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The public release of seven memos written by former FBI Director MORE has divided Washington down political lines. The president swiftly tweeted that the fifteen partially-redacted pages show the Comey leaked classified information.

Attorney General MORE.  The Washington Post reported Friday that Sessions told White House counsel Don McGahn in a phone call last weekend that he could leave the Justice Department in the event of Rosenstein's ouster. The phone call came amid a series of attacks on Rosenstein and special counsel MORE by Trump, fol

GOP leaders have been silent on the calls from key House conservatives to censure or impeach Deputy Attorney General MORE — a move that would fire up the GOP base, but that could also turn off moderate and independent voters in the midterm elections. In recent weeks, leading conservatives have been aggressively ramping up their threats to impeach or hold Rosenstein in contempt of Congress over a stalled request for documents — and the release of the former FBI Director MORE’s memos seems unlikely to quiet them. “Rosenstein has a number of ot

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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has been charged with felony computer tampering related to his alleged use of a donor list from his veterans’ charity for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign, according to the state's attorney general. It’s the second felony charge the Missouri Republican is facing.

The WikiLeaks and others Friday in a sweeping lawsuit making a detailed case for collusion between the Russians and Trump campaign operatives. “No one is above the law and the perpetrators of this attack must be held accountable,” Tom Perez, the DNC chairman said in a statement. “They successfully hacked the Democratic Party in 2016 and they will be back.

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The Latest on the death of former first lady Barbara Bush (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Officials say around 2,500 people have walked past a casket holding former first lady Barbara Bush during a public viewing at a Houston church. The viewing began at noon Friday and was continuing until midnight. A line of about 10 to 15 people at a time could be seen walking past the casket fairly quickly on Friday afternoon.