Article snippet: Why does the latest bombshell story in the Russia investigation matter? One of the reasons becomes clear when you look at a timeline of events. The agency is struggling to update its massive, outdated computer system and chip away at a massive backlog of student claims. House Democrats on Friday unveiled more details of their first bill for the new Congress, a package that would limit big money in politics, make it easier for citizens to vote, and require presidents to disclose their tax returns. The Massachusetts congresswoman campaigned as an outsider but shows a savvy understanding of “the swamp.” Bill Gardner, America’s longest-serving state secretary of state and four-decade New Hampshire fixture, is in the political battle of his life. President Trump’s former personal lawyer admitted to making false statements to a Senate committee about a plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. President Donald Trump called his ex-lawyer a ‘weak person’ after news of a new guilty plea broke Thursday morning. A Mexican restaurant in Westerly is getting backlash for its sale of T-shirts that it says advocated impeaching President Trump. President Trump is canceling his G-20 summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s conflict with Ukraine, Trump announced in a tweet on Thursday. Opinion | Philip Heymann and William Ruckelshaus There is clear legal and political framework forbidding the president’s selection of Matthew Whitake... Link to the full article to read more