Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, having checked in with allies Japan and South Korea, heads Saturday to China, a country President Trump criticized on Friday for not doing enough top rein in North Korea, reports Bloomberg.

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President Trump told Fox News’s Tucker Carlson that evidence of his wiretapping claim would be submitted to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence “very soon,” adding that he may be speaking about it as soon as next week, reports Townhall.

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), a key Democratic senator probing Russian interference into the 2016 election, said FBI Director James Comey indicated privately to senators that he may provide a “clearer explanation” of a Russia-related FBI investigation in advance of an anticipated Senate hearing on Wednesday, reports Politico.

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