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Trump Lawyers Take Aggressive Stance on Mueller Investigation
President Donald Trump’s legal team is striking a more combative tone with Robert Mueller, suggesting publicly that the president may decline to cooperate with the special counsel’s prosecutors. 2219
Senate Primaries in Three States Feature Contentious GOP Races
Republicans in three states will vote Tuesday in contentious Senate primaries, choosing nominees to go up against some of the Democrats’ most vulnerable senators and help defend the GOP majority.
Revenue Surge Boosts State Coffers
Officials from Utah to Connecticut are reporting better tax revenues and say their fiscal outlook has improved, thanks to an expanding economy and job growth.
House Democrats Plan to Release 3,000 Russian-Linked Facebook Ads
The Democrats are preparing to soon release the ads, which Facebook identified as bought by the pro-Kremlin Internet Research Agency, according to people familiar with the matter.
Opioid vs. Crack: Congress Reconsiders Its Approach to Drug Epidemic
In the 1980s, Congress countered a crack cocaine epidemic with tougher sentencing guidelines. Today, lawmakers are once again considering legislation for a drug crisis: opioid abuse. But this time, the focus is research, training and grants, and for some that contrast is rife with racial undertones. 138
Trump Turns to Outsiders, Not White House Staff, for Key Advice
President Trump is relying on longtime advisers rather than White House staffers as he deals with major issues. The perils of that approach were on display in a TV interview with Rudy Giuliani. 557
U.S. Probes Cohen Over Funds He Built Up During Campaign
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, gained access to as much as $774,000 through two financial transactions during the 2016 presidential campaign as he sought to fix problems for his boss, public records show. 2803
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