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Woodward/Costa book: Worried Trump could ‘go rogue,’ Milley took secret action to protect nuclear weapons — The story below contains explicit language — Washington (CNN)Two days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump's top military adviser …
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Top general was so fearful Trump might spark war that he made secret calls to his Chinese counterpart, new book says — ‘Peril,’ by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, reveals that Gen. Mark A. Milley called his Chinese counterpart before the election and after Jan. 6 in a bid to avert armed conflict.
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No, General Milley, President Trump Wasn't Losing It — The former commander in chief has been his own authentic self consistently all his life. — General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was so consumed with fear that former President Donald Trump might launch “rogue” …
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Woodward/Costa book details GOP infighting over how to handle Trump after election loss — Excerpts from new book detail Trump's final days in office — The story below contains explicit language — Washington (CNN)In their new book “Peril,” Bob Woodward and Robert Costa document …

Fears That Trump Might Launch a Strike Prompted General to Reassure China, Book Says — In a sign of his concerns, the nation's highest-ranking military officer also gathered commanders to remind them of the safeguards in the nuclear launch procedures. — WASHINGTON — The chairman …
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Awful new revelations about Trump and Jan. 6 show Mike Pence is no hero — Ever since Mike Pence announced on Jan. 6 that he lacked power to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election in Congress, it's been widely suggested that the Vice President was one of the few heroes in this ugly tale.
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New Woodward/Costa book: Trump secret memo ordering withdrawal from Afghanistan blindsided national security team
New Woodward/Costa book: Trump secret memo ordering withdrawal from Afghanistan blindsided national security team
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Trump Calls Allies to Demand Gen. Mark Milley Be ‘Arrested’ for ‘Treason’
Trump Calls Allies to Demand Gen. Mark Milley Be ‘Arrested’ for ‘Treason’
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Ex-U.S. Intelligence Officers Admit to Hacking Crimes in Work for Emiratis — They were among a trend of Americans working for foreign governments trying to build their cyberoperation abilities. — WASHINGTON — Three former American intelligence officers hired by the United Arab Emirates …
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Ex-U.S. intelligence operatives in UAE hacking case to cooperate with FBI — Three former U.S. intelligence operatives, who worked as mercenary hackers for the United Arab Emirates, agreed to pay fines of $1.685 million and cooperate with federal prosecutors to avoid trial, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
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Norm Macdonald Dies: Influential Comedian & Former ‘SNL’ Weekend Update Anchor Was 61 — Norm Macdonald, whose laconic delivery of sharp and incisive observations made him one of Saturday Night Live's most influential and beloved cast members, died today after a nine-year private battle with cancer.
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California voters say Covid-19 biggest issue for state, CNN exit poll shows — (CNN)The Covid-19 pandemic remains at the top of voters' minds, with about one-third saying it's the biggest issue for the state, according to a California exit poll conducted for CNN and other news networks by Edison Research.
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High Turnout in Recall Election That Will Decide Newsom's Fate
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It's Time to Recall the Recalls in California
It's Time to Recall the Recalls in California
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AOC hit with ethics complaint over Met Gala attendance — American Accountability Foundation asks for probe into whether Ocasio-Cortez accepted ‘impermissible gift’
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FBI director faces new scrutiny over investigation of Brett Kavanaugh — Claim that FBI lacked authority to conduct further investigation into Kavanaugh may be inaccurate — Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington DC — FBI director Chris Wray is facing new scrutiny of the bureau's handling …
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Josh Hawley to block Biden's nominees until Cabinet members resign over Afghanistan
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Republican derails Afghanistan hearing by asking who can ‘press the button’ to silence Biden
Republican derails Afghanistan hearing by asking who can ‘press the button’ to silence Biden
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California now the only state to exit CDC's ‘high’ COVID transmission category — California no longer has “high” community levels of coronavirus transmission, according to data published Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an achievement a top state health official credited …
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New York Will Soon Lose 1 House Seat. The G.O.P. Might Lose 5. — A new bipartisan commission is drawing up district lines, but New York Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork to take over the redistricting process. — Seven years ago, New Yorkers voted decisively to empower …
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Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show — Its own in-depth research shows a significant teen mental-health issue that Facebook plays down in public — About a year ago, teenager Anastasia Vlasova started seeing a therapist.
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Biden Underwater On Job Approval And Handling Of Key Issues, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; More Than 6 In 10 Americans Believe U.S. Troops Will Return To Afghanistan — mail_outline — Americans' views have dimmed on the way President Joe Biden is handling his job as president …

Pa. Republicans are set to subpoena documents and hire a contractor for their 2020 election review — Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers are set to vote Wednesday to subpoena Gov. Tom Wolf's administration for voter records, communication between state and county elections officials …
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Ron DeSantis reaches a new low of cynicism and recklessness — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a Republican, has descended to a jaw-dropping level of cynicism. At a news conference on Monday, he announced that if local governments in Florida impose vaccine mandates on their employees, he would fine them $5,000 for every worker.
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DeSantis embraces anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists
DeSantis embraces anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists
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Fauci: Please, I beg you, pay no attention to Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend's balls — Sorry, doctor, no can do. Tens of millions of impressionable morons have been solemnly informed by a hip-hop star that getting vaxxed can lead to scrotal enlargement. — Those balls can't be ignored now.
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McAuliffe seen on Amtrak without mask, skirting federal mask mandates; passenger calls it a ‘double standard’ — Amtrak passenger who saw McAuliffe July 29 called violation of the rules an ‘absolutely double standard’ — Fox News Flash top headlines for September 14
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FBI fires agent who failed to pursue tips about sex abuse by USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar — An FBI agent accused of failing to properly investigate former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar — and lying about it later — has been fired by the FBI, days before a high-stakes public hearing …
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The Subjugation of the Deplorables — They know it's illegal. They just don't care. — On June 27, 2019, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Department of Commerce v. New York, a case pertaining to the Trump-era Census Bureau's decision to ask census recipients if they were U.S. citizens.

Op-Ed: The GOP is now a zombie of the party that triumphed in the 2003 recall — In October 2003, I was working at the CBS affiliate in Bakersfield running the assignment desk and helping produce our political coverage. It was an exciting time to be in both news and politics.

D.C. prepares for far-right protesters during day of festivals, gatherings — D.C. officials think a demonstration planned for Saturday by far-right groups supporting the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 will prove to be a small gathering, attracting no more than a few hundred people.
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What The Right Needs Now Is The Courage To Fight Even If It Costs Us — All of a sudden, the conservative project is not a conservative one, so much as a counter-revolutionary one. — This is the text of the Bradley Prize acceptance speech the author gave on Sept. 13.
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