Article snippet: US Representative Katherine Clark won a contested race to be the House Democrats’ vice chair against a centrist-oriented colleague. US Representative Katherine Clark won a contested race to be the House Democrats’ vice chair against a centrist-oriented colleague. The vote dramatized rifts among Democrats only weeks after midterm election victories handed them House control. Another man has also been emerging as a central character in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation in recent news reports: Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks. Trump slams Fed chair, questions climate change and threatens to cancel Putin meeting She still faces a showdown vote for House speaker when lawmakers convene in January, thanks in part to Salem Democrat Seth Moulton, who is calling for a “leadership transition” plan. US Representative Seth Moulton, a Salem Democrat, has been vocal in his call to replace Nancy Pelosi as House speaker. The breakdown of a plea deal and a report about alleged contacts with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have put former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort center stage again. Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith won a divisive runoff in Mississippi to remain in office, defeating Democrat Mike Espy and giving the GOP 53 seats in the Senate. Opinion | Philip Heymann and William Ruckelshaus There is clear legal and political framework forbidding the president’s selection of Matthew Whitaker to supervise the Mueller in... Link to the full article to read more