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Insiders: After Trump Anger, Sessions Offered to Resign
Multiple reports surfaced Tuesday that Sessions suggested he would resign after Trump grew angry at him for recusing himself from the Russian Federation investigation. In recent days however, and with fired FBI Director James Comey's Thursday testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee set to once again put the spotlight on the Russian Federation investigation, the White House and Trump hav... [Full Article...]
Trump Organization charged Eric Trump's cancer charity big bucks for golf events
Trump, according to a report published Tuesday in Forbes . NEW YORK (AP) Eric Trump says critics of his father are "not even people". His comments came the same day Forbes published a bombshell report that alleges his charity , the Eric Trump Foundation , paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Trump Organization for use of its golf courses. [Full Article...]
France launches web platform in response to U.S. decision on Paris Agreement
PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron is seen winning an absolute majority in parliament in this month's legislative elections , a Harris Interactive poll showed on Thursday. One of Macron's close aides said the president sees his role as being a "gadfly" in worldwide affairs - an irritant who challenges the perceived complacency of others - especially with a US leader who has questioned his... [Full Article...]
Alabama executes man in 1994 triple slaying
The Alabama attorney general's office has argued that the Supreme Court upheld midazolam's use in executions and was therefore legal to use. Melson's attorneys wrote in the filing to the Alabama supreme court: "Alabama's execution protocol is an illusion". [Full Article...]
Pro-Life Special Session Announced by Governor Eric Greitens
Greitens won the Governor's race having made a strong commitment to pro-life initiatives and now, he's working to deliver on those promises". "Our objective with the special session is to protect the pregnancy care centers", he said. The newspaper also reported that if every case of hemorrhaging were linked to an abortion, the complication rate would total less than 0.1 percent of the more than ... [Full Article...]
Gianforte apologizes to reporter for assault before election
In return for Gianforte's apology and his charitable donation, Jacobs agreed not to bring civil action against the congressman-elect. Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert said he could not discuss how Gianforte would plead, but the request that sentencing be held at the same time as the arraignment is an indication. [Full Article...]
What did we learn?
What Mr Comey confirmed was a point we have made frequently - US President Donald Trump is in peril for abusing his powers, perhaps obstruction of justice, not for the underlying collusion investigation. "I found the whole thing a bit creepy", said Nick Akerman, a former prosecutor in the Southern District of NY and an assistant special Watergate prosecutor. [Full Article...]
Corey Lewandowski says he's open to White House communications job
Lewandowski did not say if he has been contacted by Trump or anyone on his staff about returning. President Donald Trump says celebrity Kathy Griffin "should be ashamed of herself" for appearing in a video holding what looked like Trump's bloody, severed head. [Full Article...]