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“It’s really kind of incomprehensible why they haven’t simply released them immediately,” @waltshaub says of the Justice Department not releasing acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s financial disclosures despite regulations requiring them to do so. https://cnn.it/2Q59FHK pic.twitter.com/l33d7h3J87

“This President is just crying out for a congressional check and a balance, so of course we’re gonna do that ... We also understand...there is a line there and we should be careful about overstepping it" -Democrat Rep. @jahimes on how the House will handle investigating Trump.pic.twitter.com/WVMhd7MsXP

“It does seem to me that…this is a pretty ugly game of chicken that is being set up in a way that could damage something that I think needs to be really supported, which is Democratic unity,” Rep. @jahimes says about the Democratic House leadership fight. https://cnn.it/2Qaa3EW pic.twitter.com/Up31S48hY4

“How are we to feel about a President who engages in behavior that we would punish in a 7-year-old boy? What more is there to say other than how did we get here and why do we put up with it?” Democrat Rep. @jahimes on President Trump’s vulgar tweet about Rep. Adam Schiff.pic.twitter.com/X5WKIu57p3

Deputy Chief Scott McLean of Cal Fire says “unfortunately…we are having some rain come in” in northern California. The rain could cause mudslides and debris flow, which will pose a hazard to the firefighters still extinguishing the deadly Camp Fire. https://cnn.it/2Ki5h2y pic.twitter.com/6hTQusfT8n

“The President very clearly is trying to dodge what he needs to do, and that is to take action and hold the crown prince accountable for ordering this murder,” Democrat @SenatorCardin says about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. https://cnn.it/2DAlGOu pic.twitter.com/4Uob1Gu4fG

"This appointment was clearly one to influence the Mueller investigation,” Democrat @SenatorCardin says of President Trump appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general. “The logical choice was Rod Rosenstein.” https://cnn.it/2DxCWE4 pic.twitter.com/NpeJzGTkxC

"President Trump is setting the stage for some bruising fights this week,” CNN’s @Acosta reports from the White House as President Trump slams the architect of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and as special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe closes in. https://cnn.it/2Dvsayk pic.twitter.com/HjaCMxDldB

North Korea has tested a "newly developed ultramodern" weapon in an event supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, state media said Friday, amid faltering nuclear disarmament negotiations with the United States. https://cnn.it/2TkBxpW pic.twitter.com/VFFVcpTUnf

George Conway says his wife, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, doesn't like his vocal criticism of President Trump. "I don't think she likes it, but I've told her, I don't like the administration, so it's even." https://cnn.it/2qQTIXf pic.twitter.com/IpYU1jEK7O

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal tells CNN's @WolfBlitzer that President Trump "is facing very serious legal jeopardy," adding that there is "a prima facie, a plausible case of obstruction of justice against him" https://cnn.it/2DIRYrw pic.twitter.com/MZ5BdQmbe4

"His calling the answers easy tells me that it's either false bravado or self-delusion or simple deception." - Sen. Richard Blumenthal reacts to President Trump remarks that he "easily" crafted the answers to special counsel Robert Mueller https://cnn.it/2DIRYrw pic.twitter.com/5G9n5F97UE

A federal judge upheld a federal indictment against the Russian troll farm accused of meddling in the 2016 election, handing a victory to special counsel Robert Mueller. https://cnn.it/2zXdjcB pic.twitter.com/FnL260YRSP

Hundreds of people are missing in California's Camp Fire. With each day that goes by, their families refuse to let hope wane. https://cnn.it/2QOaTEm pic.twitter.com/TsRSTaZufZ

A garden-variety court filing has mistakenly revealed US government efforts to criminally charge Julian Assange in an embarrassing episode for federal prosecutors in their nearly decade-long battle with the WikiLeaks founder. https://cnn.it/2zXivgr pic.twitter.com/musZbeaJq8

BREAKING: Democrat Stacey Abrams acknowledges her Republican opponent, Brian Kemp, will become the next governor of Georgia https://cnn.it/2QO6xgB pic.twitter.com/Dc4SWTphCJ

"I just wish that the President could focus on his job rather than trying to prevent law enforcement from doing theirs," says Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden about President Trump's appointment of acting United States Attorney General Matthew Whitaker http://cnn.it/2DIRYrw pic.twitter.com/vykFhx5rWB

"To the extent Assange was acting as a tool of a hostile, foreign intelligence agency, he may well have committed crimes." - Sen. Ron Wyden on the role that WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange may have played in potential collusion during the 2016 election https://cnn.it/2QLIWgk pic.twitter.com/tTo2Xgyi5F

President Trump says he was personally crafting the answers to special counsel Robert Mueller and denied he was agitated by the state of the probe https://cnn.it/2DIRYrw pic.twitter.com/eAWADCeVIn

Outgoing Ohio GOP Gov. @JohnKasich on potentially challenging President Trump in 2020: “All options are on the table and the question is, ultimately, 'can I have a very positive impact on the country?'”pic.twitter.com/4DWHxsfRtZ