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Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, a redacted version of which was released publicly Thursday, explains why President Donald Trump wasn’t subpoenaed as part of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. “Recognizing that the President would not be interviewed voluntarily, we considered whether to issue a subpoena for his testimony,” the report reads….

Special counsel Robert Mueller did not make a determination about whether President Donald Trump broke the law by obstructing justice because it wasn’t Mueller’s call to make, he wrote in his 448-page report released Thursday. But the special counsel’s explanation of why he couldn’t state that Trump obstructed justice suggests he may believe the president…

French officials are planning to construct a temporary wooden cathedral on the esplanade in front of the Notre Dame while the fire-ravaged landmark is being rebuilt.  Monsignor Patrick Chauvet, Notre Dame’s chief priest, has suggested building an “ephemeral cathedral” to give faithful Catholics a place to congregate until the 850-year-old architectural treasure reopens. “We mustn’t say…

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) leads a field of 18 Democratic Party candidates in the money chase with $18.2 million raised in the first quarter of the 2020 presidential campaign. He’s tailed by newcomers like Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) with $12 million raised and former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas, who pulled in $9.4 million….

Facing elimination in Monday’s Top 10 reveal round of “American Idol,” Alyssa Raghu went for broke. The 17-year-old Orlando, Florida, high school student sang a song belonging to judge Katy Perry ― the 2010 hit “The One That Got Away.” (See the performance below.) Raghu nailed it, too, earning sweet praise from the pop star…

The husband of a U.S. soldier who was killed in Afghanistan was allowed to return to the United States on Monday after being deported to Mexico last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Arizona Republic reported. Jose Gonzalez Carranza, 30, said his deportation had left his 12-year-old daughter stranded in the U.S. without parents….

Americans have no idea how to recycle. Many even find the process to be more confusing than doing their taxes. That’s the upshot of a new study by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which found that 92% of respondents were unclear about what they should put into the recycling bin. People either think that everything marked…

A primary election challenger to Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) raised more than four times as much in campaign donations during the first quarter of the year, a threatening sign for an incumbent who often stokes controversy with white supremacist and racist rhetoric. King raised $61,666 in the first three months of 2019, according to campaign disclosure reports….

As President Donald Trump faces mounting pressure — and impending legal challenges — to release his tax returns, his potential 2020 competitors have been making their own returns public. Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman who announced his candidacy for president last month, joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in releasing a decade’s worth of tax…

Two House committees on Monday subpoenaed records from Deutsche Bank and other financial institutions as part of an investigation into Donald Trump’s financial dealings and possible foreign influence on U.S. politics. House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said in a statement that the subpoenas of “multiple financial institutions” — including a “cooperative” Deutsche Bank —…