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| Arizona’s governor has appointed Martha McSally to take John McCain’s seat in the US Senate, according to the Washington Post. | |
| McSally, who lost in her run for Arizona’s other Senate seat in November’s mid-terms, will have to run in a special election in 2020 if she wants to keep her place in the US Senate. | |
| The Republican seemed to have fallen out of the running after clashing with John McCain’s family – the deceased Senator’s son-in-law, Ben Domenech, was particularly critical. | |
| McSally strikes me as an unwise choice for a number of reasons. She's like an NFL team that plays down to its opponents' level - and she'll be tasked with running for re-election immediately. https://t.co/C01s2sL28e | |
| But Governor Doug Ducey announced her appointment in a release on Tuesday. | |
| “With her experience and long record of service, Martha is uniquely qualified to step up and fight for Arizona’s interests in the U.S. Senate. I thank her for taking on this significant responsibility,” Ducey said in a statement. | |
| CNN’s Chris Cuomo has been through the Senate reports on how Russia targeted the 2016 presidential election. His takeaway is that “the tactics that the Russians used were really, really similar to what we saw from team Trump”. | CNN’s Chris Cuomo has been through the Senate reports on how Russia targeted the 2016 presidential election. His takeaway is that “the tactics that the Russians used were really, really similar to what we saw from team Trump”. |
| Cuomo cited an unnamed senior Trump campaign official who told Bloomberg the Trump campaign were targeting the same groups as the Russians went after: african-americans, young women and white liberals. | Cuomo cited an unnamed senior Trump campaign official who told Bloomberg the Trump campaign were targeting the same groups as the Russians went after: african-americans, young women and white liberals. |
| In the days ahead of the election the Russian effort focussed on spreading allegations of voter fraud and stolen elections, Cuomo says: “You were hearing the same exact thing from then-candidate Donald Trump.” | In the days ahead of the election the Russian effort focussed on spreading allegations of voter fraud and stolen elections, Cuomo says: “You were hearing the same exact thing from then-candidate Donald Trump.” |
| The Republican controlled Senate Intel Committee just put out some third party research that provides our best evidence to date of what Russia was doing on social media to muck up our election. The clear goal: help Trump. #LetsGetAfterIt #CuomoPrimeTime pic.twitter.com/kwqTdumoGc | The Republican controlled Senate Intel Committee just put out some third party research that provides our best evidence to date of what Russia was doing on social media to muck up our election. The clear goal: help Trump. #LetsGetAfterIt #CuomoPrimeTime pic.twitter.com/kwqTdumoGc |
| Roger Stone, longtime political advisor to Donald Trump, has taken a lie detector test in an attempt to prove he did not conspire with Russia during Trump’s 2016 campaign. | Roger Stone, longtime political advisor to Donald Trump, has taken a lie detector test in an attempt to prove he did not conspire with Russia during Trump’s 2016 campaign. |
| WSVN reports that the polygraph test was paid for by Stone and conducted by John Palmatier, a former police officer with more than 35 years experience giving polygraph tests. | WSVN reports that the polygraph test was paid for by Stone and conducted by John Palmatier, a former police officer with more than 35 years experience giving polygraph tests. |
| Stone essentially failed the test – the results were “inconclusive” – first time round. He passed a second test when stating he had never communicated with any Russian entity or Wikileaks about distributing stolen emails from the DNC. | Stone essentially failed the test – the results were “inconclusive” – first time round. He passed a second test when stating he had never communicated with any Russian entity or Wikileaks about distributing stolen emails from the DNC. |
| Stone allegedly made contacts with the WikiLeaks organization through an intermediary in an effort to help the 2016 Trump campaign. Stone has denied all wrongdoing but has said he expects to be indicted. | Stone allegedly made contacts with the WikiLeaks organization through an intermediary in an effort to help the 2016 Trump campaign. Stone has denied all wrongdoing but has said he expects to be indicted. |
| The jury is very much out on the accuracy of polygraph tests, according to Psychology Today: | The jury is very much out on the accuracy of polygraph tests, according to Psychology Today: |
| Doubts about polygraph tests grew in the scientific community until the National Research Council – an organization of scientists – conducted a systematic evaluation and concluded that the test is lacking in scientific validity (2). | Doubts about polygraph tests grew in the scientific community until the National Research Council – an organization of scientists – conducted a systematic evaluation and concluded that the test is lacking in scientific validity (2). |
| In 1998, the U.S. Supreme court acted to restrict their use in legal proceedings. In particular, defense attorneys can no longer use evidence that their client passed a polygraph test as establishing innocence of a crime. | In 1998, the U.S. Supreme court acted to restrict their use in legal proceedings. In particular, defense attorneys can no longer use evidence that their client passed a polygraph test as establishing innocence of a crime. |
| Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s coverage of the day’s political news. | Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s coverage of the day’s political news. |
| Michael Flynn is will be sentenced at 11am ET for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia during the presidential transition. Donald Trump’s former national security adviser will discover his fate at US district court for the District of Columbia. Our reporter Stephanie Kirchgaessner will be at court. | Michael Flynn is will be sentenced at 11am ET for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia during the presidential transition. Donald Trump’s former national security adviser will discover his fate at US district court for the District of Columbia. Our reporter Stephanie Kirchgaessner will be at court. |
| Donald Trump wished Flynn “good luck” this morning, in the midst of typically fevered barrage of tweets. Trump also referenced “the whole Russian witch hunt”, “illegal immigration”, and “Crooked Hillary”. Flynn has admitted guilt. | Donald Trump wished Flynn “good luck” this morning, in the midst of typically fevered barrage of tweets. Trump also referenced “the whole Russian witch hunt”, “illegal immigration”, and “Crooked Hillary”. Flynn has admitted guilt. |
| Good luck today in court to General Michael Flynn. Will be interesting to see what he has to say, despite tremendous pressure being put on him, about Russian Collusion in our great and, obviously, highly successful political campaign. There was no Collusion! | Good luck today in court to General Michael Flynn. Will be interesting to see what he has to say, despite tremendous pressure being put on him, about Russian Collusion in our great and, obviously, highly successful political campaign. There was no Collusion! |
| On the president’s agenda today: he’s holding a roundtable discussion on a report by the Federal Commission on School Safety. The commission was set up in the wake of the Parkland mass shooting. | On the president’s agenda today: he’s holding a roundtable discussion on a report by the Federal Commission on School Safety. The commission was set up in the wake of the Parkland mass shooting. |