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Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions during a news conference after his talks with and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in Savonlinna, Eastern Finland, on Thursday, July 27, 2017. President Putin pays a working visit to Finland to discuss bilateral and international issues with his Finnish counterpart and to commemorate Finland's 100-year independence. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia to expel U.S. diplomats in retaliation for new sanctions

Russia moved Friday to expel American diplomats and kick U.S. personnel out of several locations in Moscow, retaliating after Congress a day earlier wrote into law stiff economic sanctions against top Russian officials and important industries.

July 28, 2017
In this March 30, 2017, file photo, Workers use a crane to lift a segment of a new fence into place on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico, where Sunland Park, New Mexico, meets the Anapra neighborhood of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

House votes to support Trump border wall

The House approved $1.6 billion Thursday to fund the first installment of President Trump's border wall, surmounting Democrats' unanimous opposition and giving the White House a significant though potentially short-lived victory.

July 27, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, July 27, 2017. With his future as the nation's top prosecutor in doubt after a week of blistering public scorn from the president, Sessions is traveling to El Salvador to seek ways to stamp out the brutal street gang MS-13. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Activists try to head off recess replacement for Jeff Sessions

Activists are calling on the Senate to hold pro forma sessions throughout August to deny President Trump recess appointment powers, fearful that he might take any opening to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and impose a new Justice Department chief who would derail the Russia investigation.

July 27, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, following a House GOP Caucus. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Paul Ryan to Donald Trump: Lay off Robert Mueller

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday that President Trump would be wise to leave the Russia investigation alone, saying special counsel Robert Mueller should be allowed to finish his job.

July 27, 2017
The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington is seen here on March 22, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

IRS hires suspected tax cheats, fraudsters: Audit

The IRS rehired hundreds of employees who had previously left the agency under clouds of suspicion -- including four who were being investigated for cheating on their own taxes -- according to a new audit Thursday that found the agency still struggling to correct the longstanding problem.

July 27, 2017
Rescue personnel search for victims as they traverse the flooded city of New Orleans after the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina in this Aug. 30, 2005, file photo. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

New Orleans bilks federal taxpayers of $2 billion in Hurricane Katrina repairs: Audit

New Orleans is taking federal taxpayers for a $2 billion ride in Hurricane Katrina spending, the inspector general who oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday, concluding that the city is charging the government for repairs that had nothing to do with the 2005 hurricane and flooding that devastated the Gulf Coast.

July 27, 2017
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton checks her phone after attending a U.S.-Russia meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam on July 23, 2010. The revelation that Mrs. Clinton used an off-the-books email account during her time as secretary of state has raised fresh questions about her credibility heading into 2016. (Associated Press)

Arkansas bar declines to punish Hillary Clinton over emails

The Arkansas bar association says it won't permanently strip Hillary Clinton of her ability to practice law in the state, rejecting requests to punish her for risking national security with her secret email server, and misleading Congress.

July 26, 2017
Some tea party organizations that have been waiting years for an IRS decision on their tax-exempt status are finally getting their applications processed. (The Washington Times/File)

IRS approves tea party application process

The IRS has finally agreed to a process for deciding on the last remaining nonprofit application that was snared in the Obama administration's tea party targeting, more than four years after the illegal singling-out of conservative groups for special scrutiny was first revealed.

July 25, 2017
Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said that his officers will not work with federal agents to enforce immigration policies by turning over illegals. Commissioner Davis said his officers won't even ask the legal status of those they encounter while on patrol. (Associated Press)

Justice Department issues new financial warning to sanctuary cities

"This is what the American people should be able to expect from their cities and states, and these long overdue requirements will help us take down MS-13 and other violent transnational gangs, and make our country safer," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said.

July 25, 2017
President Trump will announce his choice for U.S. Supreme Court justice on primetime TV Monday night. (Associated Press/File)

‘Supreme Court 5’ protesters get jail time for disruption

Five activists decided the best way to protest a major First Amendment Supreme Court case was with more First Amendment activity, so they disrupted the justices' oral arguments two years ago. The justice system struck back Monday when a federal judge in Washington sentenced the activists to jail time.

July 24, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks while posing for a photo with outgoing White House interns in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Court allows Trump’s voter commission to proceed

A federal judge on Monday rejected complaints that President Trump's voter integrity commission was breaking the law by requesting and storing states' voter data, saying that as long as the panel is just advisory it doesn't need to meet strict standards that would apply to government agencies.

July 24, 2017