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Better to have a few rats than to be one — In case anyone missed it, the president of the United States had some choice words to describe Maryland's 7th congressional district on Saturday morning. Here are the key phrases: “no human being would want to live there,” it is a …
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People who refuse to see or hear Trump's racism in attack on Baltimore are beyond reach, but here goes — People who support President Donald Trump, no matter what he says or does, are beyond reach with reason and facts. To continue to support this president, you have to either agree …


‘Everything that Donald Trump says is offensive to some people,’ Mulvaney says — Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday defended President Trump's attacks on the city of Baltimore and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), saying that some people will be offended by anything the president says.
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Trump doubles down on attacks against Cummings and Baltimore district — President Trump doubled down on his attacks against Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and his Baltimore congressional district, saying that it's “sad” that the longtime congressman has done “so little” for the city he represents …
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Trump's Twitter attack on Cummings and Baltimore: undiluted racism and hate — After three years of denouncing President Trump's use of media to attack, denigrate and, yes, spew racist hate, there are days when I think I do not have a drop of vitriol left for Trump and what he's doing to this country.
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Trump calls Baltimore ‘disgusting ... rodent infested mess,’ rips Rep. Elijah Cummings over border criticism
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Partisan differences on impeachment remain after Mueller testimony, as nearly half of Americans show little movement: POLL — Following more than six hours of questioning of former special counsel Robert Mueller before two different congressional committees, Democrats and Republicans remain largely splintered …
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Nadler says Trump should be impeached because 'he's violated the laws six ways from Sunday' — Rep. Nadler clarifies his stance on impeachment — Washington (CNN)House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said he personally believes President Donald Trump “richly deserves” to be impeached …
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New polling finds Mueller's testimony didn't change Americans' minds on impeachment — Special counsel Robert Mueller during his July 2019 House Judiciary Committee hearing. Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images — Democrats hoped for a watershed moment.
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Nadler: “We have impeachment resolutions before the committee”
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‘Important’ that Mueller investigation info get to Americans: Rep. Jerry Nadler
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Spare Me the Purity Racket
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Nearly 1,400 detained in Moscow protest; largest in decade — MOSCOW (AP) — Nearly 1,400 people were detained in a violent police crackdown on an opposition protest in Moscow, a Russian monitoring group said Sunday, adding that was the largest number of detentions at a rally in the Russian capital this decade.
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‘This Week’ Transcript 7-28-19: Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Will Hurd, Mayor Bill de Blasio — A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, July 28, 2019 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.
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Boris Johnson forms “war cabinet” to prepare for no-deal Brexit — Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom's newly installed prime minister, has set up a “war cabinet” to deliver Britain's exit from the European Union “by any means necessary” by Oct. 31, the Sunday Times first reported.
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Netflix's The Great Hack is the great warning about your data — Now me, I'm not paranoid, I'm just peculiar. Or just careful, depending on your slant. — One late afternoon this past winter I was out doing myriad errands in my neighbourhood. I noticed a new coffee shop had opened.


Donald Trump Jr.'s buddy can help you meet Trump — Tommy Hicks Jr. isn't in government, but he's a longtime pal of the president's son. And he has some power. — Over the past two years, the Trump administration has been grappling with how to handle the transition to the next generation of mobile broadband technology.


Under Brazil's Far Right Leader, Amazon Protections Slashed and Forests Fall — BRASÍLIA — The destruction of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil has increased rapidly since the nation's new far-right president took over and his government scaled back efforts to fight illegal logging, ranching and mining.


A red state is plastering ‘In God We Trust’ on the walls of public schools. It's mandatory. — South Dakota's Republican lawmakers said it was about history — the motto appears on money, on license plates and in the fourth stanza of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
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