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Amid Russia Probe, Senate Moves to Restrict President’s Powers

HeadlineAug 04, 2017

On Capitol Hill, the Senate barred President Trump Thursday from making recess appointments while lawmakers return to their home states for a summer break that will last through the Labor Day weekend. The move was widely seen as a bid to block Trump from firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions as special counsel Robert Mueller continues the Russia investigation. Meanwhile, a pair of bipartisan bills introduced in the Senate Thursday would restrict President Trump’s power to fire special counsel Mueller.

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