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A former Trump aide’s plea deal on Friday appears to dangle the possibility that he will get probation – no jail time – after cooperating with the special counsel’s Russia investigation. Buried in the plea agreement with Richard Gates, who was an aide to President Donald Trump’s election campaign, is a reference by prosecutors to a special provision in sentencing guidelines that offers a great reward for those willing to help them. “A defendant w

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capital source The suit was filed by former Massachusetts governor William F. Weld and two other plaintiffs.  capital source The long trek back from political gadfly to elected office just might be in the cards for Althea Garrison.  Such introductory events are typically bare bones, but Republican John Kingston’s October event was top shelf.   capital source “He’s proven to be a great steward for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” president Sean M.

The kids from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School face long odds, as the NRA stands in their way.   On Twitter, President Trump said arming teachers as a deterrent against school shootings is “Up to States.”  President Trump says he’s backing new gun measures, but the gun owners and advocates who helped propel his political rise see desertion and betrayal.

The kids from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School face long odds, as the NRA stands in their way.   On Twitter, President Trump said arming teachers as a deterrent against school shootings is “Up to States.”  President Trump says he’s backing new gun measures, but the gun owners and advocates who helped propel his political rise see desertion and betrayal.

The kids from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School face long odds, as the NRA stands in their way.   On Twitter, President Trump said arming teachers as a deterrent against school shootings is “Up to States.”  President Trump says he’s backing new gun measures, but the gun owners and advocates who helped propel his political rise see desertion and betrayal.

Dana Loesch has been at the center of the storm in the national gun debate, striking a forceful defense for gun rights at a CNN town hall and in a fiery appearance before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The National Rifle Association (NRA) spokeswoman has taken a starring role in the organization’s efforts to push back at calls for tougher gun restrictions following a deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead. The shooting has created new challenges for the NRA, as young students who survived the attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High S

House Intelligence Committee Democrats have released their memo aimed at countering the GOP document that alleged surveillance abuses in the Justice Department and FBI.  The 10-page Democratic memo, authored by Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.), the top Democrat on the committee, was made public after Trump declassified a four-page Republican memo last month alleging that officials at the FBI and DOJ had abused their powers to spy on a Trump campaign official.    Dem.countermemo by

Congress will return to Washington this week under new pressure to take action on gun control following the mass shooting at a Florida high school.  Lawmakers will have a range of potential policies to consider, as MORE and others have put both new and old ideas on the table in an effort to curb gun violence. It’s unclear which proposal — if any — will be able to overcome the thorny politics that have impeded past efforts to enact tougher gun laws in the aftermath of other mass shootings. Conservatives and the powerful gun lobby do not support some of the ideas that h

House Intelligence Committee Democrats on Saturday released their memo defending the Justice Department (DOJ) and FBI against allegations of surveillance abuses made in a memo by committee Republicans. The 10-page Democratic memo charges that the Republican memo was wrong to assert that the FBI's investigation of Russian election meddling resulted from the creation of the so-called Steele dossier — an unverified private intelligence document detailing Trump's ties to Russia. The Democratic memo claims that the FBI had been investigating Trump associates for seven weeks before the dossier, auth