SENATE PANEL UPDATE. REU. “Burr told reporters the committee plans to conduct 25 more interviews with witnesses this month, but described his goal of finishing this year the main congressional investigation into Russian meddling as only ‘aspirational’ at this point.” REID WON’T BE CALLED. WP. “Prosecutors in the bribery trial of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) […]
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SCHOCK CASE UPDATE. POL. “The federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former Rep. Aaron Schock leveled an unusual public complaint Tuesday that he was misled by a prosecutor on the case.” WITNESS TESTIFIES. CNN. “Former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius described an ‘unusual’ 2012 meeting with Sen. Robert Menendez at the New […]
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RUSSIA-LINKED ADS UPDATE. WP. “Facebook says ads that ran on the company’s social media platform and have been linked to a Russian internet agency were seen by an estimated 10 million people before and after the 2016 election.” VOTER ID AND INFLUENCE. WP. “The Web sites and Facebook pages displayed ads or other messages focused […]