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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving aboard Marine One, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump winning over Democrats, CNN poll finds

President Trump's popularity isn't all about the base. In a new CNN poll released Monday, his approval ratings are being buoyed by great optimism about the state of the nation, by his handling of issues, and by improving numbers among Democrats.

May 7, 2018
FBI Director Robert Mueller listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 13, 2013, as the House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the FBI. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Robert Mueller files request for 70 blank subpoenas

Special counsel Robert Mueller apparently is getting ready to file numerous subpoenas this summer in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. According to a document filed with the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Mr. Mueller requested "70 Blank Subpoenas (35 sets)" from the court related to bank-fraud charges filed against Paul Manafort, a former Trump presidential-campaign manager.

May 3, 2018
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., react at a joke from Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., center, as he jokes while speaking at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. Republican leaders have abruptly pulled their troubled health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a humiliating defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Eric Swalwell calls for mandatory buyback of all ‘military-style semiautomatic’ weapons

In an editorial in USA Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell proposed a mandatory buyback of all "military-style semiautomatic assault weapons" without any "grandfather clause" for existing weapons or any deference to the Second Amendment -- the sort of forced-confiscation plan that gun-rights advocates have warned about and gun-controllers have hotly denied they seek.

May 3, 2018
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks before the arrival of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to the Value Voters Summit, Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Rudy Giuliani blasts Robert Mueller probe, says James Comey should be indicted

President Trump's top legal adviser called former FBI Director James B. Comey a liar who should be indicted. In an interview Wednesday night on Fox News Channel, former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani also criticized special counsel Robert Mueller for his demands against a sitting president, which he called unprecedented.

May 2, 2018
David Hogg, a survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., speaks during the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control in Washington, Saturday, March 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

David Hogg demands Mike Pence cancel NRA speech

Gun-control activist David Hogg now wants to stop elected politicians from speaking to the National Rifle Association. In a tweet Sunday, Mr. Hogg noted that he had signed a MoveOn.org petition to "Demand Mike Pence cancel his speech to the NRA convention on May 4."

April 29, 2018