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Mueller report will be delivered by ‘mid-April, if not sooner,’ attorney general tells Congress — Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report detailing his investigation of President Trump and Russia's election interference will be delivered to Congress by mid-April …
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Our President of the Perpetual Grievance — “The Russian hoax is finally dead,” President Trump declared on Thursday night, at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “The collusion delusion is over.” Trump, though, was not over it, and he was definitely not moving on.
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Justice Dept. expects to release Mueller report to Congress by ‘mid-April, if not sooner’ — Washington (CNN)The Justice Department will have special counsel Robert Mueller's report ready to release by “mid-April, if not sooner,” Attorney General Bill Barr said Friday.
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New Barr letter: Mueller report will be sent to Congress by mid-April — Attorney General William Barr said in a letter to Congress today that the nearly 400-page Mueller investigation report will not be shared with the White House in advance, and will be submitted to Congress once it is properly redacted …
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Poll: After Barr Letter, Overwhelming Majority Wants Full Mueller Report Released
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Most Americans Agree On One Thing About The Mueller Report
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‘Lock them up’? Trump's attention turns to his enemies list
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We Got Alex Jones' Deposition Video. It Was A Predictable Disaster For Him. — For all his dangerous talk about the Sandy Hook school shooting, Alex Jones couldn't even recall the date it happened. — Infowars host Alex Jones was questioned earlier this month for three hours by the lawyer …
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How Alex Jones and Infowars Helped a Florida Man Stalk Sandy Hook Families — In the world of conspiracy theorists, Alex Jones and Wolfgang Halbig fueled each other's darkest tendencies. — Soon after the Dec. 14, 2012, mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. …
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In Sandy Hook deposition, Alex Jones blames ‘a form of psychosis’ for thinking everything is staged — Alex Jones, the Austin-based provocateur embroiled in several lawsuits filed by parents of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, said in a deposition released Friday …
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An Awkward Kiss Changed How I Saw Joe Biden — In 2014, I was the 35-year-old Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in Nevada. The landscape wasn't looking good for my party that year. There were no high-profile national races to help boost turnout, and after the top candidate bowed …
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AP says the percentage sign now OK when used with a numeral (that's shift+5) — Brace yourselves. — The AP Stylebook says the percentage sign is now acceptable when paired with a numeral in most cases. — On Friday, Stylebook Editor Paula Froke announced the latest round of changes …
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Trump's Inaccurate Claims on Mueller, Health Care and the Great Lakes — At a rally in Michigan, President Trump misstated the findings of the special counsel investigation, misleadingly promised to protect patients with pre-existing conditions and falsely described funding for a restoration program for the Great Lakes.
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President Donald Trump reverses course on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
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The Daily 202: What Trump's reversal on the Special Olympics reveals about his presidency
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Former Trump Family Driver Has Been in ICE Custody for 8 Months — When Donald Trump's children and campaign staff arrived in South Florida during the 2016 presidential campaign, they were often greeted at the airport by Zoltan Tamas in a black Cadillac Escalade.
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Linda McMahon to leave Cabinet for Trump 2020 PAC — Linda McMahon is stepping down as head of Small Business Administration to chair the pro-Trump super PAC America First Action, according to three people familiar with the move. — Trump allies have spent weeks searching for someone …
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I Broke Up With Her Because She's White — When it comes to dating, I'd rather not think about race. But that's been hard to avoid. — O.K., let me just get to it. I think I broke up with my last girlfriend because she's white. Actually, no, I definitely broke up with her because she's white.


The share of Americans not having sex has reached a record high — You can blame young people for this dry spell, data show — The share of U.S. adults reporting no sex in the past year reached an all-time high in 2018, underscoring a three-decade trend line marked by an aging population and higher numbers of unattached people.


GOP Sees Political Peril as Party Scrambles for Health-Care Plan — Trump asks senators to craft ‘spectacular’ ACA replacement — Escalation in court creates risks for Republicans in 2020 — President Donald Trump's surprise escalation of his legal attack on Obamacare dropped …
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‘Clearly an end-run’: Federal judge rejects Trump's health care plan to go around Obamacare
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Here's the Real Trump-Russia Hoax — It's Trump defenders and lefty Russiagate skeptics claiming there is no scandal. — There has been much crowing from Trumpsters on the right and Russiagate skeptics on the left about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report.
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Trump may not be a Russian agent. He's just a Russian stooge.
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How the mysteries of Khashoggi's murder have rocked the U.S.-Saudi partnership — It has been nearly six months since Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered inside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, but the aftershocks continue. The U.S.-Saudi defense and intelligence partnership has been rocked.
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Pompeo meets Saudi prince who lured Jamal Khashoggi to his death
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Blames ‘Toxic Environment’ Created by Trump for Jussie Smollett ‘Hoax’ (Video) — Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel took aim at President Trump over what he said was the “toxic environment” the billionaire has created, adding that it played a role in the Jussie Smollett hate crime “hoax.”
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Column: Kim Foxx will and should lose her job over the Jussie Smollett case
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Joe Biden Isn't the Answer — It's still three months before the first Democratic debate, nearly a year before Super Tuesday, and he hasn't even declared yet, but poll after presidential poll continues to show 76-year-old former vice-president Joe Biden leading an enormous, diverse, and talented Democratic field.
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Restricting Gun Sales Cost Dick's $150 Million Last Year — Last February, when Dick's Sporting Goods boss Ed Stack announced he was restricting gun sales at the country's largest sports retailer, he knew it'd be costly. — At the time, Dick's was a major seller of firearms.
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Trump's threats to close the US-Mexico border, explained — For once, Trump's tweets might have some basis in reality — but because closing any legal ports of entry would be a disaster, DHS officials say they'll only do it as a last resort. — President Donald Trump has occasionally threatened to …
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Trump's latest comments about the border indicate he doesn't understand how trade works
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Nominee For No. 3 At Justice Department Withdraws After Backlash From GOP Senators — Updated at 10: 17 a.m. — President Trump's pick to serve as third in command at the Justice Department, overseeing health care and immigration cases, withdrew her name from consideration Thursday evening amid backlash …
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Is Theresa May the Worst Politician Ever? — The British prime minister's deal has failed. Again. — This Op-Ed has been updated to reflect news developments. — LONDON — My first attempt to charm Theresa May was eight years ago, in the grand surroundings of the State Dining Room in Downing Street …
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May hopes to hold fourth vote on Brexit deal
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