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CNN Exclusive: ‘Ludicrous.’ ‘Ridiculous.’ ‘A complete fiction.’: Former Trump officials say his claim of ‘standing order’ to declassify is nonsense — Trump's contentious history with the FBI 02:50 — In the days since the FBI seized classified and top secret documents from Donald Trump's Mar …
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FBI Questioning Trump's National Security Staff About His Top Secret Document Alibi — The ex-president claims he's able to declassify whatever he wants. The feds are grilling former NSC personnel for answers, sources familiar tell Rolling Stone … Now, the feds are investigating Trump's alibi …
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Another Trump Mystery: Why Did He Resist Returning the Government's Documents?
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Trump Associate's Stated Plan to Publicly Release “Declassified” Documents
Trump Associate's Stated Plan to Publicly Release “Declassified” Documents
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Trump's legal woes enter yet another protracted phase — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump entered Thursday demanding answers about the basis for the FBI search of his private residence and calling for a swift end to the investigation. Instead, the former president got few new details …
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Judge May Release Affidavit in Trump Search, but Only After Redaction — A federal judge ordered the government to propose redactions to the affidavit that was used to justify the F.B.I. search last week at the former president's Florida home. — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. …
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Judge signals he's willing to unseal some of Mar-a-Lago affidavit
Judge signals he's willing to unseal some of Mar-a-Lago affidavit
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Lock Trump Up Video Viewed by Over 1 Million People
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Brian Stelter to depart CNN as it cancels ‘Reliable Sources’ media show — CNN is canceling its Sunday media affairs show Reliable Sources, and host Brian Stelter is departing the network, Stelter tells NPR. — In a statement to NPR, Stelter says he's grateful for the show and his team's examination of …
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Fox News Poll: Barnes edges Johnson in Wisconsin Senate race — More of Johnson's supporters will vote for him enthusiastically — Fox News Flash top headlines for August 18 — While Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes is narrowly preferred over incumbent Ron Johnson in the Wisconsin Senate race …
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Fox News Poll: Kelly holds 8-point lead over Masters in Arizona Senate race — Hobbs has 3-point edge over Lake in gubernatorial contest — Fox News Flash top headlines for August 18 — Republican candidates have some convincing to do among their base, as Democrats hold the early advantage in battleground Arizona.
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National Republican group plans massive ad buy boosting J.D. Vance, signaling deepening GOP focus on Ohio's Senate race — COLUMBUS, Ohio — A political action committee with close ties to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is launching a massive new ad campaign in Ohio …
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Senate Control is a Toss Up, Rating Changes in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Utah
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Florida officials arrest and charge 20 people with illegal voting — State governor Ron DeSantis said at a press conference that those charged had previous felony convictions — Florida officials have arrested and charged 20 people with felony convictions and charged them with illegal …
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Florida judge blocks parts of Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed ‘Stop WOKE Act,’ saying the state has turned into the upside-down world from ‘Stranger Things’
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Home Appraised With a Black Owner: $472,000. With a White Owner: $750,000. — Nathan Connolly and his wife, Shani Mott, say an appraisal company undervalued their home based on their race. The couple has filed a lawsuit in Maryland. — Last summer, Nathan Connolly and his wife …
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How Dan Price's Social Media Fame Fueled Abuse Allegations — Dan Price was applauded for paying a minimum salary of $70,000 at his Seattle company and criticizing corporate greed. The adulation helped to hide and enable his behavior. — SEATTLE — Kacie Margis, a model and artist …
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A majority of Americans see an ‘invasion’ at the southern border, NPR poll finds — More than half of Americans say there's an “invasion” at the southern border, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll, part of a broader decline in support for immigrants overall.
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Allen Weisselberg, a Top Trump Executive, Pleads Guilty in Tax Scheme — Mr. Weisselberg has refused to cooperate in the Manhattan district attorney's broader investigation into Donald J. Trump and his family business. — One of Donald J. Trump's most trusted executives stood before a judge …
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Former Trump Organization CFO pleads guilty in fraud case
Former Trump Organization CFO pleads guilty in fraud case
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The GOP Just Borrowed a Soviet Skill and Disappeared Liz Cheney — This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME's politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. — In the good ol' Soviet days, a fall from political grace manifested itself in party propaganda.
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Mom chops off boyfriend's penis after he tried to rape her daughter: report — A mother in India allegedly sliced off her boyfriend's penis on Wednesday after he tried to rape her 14-year-old daughter. — “I have no regrets for what I did,” the 36-year-old unnamed mom told the Times of India.
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After their daughters were beat by a girl in sports, Utah parents triggered investigation into whether she was transgender — School opened girl's enrollment records dating back to kindergarten to confirm she was female, Utah High School Activities Association representative tells legislators
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What Is Pamela Paul Thinking? — After struggling to get out of marketing, a brief and quarrelsome marriage to Bret Stephens, and ascending to one of publishing's most powerful perches, the former editor of The New York Times Book Review made a confounding choice to jump head first into the fractious culture wars
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EXCLUSIVE: NYC thug, 55, who put on gloves to knock out diner in unprovoked attack is FREED after being arrested for attempted murder as DA charges him with misdemeanor : Left victim in a coma with fractured skull three years after leaving prison for rape — Bui Van Phu, 55, from the Bronx …
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GOP group apologizes for mistakenly posting KKK image — A Republican group in Alabama is apologizing after accidentally using a picture of the GOP elephant that contained Ku Klux Klan imagery. The Lawrence County Republican Party intended to post an image of the GOP elephant on its Facebook page …
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Grassley claims to support $35 insulin cap he helped kill — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) voted against including a price cap for diabetic Americans with private insurance in the Inflation Reduction Act. — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) told constituents on Wednesday that he backs a $35 cap on the price of a month's supply of insulin.
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On radio show, Paladino said Merrick Garland ‘probably should be executed’; he later said he was being ‘facetious’ — Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino said on a radio show last week that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland “probably should be executed” following the raid of Donald Trump's estate in Mar-a-Lago.
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Vance's anti-drug charity enlisted doctor echoing Big Pharma — When JD Vance founded “Our Ohio Renewal” a day after the 2016 presidential election, he promoted the charity as a vehicle for helping solve the scourge of opioid addiction that he had lamented in “Hillbilly Elegy,” his bestselling memoir.
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How to Kill a Newspaper — Here in Aspen, the air is thin, the snow is perfect, and money is everywhere. This is a singular American town in many respects. Among them is this: Aspen had, until very recently, two legitimate daily newspapers, The Aspen Times and the Aspen Daily News.
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Can Democrats finally run on climate? New ads test the premise. — For years, Democrats and environmental groups have faced a profound challenge: The politics of climate change seemed brutal and unforgiving in a deep, structural sense. Global warming's threat seemed to lurk in the distant future …
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New York District 12 Poll: Nadler Extends Lead Over Maloney and Patel in NY-12 Primary — Home Polls New York District 12 Poll: Nadler Extends Lead Over Maloney and Patel in NY-12 Primary — Majority of Democratic Primary Voters Think Inflation Reduction Act will Reduce Inflation
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