Special counsel protection bill stalls in U.S. Senate, Flake starts protest

Fellow Republican Vice President Mike Pence was called in as president of the senate to break a tie vote on confirming Thomas Farr as a U.S. District Judge in North Carolina, after Flake voted "no."Flake is a strong advocate for the protection bill, known as the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act, which would make it harder for President Donald Trump to undermine the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.Trump has called Special Counsel Robert Mueller's