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Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation — The move is likely to open the attorney general to accusations that he is trying to deliver a political victory for President Trump. — WASHINGTON — For more than two years, President Trump has repeatedly attacked …
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White House official expected to back up diplomat's testimony over Trump push for Ukraine probe into Bidens — Why the ‘quid pro quo’ defense may not matter — (CNN)Tim Morrison, a top Russia and Europe adviser on President Donald Trump's National Security Council, is expected to testify …
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On “Human Scum” and Trump in the Danger Zone — After Ambassador William Taylor's testimony, the President is freaking out about impeachment. — At 1:48 p.m. on October 23rd, Donald Trump posted a tweet that, in any other political moment, would be a strong contender for the worst public statement ever …
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White House delayed Ukraine trade decision in August, a signal that U.S. suspension of cooperation extended beyond security funds — The White House's trade representative in late August withdrew a recommendation to restore some of Ukraine's trade privileges after John Bolton …
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NSC official plans to testify in impeachment probe even if White House tries to block him — Tim Morrison has been identified as a witness to one of the most explosive pieces of evidence unearthed by House impeachment investigators. — A slew of high-profile witnesses have defied White House orders …
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Democrats say whistleblower's testimony is unnecessary as other witnesses come forward
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Trump confronts limits of his impeachment defense strategy
Trump confronts limits of his impeachment defense strategy
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Mahalo, Hawaiʻi — I am so grateful. — Grateful to call Hawaiʻi home; grateful for our people and the spirit of aloha that binds us all together; and grateful for our precious 'āina, beautiful oceans, and towering mountains. — Most of all, I'm grateful to all of you …
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Tulsi Gabbard won't run for reelection to Congress as she seeks Democratic presidential nomination
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Eyeing presidency, Democratic hopeful Gabbard will not seek re-election to Congress
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Tulsi Gabbard won't seek reelection to focus on White House run
Tulsi Gabbard won't seek reelection to focus on White House run
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Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, running for president, won't seek re-election to Congress
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, running for president, won't seek re-election to Congress
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Vulnerable Senate Republicans Shrink From Defending Trump — Senate Republicans up for re-election in 2020, fearful of straying too far from Mr. Trump yet at pains to defend him, have adopted a strategy of saying as little as possible. — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans facing steep re …
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Republicans Fight Trump's Impeachment by Attacking the Process — President Trump wants his party to defend him more aggressively. Senators instead are denouncing the House investigation. — WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress struggled for a second consecutive day Thursday …
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‘Powerful woman’ Kellyanne Conway mocks and threatens reporter for mentioning her husband (AUDIO) — Top White House aide Kellyanne Conway, describing herself as “a powerful woman,” aggressively and disparagingly told a female reporter that it was improper to write about her husband …
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Transcript of telephone call between Kellyanne Conway and Caitlin Yilek — This is a transcript of the telephone conversation between Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president of the United States, and Caitlin Yilek, breaking news reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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Could Lindsey Graham be any more obsequious? — It was another sad milestone in the decline of John McCain's faithful sidekick into President Trump's Lickspittle Lindsey. — Not quite two weeks ago, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) vowed to be Trump's “worst nightmare” and called the Syria pullout …
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Why Donald Trump — and Other Powerful Men — Love to Cast Themselves As Victims
Why Donald Trump — and Other Powerful Men — Love to Cast Themselves As Victims
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Scoop: “Anonymous” to expose private Trump conversations — The anonymous “senior Trump administration official” who will release a tell-all book, “A Warning,” next month was a frequent participant in meetings with President Trump and plans to recount specific conversations, sources tell me.
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Giuliani probe snowballs — Rudy Giuliani's problems keep piling up. — His responsibilities are shrinking as Donald Trump's TV-friendly personal attorney. His efforts to dig up dirt on the president's political opponents have landed his highest-profile client in a congressional impeachment investigation.
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Pentagon planning to send tanks, armored vehicles to Syrian oil fields — WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is preparing to send tanks and armored vehicles to Syrian oil fields, according to a U.S. official - a stunning reversal of President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from the war-torn country after he declared victory over ISIS.
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Scoop: The West Wing's impeachment war room — Top Trump officials have quietly created a de facto impeachment war room, with a chief goal of policing and solidifying Republican Senate support for acquittal. — What's happening: Most senior officials in the White House recognized quickly …
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Revenge porn is being used to smear and discredit a sitting Congresswoman — Katie Hill may not be a perfect victim, but posting a naked photo of her in retaliation is a rightwing smear campaign — The conservative website Red State published revenge porn of a sitting congresswoman last week.
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Snuff out flavored tobacco products: Close a loophole that endangers many lives, especially kids' — All my years of public service to New York taught me one indisputable fact: It's all about the kids. Everything we do, all the laws and changes government makes, must keep the next generation in mind.
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Gabbard Skips Iowa Forum, Appears On Fox News Instead — Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's bizarre week in American politics continued Thursday night, when she skipped an appearance at LULAC's Latino town hall in Des Moines, appearing that evening instead on Sean Hannity's Fox News show.
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Harvey Weinstein Turned Up At An Event For Young Actors. One Woman Who Confronted Him Was Thrown Out. — A woman comedian was booed and two attendees kicked out after they protested the appearance of disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein at an event for young performers in lower Manhattan on Wednesday night.
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3 Women Confronted Harvey Weinstein at a New York City Club
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First on CNN: Democratic rising star Rep. Katie Porter plans to endorse Elizabeth Warren — Lawmaker: I've graded law students. Trump gets an ‘F’ — (CNN)Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California, a first-term lawmaker who has gained wide notice for her forceful grilling of corporate executives …
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EXCLUSIVE: Shocking photos of Congresswoman Katie Hill are revealed as she's seen NAKED showing off Nazi-era tattoo while smoking a bong, kissing her female staffer and posing nude on ‘wife sharing’ sites — Katie Hill, 32, has been seen in a series of shocking photographs obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com
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Read the Trump Administration's Warning Letter to Laura Cooper — The No. 2 Pentagon official told Ms. Cooper, the military's Russia-Ukraine expert, not to talk to Congress. She did anyway. — WASHINGTON — The White House has declared that the executive branch will not cooperate …
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The 2010s Have Broken Our Sense Of Time — The rhythms of American life changed in the 2010s. How everything from TV to Trump to Instagram messed with your head just enough that time feels like it melted. — This is one of those places you go for Instagram.
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The Fall of WeWork: How a Startup Darling Came Unglued — The cliff dive has little precedent, even in the boom-and-bust world of venture capital — Just months before the spectacular fall of WeWork, one of the country's most gilded startups, chief executive Adam Neumann summoned the heads …
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