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The House Judiciary Committee sent requests for documents to 60 individuals, including White House and Justice Department staff, reports the New York Times.
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The House Judiciary Committee sent requests for documents to 60 individuals, including White House and Justice Department staff, reports the New York Times.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will vote in favor of a resolution to terminate President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the southern border, likely setting up the first veto of the Trump presidency, details the Washington Post.
President Trump blamed Democrats and the Michael Cohen congressional hearings for his decision to leave the Hanoi summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un without an agreement, reports the Post.
The United States and South Korea will replace two large-scale military exercises with smaller ones, reports CNN.
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