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US to stop refueling Saudi planes in Yemen | TheHill

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The Trump administration has halted its inflight refueling support for Saudi-led coalition aircraft engaged in Yemen, U.S. and Saudi officials announced Friday. Saudi Arabia said in a statement that U.S. assistance was no longer needed because of their own advancements in refueling. Defense Secretary many to call for the U.S. to penalize the kingdom. Sen.

Ex-White House counsel interviewed Whitaker about joining Trump's legal team: report | TheHill

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Former White House counsel Don McGahn interviewed Matthew Whitaker, who has since been named The New York Times reports. McGahn, who left the White House last month, interviewed Whitaker in July 2017 about taking the position, according to the Times, which described Whitaker being interviewed to be "a legal attack dog" against special counsel MORE. The White House ultimately did not hire Whitaker, a former U.S.

Trump knocks Macron in tweet moments after landing in Paris | TheHill

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MORE called out French President Emmanuel Macron in a tweet on Friday moments after landing in Paris for a weekend trip. "President Macron of France has just suggested that Europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the U.S., China and Russia," Trump wrote. "Very insulting, but perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the U.S.

Florida prepares for bitter legal fight over votes | TheHill

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Democrats and Republicans are bracing for a bitter legal fight over vote tallies in Florida that have thrown the state’s hotly contested Senate race into chaos and made a recount a virtual inevitability. The burgeoning legal fight between Sen. MORE (D) and Republican Gov.

Sinema widens lead over McSally in Arizona Senate race | TheHill

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Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D) widened her lead over Rep. MORE (R) in the heated Arizona Senate race after a new round of ballots were tallied in the Democrat's favor late Friday.  Sinema more than doubled her lead over McSally with Friday evening's latest tranche of results. The Democrat now leads her GOP challenger by 20,203 votes. Earlier Friday, Sinema led McSally by just 9,163 votes out of nearly 2 million cast — a 0.48 percentage point lead.

Matt Gaetz to Ask Judge to Hold Brenda Snipes in Contempt

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Snipes defied a court order allowing the inspection of vote records Friday evening. Gaetz will ask a judge to hold the official in contempt of court. Earlier Friday, a judge ordered Snipes to allow immediate inspection of voter records during an emergency hearing Friday.

Matt Gaetz to Ask Judge to Hold Brenda Snipes in Contempt

posted onNovember 10, 2018
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Snipes defied a court order allowing the inspection of vote records Friday evening. Gaetz will ask a judge to hold the official in contempt of court. Earlier Friday, a judge ordered Snipes to allow immediate inspection of voter records during an emergency hearing Friday.

Short List: 8 Potential 'America First' Candidates for Attorney General

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Below, Breitbart News has compiled eight “America First” candidates for Attorney General. Kris Kobach Currently, Kobach is serving the last couple of months as Kansas’s Secretary of State. Kobach previously served as an adviser to President Trump on immigration, and most notably wrote Arizona’s SB 1070 law that made it a state crime to be in the country as an illegal alien. Having fought the open borders lobby in the courts, Kobach is the most obvious choice to replace Sessions when it comes to suing the state of California for their sanctuary state law.

Short List: 8 Potential 'America First' Candidates for Attorney General

posted onNovember 10, 2018
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Below, Breitbart News has compiled eight “America First” candidates for Attorney General. Kris Kobach Currently, Kobach is serving the last couple of months as Kansas’s Secretary of State. Kobach previously served as an adviser to President Trump on immigration, and most notably wrote Arizona’s SB 1070 law that made it a state crime to be in the country as an illegal alien. Having fought the open borders lobby in the courts, Kobach is the most obvious choice to replace Sessions when it comes to suing the state of California for their sanctuary state law.

President Donald Trump on new acting AG: ‘I don’t know Matt Whitaker’ - The Boston Globe

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump distanced himself Friday from his new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, whose past business ties and comments on the Russia investigation and other topics have drawn scrutiny. Trump elevated Whitaker to the post on Wednesday after forcing out Attorney General Jeff Sessions, installing a Republican Party loyalist to oversee the special counsel investigation into possible ties between Russia and the president’s 2016 campaign. Since then, Whitaker, who had been Sessions’ chief of staff, has faced pressure from Democrats to recuse himself from overseein