Fri Jun 16, 2017 AT 2:26 PM EDT
The senior Justice Department official with ultimate authority over the special counsel’s probe of Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 election has privately acknowledged to colleagues that he may have to recuse himself from the matter, which he took charge of only after Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ own recusal, sources tell ABC News.
- AP: APNewsBreak: About 4,000 More US Troops to Go to Afghanistan
- Free Beacon: Chuck Schumer Teams with Ted Cruz to Demand Moving Israel Embassy to Jerusalem
- Daily Beast: Megyn Kelly Exposed by Alex Jones in Leaked Audio Recordings
- WashExaminer: Obama Era-Bureaucrats ‘Waiting Trump Out,’ Block IRS, Fast and Furious Probes
- Daily Caller: Trump Admin Rescinds DAPA Amnesty Program
Thu Jun 15, 2017 AT 1:23 PM EDT
The Senate intelligence committee won’t probe whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice over the FBI’s investigation into his former associates and their contacts with Russian officials, leaving the criminal inquiry to special counsel Robert Mueller, reports CNN.
- Daily Caller: HuffPo Pulls Article Calling for ‘Ultimate Punishment’ of Trump
- The Hill: Republicans’ Satisfaction Plummets: Gallup Poll
- Daily Caller: NYT Uses GOP Shooting To Falsely Attack Sarah Palin With Debunked Conspiracy Theory
- The Hill: GOP Congressman: Cut Back on Town Halls in Wake of Shooting
- CNN: Dennis Rodman Makes a Gift of ‘Art of the Deal’ in North Korea
Wed Jun 14, 2017 AT 2:46 PM EDT
A man unleashed a barrage of gunfire Wednesday at a park in Alexandria, Va., as Republican members of Congress held a morning baseball practice, wounding five people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (La.), reports The Washington Post. President Trump said the gunman — identified by multiple law enforcement officials as James T. Hodgkinson III, 66, from Illinois — died after a shootout with police, two of whom were wounded in the gun battle.
- WashTimes: Rep. Mo Brooks Describes Shooting: Scalise ‘Crawled out to the Outfield, Leaving a Trail of Blood’
- Chicago Tribune: Director of Michigan’s Health Department Faces Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Over Flint Water Crisis
- Reuters: Trump Gives U.S. Military Authority to Set Afghan Troop Levels: US Official
- Reuters: US Expands Presence in Syrian Desert, Rebels Say
- Politico: Trump Expected to Change Certification for Apprenticeships
