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Sessions Is Interviewed in Mueller's Russia Investigation — WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned for several hours last week by the special counsel's office as part of the investigation into Russia's meddling in the election and whether the president obstructed justice …
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Scoop: FBI director threatened to resign amid Trump, Sessions pressure — Attorney General Jeff Sessions — at the public urging of President Donald Trump — has been pressuring FBI Director Christopher Wray to fire Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, but Wray threatened to resign if McCabe was removed …
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More than 50,000 texts exchanged between FBI officials Strzok and Page, Sessions says — More than 50,000 texts were exchanged between two FBI officials who have come under fire for exchanging anti-Trump messages during the 2016 election, Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed Monday.


Tensions swell between Sessions and FBI over senior personnel from Comey era
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What's next in the investigation of those missing FBI texts
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Power and Integrity at the FBI: Chris Wray Stands Up to the President and the Attorney General
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Feds: Man threatened to kill CNN employees — A Michigan man was arrested after an FBI investigation, accused of threatening to travel to Atlanta to commit mass murder at CNN headquarters. — According to federal court documents, the man, from a Detroit suburb, made 22 calls to CNN about a week ago.
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Man arrested, accused of threatening to kill CNN employees — A Michigan man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot and kill CNN employees, WGCL-TV reported Monday. — The FBI launched an investigation after the man, who is unnamed in the CBS report, reportedly called CNN 22 times about a week ago.
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'Fake news. I'm coming to gun you all down': Mich. man accused of making threatening calls to CNN — On Jan. 9, an operator in Atlanta manning the public contact number for CNN received a phone call. According to a federal arrest affidavit unsealed Monday, the male caller launched into a threat.
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Michigan man arrested after caller threatens to kill CNN employees
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Why Democrats Caved — Shortly after voting to end a government shutdown on Monday afternoon, a group of a 10 or so centrist Senate Democrats, along with a handful of Republicans, gave a press conference outside the chamber to congratulate themselves on the extraordinary bipartisan achievement …
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The Case For The Democratic ‘Cave’ — It's not really a cave if you're just continuing the fight. — WASHINGTON After Senate Democrats voted for a three-week government funding extension Monday, Republicans and liberal progressives seemed to agree about one thing: Democrats had caved.
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Senate Democrats' Vote to End Shutdown Infuriates Some on the Left
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Schumer Sells Out the Resistance
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Why the Democrats lost their nerve in the shutdown battle
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Schumer's rare double-buckle on the shutdown infuriates Democrats on the left
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Ted Cruz, mascot of the 2013 shutdown, says he has “consistently opposed shutdowns”
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The Democrats Are Losers — About one year ago, an estimated …
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Melania Trump will no longer join the President in Davos — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)First lady Melania Trump, in a change of plans, will not be joining President Donald Trump on his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this week.
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Exclusive: Trump expected to invite France's Macron for first state visit of his presidency
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Populism Is Waning, Which Is Reason to Party in Davos
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NEIL DIAMOND ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM CONCERT TOURING AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES CANCELLED — NEIL DIAMOND ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM CONCERT TOURING — AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES CANCELLED — Legendary singer, songwriter and performer Neil Diamond today announced …
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Tony Perkins: Trump Gets ‘a Mulligan’ on Life, Stormy Daniels — Donald Trump is still the answer to many conservative evangelical leaders' prayers. Or at least to their continuing grievances. — They embrace Trump the policymaker, says Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, despite being uneasy about Trump as a man.
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Hawaii governor didn't correct false missile alert sooner because he didn't know his Twitter password — Minutes after the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency mistakenly sent a missile alert at 8:07 a.m. on Jan. 13 — terrifying residents and visitors across the state — some officials …
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After false missile alarm, Ige couldn't log on to Twitter
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Susan Collins had senators in bipartisan meetings use talking stick — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)During bipartisan talks between senators to discuss passing a funding bill to end the government shutdown, Sen. Susan Collins whose office was being used for the negotiations, figured out a civil way to create discussion.
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Senator using ‘talking stick’ breaks Collins' glass elephant during shutdown talks: reports
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Bank of America: No More Free Checking for Customers With Low Balances — eBanking customers switched into accounts that typically require direct deposit or a minimum balance to avoid $12 monthly fee — Bank of America Corp. BAC .69% has eliminated a free checking account popular …
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DONNA SHALALA might run for Congress — Why shutdown politics suck — Zinke on defense after zigzag — OOPS: Florida voter data breach — Hurricane Maria's sick legacy — By Marc Caputo (mcaputo@politico.com; @MarcACaputo) and Matt Dixon (mdixon@politico.com; @Mdixon55), with Emily Goldberg …
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Shooting at Marshall County High School — MARSHALL COUNTY, KY — People at the scene have confirmed a shooting at Marshall County High School. — There is a heavy police presence and ambulances on the scene. — We have reached out to the Marshall County Sheriff's Department and Kentucky State Police for information.
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A Billionaire Keeps Pushing to Impeach Trump. Democrats Are Rattled. — Democratic leaders have pressed Tom Steyer privately, urging him to tone down his campaign calling for President Trump's impeachment. They have prodded him in public, declaring on television that they consider impeachment an impractical idea.
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George Papadopoulos is the ‘John Dean’ of the Russia investigation, his fiancee says — He has been mocked by President Trump as a “low level volunteer” and “proven to be a liar.” — But the fiancee of George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty in October …
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Republicans and Democrats Grow Even Further Apart in Views of Israel, Palestinians — Netanyahu remains a deeply polarizing figure in the U.S. — The partisan divide in Middle East sympathies, for Israel or the Palestinians, is now wider than at any point since 1978.


OMB director: Trump's position on Dreamers ‘depends on what we get in exchange’ — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — The comments come following a government shutdown over congressional disagreements on immigration policy — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's budget director said Tuesday …


WATCH: Hot mic catches GOP senator ogling ‘beautiful’ teenaged girls with fellow lawmaker — As the Senate prepared to pass the continuing resolution that would re-open the government, a Mississippi Republican was caught on a hot mic making comments about the appearances of high-school aged pages.


Uber driver suspected of San Luis Obispo rapes charged with 10 felonies — The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office has filed 10 felony charges against an Uber driver suspected of sexually assaulting at least four women in San Luis Obispo. The DA says there could be more victims …
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Trump has had a year to confront the opioid epidemic. He's done almost nothing. — The consensus from experts and advocates: “a lot of talk, little action.” — If you listen to President Donald Trump's words about the opioid epidemic, he seems to understand it's an emergency.
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No Passport or Ticket: How a Woman Evaded Airport Security and Flew to London — With neither a ticket nor a passport, Marilyn Hartman slipped into Chicago O'Hare International Airport last week, sneaked onto a British Airways flight and traveled to London, where she was apprehended by customs officials …