From his interview this morning with Matt Lauer of the TODAY Show:
.@MLauer asks @SpeakerRyan if a special prosecutor is necessary in the Russian investigation #TODAYonthehill. https://t.co/Q0doUefgnB— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 28, 2017
Summed up: Ryan says Congress is investigating the issue to "make sure nothing happened that shouldn't have" and that "we need to get answers." He says that will happen through Congress, and wants patience.
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Facebook’s rules for what people can say on the world’s largest social network have been a long-term headache for the company, but now it faces similar troubles on the internal network its own staff uses.
Driving the news: As political arguments on Facebook’s employee discussion boards have grown more heated and divisive, the company ordered new restrictions on the forums earlier this month, which run on Facebook’s Workplace platform.
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Amy Coney Barrett's likely ascension to the Supreme Court would affect climate policy beyond shoving the court rightward in the abstract.
Why it matters: If Joe Biden wins the presidential election, his regulations and potential new climate laws would face litigation that could reach the high court.