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james clapper: trump 'encouraging' russia to meddle in 2020 election

James Clapper, America's top spy under President Barack Obama, said President Trump encouraged Russia to again U.S elections when he would accept opposition research from foreign government... ..

the state of the state of the states

*The p-value for phrase is measure of how unlikely it's that Democratic and Republican governors used the phrase with the frequency. But on the state level, those ideas came up in only handful of gubernatorial speeches — mostly Democratic ones Democratic governors..

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it’s over: states lose fight against salt deduction cap in tax law

Such legislation might pass Democratic-controlled House, and would die quick death in Republican-led Senate that has no interest in unwinding parts of their signature tax law.. ..

the return of the lame duck

Republican legislators in North Carolina and Michigan made similar lame-duck power grabs, boldly limiting the powers of incoming Democratic governors. ... A win for the Republican strategists who planned and executed the slow, steady takeover of democratic institutions by..

farsnews

The release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his investigation into Russian in the election has prompted renewed calls for inquiry, and has reignited the debate on whether president can be prosecuted. . ..

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