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Rosenstein expected to leave Trump administration

WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his role in the coming weeks, ABC News reports.

Rosenstein told President Donald Trump and White House officials about his plan to depart the administration around the time William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, would take office following a Senate confirmation.

ABC reports there is no indication that Rosenstein is being forced out by the president.

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House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections. House Republicans were divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are no offsetting budget cuts. But Speaker Mike Johnson plunged ahead, viewing the go-it-alone process as the best chance to usher President Donald Trump's priorities through the split Congress, despite skepticism in the Senate.
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