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Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Told to Surrender — WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities Monday morning, the first charges in a special counsel investigation, according to a person involved in the case.
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Manafort to turn himself in to Mueller, source says — Source: Manafort to turn himself in to Mueller — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Manafort is the first person in Trump's orbit charged in connection with the special counsel investigation — Washington (CNN)Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort …
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How the Russia Investigation Entangled a Manafort Protégé — Nearly everywhere Paul Manafort went, it seemed, Rick Gates followed, his protégé and junior partner. Election campaigns in Eastern Europe and Africa. Business ventures with a Russian tycoon.
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Manafort and former business partner asked to surrender in connection with special counsel probe — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his former business partner Rick Gates will turn themselves in on charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation …


How the Russia probe closed in on Paul Manafort — Paul Manafort was in the room when Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer hoping for dirt on Hilary Clinton. One month later, he reportedly sent an email to a Russian billionaire offering private briefings on the campaign.
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Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Charged in Russia Probe — Paul Manafort expected to surrender to authorities later Monday — WASHINGTON—The former chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been told to surrender to authorities on charges including tax fraud, according to people familiar with the matter.
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How to Interpret Robert Mueller's New Charges — WITH THE FIRST public criminal charges expected to come out Monday, this year's biggest political story—the former FBI director Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election—will enter an important new phase …
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Manafort and Rick Gates indicted by federal grand jury on 12 counts
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Mueller's looming indictment threatens Trump's big week
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Actor Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14 — The Star Trek: Discovery actor says women speaking out about sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry has compelled him to come forward about the Oscar winner. — Last June, Anthony Rapp settled …
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John Boehner Unchained — WEST CHESTER, Ohio—He swings the golf club like a right-hander, which he is, but putts as a southpaw. Maybe it's a metaphor for a conservative politician who often turned to liberals in crunch time, but I'm too busy losing $20 on this hole to appreciate it.
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John Boehner Blasts ‘Right-Wing Idiot’ Sean Hannity
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Puerto Rico moves to cancel contract with Whitefish Energy to repair electric grid — Puerto Rico's electric company moved Sunday to cancel a $300 million contract with a small Montana firm for repairs to the territory's hurricane-ravaged electrical grid, saying controversy surrounding …
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Maryland investigating Kushner Companies over apartments — What you need to know about Jared Kushner — The Maryland attorney general is investigating one of the Kushner family's real estate businesses after media reports surfaced earlier this year about allegedly abusive debt collection practices …
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NBC News, MSNBC cut ties with Mark Halperin — Mark Halperin apologizes after sexual harassment claims — NBC News and MSNBC have severed ties with “Game Change” co-author and veteran journalist Mark Halperin, days after multiple women told CNN he sexually harassed or assaulted them during his time at ABC News.
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‘The Russians Have Succeeded Beyond Their Wildest Expectations’ — Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on Apple Podcasts here. Subscribe via Stitcher here. — America's former top spymaster has a few things he'd like to clear up about the Russia investigation.
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Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums — Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, officials say. — Families will be able to enter the stadiums in three major cities - Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
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Bannon declares war on Singer in call with Trump — In a Friday night phone call, President Trump's former chief strategist and enforcer Steve Bannon told Trump he was going “off the chain” to destroy Paul Singer, a New York hedge fund billionaire who is one of the most influential donors to the Republican Party.


To win in 2018, Democrats must resist moving further left — BY TYLER JONES, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 10/29/17 02:20 PM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL — 's (R-Ariz.) surprise retirements and their decision to forcefully speak out against Donald Trump
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Swamp Things: More Than 50% of President Trump's Nominees Have Ties to the Industries They're Supposed to Regulate … In August 2016, energy consultant Steven Gardner gave a presentation to the trade group Professional Engineers in Mining (PDF). In it, he hammered the Environmental Protection …
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Florida congressional candidate: ‘I was Harvey Weinsteined’ — MIAMI — A top congressional candidate in one of the nation's marquee races for Democrats is accusing a political ally she once supported of exposing himself to her — and he's countering that she might be lying to gain attention for her campaign.
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