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Trump is becoming more confrontational with Mueller

Trump is becoming more confrontational with Mueller

President Trump shook up his legal team on Monday by hiring a combative former prosecutor who has publicly argued that T... Read more

20 Mar 2018

7mins

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Senate Republicans move goal posts on ‘quid pro quo’ to justify opposing witnesses

Senate Republicans move goal posts on ‘quid pro quo’ to justify opposing witnesses

Congressional Republicans are pivoting hard to a new argument: the president’s actions are not impeachable, even if it t... Read more

29 Jan 2020

14mins

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Moderate Democrats trying to recruit Justin Amash as an impeachment manager

Moderate Democrats trying to recruit Justin Amash as an impeachment manager

Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) could reach conservative voters in a way Democrats can’t, potentially bolstering their case ... Read more

16 Dec 2019

11mins

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Trump has failed to nominate anyone for hundreds of important jobs in the executive branch

Trump has failed to nominate anyone for hundreds of important jobs in the executive branch

The president badly lags his predecessors in filling mid-level posts that make government work.

12 Jan 2018

7mins

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Nuanced IG report shows FBI problems but also offers vindication

Nuanced IG report shows FBI problems but also offers vindication

Justice Department IG report examining the FBI investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign rebutted accusations that official... Read more

10 Dec 2019

11mins

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Trump is doubling down on his VA nominee

Trump is doubling down on his VA nominee

The President is standing behind Ronny Jackson’s nomination to run the department of veterans affairs as misconduct alle... Read more

25 Apr 2018

7mins

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U.S. investigators believe Chinese intelligence service was behind Marriott hack

U.S. investigators believe Chinese intelligence service was behind Marriott hack

Preliminary indications show the breach -- which affected up to 500 million people -- was executed by hackers affiliated... Read more

12 Dec 2018

7mins

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Mira Ricardel picked a fight with the First Lady and lost

Mira Ricardel picked a fight with the First Lady and lost

The very public spat between deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel and First Lady Melania Trump began with the ... Read more

15 Nov 2018

8mins

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Pentagon launched airstrike that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani

Pentagon launched airstrike that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani

A U.S. airstrike killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on Thursday, the Pentagon said, a dramat... Read more

3 Jan 2020

8mins

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Plotting on Capitol Hill

Plotting on Capitol Hill

On Thursday, Democrats maneuvered for position in down-ballot races, hoping to claim a sliver of power in the party’s fi... Read more

9 Nov 2018

9mins

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Michael Cohen will take the Fifth. Trump has said innocent people don’t do that.

Michael Cohen will take the Fifth. Trump has said innocent people don’t do that.

Michael Cohen, the longtime attorney of President Trump, told a federal judge on Wednesday that he will invoke his Fifth... Read more

26 Apr 2018

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Why a Republican strategist thinks we’re in a new Gilded Age

Why a Republican strategist thinks we’re in a new Gilded Age

Everywhere he looks, Republican strategist and lobbyist Bruce Mehlman sees “eerie” parallels between the Gilded Age and ... Read more

4 Oct 2017

16mins

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Trump and Congress brace for the elections

Trump and Congress brace for the elections

President Trump's speeches at three campaign rallies yesterday were meant to shore up challenging Senate races in states... Read more

6 Nov 2018

8mins

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Ivanka Trump conducted government business using a personal email account

Ivanka Trump conducted government business using a personal email account

White House ethics officials learned of her repeated use of personal email when reviewing emails gathered last fall by f... Read more

20 Nov 2018

7mins

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Pelosi clinches the votes to become speaker amid a busy lame-duck session

Pelosi clinches the votes to become speaker amid a busy lame-duck session

After weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiating, Pelosi backed off her resistance to setting a date for her departure and a... Read more

13 Dec 2018

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Hispanic voters are growing in power. Why are Democratic presidential candidates ignoring them?

Hispanic voters are growing in power. Why are Democratic presidential candidates ignoring them?

When the Latino Community Foundation sent questionnaires to the Democratic presidential candidates asking where they sto... Read more

27 Dec 2019

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Mueller agrees to narrow questions for Trump

Mueller agrees to narrow questions for Trump

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has offered to limit the number of questions that his team would ask Trump in a potential... Read more

2 Aug 2018

7mins

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Trump officials say they’re taking election security seriously

Trump officials say they’re taking election security seriously

Their show of unity just steps from the Oval Office on Thursday appeared aimed at easing public concerns about President... Read more

3 Aug 2018

9mins

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Trump's legal team submits answers to Mueller's questions about campaign activities

Trump's legal team submits answers to Mueller's questions about campaign activities

The inquiries include only a portion of the questions that Mueller has sought to pose to Trump for nearly a year, when h... Read more

21 Nov 2018

8mins

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Republicans face a lose-lose situation in the Alabama Senate race

Republicans face a lose-lose situation in the Alabama Senate race

If Roy Moore goes down next month, the GOP’s working majority becomes much more fragile. If he wins, Republicans would s... Read more

14 Nov 2017

6mins

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