topping our political radar today, senator rand paul says he'll ask president trump to lift sanctions that ban some russian lawmakers from visiting the united states. during his trip to moscow this month, senator paul invited members of both houses of the russian federal assembly to washington this fall to continue the dialogue. and he told fox news they've accepted. but u.s. sanctions in place since 2014 block the leaders of both chambers from visiting the united states. honest abe $9.7 million in debt. the abraham lincoln presidential foundation owes that money after taking out a loan 11 years ago to buy some rare lincoln artifacts, including a stove pipe hat. if they can't pay up by october, the museum may have to put some of those items up for auction. if you want to help, there's a