Politics: Sessions again changes his account of what he knew about Trump campaign’s dealings with Russians

Why the GOP's excommunication of Roy Moore is politically problematic; He said he was a Washington Post reporter offering a reward for dirt on Roy Moore. It wasn't true.

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