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ing any of the previous directors,' Garland said." Later, Sen. John Comyn (R-TX) "pointed to Comey's move prior to the 2016 election to rail against Clinton's conduct, even though the Justice Department had decided not to bring any charges against her," and "Garland said it wouldn't be 'useful' for him

nce the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the death penalty to resume in 1976." Pritzker Signs Criminal Justice Reform Bill. The Chicago Sun-Times (2/22, Hinton, 970K) reports Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) "signed a sweeping criminal justice bill into law Monday, moving Illinois closer to ending cash bail

ate Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah said they would vote against confirming her." The AP notes that on Friday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) "became the first Democratic lawmaker to oppose the confirmation of Tanden." However, according to Reuters, even "with doubts growing about T

day (8/13, Jackson, Fritze, 10.31M) reports President Trump 'defended a re-tweet that appeared to link Jeffrey Epstein's death to former President Bill Clinton, and said Tuesday he wants a full investigation of Epstein's apparent suicide." The President told reporters, "The retweet was from somebody that is

stion. If we find that out, you're going to know a lot." Lenghi: "On Saturday, President Trump retweeted a conspiracy theory that claims to link the Clintons to Epstein's death. A Clinton spokesman said the suggestion that the Clintons were involved is 'ridiculous, and of course not true, and Donald Trump

enness to movement on gun legislation when Congress returns," according to "sources familiar with her conversations." She has also spoken with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) lo get an update on the bipartisan background checks bill he proposed" with Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA). Jim Acosta said on CNN's Situation Room (

he debate over the proper scale and scope of the federal government dates to the Founders, but it has intensified since the Reagan revolution. Both Bill Clinton and Obama have spent as much time defending progressive advances—from Social Security and Medicare to voting rights and abortion rights—as they hav

ago, he told the President's staff that he expected Obama to stop at each of the fourteen tables and talk for a while. No one would have had to ask Clinton. Obama's staffers were alarmed. When you talk about this with people in Obamaland, they let on that Clinton borders on the obsessive—as if the appe

on something you can't see. Obama is exactly like all my friends. He would rather read a book than spend time with people he doesn't know or like." Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia who was elected to the Senate three years ago, said recently that Obama's distance from members of Congress has hurt

ary. There was never any chance Iran could be negotiated out of a nuclear weapons capability it has pursued for nearly 30 years. Efforts during the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations demonstrated how Iran deftly uses negotiations to gain political legitimacy, buy time to continue work on its nu

tration wants to keep ten thousand U.S. troops in that country for the next decade or more. The resolution, sponsored by Democrats Jeff Merkley and Joe Manchin and Republicans Mike Lee and Rand Paul, argues that such a commitment is a bridge too far when it comes to presidential prerogative. In their view,