrounding the contest and the political machinations between Wednesday and a Jan. 3 public floor vote for the Speakership are filled with intrigue and uncertainty. “We won’t be surprised when she wins tomorrow,” a Democratic aide associated with Pelosi’s detractors said Tuesday.

The breaking down of MORE’s investigation. A witness to the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between MORE, Manafort was seen as a valuable potential witness in Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. The decision to call him out as a liar effectively takes his testimony off the table, removing a valuable asset for the government.

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) is projected to win Mississippi's Senate runoff, fending off a stronger-than-expected challenge from Democrats after she stumbled with a series of missteps that brought race to the forefront of the campaign. Hyde-Smith defeated former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy (D) to serve out the remaining two years of former Sen. MORE's (R) term, in the last remaining Congressional race of the year. Her win makes her the first female senator elected from Mississippi after she was appointed by Gov.

One of Trump’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, confirmed to the New York Times on Tuesday that Manafort’s lawyers had repeatedly briefed Trump’s lawyers on Trump’s former campaign chairman’s discussions with federal investigators. The arrangement was not illegal, but “highly unusual” and “inflamed tensions” between Manafort’s lawyers and the special counsel’s office, according to those who spoke to the Times. Mueller broke off the plea deal on Monday, according to a joint status report filed to the U.S.

Politico called the race for Hyde-Smith at 10:22 p.m. eastern time. With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Hyde-Smith leads Espy by 11 points, 55.9 percent to 44.1 percent, according to election results reported at Politico as of 10:22 p.m. eastern time. In the earlier election, Hyde-Smith won 41 percent of the vote, Espy won 40 percent, and conservative Republican State Sen.

The attack occurred on November 27 near Ghazni city in central Afghanistan. One American contractor was also wounded. The wounded service members and contractor were evacuated and are receiving medical care, according to the military. The deaths brought the total of U.S. service members killed up to four in just four days. It also brings the total of U.S. troops killed in combat in the Afghanistan War up to ten this year. The U.S. military announced the death of Army Ranger Sgt. Leandro Jasso, 25, on Saturday.

Politico called the race for Hyde-Smith at 10:22 p.m. eastern time. With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Hyde-Smith leads Espy by 11 points, 55.9 percent to 44.1 percent, according to election results reported at Politico as of 10:22 p.m. eastern time. In the earlier election, Hyde-Smith won 41 percent of the vote, Espy won 40 percent, and conservative Republican State Sen.

Perhaps most jarring to this year’s freshmen, three Democrats in their late 70s are running unopposed in elections this week for the top leadership spots in the House.  Trump slams Fed chair, questions climate change and threatens to cancel Putin meeting  Mississippi voters are choosing between a white Republican Senate appointee backed by President Trump and a black Democrat who was agriculture secretary in the Clinton administration.