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‘Chuck Schumer Declares No Bush Supreme Court Nominee Will Be Confirmed’

That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post

Comey Case Developments: (5) Motion to Dismiss Based on Illegality of Interim U.S. Attorney’s Appointment

If the naming of Lindsey Halligan as Alexandria’s top federal prosecutor did not comply with the law, there could be chaos.

Netanyahu urges Nobel Peace Prize committee to award Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday implored the Norwegian Nobel Committee to give the peace prize to President Trump for his efforts to secure peace between Israel and Hamas.

U.S. ordering 4 icebreakers from Finland

President Trump and his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb, are expected to sign a deal on Thursday for the U.S. Coast Guard to acquire four Arctic icebreakers from shipyards in the Nordic country.

U.S. diplomat fired over relationship with woman accused of ties to Chinese Communist Party

The State Department said Wednesday that it has fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

Frustrated lawmakers say lack of trust is making it harder to end the government shutdown

A president looking to seize power beyond the executive branch. A Congress controlled by Republican lawmakers unwilling to directly defy him. And a minority party looking for any way to fight back.

Federal court to weigh Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area

President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing, a day after a small number of troops began protecting federal property in the Chicago area.

Leaders in Middle East hail Trump for Israel-Hamas peace deal as Nobel Peace Prize talk grows

Leaders across the Middle East on Thursday praised President Trump for his efforts to implement the first phase of his peace plan in Gaza.

Trump was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize before. Experts say he’s unlikely to win this year

U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be.

What to watch for in the Virginia governor’s race debate between Spanberger and Earle-Sears

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger are slated to debate their competing visions for Virginia on Thursday in the state's gubernatorial race. And each woman arguably has the same goal: to blame her opponent for backing the chaos in Washington.

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