Drop the Mike

Did President Trump ask FBI Director James Comey, in a February 2017 meeting, not to pursue a Trump adviser who had misled investigators about conversations with Russians? If Trump made that request, it could be evidence of obstruction of justice, particularly in light of Comey’s subsequent firing. Trump denies it, but Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, seems to think that it may have happened. In a series of confused interviews on Monday, Giuliani alternated between positing that Trump made the request, stipulating that Trump denies it, and defending the request as a routine plea to a law enforcement official.

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“What Are They Hiding?”

Last Friday, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, requested a trove of records from the George W. Bush Presidential Library pertaining to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time in the administration. Grassley made the request to National Archives staff unilaterally, after failing to reach an agreement with his committee counterpart, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, on which records they would need to see. Grassley’s move was an early turning point in the Kavanaugh confirmation process, abruptly ending the make-believe period of bipartisan cooperation and beginning a dogfight over paper.

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Murray fights back to beat McDonald in Washington

Andy Murray fights back to beat Mackenzie McDonald 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Washington Open first round in his fourth match since returning from hip surgery.

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'Let's dance' - Wilder deal almost done, says Fury

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says a deal to fight American Deontay Wilder is "almost done".

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Cameroon in talks with former England, Lazio & Man City boss Eriksson

Cameroon confirm discussions with former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, to take over as coach of the Indomitable Lions.

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Ex-Olympic champion Skofterud dies in jet-ski accident

Norwegian Olympic cross-country skiing gold medallist Vibeke Skofterud dies in a jet-skiing accident at the age of 38.

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Fulham sign £22m Serbia striker Mitrovic from Newcastle

Fulham complete the signing of Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic from fellow Premier League side Newcastle United.

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