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Dems release Russia probe memo defending FBI surveillance

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Chad Day, Associated Press

Congress has released a redacted Democratic memo pushing back on GOP claims of surveillance abuses in the FBI's Russia probe.

Trump says arming teachers in schools ‘Up to States’

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

He tweeted that arming teachers as a deterrent against such often deadly violence is "Up to States."…

Trump floats new gun measures as gun owners talk ‘betrayal’

By Richard Lardner and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Trump's flirtation with modest gun control measures drew swift condemnation from gun groups, hunters and sportsmen who banked on the president to be a stalwart opponent to any new restrictions.

Before the U.S. approves new uranium mining, consider its toxic legacy

By Stephanie Malin, The Conversation

Today, most of the uranium that powers U.S. nuclear reactors is imported. But many communities still suffer impacts of uranium mining and milling that occurred for decades to fuel the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms race.

Australia leader urges U.S. to maintain global leadership role

By Zeke Miller, Ken Thomas, Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is calling on the U.S. to maintain its global leadership role.

CDC requests funds to build new maximum-security laboratory

By Helen Branswell, STAT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking Congress for money for a new building to house the laboratories that work on the deadliest pathogens known to humankind.

Indictment of Missouri governor could have political ripples

By David A. Lieb, Jim Salter, Blake Nelson, Associated Press

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' potentially prolonged legal battle stemming from an extramarital affair could have implications for the 2018 elections.

NRA faces corporate backlash after latest school shooting

By Alexandra Olson, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press

The National Rifle Association is facing a corporate backlash as companies take a closer look at their investments, co-branding deals and other ties to the gun industry following the latest school massacre.

All of West Virginia’s teachers are on strike. Here’s why

By Ryan Connelly Holmes

Teachers across the state said they planned to strike again Monday. They argue a recent pay increase did not do enough to offset rising health care premiums, and that the state was also slashing their benefits.

Manafort secretly paid foreign politicians to lobby for Ukraine, new Mueller indictment says

By Associated Press

The new allegation against Paul Manafort comes in a newly unsealed indictment made public Friday. The indictment followed a guilty plea by Manafort's longtime business associate, Rick Gates.