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The special counsel probing interference in the last presidential election charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian groups with violating criminal laws with the intent of meddling "with U.S. elections and political processes" on Friday. The 37-page indictment, signed by special counsel Robert Mueller, depicts an elaborate scheme in which some of the Russians accused allegedly came to the U.S.

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capital source In one of country’s most liberal congressional districts, Baker clocks in at a 66 percent favorable, 18 percent unfavorable rating among respondents.  capital source Gadfly GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Lively sent the party’s executive director, Matthew St. Hilaire, a forceful letter this week.  capital source US Representative Michael E. Capuano leads primary challenger City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, according to a new poll.

President Trump reacted to the news by reiterating his claim that his campaign did not collude with Russians to influence the 2016 election.   Governor Rick Scott is calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign after discovering the FBI failed to investigate a tip about the Florida school shooter.

President Trump reacted to the news by reiterating his claim that his campaign did not collude with Russians to influence the 2016 election.   Governor Rick Scott is calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign after discovering the FBI failed to investigate a tip about the Florida school shooter.

President Trump reacted to the news by reiterating his claim that his campaign did not collude with Russians to influence the 2016 election.   Governor Rick Scott is calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign after discovering the FBI failed to investigate a tip about the Florida school shooter.

Three Republican senators floated a fallback plan Thursday to protect hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants facing deportation in exchange for $25 billion in border security.

  House GOP leaders are forging ahead with their own hardline immigration bill, as the Senate threw in the towel Thursday on legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of young, undocumented immigrants from deportation.  The main author of the House bill, Judiciary Chairman MORE (R-Va.), said Thursday that he’s building support for his measure, even as other GOP colleagues said an initial vote tally this week was well below the 218 votes needed to pass the bill.  Speaker MORE’s (R-Wis.) “instructions to me are ‘get this bill done,’ and we’r

The White House attacked Democrats on Thursday after the Senate rejected legislation based on MORE's immigration plan. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a statement blaming "Schumer Democrats" after the legislation failed in the Senate in a 39-60 vote.

The Senate rejected legislation based on MORE's framework for an immigration deal in a 39-60 vote on Thursday, leaving an uncertain path forward for Congress with nearly a million immigrants sheltered by an Obama-era program facing the prospect of deportation. The measure spearheaded by Sen. MORE (R-Iowa) needed 60 votes to clear a filibuster, but failed to meet the mark. It was the fourth proposal in a row rejected by the Senate on Thursday afternoon, and it received the fewest votes of support.