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The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Russia Probe Just Blew Up

Sen. Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein at a May 10, 2017 Judiciary Committee hearing.Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire Senate judiciary committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have broken up over Russia. The committee’s once bipartisan investigation into whether President Trump obstructed justice or his campaign colluded with Russia has hit…

Jeff Flake Is Retiring From the Senate

Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a vocal intra-party critic of President Donald Trump, announced he will not seek reelection in 2018. Flake told the Arizona Republic, which broke the news of the announcement, that he he had concluded that “there may not be a place for a Republican like…