Veteran Justice Department Officials Weigh Need for Special Prosecutor in Russia Probe

The Daily Signal
May 11, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where Democrats scream for a special prosecutor on the Russian question after President Trump fires the FBI director. Fred Lucas consults Justice Department veterans. The president faces a tough call on sending more troops to Afghanistan. Josh Siegel talks to experts about it. Interest groups aim ads at Republicans who voted for the health care bill and already are taking their medicine in town hall meetings. Melissa Quinn reports. Plus: Lucas on pursuing voter fraud in New Hampshire, and Michael Bastasch on Al Gore's inconvenient phone call to the White House.
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Veteran Justice Department Officials Weigh Need for Special Prosecutor in Russia Probe

In the past, administrations have named special prosecutors that could conduct an investigation independent of the Justice Department, usually when there is consensus that the DOJ cannot objectively investigate a matter, or can't assure public trust that the probe was done without bias.

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A 2016 Election Battleground State Is Investigating Potential Voter Fraud

New Hampshire's U.S. Senate race was decided by little more than 1,000 votes in November, while the spread between the top two presidential candidates was fewer than 3,000 votes.

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Faced With Angry Voters, House Republicans Get Cover on Airwaves for Obamacare Repeal Bill

Craig Shirley, a historian and Ronald Reagan biographer, said Republicans need to be prepared to explain the health care bill to those in attendance and move "beyond just bashing Obamacare."

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Trump Considers Expansion of America's Longest War. What That Means.

In an early test of his foreign policy, President Trump is facing a decision on whether to contribute thousands of additional U.S. troops to America's longest-running—and often overlooked—war.

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Al Gore Personally Pleads With Trump to Stay in the Paris Climate Agreement

The agreement requires countries to voluntarily submit plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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