Donald Trump Urged Top Republicans To End Senate Russia Probe: Report

Over the summer, President Donald Trump contacted Senate Republicans multiple times, urging them to end the Senate’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, according to The New York Times. A half-dozen lawmakers and aides told the Times that the president had asked several senators to quickly end the investigation ― including Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), who is leading the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Intelligence Committee member Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).

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Garrison Keillor firing prompts backlash from his fans

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Outraged Garrison Keillor fans deluged Minnesota Public Radio Thursday with complaints about the firing of the humorist over alleged workplace misconduct.

North Korea Can Strike America Now—and Our Options Are All Still Bad

As long as Pyongyang refuses to talk and continues to build and test relentlessly, will pressure to strike North Korea become too great? On November 29, North Korea broke its seventy-five day lull in missile tests to launch yet another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). There had been some hope that the ten-week pause suggested that the North felt it had gone far enough and now might negotiate.

Mitch McConnell Says Republicans Have The Votes To Pass Tax Bill

told reporters Friday Republicans have the votes to pass their tax bill.

Here's Why You Don't Need To Worry About The Christmas Tree Shortage

For the past few years, news outlets have covered Christmas tree shortages and this year is no exception.

Donald Trump's situation just became much, much worse now Michael Flynn is cooperating with Mueller’s Russia probe

This is what Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller appears to be doing in regard to the Trump-Russia investigation. Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI over a meeting he had with Russia’s then Washington Ambassador Sergey Kislyak on 29 December 2016, the same day Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Russia and expelled 35 diplomats in response for Moscow’s alleged interference in the 2016 election. The indictment says Flynn lied about asking Russia to refrain from escalating its response and lied too about Kislyak later telling him that Russia had chosen to moderate its response.