Is the Fusion GPS scandal about to blow up?

Plus, Democrats shut down the government,

but the media are about to blame Republicans,

and we will check the mailbag.

So many things to do today.

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All righty. So the big news over the evening, over the course of the evening, was that Republicans

had called for the release

of a particular memo.

So what exactly is this memo?

So according to Sarah Carter, who is a national security reporter,

she says, quote, a review of a classified document

outlining what is described as extensive

foreign intelligence surveillance act abuse

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