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Trump Wanted to Order Justice Dept. to Prosecute Comey and Clinton — WASHINGTON — President Trump told the White House counsel in the spring that he wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two of his political adversaries: his 2016 challenger, Hillary Clinton …
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Conservative nonprofit with obscure roots and undisclosed funders paid Matthew Whitaker $1.2 million — In the three years after he arrived in Washington in 2014, Matthew G. Whitaker received more than $1.2 million as the leader of a charity that reported having no other employees, some of the best pay of his career.
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Here's Why the New York Times Bombshell Report Could Be the Finishing Touch for Mueller's Obstruction Case — If special counsel Robert Mueller is seriously pursuing an obstruction of justice case against President Donald Trump, then you can bet that information revealed …


Former Bush attorney general Alberto Gonzales rebukes Trump for reportedly seeking to prosecute Clinton, Comey — Former Bush administration attorney general Alberto Gonzales on Wednesday criticized President Trump following a report that Trump sought to prosecute two of his political adversaries …
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Matthew Whitaker Earned $1.2 Million From Group Backed by Undisclosed Donors
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Trump's Yearning to Prosecute His Political Enemies
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House GOP to hold hearing into DOJ's probe of Clinton Foundation
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The White House Won't Say When Trump Formally Named Matthew Whitaker As Acting Attorney General
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Matt Whitaker Suggested Trump Administration Should Prosecute Hillary Clinton
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Senators demand Trump say whether Saudi prince ordered Khashoggi killing — The bipartisan leadership of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is demanding a definitive determination from President Donald Trump about whether Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Trump calls Saudi Arabia a ‘great ally,’ discounts crown prince's responsibility for Khashoggi's death — President Trump declared his strong support for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, effectively ignoring the CIA's conclusion that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the brutal killing …

Almost everything Trump just said about Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi is wrong or overly simplistic

Trump's Statement on Saudi Arabia, Explained!
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The DC Establishment Gets Almost Everything Wrong About Trump's Saudi Posture
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“I am astounded:” Sen. Corker compares White House statement to PR for Saudi Arabia
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Trump Stands Up for Saudi Arabian Values
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Statement from President Donald J. Trump on Standing with Saudi Arabia
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Ex-Facebook President Sean Parker Funded Race-Baiting Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's Super PAC — A spokesman for the Napster founder said he denounces Cindy Hyde-Smith's comments but isn't calling for a refund of the money he's given. — As embattled incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) …
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Mississippi Senate Special: It's All About Turnout — Lost amid recounts in Florida, uncertainty in Georgia and a handful of uncalled House races is the special election run-off in Mississippi to fill the remainder of former Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran's term.
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The Decline and Fall of the Zuckerberg Empire — Mark Zuckerberg isn't the first person in human history to draw inspiration from Augustus Caesar, the founder of the Roman Empire, but he's one of a very few for whom the lessons of Augustus's reign have a concrete urgency.
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As problems pile up, Mark Zuckerberg stands his ground in exclusive CNN Business interview
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Behind the scenes: Trump vs. Mueller — President Trump delivered to Robert Mueller handwritten answers about pre-election dimensions of the Russia probe but did not answer questions about his behavior as president, including allegations of obstruction of justice — and will resist doing so in the future …
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Mueller got some answers, but he's not done with Trump
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Judge dismisses female genital mutilation charges in historic case — In a major blow to the federal government, a judge in Detroit has declared America's female genital mutilation law unconstitutional, thereby dismissing the key charges against two Michigan doctors and six others accused …
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Charges dropped in first federal genital mutilation case in US
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Russia loses Interpol presidency vote — Interpol has elected South Korean Kim Jong-yang as its president, rejecting the Russian frontrunner who had been accused of abusing the international police body's arrest warrant system. — Mr Kim was chosen by Interpol's 194 member states at a meeting of its annual congress in Dubai.
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American killed on Andaman island home to uncontacted people, body yet to be recovered — The murder took place on an island inhabited by the Sentinelese people, who are protected under Indian law — A rare photo of two members of the Sentinelese tribe, which is protected under Indian law …
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Election fraud scheme on L.A.'s skid row got homeless to sign fake names for cigarettes and cash, D.A. says — A forged signature swapped for $1 — or sometimes a cigarette. — The crude exchange played out hundreds of times on L.A.'s skid row during the 2016 election cycle and again this year …
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Will Fox Business Network Take Action After Lou Dobbs Tells Judge to “Go to Hell”? — “That's generally not a good idea,” a lawyer guest told the ever-controversial host on Monday night. — Lou Dobbs is the Sean Hannity of Fox Business Network, a highly rated conservative gladiator …
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Democrats flip Utah House seat as McAdams tops Rep. Mia Love — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democrat Ben McAdams has flipped a U.S. House seat in deep-red Utah, defeating incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love by fewer than 700 votes in a race that took two weeks to settle.
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It's over. Democrat Ben McAdams ousts Republican Rep Mia Love by 694 votes
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Harvesting in a trade war: U.S. crops rot as storage costs soar — (Reuters) - U.S. farmers finishing their harvests are facing a big problem - where to put the mountain of grain they cannot sell to Chinese buyers. — For Louisiana farmer Richard Fontenot and his neighbors, the solution was a costly one: Let the crops rot.


Comedian Michelle Wolf delivers one-liner in response to Trump attack — Michelle Wolf won't be making any jokes from the podium at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, but last year's host was ready with a one-liner after the president attacked her on Twitter.
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All Feminists Must Stand Up For Trans Liberation — Nov. 20 is recognized as Transgender Day of Remembrance, when we honor the lives of those we lost at the hands of anti-transgender violence. In 2017, advocates tracked at least 29 deaths of transgender people in the U.S. due to violence, the most ever recorded.
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Stalemate on Trump's wall amid threat of shutdown — Congress just can't help itself: With a partial government shutdown potentially two weeks away, Democrats and Republicans are dug in, each side upping its demands and vowing not to buckle to the other. — President Donald Trump …
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What to Wear to Work—When You Work at Home — Working remotely—long the territory of slobby creatives—has become newly social thanks to co-working spaces and teleconferencing. Here's how to upgrade your look without sacrificing comfort — I WAS STANDING in my closet …


During California wildfires, farmworkers say they felt pressure to keep working or lose their jobs — OXNARD, Calif. — Smoke stung his eyes and throat, but Santiago said his supervisor told workers to go faster because ash from the wildfires could wreck the produce.
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