Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) has recommended the Justice Department investigate the author of the now-famous “dossier” alleging the Trump campaign coordinated with the Kremlin during the 2016 presidential election. The move marks a major escalation in conservatives’ challenges to the FBI’s credibility as the agency investigates whether any of Trump associates committed crimes.
The agency revived a probe that was dialed back during the 2016 presidential election amid tensions between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents over the politically charged case, according to people familiar with the matter. President Trump has repeatedly urged Justice officials to prosecute his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and her aides.
The junior senator from Colorado aligns with Trump on most issues. But Gardner is becoming known as someone who will do more than posture when he and the White House disagree.
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Neither polar vortex nor “bomb cyclone” nor gloom of night could keep political gossipmongers from lining up to buy what has become the biggest must-read Washington book in a generation.
Fatal Force
Police fatally shot 987 people last year, or two dozen more than they killed in 2016, according to a project by The Washington Post that tracks the shootings. The grim annual tally has persisted despite widespread public scrutiny of officers’ use of fatal force.
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Temperatures will remain 20 to 30 degrees below average across the northeastern United States, which could lead to record-breaking lows, according to the National Weather Service.
Domestic unrest in Iran has been aimed in part at the country’s intervention in the region’s wars, exposing a key vulnerability for the Iranian leadership.
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The Switch
Review Apple shaved $50 off its standard battery fee in an extraordinary but limited-time effort to get back in our good graces after getting caught last month slowing down phones with worn-out batteries.
Wonkblog
Analysis There’s no doubt the U.S. economy and Wall Street have momentum heading into President Trump’s second year in office. But worker pay has stagnated. A similar problem plagued Barack Obama during his administration.
Perspective
The institution resorts to the nuclear option for raising revenue. Mandatory admission ranging from $12 to $25 will be required for visitors who live outside of New York beginning March 1.
Perspective
The success of “The Last Jedi” isn’t exactly surprising, but in this case it’s notable, if only because the movie itself has been so divisive, especially among lifelong Star Wars fans.
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