In a strange congressional hearing on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch declined to answer any questions about her department’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email server while she was secretary of state, instead directing questions to FBI Director James Comey, a man lower than her on the organizational chart, reports The Washington Post.

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A new Washington Post/ABC News poll reveals that a majority of Americans disapprove of FBI director James Comey’s recommendation that Clinton not be charged with a crime over her email arrangement, by 56-35 percent. Moreover, nearly a third of Democrats disapprove of what Comey said, reports The Washington Post.

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Republicans attacked President Barack Obama’s comments following the Dallas shootings of 12 police officers and two bystanders that killed five in which he made reference to “powerful weapons” as an aggravating factor to the situation, reports Politico.

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