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Twitter suspends account that helped ignite controversy over viral encounter — New York (CNN Business)Twitter suspended an account on Monday afternoon that helped spread a controversial encounter between a Native American elder and a group of high school students wearing Make America Great Again hats.
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CovCath, Diocese release statement following school closure Tuesday — PARK HILLS, KY. - (FOX19) - Covington Catholic High School and the Diocese of Covington released a statement about the progress of the investigation into the incident at the March For Life 2019 event.
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If You Still Think Nick Sandmann's Smile Is Proof of Racism, You're Seeing What You Want to See — In the nearly two hours of video footage that greatly elucidate what happened between a group of boys from Covington Catholic High School and Native American veteran Nathan Phillips …
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Nathan Phillips rejects Jeff Ruby's offer to ‘break bread’ with CovCath students — Nathan Phillips has turned down Cincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby's invitation to “break bread and make amends” with Covington Catholic High School students. — On Monday, Ruby offered to fly Phillips …
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The Drumbeat of the Mob — Programming note: Aside …
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SEE IT: Covington Catholic High students in blackface at past basketball game
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Trump: Coverage of Catholic school students in viral encounter shows media's ‘evil’
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Louisville PR firm played a key role in Covington Catholic controversy
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Don't Doubt What You Saw With Your Own Eyes
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“Even if He Did Do It, It Wouldn't Be a Crime”: Rudy Giuliani on President Trump — On Sunday, Rudy Giuliani, one of President Trump's lawyers, made a startling admission to the Times and NBC's “Meet the Press” that Trump had been involved in discussions to build a Trump Tower Moscow throughout …
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Why Rudy Giuliani's Trump Tower Moscow comments were the real news bombshell this weekend
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Trump preparing two State of the Union speeches for different audiences: Sources — President Donald Trump is preparing for two different State of the Union speeches - one a more traditional address delivered to Congress in the House chamber or some other location in D.C. …
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Centrist Dems urge Pelosi to break shutdown stalemate — A group of centrist House Democrats, eager to end the shutdown and sick of political posturing, is pressing Speaker Nancy Pelosi to counter President Donald Trump's immigration proposal with her own potential compromise.


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set to introduce bill that would end shutdown
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John Kerry told an audience at Davos that President Donald Trump should resign
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Divorce filing: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst says her husband physically attacked her — Years before her divorce, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst was assaulted by her husband after she confronted him about his alleged affair with their daughter's babysitter, she wrote in court filings.
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Joni Ernst says she turned down chance to be Donald Trump's vice-president — The Iowa senator Joni Ernst has stated she turned down the opportunity to be Donald Trump's vice-president because she believed her husband Gail “hated any successes I have”. — In an affidavit filed as part …
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Supreme Court Revives Ban on Transgender Military Service — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived the Trump administration's policy of barring most transgender people from serving in the military. In a brief, unsigned order, the justices lifted nationwide injunctions that had blocked the policy.
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Supreme Court will review gun restrictions for first time in nearly a decade
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DACA program that protects young undocumented immigrants not likely to get Supreme Court review this term
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Top diplomat for European affairs resigns from State Department — A. Wess Mitchell, the top diplomat in charge of European affairs, will resign from the State Department next month, creating a key vacancy at a time when European leaders are questioning President Trump's commitment to historic alliances.
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Ocasio-Cortez: I give ‘zero’ f—s about pushback from other Democrats — Freshman New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) in an interview late Monday said she gives “zero” f—s about criticism she's received from members of her own party. — “Now, congresswoman …
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Ocasio-Cortez says she gives ‘zero’ f—s about pushback from Democrats
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Mitch McConnell Got Everything He Wanted. But at What Cost? — The president whom the Senate Republican leader helped elect has turned out to be the one thing he can't control. — At sunrise, there it was: a red-tailed hawk, its gyre widening over the United States Capitol building …
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FBI union warns: Shutdown is delaying criminal, counter-terrorism, child trafficking cases — A union representing FBI agents says the partial government shutdown has delayed criminal, counterterrorism, and counter-intelligence operations, and it has also intruded on investigations related to child trafficking.
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Shutdown slows FBI's counterterrorism and gang investigations
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Sen. Kamala Harris Raised $1.5 Million in First 24 Hours After Announcing Candidacy — California Democrat's funds came from 38,000 donors, including $1 million in first 12 hours — WASHINGTON—Sen. Kamala Harris raised $1.5 million from 38,000 donors online in the 24 hours after announcing …
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Kamala Harris raises $1.5 million in first 24 hours
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Fox News anchor Bret Baier and family in car crash, released from hospital — Fox News anchor Bret Baier and his family are “banged up, but alive” after a “major” car crash in Montana on Monday morning, Baier said in a statement Tuesday. — Though Baier and his family were taken to the hospital …
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Fox News anchor Baier, family in car crash, released from hospital
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Trump Polling At Only 41-42% Against Possible Democratic Foes — PPP's newest national poll finds that at the midway point of Donald Trump's term as President, he's a clear underdog for reelection. — Trump gets just 41 or 42% in head to head match ups against 7 likely Democratic candidates for President.


US banker with ties to Putin's inner circle sought access to Trump transition: Sources — Nine days after Donald Trump won the presidency, as scores of supporters clamored for meetings with his transition team, the Hollywood producer of “The Apprentice,” Mark Burnett, reached …


Trump's phony ‘compromise’ has now been unmasked as a total sham — President Trump and his allies have spent days talking up the idea that his new proposal to reopen the government constitutes a “compromise.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has vowed to bring the proposal …
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Furloughed Workers Forced to Loan Uncle Sam Money for Expenses — Thousands of workers aren't getting reimbursed for work travel — Credit card bills add insult to injury for unpaid workers — As if going without pay during the monthlong partial government shutdown isn't enough …