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U.S. Warned Jared Kushner About Wendi Deng Murdoch — Officials said the businesswoman could be trying to further Beijing's interests, people familiar with the matter say — WASHINGTON—U.S. counterintelligence officials in early 2017 warned Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son …
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US officials warned Kushner about friendship with Wendi Deng Murdoch: report — last year that his friend, Chinese-American businesswoman Wendi Deng Murdoch, could be taking advantage of her close friendship with Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump — , to promote China's business interests, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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Inside the tense, profane White House meeting on immigration … When President Trump spoke by phone with Sen. Richard J. Durbin around 10:15 a.m. last Thursday, he expressed pleasure with Durbin's outline of a bipartisan immigration pact and praised the high-ranking Illinois Democrat's efforts …
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Kevin McCarthy relishes role as Trump's fixer, friend and candy man … President Trump and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) were alone in the presidential suite on Air Force One, flying east toward Washington in early October, when the president reached for a handful of Starbursts …


Graham: 'My memory hasn't evolved' on meeting where others say Trump referred to ‘shithole countries’ — COLUMBIA — After taking the weekend to reflect on a combative White House meeting in which President Donald Trump reportedly referred to African countries as “shithole countries,” …
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13 victims, ages 2 to 29, kept shackled in foul Perris home by parents, officials say … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 2948829" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — Thirteen victims, ranging in age from 2 to 29 years old …
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13 Siblings, Some Shackled to Beds, Were Held Captive by Parents, Police Say — A 17-year old girl who said she was being held captive by her parents in her home in Perris, Calif., escaped on Sunday and alerted the authorities, who then rescued her 12 siblings — several of whom were found shackled …
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13 Children Hospitalized, Parents Jailed on Torture Charges — At the home, deputies found children shackled to beds in “dark and foul-smelling surroundings” — 13 Children Found Tortured, Starved and Shackled — A Perris, California, mother and father are behind bars Monday …
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Teen's Escape Leads to Discovery of 13 Malnourished Victims Held Captive in Perris Home …
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Aziz Ansari Is Guilty. Of Not Being a Mind Reader. — I'm apparently the victim of sexual assault. And if you're a sexually active woman in the 21st century, chances are that you are, too. — That is what I learned from the “exposé” of Aziz Ansari published this weekend …
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The President and the Porn Star
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As Shutdown Talk Rises, Trump's Immigration Words Pose Risks for Both Parties — WASHINGTON — President Trump's incendiary words about immigration have dampened the prospects that a broad spending and immigration deal can be reached by the end of the week, raising the possibility …
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Shutdown looms as Republicans seek short-term spending deal for government
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S***hole Politics — A few more thoughts on the controversy:
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Trump's Mar-a Lago cited by state inspectors for poor maintenance — A year after the discovery of foods that could sicken people at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, his Winter White House was just cited by inspectors for poor maintenance.
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Five Decades of White Backlash — On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated. In response, a week later President Lyndon B. Johnson scrambled to sign into law the Fair Housing Act, a final major civil-rights bill that had languished for years under the strain of white backlash to the civil-rights movement.
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On MLK Day, President Trump visits Trump golf course
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When Trump Hatchet-Man Roy Cohn Sued Martin Luther King for Libel
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The Democrat Trumpworld fears most — In early December, as President Donald Trump's approval rating reached a new low of 32 percent, the commander-in-chief was rating the 2020 Democratic field from behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders …
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After 30 years in U.S., metro Detroit immigrant deported to Mexico — After 30 years of living in the U.S, a 39-year-old Lincoln Park man was deported this morning from Detroit Metro Airport to Mexico as family and friends wiped away tears. — Jorge Garcia was brought to the U.S …
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Hope Hicks expected to talk to Hill committee — Who is Hope Hicks? — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)White House Communications Director Hope Hicks is expected to meet with the House Intelligence Committee as soon as this week, making her one of President Donald Trump's closest confidantes …


Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly aged 46 — The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan has died suddenly at the age of 46, her publicist has confirmed. — The Irish musician, originally from Limerick, led the band to international success in the 90s with singles including Linger and Zombie.
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Amid scandal, Greitens puts off public appearances, pledges to move ahead with tax overhaul — • A statewide tour to promote a Trump-style overhaul of Missouri's tax system has fallen victim to the scandal enveloping Gov. Eric Greitens. — But Greitens' spokesman Parker Briden told …


Ivanka and Jared ‘love it in Washington’ — Ivanka Trump just finished decorating her apartment on the Upper East Side, but she doesn't do much entertaining there. — “Whenever she invites people, they all want to come see her in Washington,” a friend said after seeing Trump at Mar-a-Lago.


The Senate's push to overrule the FCC on net neutrality now has 50 votes, Democrats say — Fifty senators have endorsed a legislative measure to override the Federal Communications Commission's recent decision to deregulate the broadband industry, top Democrats said Monday.


Here's What The FBI Lovers' Secret Texts Actually Say About Trump, Clinton And Leaks — Two FBI officials texted each other burns about politicians, but their main ideological commitment seems to be to the power and independence of the FBI. — WASHINGTON Last week, a story …
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New study: Flake's DACA dream is Arizona's crime nightmare — Arizona DACA-age immigrants are far more likely to commit violent crimes than non-immigrants. — We have enough of our own culture of violence in our major cities. Is it too much to ask that we don't import the violent criminals of other countries?
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Samantha Power: Hosting election-night party to celebrate Clinton victory was one of my many ‘bad ideas’ — Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power hosted all of her fellow female ambassadors to the U.N. at her apartment on election night in 2016 for what she anticipated …
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‘Dehumanizing:’ Pastor denounces Trump's remarks during service attended by VP Pence … PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD. (WUSA9) - During a service attended by Vice President Mike Pence and his wife on Sunday morning, a pastor in Prince George's County denounced remarks made by President Trump earlier this week.
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A Case for Math, Not ‘Gobbledygook,’ in Judging Partisan Voting Maps — WASHINGTON — In October, when the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could reshape American politics, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. registered an objection. There was math in the case, he said, and it was complicated.