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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun speaks during a press conference in Gary

Indiana’s governor and at least 8 lawmakers have been swatted or threatened as state Republicans face redistricting pressure

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said he and his family are among the Republicans targeted in a wave of threats against state officeholders this week as President Donald Trump pressures Hoosier State lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional maps. At least eight Republican state senators said they had been the

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Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees on Capitol Hill in December 2018.

James Comey asks for his indictment be dismissed over Lindsey Halligan’s grand jury revelation

By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey are asking a federal judge to dismiss the charges against him because, they say, a grand jury never approved the final indictment in the case. The motion to dismiss comes after prosecutors, including interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan,

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A November 13 picture of US aircraft operating in the Caribbean including eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets

Days ahead of terrorism designation for Maduro, US military performs large ‘attack demo’ near Venezuela

By Natasha Bertrand, Avery Schmitz, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted its largest show of force to date near Venezuela on Thursday, ahead of a key Monday deadline that will see the US designate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his government allies as members of a foreign terrorist organization. The designation of

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in Washington

Trump officials prepare for potential cabinet shakeup after one-year mark

By Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — The White House is preparing for possible turnover in the Cabinet after President Donald Trump reaches the one-year mark of his term, potentially shaking up his otherwise stable team of secretaries, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions. Trump’s cadre of secretaries, administrators and

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Representative Cory Mills attends a House Task Force hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington

Bipartisan push to reform censure process emerges in Congress after flurry of complaints brought against lawmakers

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are now pushing to make the censure process more difficult after the House weighed three separate complaints against sitting members this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he is “very interested in raising the threshold” of votes to censure a member,

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Tyson Smith plans to prefile legislation on dog-breeding facilities; woman appears in court for Columbia animal abuse care

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A representative for Columbia in Missouri’s state house plans on prefiling legislation about dog-breeding facilities. Democratic State Rep. David Tyson Smith wrote on his social media on Thursday that he plans on prefiling a bill that would require regular inspections at dog-breeding facilities. The announcement comes after Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia,

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach

Trump accuses Democratic lawmakers who urged military to disobey illegal orders of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’

CNN By Samantha Waldenberg, Arlette Saenz, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that Democratic lawmakers who urged service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders should be put to death, sparking an outcry among Democrats on Capitol Hill that the president was seeking to incite violence. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach

Trump accuses Democratic lawmakers who urged military to disobey illegal orders of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’

CNN By Samantha Waldenberg, Arlette Saenz, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that Democratic lawmakers who urged service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders should be put to death, sparking an outcry among Democrats on Capitol Hill that the president was seeking to incite violence. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable

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