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Day 363: Gag order.


Wednesday, January 17, 2018

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1/ Trump accused Russia of helping North Korea evade sanctions.

2/ The Pentagon wants to allow nuclear retaliation in response to cyberattacks against the United States.

3/ Steve Bannon cited executive privilege and refused to answer questions from the House Intelligence Committee yesterday.

4/ Bannon didn't respond to House Intelligence Committee questions because the White House directed him not to.

5/ Bannon struck a deal with Robert Mueller to be interviewed by prosecutors instead of testifying before the grand jury.

6/ The chance of a government shutdown increased as Trump aligned himself with the conservative House Freedom Caucus on immigration.

7/ Robert Mueller's probe would continue in the event of a government shutdown.

8/ The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to review an order to restart DACA.

NOTABLES.

  • Robert Mueller's team is investigating newly uncovered financial transactions from Russian diplomatic accounts and people or businesses inside the United States.

  • Trump's alleged affair with a porn star and the reported $130,000 in hush money scandal, explained by Vox.

  • Three-quarters of the National Parks Service advisory panel resigned in frustration.

  • Wisconsin Democrats flipped a state senate seat in a special election.

  • Jeff Flake delivered a speech from the Senate floor comparing Trump's anti-press rhetoric to former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.

  • John Kelly told Democratic lawmakers that the U.S. will never construct a physical wall along the entire stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border.

  • Border patrol agents routinely vandalize containers of water and supplies left in the Arizona desert for migrants.

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