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The TAKE with Emily Goodin The ground shook for Republicans on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue this week with signs there may be more tremors to come. On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump fired his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

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capital source “I know Mike Capuano as a champion and fierce advocate for those who have often been forgotten or left behind,” Lewis said in a statement.

The former FBI deputy director has turned over to the special counsel personal memos describing interactions with the president.  Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a little more than 24 hours before McCabe was set to retire.

The former FBI deputy director has turned over to the special counsel personal memos describing interactions with the president.  Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a little more than 24 hours before McCabe was set to retire.

The former FBI deputy director has turned over to the special counsel personal memos describing interactions with the president.  Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a little more than 24 hours before McCabe was set to retire.

Republicans are on the defensive about their own announcement concluding the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russia's election interference. Members are openly frustrated at what they say is inaccurate media coverage of an alleged split between Rep. MORE during the 2016 election. The apparent division emerged in the hours after Conaway announced that the panel’s report would dispute the intelligence community's official assessment that Putin had sought to intervene on behalf of Trump. Shortly following that announcement, Rep.

Chief of staff MORE briefed White House staff on Friday to reassure them that there will be no more dismissals at this time, according to a White House official. The White House is looking to tamp down the frenzy in Washington over speculation about a staff overhaul after MORE and a number of other departures sent the rumor mill into overdrive. “The chief of staff actually spoke to a number of staff this morning, reassuring them that there were no immediate personnel changes at this time and that people shouldn’t be concerned, that we should

MORE late Friday on Twitter, calling it a “great day for Democracy.” “Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI,” Trump tweeted hours after McCabe’s firing on Friday night. “Sanctimonious MORE was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy.

Former FBI deputy director MORE’s probe. “The idea that I was dishonest is just wrong. This is part of an effort to discredit me as a witness,” McCabe told The New York Times. McCabe is viewed as a likely witness in Mueller's probe into Russian election interference.