Wednesday's Headlines: ‘It’s grotesque’: Justice Dept. veterans recoil at idea of another special counsel
Key takeaways from Sessions's memory-lapse-filled hearing; Despite devastating injuries, football in the heartland is a way to make it through life; Zimbabwe military takes over...
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions's public suggestion of a special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton has alarmed current and former Justice officials who fear it would further politicize the agency. "I think the vast majority of people at DOJ would be completely disgusted and demoralized by it,'' one former deputy special counsel said.
A visit to Congress that typically has been a routine check-in between lawmakers and the head of the Justice Department quickly became political Tuesday, largely because of matters related to Russia.
As America has confronted the physical toll of football, scores of high schools have abandoned it, including 24 in Missouri. But in Eldon, Mo., the families who turn to the sport for community and companionship trust the worst can't happen again.
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The move bore all the hallmarks of a coup, with military vehicles stationed around the capital, the army taking over the television station and a uniformed general issuing a statement. It comes amid heightened tensions between factions of the ruling party. The country's vice president was dismissed last week, clearing the way for Robert Mugabe's wife to succeed him.
The growing criticism of Moore's candidacy from within his own party in Washington has yet to be echoed by key Republicans in Alabama, many of whom are standing by the former judge or staying silent on the controversy.
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Since Election Day, President Trump's company — the Trump Organization — has experienced an increase in one particular line of business: fundraisers and receptions hosted by Republican lawmakers.
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The president's tour raised more questions about his worldview than it answered, and his preening was made worse by the fact that he won few concessions from anyone.
A voluntary referendum conducted by mail had the support of more than 60 percent of voters, dealing a blow to religious leaders who were behind a well-organized campaign to defeat the measure.
President Trump's shifting posture on how to address nuclear threats has made lawmakers in both parties uneasy, but a panel of experts warned senators against rewriting laws to restrain the commander in chief.
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