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Attorney General MORE revealed in a letter to lawmakers Thursday that he had declined to name a second special counsel to investigate allegations of surveillance abuse within the Department of Justice (DOJ), despite pressure from the Republican Party for him to do so. In his letter to GOP committee chairmen MORE continues his own investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign. Sessi

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After President Trump accused Amazon on Wednesday morning of hurting local retailers and jobs by not paying taxes, the company’s shares dipped in premarket trading. “Amazon is doing great damage to tax paying retailers. Towns, cities and states throughout the U.S.

New court filings assert that a business associate of former Trump campaign chairman presidential campaign when the three were in contact. Perhaps most strikingly - Gates allegedly knew of those ties. The sentencing memorandum does not say that the alleged connections to someone with ties to Russian intelligence include any links to the Trump campaign. The allegations are included in a federal court filing on Tuesday night from Special Counsel crime

The White House distanced itself Wednesday from the debate over police shootings of African Americans, saying issues regarding law enforcement are best left to the local communities involved. Press secretary Sarah Sanders was asked in the daily briefing about the case of Stephon Clark, who was fatally shot by Sacramento police earlier this month and whose death has sparked multiple protests in the city. According to Sacramento Police Department body cam footage, Clark was unarmed though police could be heard on the footage yelling, “gun, gun, gun” as they fired a combined 20 shots.

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is out as the head of that agency, marking another high profile departure from President Donald Trump's cabinet. Trump nominated Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson to the post — the president also recently nominated Jackson to receive a second star, promoting him to the rank of rear admiral. Jackson has served as the White House physician in the past three administrations. In January, Jackson visited the White House briefing room and gave a glowing review of Trump's health. "I told the presi

All 22 women in the United States Senate fired off a letter Wednesday morning expressing their “deep disappointment” that the Senate has failed to act on legislation that would update and strengthen options available to victims of sexual harassment in congressional workplaces. “Everyone deserves to work in an environment free from harassment and discrimination,” the senators wrote in their letter directed to the top Republican in the Senate, Chuck Sch

The TAKE with MaryAlice Parks President Donald Trump continues to try to control what he can while facing the hard reality that some things may be out of his hands. Yesterday, he took steps to get closer to that cabinet he actually wants. A secretary is out and he's hiring a friendly face.

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Herbie Ziskend’s baseball glove won’t make it into Barack Obama’s presidential library.