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Porn star who alleged Trump affair: I can now tell my story — NEW YORK (AP) — Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom President Donald Trump's personal attorney acknowledges paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.
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Trump's Longtime Lawyer Says He Paid Stormy Daniels Out of His Own Pocket — Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, said on Tuesday that he paid $130,000 out of his own pocket to a pornographic-film actress who had once claimed to have had an affair with Mr. Trump.
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Stormy Daniels Warns Trump & Lawyer: You Breached Our Agreement, Now I'm Free to Talk! — Stormy Daniels has suddenly changed her position and is ready to spill all the tea regarding her alleged affair with Donald Trump, and it all has to do with the president's personal attorney allegedly breaching …
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Did Trump's Lawyer Pay Stormy Daniels Out of His Own Pocket?
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Police respond to report of shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Florida — live updates — CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Authorities are responding to reports of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. — The Broward Sheriff's Office said there are reports of victims.
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What we know about the school shooting in Broward County, Florida — Police in Broward County, Florida responded to a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday afternoon. — The Broward County Sheriff's office said it was “working a developing incident regarding a report of active shooter.”
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BSO: active shooter at large at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High; at least 20 injured — PARKLAND, FLA. (WSVN) - Deputies are responding to an active shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland who may have injured as many as 20 people. — Margate Fire Rescue has deemed …


Active shooter reported at Stoneman Douglas High in Broward — More than 20 people have been injured and at least one person killed after someone opened fire Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in North Broward. — Margate Fire Chief Dan Booker told the Miami Herald …
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BSO: Shooter At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High In Parkland
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Suspect in custody after fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
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Florida high school shooting leaves about 20 injured; suspect at large
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Third White House official resigns after being told he wouldn't qualify for full clearance — National Economic Council official George David Banks departed amid increasing scrutiny of the Trump administration's decision to let multiple staffers work on interim clearances.
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Scoop: Trump endorses 25-cent gas tax hike
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White House counsel walks a fine line in serving Trump's demands
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Amid Rob Porter controversy, Trump declares he's ‘totally opposed to domestic violence’
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Lawmakers losing confidence in White House after Porter resignation
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Trump's military parade would cost between $10 million and $30 million, White House budget director says
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Pence: White House could have handled Porter better but still confident in Kelly
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Trump: ‘I am totally opposed to domestic violence of any kind’
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Schiff: We're not going to revise Democratic memo
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Read the text of Elizabeth Warren's speech to Native American group — Read the prepared text of the speech Senator Elizabeth Warren gave to Native Americans on Wednesday. — Thank you for having me here today. — I want to start by thanking Chairwoman Andrews-Maltais for that introduction.
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Warren addresses claims of Native American heritage — WASHINGTON - Senator Elizabeth Warren made a surprise appearance at the National Congress of American Indians Wednesday morning, forcefully responding to President Trump's derisively calling her “Pocahontas” and addressing her claims …
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Veterans Affairs chief Shulkin, staff misled ethics officials about European trip, report finds — Veterans Affairs Secretary David J. Shulkin's chief of staff doctored an email and made false statements to create a pretext for taxpayers to cover expenses for the secretary's wife on a 10 …
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In Leaked Chats, WikiLeaks Discusses Preference for GOP Over Clinton, Russia, Trolling, and Feminists They Don't Like — On a Thursday afternoon in November 2015, a light snow was falling outside the windows of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, despite the relatively warm weather …
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Utah's Republican chairman slams Mitt Romney and his expected Senate bid, compares him to Hillary Clinton — The Utah Republican Party chairman blasted Mitt Romney's anticipated Senate run, hitting him for “essentially doing what Hillary Clinton did in New York” — campaigning in a state he hasn't spent much time in.
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“Who Needs a Controversy Over the Inauguration?”: Reince Priebus Opens Up About His Six Months of Magical Thinking — Months after his chaotic resignation as chief of staff, and with his successor on the hot seat, Priebus comes clean about everything: the inauguration crowd-size fiasco …
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Poll: GOP gains on generic ballot, Trump approval ticks upward — Republicans have erased the Democratic advantage on the generic congressional ballot in a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll that, for the first time since April, also shows President Donald Trump's approval rating equaling …
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“A Death Match”: As Kelly Twists, a Chaotic Search for a New Chief of Staff Engulfs the West Wing — Different factions are pushing their own candidates: Javanka wants Cohn, Hannity pushed Wayne Berman, Trump wanted Mulvaney or Barrack. But who would take the job?
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Bipartisan Senate group says they have immigration deal — A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday said they have reached an immigration deal as lawmakers try to break through a gridlocked floor debate. — “It's going to be ready today. It's going to be ready today,” Sen. Tim Kaine
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The Clock Is Not Ticking on DACA
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Senate moderates reach immigration deal — but GOP opposition builds
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Adam Schiff: There is ‘ample evidence’ of collusion between Trump campaign, Russians — WASHINGTON — There is “ample evidence” that the Trump campaign colluded with Russians, but only special counsel Robert Mueller can decide if it's enough to prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt …


3 Hurt After Driver Tried to Enter NSA Campus — The FBI believes there is no link to terrorism, a representative said — Several Hospitalized After Shooting at NSA in Fort Meade — Three people, including a police officer, were injured after authorities say a driver tried to enter …
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Christopher Steele is a hero - and Americans owe him their thanks … Christopher Steele, the former British spy whose claims about Donald Trump's ties with Russia hold center stage in Washington right now, drives Republicans crazy. They have recommended that the Department of Justice open a criminal investigation into his work.