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posted onJuly 23, 2018
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Article snippet: President Trump claimed Sunday that documents on the wiretapping of a campaign adviser show that intelligence agencies misled the courts. But lawmakers from both parties say that isn’t true.   President Trump has again taken to Twitter to criticize the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.   The Helsinki meeting forced the collision of two conflicting impulses that have guided Republicans on Capitol Hill through the Russia episode — and even before President Trump was elected.  Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s seven-page missive, written in Spanish, details how he sees the US and Mexico working together to stem immigration.  The former presidential candidate also addressed a number of other topics, including Russia.  The state’s full-time Legislature has to debate, horse-trade, and reconcile priorities it has had a year and a half to work on, all before the clock strikes midnight July 31.  President Trump warned of unspecified “consequences” if Iranian President Hassan Rouhani again threatened the US.  Capuano, the Somerville Democrat who has served on Capitol Hill for 20 years, and Pressley, a Boston city councilor, agree on most issues. How can they distinguish themselves?  The state’s full-time Legislature has to debate, horse-trade, and reconcile priorities it has had a year and a half to work on, all before the clock strikes midnight July 31.  Maria Butina told the Senate Intelligence Committee that Konstantin Nikolaev provi... Link to the full article to read more

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