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Embattled FBI agent Peter Strzok on Thursday defended a controversial text he sent disparaging Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign by saying it was written in response to “then-candidate Trump insulting the immigrant family of a fallen war hero.” Source: CNN

Now it’s time for the fireworks. Source: CNN

When California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes sat before a committee Wednesday to testify on a bill, Democrats tried to use the opportunity to question the House Intelligence Committee chairman on his investigation of Russian meddling and the 2016 presidential race. Source: CNN

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) questions FBI agent Peter Strzok during a House Oversight Committee hearing. Source: CNN

FBI agent Peter Strzok fired back at Rep. Trey Gowdy’s (R-SC) questions about Strzok’s anti-Trump texts and said that “at no time” did his personal opinions affect his work at the FBI. Source: CNN

President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested NATO leaders increase their defense spending to 4% — doubling the 2% target that many NATO countries have yet to meet. Source: CNN

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to hit back at US President Donald Trump’s claim that “Germany is a captive of Russia” by drawing on her own upbringing in Soviet-controlled East Germany. Source: CNN

President Trump is pushing US allies to spend more on defense, which is something former presidents Bush and Obama said while in office. Source: CNN

At a breakfast event ahead of the NATO summit in Brussels, President Trump called Germany “totally controlled by Russia” due to the gas pipeline. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports. Source: CNN