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The judge who took a guilty plea from President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn last week has recused himself ahead of a sentencing hearing. A court spokeswoman confirmed to Politico and other outlets that the case was reassigned after Judge Rudolph Contreras, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, recused himself. Judge Emmet Sullivan, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, was randomly selected to take his place in the case. The switch comes after Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russians in the month before Trump took office. Flynn's guilty plea...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Secretary of State Kevin Shelley told police that a handheld computer device containing sensitive information was taken from his San Francisco home. Shelley, who announced his resignation earlier this month and will leave office next week, reported the incident Sunday morning after discovering a window ajar in the study of his home, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday. He told police he had left the window open overnight, but that it appeared someone had opened it farther. He also said he had wiped a smudge from the window that could have been left by an intruder....