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North Korea said its missile tests were meant as a “solemn warning” to South Korea, but Trump excused Kim. “They haven't done nuclear testing, they really haven't tested missiles other than, you know, smaller ones. Which is something that lots test,” he told Hannity

Nadler says they’ll file suit tomorrow for Mueller grand jury info and Monday or Tuesday to force McGahn to testify and turn over records

Schiff on impeachment. “Certainly when we get to the point in litigation where the Trump Administration can no longer appeal, should they refuse to abide by a lawful court order, we may really be in a constitutional crisis. And that would be enough for me."

That said, court action could change dynamic. Schiff and Cummings both told me today that they could back impeachment probe if Trump defies a court order. And several Dems believe that Pelosi’s tone after Mueller hearing shifted to suggest she could be open to moving ahead

Official notice just went out: House now on a six-week recess. Senate recess scheduled to start after next week.

284-189, the budget deal passes with 132 Republicans voting against the bill despite Trump’s demands. The bill passed on the backs of Democrats, with just 16 Dems voting against it

Despite Trump’s support, House Republicans are voting en masse against major budget deal

The Senate voted Thursday 89 to 1 to confirm General Mark Milley to become the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Jeff Merkley the lone ‘no’ vote.

By a 23-16 vote, House Oversight votes to authorize subpoenas over its investigation into personal email use at the White House. “What we do not yet know is why these White House officials were attempting to conceal these communications,” Cummings said

Harley Rouda, a freshman Dem who supports an impeachment inquiry, told me of Mueller hearing: "I don’t think it had as big of an impact as many had thought" but "we should not be focused on the performance of Mueller in these hearings. We should be focused on the facts" presented

McConnell objects to a Democratic effort to move forward on election security legislation, calling it a “highly partisan” move and “not a serious” effort - adding that it comes from same Dems pushing “conspiracy theory” on Trump and Russia

She added: ”Let us at least respect that we honor our oath of office. But, again, everybody does their thing and nobody has ever said to anybody, ‘do not do this, do not do that.’ Do your own thing.”

”But I do kind of not feel too comfortable when people say, ‘if you care about the Constitution, you would be for impeachment. If you are not for impeachment, you don’t care about the Constitution.’ Thank you very much, we all do,” she said, per aide

Pelosi told her members this AM they should do their “own thing” but pushed back at the notion that they are not honoring their constitutional duties if they do not move forward with impeachment, per multiple sources