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Disgraced former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong has failed in his bid to block a $100 million lawsuit. The seven times Tour de France winner has confessed to doping. On Monday a federal judge refused to dismiss a U.S. Government lawsuit against him. The government is seeking nearly $100 million in damages from Armstrong and his former team U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team. The damages are to compensate for what USPS paid out in sponsorship. The decision clears the way for the case to proceed to trial, and could potentially ruin Armstrong financially.

Amid a day of condemnations and escalating supposition - if authorities conclude that Mr. Flynn knowingly lied to the F.B.I., "it could expose him to a felony charge" - it appears the Flynn story may be about to fade from the news cycle. Exposing The New York Times' "alternative facts" about Flynn, CNN's Jim Sciutto reports The FBI is not expected to pursue charges against Michael Flynn.

An NSA whistleblower claims that the National Security Agency are illegally monitoring President Donald Trump’s phone calls in order to oust him from the White House. William Binney, the architect of the NSA’s surveillance program, claims the agency is actively monitoring Trump’s every move, despite the fact that it is illegal to do so.

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The Department of Justice announced Monday that 12 former and current TSA (Transportation Safety Administration) employees were indicted for smuggling 20 tons, or $100 million worth of cocaine out of Puerto Rico over the course of an 18-year operation. This is not the first time TSA agents have been caught running drugs or breaking other laws.

According to a DOJ press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico:

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee claims that the FBI acted illegally by eavesdropping on former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s telephone calls.  Rep. Devin Nunes has called foul on the leaks of classified information obtained via conversations between Flynn and a Russian ambassador .