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Rick Gates was a longtime business associate of former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort, and testified against him last summer at Manafort's first federal criminal trial in Virginia.
More than 40,000 immigration court hearings have been canceled since the government shutdown began, straining the nation's immigration system, while the Pentagon is directing additional funds to militarize the U.S.-Mexico border.
An emerging global phenomenon of dominant political leaders and the corrosion of systems of governance promise more of the international instability that closed 2018.
"I don't believe Mr. Mueller would be involved in a witch hunt," Barr said at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
The federal government was already bleeding cybersecurity talent, and now it's growing worse. Security certificates for unmanaged websites are expiring. Attacks are ramping up as adversaries believe the country's infrastructure is weak and unmanned.
Most voters do see a humanitarian crisis at the border — just not necessarily the kind Trump describes, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday.
Kasich is planning to go on a West Coast swing this week to meet with donors and business leaders, including traveling to Los Angeles and parts of Silicon Valley, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
Barr is likely to receive a barrage of questions from Democrats picking apart his views on the Russia probe and executive power.
The partial federal government shutdown comes at a time when California's agriculture sector is already reeling from President Donald Trump's trade war with China.
A majority of Americans say Trump bears more blame for the shutdown than Democrats, according to three polls released Monday and Sunday.
Kasich has signaled to close advisors and some donors that he's looking to sign with either CNN or MSNBC as he finishes his two terms as Ohio's governor.
"If compromise cannot be reached on border security and immigration, what hope do we have that our current leaders will tackle the tough issues of debt and deficit, health care, retirement security, and infrastructure?" asks Heidi Heitkamp.
"I can tell you unequivocally that I am not talking to Senator Warren's team — or any other current or potential Presidential Candidate — about joining their campaign, and have no interest in doing so," Troy Price told CNBC.
Special counsel Robert Mueller is believed to be the one seeking information from an unidentified company owned by a foreign government, which since last year has resisted a subpoena issued by a federal grand jury in Washington.
The U.S. trade representative said Monday it ran out of funding and would function with about 30 percent of its staff even as the office spearheads high-stakes trade talks with China ahead of an early March deadline.
Trump was responding to a report that the FBI started investigating whether he was working for Russia after he fired FBI Director Comey.
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