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Trump's Secrecy Fight Escalates as Judge Rules for Congress in Early Test — WASHINGTON — The fight over President Trump's systematic stonewalling of Congress escalated on two fronts on Monday, as a federal judge upheld a subpoena for his financial records even as the White House instructed …
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Pelosi clashes with fellow Dems in closed-door debate on impeachment — House Democratic leaders sparred internally on Monday over whether to begin an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her allies rejecting the call to move forward for now, according to multiple sources.
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Some Republicans unsettled by Trump's sweeping claims of immunity — Senior House Republicans are breaking with Donald Trump over the president's legal claims that Congress can't investigate whether a commander in chief violated the law. — That view, advanced by Trump's personal attorney …
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Judge orders Trump accounting firm to hand over records to Congress — Washington (CNN)A federal district judge has told the accounting firm Mazars it will need to turn over Donald Trump's accounting records from before he was President to the Democratic-controlled House Oversight Committee.
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Pelosi's leadership team rebels on impeachment, presses her to begin an inquiry — Members of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's own leadership team confronted her in a contentious Monday night meeting and argued that it was time to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, according to multiple people in the room.
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Judge upholds House panel subpoena for Trump financial records — District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled in favor of a subpoena issued by the House Oversight Committee for President Trump's financial records from the accounting firm Mazars. — In a 41-page-long opinion, Mehta found that …
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Judge upholds Dem subpoena for Trump financial records
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Judge denies Trump bid to quash House subpoena for years of financial records
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
President Trump Lost An Effort To Stop Democrats From Subpoenaing His Accountant
President Trump Lost An Effort To Stop Democrats From Subpoenaing His Accountant
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Associated Press:
Trump tells ex-counsel McGahn to defy congressional subpoena
Trump tells ex-counsel McGahn to defy congressional subpoena
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Trump blocks former White House counsel McGahn from testifying to Congress
Trump blocks former White House counsel McGahn from testifying to Congress
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A Would-Be Trump Aide's Demands: A Jet on Call, a Future Cabinet Post and More — A Would-Be Trump Aide's Demands: A Jet, a Future Cabinet Post and More — Those are among 10 conditions that Kris Kobach, the former Kansas secretary of state, has given the White House if he is to become the “immigration czar.”
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After his Fox News town hall, Fox & Friends launches a propaganda onslaught against Pete Buttigieg — South Bend, IN, Mayor Pete Buttigieg's performance at a Fox News town hall garnered rave reviews Sunday night from journalists and pundits, with some arguing that his successful turn proved …
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Fox News Welcomes Pete Buttigieg. Trump and ‘Fox & Friends’ Aren't Pleased.
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Here's How Much Money Fox News Hosts Have Made Off GOP Speaking Gigs
Here's How Much Money Fox News Hosts Have Made Off GOP Speaking Gigs
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David Montanaro / Fox News:
Joe Scarborough: 'I've seen the future of the Democratic Party and it's Mayor Pete'
Joe Scarborough: 'I've seen the future of the Democratic Party and it's Mayor Pete'
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Beto O'Rourke: I'd ‘absolutely’ do a Fox town hall
Beto O'Rourke: I'd ‘absolutely’ do a Fox town hall
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Cohen told lawmakers Trump attorney Jay Sekulow encouraged him to falsely claim Moscow project ended in January 2016 — Michael Cohen, President Trump's former longtime personal attorney, told a House panel during closed-door hearings earlier this year that he had been encouraged …
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Cohen: Trump's attorney urged false testimony
Cohen: Trump's attorney urged false testimony
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Fox News Host Pete Hegseth Privately Lobbied Trump to Pardon Accused War Criminals — The president isn't just watching the network, he's taking policy advice from its morning hosts. — If the president pardons U.S. servicemen accused and convicted of war crimes, you can thank one of Donald Trump's favorite cable-news hosts.
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After impeachment remarks, Rep. Justin Amash gets Republican challenger — WASHINGTON — A Republican state representative plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, after Amash said this weekend he believes President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses.
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How Throwing Justin Amash Out of the GOP Might Make Trump Lose 2020
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Why Trump should be worried about Justin Amash
Why Trump should be worried about Justin Amash
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There's No Boom in Youngstown, but Blue-Collar Workers Are Sticking With Trump — YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — In May 2016, David Betras, a Democratic Party leader in the heart of industrial northeast Ohio, sent a memo warning Hillary Clinton's campaign that it was on the verge of losing Ohio …
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Trump pokes at Biden at Pennsylvania rally
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Westeros Is Screwed — In 2011, Game of Thrones premiered with the story of a vast continental kingdom wracked with political tension. Westeros was introduced as a collection of once-independent kingdoms, riven by ethnic and religious divisions, governed by a king who had no real desire to rule …
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Prosecutors examining tens of thousands of Trump inauguration documents — WH downplaying Trump inaugural committee subpoena — (CNN)Federal prosecutors in New York are scrutinizing tens of thousands of documents relating to Donald Trump's inauguration in a sign that the investigation into the committee's finances is advancing.
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ESPN President: ‘Our Fans Do Not Want Us to Cover Politics’ — Does it seem you hear a little bit less about political controversies in the sports world than you did a year or two ago? Do you find yourself grumbling at your television, “I just want to enjoy watching the game” less frequently?
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Trump's Demands for Investigations of Opponents Draw Intensifying Criticism — President Trump's escalating demands for investigations into his political opponents have intensified debate over whether his often-transparent calls for action by the Justice Department amount to abusing his power to bolster his re-election prospects.
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5th Migrant Child Dies After Detention by Border Patrol — HOUSTON — The U.S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child apprehended by border agents since December. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
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Gorsuch breaks with conservative justices, delivering win to Native American hunter — Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh find themselves on opposing sides in two out of three recent rulings — One of President Trump's nominees sided Monday with the liberal wing of the Supreme Court …
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Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Native American Rights In Wyoming Hunting Case
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Native American Rights In Wyoming Hunting Case
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Russian documents reveal desire to sow racial discord — and violence — in the U.S. — The revelations come as U.S. intelligence agencies have warned of probable Russian meddling in the 2020 election. — LONDON — Russians who were linked to interference in the 2016 U.S. election discussed ambitious plans …
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Barr Says He Is Fighting for the Presidency, Not Trump — The attorney general, who has faced criticism, is in the front lines of the president's battles against Congress — As President Trump's attorney general, William Barr has come under criticism from Democrats and some Republicans …
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These six corporations are financing the war on women in six states — In 2019, state legislatures across the country are enacting radical new restrictions on abortion. Alabama banned virtually all abortions. Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Ohio banned all abortions after six weeks …
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How extremists are reasserting themselves in mainstream GOP politics in Arizona — Kelli Ward, Russell Pearce and Andy Biggs (Photo: David Wallace/The Republic; Michael Schennum/The Republic; David Wallace/The Republic) — Russell Pearce stepped up to a podium in Gilbert, one of the more affluent and educated communities in Arizona.
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Roger Stone Seeks Judge's Permission to Appear at a Strip Club — On Thursday, lawyers for Roger Stone, whose travel is restricted ahead of his November trial on obstruction of justice and perjury charges, requested a judge's permission to visit Tennessee and Illinois “for business opportunities.”
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When You're a Socialist, They Let You Do It — Imagine an older, powerful male politician belittling and questioning the intelligence and credibility of a female reporter for the New York Times. If the politician in question was a Republican, the media outrage machine would have kicked in immediately …
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Trump says there's ‘no indication’ of threatening actions by Iran — President Trump on Monday played down tensions with Iran, saying his administration currently has no signs of threatening actions by Tehran but that if that changes, the United States “will have no choice” but to respond forcefully.
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The Profanity President: Trump's Four-Letter Vocabulary — WASHINGTON — In modern times, presidents have rarely been church mice afraid of a little salty language. But President Trump has grown increasingly willing in recent months to say in public what most of his predecessors tried to keep behind closed doors.
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