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Shields and Brooks on Trump's judicial picks, Bill Taylor's testimony

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including trends around the federal judges President Trump is appointing, the Department of Justice’s criminal probe of the Russia investigation,…

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Trump Organization is exploring sale of Washington hotel

By Bernard Condon, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

The Trump Organization says it will consider offers to buy it out of a 100-year lease of the building, partly to avoid criticism over conflicts of interest.

Trump's conservative picks will impact courts for decades

By Daniel Bush

The number of federal judges President Donald Trump has appointed at this point in his presidency is in line with the appointments made by some of his predecessors. But Trump’s appointees will likely play an outsize role in reshaping American…

WATCH: Trump takes victory lap on criminal justice reform in South Carolina

By Kevin Freking, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Calling it the "most significant criminal justice reform in many generations," President Donald Trump revisited a signature bipartisan legislative achievement Friday at a South Carolina criminal justice conference.

Judge: DOJ must hand over Mueller grand jury evidence to House Democrats

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

A judge has ordered the Justice Department to give Democrats grand jury testimony from special counsel Mueller's investigation.

Democrats subpoena 3 more Trump officials for impeachment inquiry

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The House investigators subpoenaed acting director Russell Vought and Michael Duffey, who oversees national security programs, and State Department counselor T. Ulrich Brechbuhl.

U.S. budget deficit hits $984 billion, highest in 7 years

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The surge reflected such factors as revenue lost from the 2017 Trump tax cut and a budget deal that added billions in spending for military and domestic programs.

WATCH: Trump expects 'really bad things' from investigation into Russia probe

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

President Trump declared anew on Friday that the now-concluded special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election was a "hoax" designed to discredit his presidency.

Esper says U.S. troops, armored vehicles going to Syria oil fields

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The U.S. will send armored reinforcements into eastern Syria to bolster defenses against a potential move by Islamic State militants on oil fields controlled by U.S.-backed Syrian Kurds, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday.