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Billy Graham: Pastor To The Presidents

Billy Graham was often referred to as the "Pastor to the Presidents."Β  Here are some photos of Graham with the 12 presidents he spent time with and counseled over the years, courtesy of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.Β Β 

Trump Urges Ban On Gun Devices Like Bump Stocks

As a grieving Florida community demanded action on guns, President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed the Justice Department to move to ban devices like the rapid-fire bump stocks used in last year’s Las Vegas massacre.

Special Counsel Files New Charge In Russia Probe

The special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election has charged an attorney with lying to federal investigators about his interactions with a former Trump campaign official, according to court papers made public Tuesday.

Trump Offers Support for Tougher Background Checks on Gun Buys

From the confines of his golf club, President Donald Trump offered support for a limited strengthening of federal background checks on gun purchases Monday while staying largely mum in the last few days about the victims of the Florida school massacre and the escalating debate about controls on weapons.

LA Times: Ex-Trump Aid to Plead Guilty

The Los Angeles Times reports that former Donald Trump aide Rick Gates has agreed to plead guilty in the Mueller probe and testify against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Takeaways From Mueller’s Russian Meddling Indictment

Special counsel Robert Mueller charged 13 Russians and three Russian companies on Friday with interfering in the 2016 election by assuming U.S. identities, sowing discord on social media, communicating with unwitting Americans and even setting up political rallies from afar.

Russians Charged With Meddling In 2016 Presidential Race

Thirteen Russians, including a businessman close to Vladimir Putin, were charged Friday in an elaborate plot to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election through social media propaganda, aimed in part at helping Republican Donald Trump and harming the prospects of his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

Senate Rejects immigration Bills; Young Immigrants in Limbo

The Senate has left hundreds of thousands of β€œDreamer” immigrants in limbo, rejecting rival plans that would have spared them from deportation and strengthened the nation’s border security. Senators dealt President Donald Trump an especially galling defeat as more than a quarter of fellow Republicans abandoned him on an issue that helped propel him to the White House.

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