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Skeptical U.S. Allies Resist Trump's New Claims of Threats From Iran — WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration draws up war plans against Iran over what it says are threats to American troops and interests, a senior British military official told reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday …
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Security Alert - U. S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq — Home الصفح ة الرئي سية | Security Alert - U. S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq — Event: The U.S. State Department has ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. Government employees …
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The Latest: Kremlin says Pompeo didn't ease Moscow concerns — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf region and elsewhere in Mideast amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran (all times local): — The Kremlin's spokesman says U.S. Secretary …
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Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion in the State — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate approved a measure on Tuesday that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, setting up a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, the case that recognized a woman's constitutional right to end a pregnancy.
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Alabama Senate passes nation's most restrictive abortion ban, which makes no exceptions for victims of rape and incest — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban virtually all abortions in the state — including for victims of rape and incest — sending the strictest law …
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Every Anti-Abortion Move the GOP Has Made for Years Is Paying Off at Once — Stripping voter rights. Rigging the Supreme Court. Dull procedural tricks. It's all paying off at once. — The Supreme Court's Liberals Are Warning Us That Roe v. Wade Is in Mortal Danger
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Alabama just passed a near-total abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest
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Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Alabama ban on nearly all abortions in GOP governor's hands
Alabama ban on nearly all abortions in GOP governor's hands
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Trump's prized Doral resort is in steep decline, according to company documents, showing his business problems are mounting — Late last year, in a Miami conference room, a consultant for President Trump's company said business at his prized 643-room Doral resort was in sharp decline.
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Republicans seize on culture debates, but sometimes it backfires — First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — WASHINGTON — Culture debates have united Republicans over the last two decades …
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Trump Can't Stop Attacking Biden. G.O.P. Strategists Wish He Would. — WASHINGTON — As President Trump has struggled to explain the difficulty of negotiating a trade agreement with China, he has embraced a side argument: A Democratic president would only agree to a worse deal.
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Katie Galioto / Politico:
Trump boasts that his looks and brain are better than Biden's
Trump boasts that his looks and brain are better than Biden's
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Harvard Betrays a Law Professor — and Itself — Misguided students believe that defending Harvey Weinstein makes Ronald Sullivan unfit to be their dean. Apparently the university agrees. — Professor Kennedy teaches law at Harvard. — I have been a professor at Harvard University for 34 years.
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Harvard ditched US values of due process and diverse opinion in Harvey Weinstein case
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McCarthyism comes to Harvard — Why this should alarm us all
McCarthyism comes to Harvard — Why this should alarm us all
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Ignoring Trump's Orders, Hoping He'll Forget — On March 29, during a weekend jaunt to Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump announced a major policy decision that surprised top-ranking officials in several government agencies. The United States was cutting off aid to Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, the president said.
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Exclusive: Michael Wolff finishes “Fire and Fury” sequel, “Siege” — Axios has learned that Michael Wolff — who enraged President Trump with his international bestseller “Fire and Fury,” about pandemonium in the first-year White House — will be out June 4 with a sequel, “Siege: Trump Under Fire.”
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Michael Wolff has written a Trump sequel. It's called ‘Siege’ and will be out on June 4
Michael Wolff has written a Trump sequel. It's called ‘Siege’ and will be out on June 4
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Yesterday Was a Dark Day for the Rule of Law — When Lindsey Graham told Donald Trump Jr. to ignore a subpoena from Senate Intelligence, he told him to commit a crime. But that's not even the worst of it. — The degradation of Senator Lindsey Graham should no longer surprise us.
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Donald Trump Jr. Strikes Deal for ‘Limited’ Interview With Intelligence Committee
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Gowdy: FBI Cited Articles And Info From Clinton Ally To Corroborate Steele Dossier — Former Republican South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy dropped a potential bombshell Tuesday regarding what information the FBI relied on to corroborate claims in the Steele dossier.
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State Department's red flag on Steele went to a senior FBI man well before FISA warrant
State Department's red flag on Steele went to a senior FBI man well before FISA warrant
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GOP senators ‘underwhelmed’ with Kushner's legal immigration plan, sources say — Does Kushner's immigration plan stand a chance? — Washington (CNN)Participants at a meeting between Republican senators and White House senior advisers Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller found …
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Trump Administration to LGBT Couples: Your ‘Out of Wedlock’ Kids Aren't Citizens — Children of U.S. citizens are falling victim to a policy that de-recognizes their parents' marriage—and strips them of their birthright citizenship. — Scott Bixby — No parent can ever be fully prepared for the arrival of a new baby.
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Rep. Jerry Nadler: We're ‘probably’ not headed for impeachment, but Trump is making it ‘increasingly difficult’ to avoid — Trump's impeachment would start with this man: Rep. Jerry Nadler — KEY POINTS — Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., sat down with CNBC's John Harwood to discuss …
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Power Up: Trump wants a 2020 fight over tariffs. That will test the patience of his base. — Good morning and welcome back! We're halfway there. Thanks for waking up with us and sign up. — The People — Trump's escalating trade war with China is the latest 2020 fight that the incumbent is itching to have.
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‘This is a war for our culture’: Sebastian Gorka anguished by gay wedding on ‘Arthur’ — Sebastian Gorka, the former Breitbart editor and White House aide, goes live every weekday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time on the Salem Radio Network. — On Tuesday, he provided a new raison d'etre for …
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‘Heartbeat’ Bills Get the Science of Fetal Heartbeats All Wrong — LAST WEEK, GEORGIA governor Brian Kemp—the narrow winner over Stacey Abrams in a contentious, sketchy election last year—signed into law a ban on abortions after more than six weeks of pregnancy.
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The Fight Over How Trump Fits in With the Other 44 Presidents — It's not just an academic question. The intense argument over where he belongs tells us a lot about where we're headed. — Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality.
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Salon Media in talks for $5M fire sale in last-ditch effort — Salon Media Group, a one-time digital darling, has fallen on hard times. It lost its CEO of the past three years last week and appears to be on the brink of a deal to sell itself for a fire sale price of $5 million.
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Moot courts, job interviews and potluck parties: A look inside Mueller's office — The Weissmann calendar entries show a mix of the mundane with the legally complex. — Newly disclosed documents give fresh hints of what daily life was like inside special counsel Robert Mueller's office during …
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William Barr Delivers Chilling Message to FBI for Trump — A third probe into the origins of the Russia investigation, even to pacify the paranoid president, may cause real harm. — If you come at the king, you best not miss. — That's the message Attorney General William Barr is sending to FBI agents …
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Lindsey Graham wants to hold toddlers in jail at the border for 100 days — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wants to jail immigrant children for way longer than currently allowed by law. — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wants to change the immigration law so that immigrant toddlers and children …
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At the N.R.A., a Cash Machine Sputtering — As the gun rights group lavished pay and perks on its leaders and partners, fueling infighting, it increasingly relied on its own charity for funds. Tax experts have questions. — The tantalizing leaks have spilled out in the weeks since …
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Tucker Carlson Accuses Bolton, MSNBC, CNN of Agitating War Against Iran: ‘It Is Chilling’ — Fox News host Tucker Carlson suggested National Security Advisor John Bolton and news outlets like CNN and MSNBC are agitating the U.S. toward war with Iran, calling their actions amid …
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Trump Is Now Defending War Crimes — It's not just bluster anymore. — During the March 3, 2016 Republican debate, Donald Trump proudly proclaimed something that he had only hinted at before: He endorsed war crimes. Bret Baier noted that “almost 100 foreign policy experts” …
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