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Judge Dismisses James Comey and Letitia James Indictments over 'Unlawful' Prosecutor Appointment

A federal judge on Monday dismissed the cases against two of President Trump’s political adversaries after finding that the prosecutor he hand-picked to pursue charges against them was unlawfully appointed. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie said that Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney selected by Trump to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), was never eligible to assume the post.

Pentagon Probes Mark Kelly Over Video Urging Troops to Refuse "Illegal Orders"

One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies age 111

Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died at 111 years old Monday, her grandson Ike Howard confirmed. “She had a beautiful smile on her face,” Howard told CNN. “She loved life, she loved people.”

Trump says he’ll visit Beijing in April after ‘very good’ call with China’s Xi

President Donald Trump said he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the U.S. later next year.