Cohen Pleads Guilty – Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney and “fixer” for Donald Trump pleaded guilty to arranging payments on behalf of then-candidate Trump to keep embarrassing stories quiet, in violation of campaign finance laws. In his guilty plea, Cohen implicated the President, saying he was acting at Donald Trump’s direction and did so with the intent of influencing the 2016 election. Cohen’s guilty plea also included an admission to multiple counts of tax evasion and a charge of bank fraud.

Manafort Found Guilty – President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort was found guilty on eight counts of financial crimes, . Jurors were unable to come to a consensus on an additional ten charges, causing judge T.S. Ellis to declare a mistrial on those counts. The 69-year old Manafort now faces up to 80 years in prison for the crimes he has been convicted of. He will face another set of criminal charges, including money laundering and failure to register as a foreign agent, in a Washington, D.C. federal court.

Immunity Granted – Federal prosecutors granted immunity to David Pecker, chairman of American Media Inc., who played a major role in hush payments attorney Michael Cohen made to protect Trump from political fallout during the 2016 presidential election campaign. Prosecutors also granted immunity to longtime Trump Organization CFO Alan Weisselberg in exchange for information regarding the payments. It is unclear at this time where the investigation is heading and exactly what role the President played in the scandal.

Congressman In Hot Water – GOP Congressman Duncan Hunter was indicted by the Department of Justice on multiple counts including conspiracy and violations of campaign finance laws in relation to his alleged misuse of campaign funds to pay for personal costs, including dental work and family vacations. Hunter was the second Congressman to endorse Donald Trump during the 2016 election campaign. The first Congressman to endorse Trump, Chris Collins of New York, was arrested two weeks ago on insider trading charges.

Trump Attacks Sessions, AG Responds – In a Fox & Friends interview, President Trump blasted his Attorney General Jeff Sessions for supposedly “not taking control of the Justice Department”, and for not warning Trump that he would be recusing himself from the Russia investigation. Sessions responded in a statement, saying he will not allow political considerations to affect his job as the nation’s highest law enforcer.

Russian Hacking Continues – Microsoft says it found attempts by Russian actors to infiltrate conservative groups that have been critical of President Trump’s lenient stance towards Russia. The attacks targets included The Hudson Institute and The International Republican Institute, both of whom have been championing democracy around the world for decades.

McCain Stops Treatment – Senator John McCain’s family announced Friday that he has decided to end treatment for the brain cancer he was diagnosed with last year, in a sign that the Senator’s days are numbered. McCain was a POW in Vietnam, served for decades in the U.S. Senate, made two unsuccessful runs for president, and has most recently been locked in a political battle with President Trump over policies and actions.

North Korea Still Enriching – A report by the IAEA, the UN nuclear weapons watchdog, says North Korea is still advancing its nuclear weapons program, raising questions as to whether the reclusive country is at all serious about denuclearization, to which it agreed to when President Trump met with Kim Jong Un in Singapore. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was expected to visit North Korea next week to continue talks, but on Friday President Trump called off the meetings, saying he felt sufficient progress was not being made.

Longest Bull Run In History – On Wednesday the stock market’s bull run turned 3,453 days old, becoming the longest bull run in history. The run began on March 9, 2009, as the market was dwelling in the throes of The Great Recession, the worst financial crisis since The Great Depression. Since then, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has steadily risen from 6,500 to nearly 26,000 today.

US Deports Nazi – On Monday, the US deported former Nazi camp guard Jakiw Palij to Germany. Palij served as a guard at the Trawniki labor camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. He is the 68^th Nazi to be expelled from the United States, and was the last known Nazi living in the US. A judge had ordered his deportation in 2004, but no country had agreed to take him until now. Palij’s Nazi past was uncovered in 1993, and his U.S. citizenship was stripped from him in 2003 for lying on his 1949 immigration visa. In a tweet, President Trump thanked NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind for his efforts in getting Palij deported.

Trump: Israel Will Pay – President Trump said that Israel will pay a “higher price” in negotiations with the Palestinians in exchange for his recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Jake Turx of Ami Magazine questioned White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders over the meaning of the President’s statement, but she did not respond with anything concrete. It remains unclear what Trump meant by his statement.