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Mike Johnson, speaker of the House, called for the justice department to make public documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, breaking with Donald Trump over an issue that has roiled the president’s rightwing base. It was a rare moment of friction between Trump and the speaker, a top ally on Capitol Hill, and came as the president faces …

Facebook Tweet Email Link (CNN) — Vance Boelter was indicted Tuesday on federal charges related to the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse, and seriously injuring another state lawmaker and his wife. Boelter is accused of killing former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and seriously injuring Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife last …