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MORE's Russia investigation. Trump’s Sunday tweet provided the clearest sign yet the president misled the public last year when he dictated a statement saying the meeting between his eldest son and a Kremlin-connected lawyer was related to Russian adoptions — and not about gathering dirt on Democratic nominee MORE. “It does heighten the special counsel’s interest in an interview with the president,” said Robert Ray, former independent counsel during the Clinton-era Whitewater probe. Sunday’s tweet was not the first time that Trump has said t

Conservative media is ramping up its battle with Facebook after the platform banned Alex Jones’s Infowars website from its platform. Conservative sites questioned whether Jones was being signaled out because of his politics, and whether Apple and other tech companies that have also censored Jones were abusing their power. The Drudge Report’s banner headline for most of Monday was “Apple regulates hate.” It also included a link high on its site to the conservative Gateway Pundit site that said: “Are Tech Giants Working Together to Censor Conservatives?” Infowars editor-at-large Paul Joseph Wats

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Richard Gates, the longtime business associate of former Trump campaign chairman Monday that he helped Manafort file fraudulent tax returns and conceal overseas accounts. “Did you commit crimes with Mr. Manafort?” prosecutor Greg Andres asked Gates, who took his place in the witness box shortly before 4 p.m.

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The TAKE with Rick Klein It's all connected. And it's all about Trump. President Donald Trump's two most powerful means of political communication – rallies and tweets – have been on full display, with another campaign event coming Thursday in Pennsylvania, and yet another Saturday in Ohio. The two Trump shows often seem disjointed, if not at cross-purposes.

The TAKE with MaryAlice Parks There are some topics (and faces) we know animate voters on both sides: immigration, health care and President Barack Obama. In the last few days, some top Republicans appear to think impeachment might as well. President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, told a crowd Thursday that the 2018 midterms would be a referendum on the issue, encouraging Republican voters to mak

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US Senator Maggie Hassan will be the featured speaker at an Iowa Democratic Party event in Dubuque later in the month.   Rufus Gifford said he sent Leslie Moonves’s $2,700 contribution to Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts on Monday.  Former Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate Tito Jackson called Rachael Rollins a “friend” and touted her managerial experience and focus on criminal justice reform.  Michael Capuano continues to hold a solid lead over his Democratic primary challenger, Ayanna Pressley, with one month left in the race.

Gates admitted to concealing millions of dollars in foreign bank accounts on the former Trump campaign chairman’s behalf and to falsifying documents to help Manafort obtain more in bank loans.  James Pindell The trial is now in its second week. Here’s a recap of where we’re at.  Google, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify, and other services have for weeks had faced calls that they remove Infowars content.  Opinion | Richard North Patterson His legacy?