House passes massive defense policy bill with lots of conservative amendments, now the Senate takes up its own version … Judge Doughty denies DOJ request to stay his order blocking comms between fed govt agencies and social media companies, so DOJ immediately appeals to 5th Circuit — will this go to SCOTUS? … new Hunter laptop email from 2015 reveals “ultimate purpose” of his million-dollar-a-year contract … IRS whistleblowers will testify in public in front of House Oversight Committee … FBI Director Wray was in the hot seat in front of House Judiciary last week … all this and more.