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Saturday, April 21, 2018

George H.W. Bush greets mourners ahead of Barbara’s funeral

by Kelly O'Donnell

NBC News

Thousands turned out in a Houston church on Friday to pay their respects to former first lady Barbara Bush, who died this week at age 92. Her husband, former President George H.W. Bush, made his first appearance since her death, greeting visitors ahead of Saturday’s funeral.

Giuliani's history raises legal questions as he takes on Trump defense

by Josh Gerstein, Darren Samuelsohn

POLITICO

As a prominent surrogate for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, Rudy Giuliani was an active purveyor of pre-election leaks about the FBI probe into Hillary Clinton's emails. As a member of Trump's transition, he played a political role during a period central to Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

Sessions told White House that Rosenstein’s firing could prompt his departure, too

by Josh Dawsey, Sari Horwitz, Rosalind S. Helderman, Matt Zapotsky

The Washington Post

Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently told the White House he might have to leave his job if President Trump fired his deputy, Rod J. Rosenstein, who oversees the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to people familiar with the exchange.