Politics A.M.: Trump gears up to strip more clearances from officials tied to Russia investigation

Here's a list of top officials Trump has 'fought back' against; Has Russia hacked into Florida's election system? There's no evidence.

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Trump gears up to strip more clearances from officials tied to Russia investigation The president has fired or threatened nearly a dozen current and former officials connected to the investigation he labels a "rigged witch hunt." By David Nakamura and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » The Fix • Analysis Here's a list of top officials Trump has 'fought back' against Trump has now fired or threatened most senior officials related to the Russia investigation. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Analysis Has Russia hacked into Florida's election system? There's no evidence. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) insists that Russia has breached Florida's election systems and could wipe out voter registration records. But there's no evidence to back him up. By Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'Revoke my security clearance': Bin Laden raid commander wants Trump to treat him like Brennan One day after the president revoked former CIA director John Brennan's clearance, McRaven said, "I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well." By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Trump administration is considering pulling back $3 billion in foreign aid Lawmakers from both parties are questioning the legality of the planned move. By Carol Morello and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Pentagon may delay Trump's military parade, originally slated for November, to next year The final tally could be as high as $92 million, officials said, with planning continuing for the event. By Missy Ryan and Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis Democrats cautious about judging one of their own amid misconduct allegations Senate women who clamored for Franken's exit adopt a wait-and-see approach as another Minnesota politician, Rep. Keith Ellison, denies accusations he abused a former girlfriend. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   Omarosa Manigault Newman's publisher responds to Trump campaign attorney: We won't bow to 'hollow legal threats' Simon & Schuster, the publisher of the former Trump aide's explosive tell-all, called a letter from a Trump campaign attorney 'an obvious attempt to silence legitimate criticism of the President.' By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis No, one-third of African Americans don't support Trump. Not even close. It's time for a reality check. By Michael Tesler  •  Read more »   Manafort jurors send judge four questions, including asking him to redefine reasonable doubt Jurors began deliberations Thursday in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who faces 18 counts of bank fraud and lying — and the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison. By Rachel Weiner, Matt Zapotosky, Lynh Bui and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »   In Trump's standoff with Turkey, two tough-guy leaders and a deal gone wrong Trump is furious that a deal that would have freed an American pastor held in Turkey has fallen apart, according to aides. By Anne Gearan and Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   'We have more that we're planning to do' if Turkey doesn't release American pastor, treasury secretary says Mnuchin's statement came amid rapidly escalating tensions between Washington and Ankara over Andrew Brunson's detention. By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the 5-Minute Fix newsletter A must-read cheatsheet on the latest in politics, three days a week, from reporter Amber Phillips. Sign Up  »

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