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The FBI and Capitol Police want to talk with Rep. Maxine Waters’ 2018 Republican opponent about a fake letter he posted to Twitter that falsely indicated the congresswoman wants to resettle tens of thousands of refugees in her Los Angeles district. The Republican candidate, Omar Navarro, said he will meet with FBI agents at his California campaign office Wednesday at their request. In December, Waters formally asked the FBI and Capitol Police to investigate the letter, which appears to be on Waters’ House office stationery and includes her signature. It is a federal crime to impersonate a federal official and...

Ocasio-Cortez is a gift to the Republican party. The jokes just write themselves!

Future generations may mark today as one of the truly dark days in American history, a history that may soon take an even more ominous turn. President Trump’s sudden firing of FBI Director James Comey is a matter that should deeply concern every American, regardless of party, partisan politics or ideological leanings. The independence of our law enforcement is at the bedrock of our democracy. That independence, already grievously shaken under the brief tenure of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is now shattered by uncertainty. The firing of an FBI Director is always a very serious matter in normal times. But...

A firefighter who reported finding a knotted rope and a threatening note with a drawing of a noose in an East Baltimore station house last month had placed the items there himself, city officials said yesterday. The man was suspended last week for performance-related issues and will likely face additional punishment, fire officials said. Sterling Clifford, a spokesman for the Police Department and for Mayor Sheila Dixon, said the man admitted to the hoax and will not face criminal charges. Officials identified the firefighter who they say acknowledged writing the note as Donald Maynard, a firefighter-paramedic apprentice who is black....

A new poll of Alabama voters shows Republican and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton , D-N.Y., as the front-runners in the state's presidential primaries. The poll by American Research Group of Manchester, N.H., showed 31 percent of Alabama Republicans favored Giuliani among a field of 13 party candidates. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , R-Ga., was second with 25 percent, followed by U.S. Sen. John McCain , R-Ariz., with 19 percent. The telephone survey was conducted Feb. 8-13 and included a random sample of 600 likely Republican primary voters living in Alabama. No other...