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President Donald Trump struck a positive tone on the special counsel investigation after meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN) has an eight-point lead over Democrat Phil Bredesen in the race for outgoing Sen. Bob Corker’s (R-TN) seat in November, according to a new poll. 

Residents of a small pro-Trump town in Iowa are grappling with the aftermath of a recent news story that put them under the media spotlight, after a disgraced reporter spent three days there trying to dig up dirt on Congressman Devin Nunes’s (R-CA) family.

Sgt. James A. Slape, a 23-year-old explosive ordnance disposal technician from Morehead City, North Carolina, was killed Thursday by a roadside bomb as he worked to clear an area of explosives in southern Helmand in Afghanistan.

The chief counsel for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) shut down TV Resistance lawyer Michael Avenatti on Tuesday, after Avenatti — who is representing Julie Swetnick — asked him to “please respond to our requests.”

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted Senate Democrats on Wednesday for refusing to confirm more than 65 of President Donald Trump’s nominees for senior positions at the State Department.

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake (R) criticized Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, but said he is waiting to hear from the FBI before making a decision on whether to confirm him.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) last week tried to block billions in U.S. taxpayer funds from going to the Afghan military and police forces unless its’ units stopped sexually abusing young boys, but he was opposed by Senate Foreign Relations Committee leaders.

Three Air Force explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians based at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland came to the Pentagon on Wednesday to brief reporters on what it takes to be a member of a military bomb squad. 

The House Intelligence Committee voted to declassify transcripts of interviews with more than 50 witnesses from the Russia investigation.

House GOP leadership agreed to have Rosenstein testify to Judiciary Committee Republicans behind closed doors in the upcoming weeks.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday called it a “sad state of affairs” when most of America’s young males cannot qualify for military service due to obesity or drug use. 

The State Department approved a $330 million deal to sell spare aircraft parts to Taiwan this week, the second such arms deal under Trump.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a potential 2020 Democratic presidential contender, attacked Navy Vice Adm. Craig Faller Tuesday during his confirmation hearing to become commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) over a decision 14 years ago to attend a party during a port visit to Hong Kong.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis brushed off reports that he could be leaving soon as “rumor,” joking that he is thinking about buying a house in the D.C. area.

The State Department is reportedly looking into Stuart Karaffa, an employee caught on video discussing his work for the DSA during work hours.

Some believe there is a concerted leak campaign to force out Trump appointee Mari Stull from a State Department bureau.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had harsh words to say on Friday about John Kerry’s outreach to Iranian leaders to try to save the Iran deal.

Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX)  has voted repeatedly against holding incompetent Veterans Affairs employees accountable — a contrast with what he has said on the campaign trail, according to the Cruz campaign.

When U.S. forces killed hundreds of Russian mercenaries in self-defense in Syria this year, Trump wanted to acknowledge it immediately.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that seeks to prevent and punish foreign interference in U.S. elections. The executive order, which would impose sanctions on individuals, entities, or countries, was announced by National Security Adviser John Bolton during a White House conference call.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport said Tuesday most Americans do not believe President Trump did anything criminal with Russian interference in the 2016 elections.

Nearly 17 years after the Afghanistan War began, there are few signs of progress and indications the Taliban is increasing its hold onto power in Afghanistan, despite continued U.S. support for the Afghan government.

President Trump will reportedly declassify documents that are expected to reveal how the government justified its investigation into his campaign.

The State Department has recalled the ambassadors to three countries who recently cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan under pressure from China. 

The State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs referred to Taiwan as “Chinese Taipei” in a tweet Thursday — a bow to China’s demands that Taiwan not be recognized as a separate country but part of China.

Some see the piece as a message to voters, coming less than 60 days before a midterm election where Democrats threaten to take the House.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Thursday said “it’s time” for senior administration officials to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office. 

Trump batted down speculation that Mattis would be replaced, after the Post published an op-ed alleging a “short list” of replacements.

Taya Kyle, widow of SEAL Chris Kyle, had a message for Nike on its latest ad campaign with Kaepernick: “You exhaust my spirit on this one.”

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) was approved by the Republican Conference Wednesday to become the next chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is in a dead heat with Dem incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson in the race for Florida’s Senate seat, according to a new poll.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday slammed Bob Woodward’s book about the Trump administration, which claimed  he had said the president had the understanding of a “fifth or sixth grader.”

Republican nominee and Missouri state Attorney General Josh Hawley is now tied with Democrat incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in the race for Missouri’s U.S. senate seat this November, according to a new poll. 

Bruce Ohr and Christopher Steele apparently worked on an FBI plot to get dirt on President Trump in exchange for visas, according to a report.

President Trump has appointed Kiron Skinner, a well-known conservative African American scholar as the State Department’s director of policy planning.