Former national security adviser Michael Flynn is the highest-profile ally of President Trump — and the first White House aide — to be charged in the probe by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. People familiar with Flynn's contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak indicated he was acting in consultation with Jared Kushner and other senior Trump transition officials.
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Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a key holdout, announced his support for the legislation and said he had been promised permanent protections for recipients of an Obama-era program to shield some undocumented immigrants — often called "dreamers" — from deportation. Earlier Friday, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) had told reporters that GOP leaders had enough votes to pass the tax package.
High-ranking Republicans are hinting that they'll look at cutting spending on welfare, entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, and other parts of the social safety net.
The Office of Compliance disclosed that a little-known Treasury Department fund had paid for one sexual harassment settlement involving a House lawmaker's office in the past five years. The Post confirmed Blake Farenthold (R-Tex.) had used the fund to settle with a former aide.
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A bit of context helps explain what was perceived as one of the more lurid details of the sexual harassment allegations against the longtime "Today" host.
The girls couldn't wait for homecoming week. But first, they were going to a country music concert. It was there that a gunman high above them fired more than 1,100 rounds into the crowd.
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President Trump moved to quash speculation about the rumored departure of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after widespread reporting that plans were in place to replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo.
GOP leaders floated a spending plan that would keep government services operating for two weeks beyond the deadline of next Friday, buying time to negotiate a longer-term agreement with Democrats.
The Republican Senate candidate accused of sexual misconduct against teen girls invited Kimmel to Alabama to hash things out "man to man." Kimmel happily accepted the offer.
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