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Happy Thursday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Ellen Mitchell, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.   THE TOPLINE: The Pentagon’s watchdog has cleared acting Defense Secretary Patrick ShanahanPatrick Michael ShanahanPentagon watchdog clears acting Defense chief in ethics probe Overnight Defense: Trump claims border incident tied to drug smuggling […]

President TrumpDonald John TrumpPresenting the 2020 Democratic bracket The time has come for the Democrats to act, finally DHS expedites border wall replacement in Arizona, Texas MORE is getting a big boost from the economy, which grew at a strong rate of 3.2 percent in the first quarter of the year, according to statistics released […]

A federal judge on Friday ordered Russian agent Maria Butina to serve 18 months in prison, the term demanded by federal prosecutors in the case. Butina, who was arrested in 2018, had pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent on behalf of the Russian government. She will get credit for nine months she has […]

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerBiden to face pressure on Medicare for All Biden makes hard push for African American vote Judge agrees to release Coast Guard officer accused of plotting domestic terrorism MORE (D-N.J.) on Friday unveiled an environmental justice proposal, saying it’s time to address regulatory practices at the Environmental Protection […]

The FBI will brief Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisFBI to brief Florida governor, senator on election hacking Hispanic grass-roots groups warn 2020 Dems not to overlook them Florida House passes bill banning ‘sanctuary cities’ MORE (R) on election hacking that was detailed in the Mueller report.  Scott spokesman Chris […]

Two top Republican senators want the Department of Justice (DOJ) to brief them on its efforts to investigate alleged “spying” during the 2016 election after Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrSessions: It’s time to accept the results of the Mueller report and move on George Conway lashes out at ‘Deranged Donald’ on Twitter The Hill’s […]

One of President TrumpDonald John TrumpForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants ‘one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany’ Financial satisfaction hits record high: survey MORE’s top tech advisers is leaving the administration to join the newly restructured Fox Corp. as head of the broadcaster’s federal […]

Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrSessions: It’s time to accept the results of the Mueller report and move on George Conway lashes out at ‘Deranged Donald’ on Twitter The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump tells House investigators ‘no’ MORE is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee next Thursday on special counsel Robert MuellerRobert […]

Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy Patricia D'Alesandro PelosiPence to pitch trade deal during trip to Michigan: report Julián Castro: Trump should be impeached for trying to obstruct justice ‘in very concrete ways’ Swalwell on impeachment: ‘We’re on that road’ after Mueller report MORE (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that she plans to meet with President TrumpDonald John TrumpRussia’s election […]

McDonald’s is enlisting the aid of AARP to help older Americans join the fast food giant’s workforce, according to CNBC. About 11 percent of workers at the chain’s company-owned locations are at least 50 years old currently, compared to about 40 percent who are teens, according to CNBC. But younger workers, often students, are increasingly unavailable to […]