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Special counsel indictment against a dozen Russian military officers on Friday marked his probe’s latest charges related to Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mueller charged 11 of the intelligence officers, all members of Russia’s military intelligence agency the GRU, with conspiring to hack into into Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee networks. The 12th officer was charged with conspiring to hack into election systems, including hacking into a state elections board website. The indictment revealed previously unknown allegations s

Democrats are fighting among themselves over how far to go to oppose Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and tempers are starting to flare ahead of a decision that could weigh heavily on the midterm elections.  Liberal activists, who are closely aligned with the party’s base, are losing patience with centrist Democrats who are on the fence over Kavanaugh, a judge with impressive credentials and the approval of the conservative Federalist Society. But Senate Democratic leaders don’t want to twist the arms of vulnerable colleagues up for reelection in pro-Trump states, adding to the disappoint

MORE on Saturday reacted to the indictment of 12 Russian military officers “for conspiring to interfere with the 2016 presidential election” by blaming former President Obama and the “deep state.” “The stories you heard about the 12 Russians yesterday took place during the Obama Administration, not the Trump Administration,” he tweeted from Scotland.

Early jockeying has begun in the race for chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee — the largest caucus on Capitol Hill, and one that has seen its influence grow with MORE in the White House. At least five House Republicans told The Hill they are weighing bids to replace the group's chairman, Rep. MORE (N.C.). Known informally as the RSC, the caucus imposes a two-year term limit on its chairman, giving more members a chance to lead. So far, the possible contenders are: four-term Rep.

Brett Kavanaugh’s unusually lengthy paper trail and the president’s power to keep some documents confidential could become a flashpoint in Senate Democratic efforts to thoroughly vet the Supreme Court nominee. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are signaling they are ready to do battle over any attempt by the Trump administration to keep certain documents under wraps. ADVERTISEMENT And there are tens of thousands of items to go through. Documents relating to the four years Kavanaugh spent working with independent

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The TAKE with Rick Klein Now the chance to remake the Supreme Court for a generation becomes an opportunity for President Donald Trump to further rock the political landscape. Questions for Brett Kavanaugh will hinge less on qualifications and even judicial ideology than they will on partisanship.

The TAKE with Rick Klein As President Donald Trump pushes the world, the world is learning to push back. Even before arriving in Brussels, for what could be his most confrontational trip yet, he berated NATO allies over their defense spending; didn't answer a question about whether British Prime Minister Theresa May should remain in power, and managed to perplex vir

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