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It was never clear if he was set up by the russians. earlier this year, a u.s. diplomat was tackled and beaten by a uniformed russian police officer as he tried to enter the american embassy in moscow. >> the action was unprovoked and it endangered the safety of our employee. >> reporter: in that latest incident, the u.s. wound up expelling two russian diplomats. jim? >> thank you. a governor takes his own legislature to court to get some power back. the judges ruling is next. an. no, i picked t...

Have the same authority the last guy did. how the judge ruled. welcome to "the lead." im jim acosta in for jake tapper today. bewe begin with the world lead, the u.s. senate taking action against russia for election year hacking. the chairman of the senate armed services committee, john mccain, will hold a hearing on cyber threats thursday and russian hacking is likely to dominate. the news comes as the clock ticks for russian diplomats, suspected spies and their families to get out of the u.s...