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That assessment is more harsh than I see things.

Police say they have been responding to reports of a "significant incident" at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk.

The incident at the base used by the US air force is understood to have involved an individual in a vehicle trying to force his way through a checkpoint.

Mildenhall was put into lockdown for a time.

A person was arrested and is now in the custody of Suffolk Police,

The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has requested that a data analytics company called Cambridge Analytica turn over internal documents as part of its investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.

Cambridge Analytica specializes in what’s called “psychographic” profiling, meaning they use data collected online to create personality profiles for voters. They then take that information and target individuals with specifically tailored content (more on this below).

So far there’s been a lot of speculation about the potential links between the Trump campaign and Russia, and most of the stories have orbited around the financial dealings of the Trump family and people like Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign manager. But this story is specifically about how team Trump, with the help of this data company, might have facilitated Russia’s meddling in the US presidential election.

So here’s what we know about Cambridge Analytica, its connections to the Trump campaign, and what sorts of things Mueller is likely looking into.

Suffolk Police were contacted at approximately 1.40pm today ( Monday 18 December) to reports of a disturbance at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk.

The base was put into lockdown and units responded immediately.

Shots were fired by American service personnel and a man has been detained with cuts and bruises and taken into custody.

No other people have been injured as a result of the incident.

Suffolk Police remain on site and further updates will be issued by the Suffolk Police Press office.

"What's going on with the Russia-Trump investigation."

"I heard that he's checking out Cambridge Analytica."

"Why?"

"They had ties to the campaign and could provide the exculpatory
evidence necessary to close the investigation."

MARTIANS MIGHT HAVE LANDED ON THE MOON YESTERDAY

* The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows Democrats with an 11-point advantage over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, 50% to 39%. It's the Dems' largest lead since 2008, which was a very good year for the party.

* The latest national Associated Press poll showed Donald Trump's approval rating down to just 32% -- the third major national poll in recent weeks showing the president's support dropping to this depth. The FiveThirtyEight polling average for Trump has now reached the lowest point of his presidency.

WASHINGTON — In the weeks after he became the Republican nominee on July 19, 2016, Donald Trump was warned that foreign adversaries, including Russia, would likely try to spy on and infiltrate his campaign, according to multiple government officials familiar with the matter.

The warning came in the form of a high-level counterintelligence briefing by senior FBI officials, the officials said. A similar briefing was given to Hillary Clinton, they added. They said the briefings, which are commonly provided to presidential nominees, were designed to educate the candidates and their top aides about potential threats from foreign spies.

The candidates were urged to alert the FBI about any suspicious overtures to their campaigns, the officials said.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States was further isolated on Monday over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital when it blocked a United Nations Security Council call for the declaration to be withdrawn.

The remaining 14 council members voted in favor of the Egyptian-drafted resolution, which did not specifically mention the United States or Trump but which expressed “deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem.”]

Current Members

Permanent and Non-Permanent Members
The Council is composed of 15 Members:

five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States,

and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (with end of term date):

Bolivia (2018)
Egypt (2017)
Ethiopia (2018)
Italy (2017)
Japan (2017)
Kazakhstan (2018)
Senegal (2017)
Sweden (2018)
Ukraine (2017)
Uruguay (2017)

Matthew Petersen, a nominee to the federal judiciary, has withdrawn from consideration days after a video clip showed him unable to answer basic questions about legal procedure, the White House confirmed on Monday.

Petersen, nominated for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is the third Trump judicial pick to withdraw in the past week amid criticism from Democrats and others about their qualifications.

White House spokesman Raj Shah confirmed that Petersen’s nomination has been withdrawn and declined to comment further.