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Key Senators So Far Silent On John Ratcliffe, Trump's Pick For New Top Spy

Monday, July 29, 2019

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is a former member of Congress and remained popular on Capitol Hill. John Ratcliffe, the president's new pick, is a comparative newcomer.

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In A Bitterly Divided Nation, Will Robert Mueller's Testimony Change Any Minds?

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Democrats reeled in their white whale at last, but he fought against being the prize they wanted.

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Key Takeaways From Mueller's Testimony Before The House Intelligence Committee

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

What did former special counsel Robert Mueller reveal on Wednesday about intelligence perils for the United States and ongoing threats to election security?

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Mueller On Russian Election Interference: 'They're Doing It As We Sit Here'

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Former special counsel Robert Mueller didn't want to appear in Wednesday's hearings, but lawmakers insisted that he tell his story in public to the House judiciary and intelligence committees.

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6 Questions Congress May Ask Robert Mueller During His Testimony

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

In two separate hearings on Wednesday, Democrats want Americans who haven't read Mueller's findings to see and hear them instead. Republicans want to take the former special counsel down a peg.

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Will Robert Mueller's Testimony Shift The Prevailing Winds In Washington?

Monday, July 22, 2019

All eyes in the capital — and many more in the nation — will be on the former special counsel this week in Congress. Whatever takes place, the political stakes are high.

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Director Of National Intelligence Dan Coats Appoints New Election Security Czar

Friday, July 19, 2019

Spy world veteran Shelby Pierson will attempt to centralize election security efforts across the intelligence community with soon-to-be-designated agency leads.

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FACT CHECK: Foreign Interference And 'Opposition Research' Are Not The Same

Thursday, June 13, 2019

President Trump says he might be open to taking information from a foreign government in a future election, calling it a part of politics. But the law draws a distinction when foreigners are involved.

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A Closer Look At Trump's Remarks About Taking Information On A 2020 Rival

Thursday, June 13, 2019

President Trump said Wednesday that he would accept a foreign government's dirt on a 2020 rival. A look at foreign election interference — the focus of the Mueller report — and opposition research.

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House Panel Votes For Contempt For Barr, Ross As Justice Dept. Holds Back Documents

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

As Congress was holding a hearing on contempt for two Cabinet secretaries, the Justice Department said that it would not surrender materials sought by oversight committee Chairman Elijah Cummings.

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House Votes To Let Its Leaders Pursue Contempt Lawsuits In Trump Inquiries

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

The chamber sidestepped what might have been an even uglier showdown with the executive branch but opened the door to years of litigation over Russia, taxes, security clearances and more.

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House Votes On Contempt Resolution Authorizing Lawsuits

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

The House of Representatives voted on a measure that would empower the leaders of its committees to sue to get information for their Trump investigations.

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House Democrats To Get Some Mueller Report Material, But Contempt Vote Is Still On

Monday, June 10, 2019

The Justice Department reached an accord on Monday with the House Judiciary Committee, but members of Congress are nonetheless expected to press ahead with authorizing potential lawsuits on Tuesday.

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House Contempt Vote Against The Attorney General: What You Need To Know

Monday, June 10, 2019

Lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday after months of political and legal disputes with the executive branch. Here's how we got here, what it means and what's coming next.

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Top Democrat 'Confident' Mueller Will Testify 'Soon.' Here's What Congress Might Ask

Wednesday, June 05, 2019

Special counsel Robert Mueller hasn't closed the door on a hearing but has said his report includes everything he would have to say. Lawmakers could play by those rules and still learn something new.

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Mexico Tariffs Likely To Take Effect Next Week, Trump Vows In London

Tuesday, June 04, 2019

The president said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May that new economic restrictions would begin to bite, possibly even during negotiations between the two sides.

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Democrats' Dilemma: Would Pushing For Mueller To Testify Hurt Or Help?

Monday, June 03, 2019

Outgoing special counsel Robert Mueller says there is no more for him to say about the Russia investigation. House Democrats disagree, but the politics of pressing the matter are delicate.

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Barr: Mueller Could Have Said Whether Trump Broke The Law, Just Not Charged Him

Thursday, May 30, 2019

The attorney general told CBS that the Justice Department does not forbid a special counsel to state whether a sitting president should be indicted. Robert Mueller had said that wasn't an option.

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller Steps Down Following Completion Of Russia Probe

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Special counsel Robert Mueller announced he is leaving office and spoke about his decision not to charge the president with wrongdoing. He didn't talk about other open investigations that came from the Russia probe.

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Trump Responds On Twitter To Mueller Remarks

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Special Counsel Robert Mueller Wednesday said his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election is over. President Trump responded to Mueller's public statement on Twitter.

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