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Judicial Watch: Justice Department Discloses No FISA Court Hearings Held on Carter Page Warrants — ‘[N]o such hearings were held with respect to the acknowledged FISA applications. Accordingly, no responsive hearing transcripts exist.’ — (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch today announced …
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Ohr says Steele told him Russian intel believed they had Trump ‘over a barrel’ — Washington (CNN)A Justice Department lawyer whose ties to the infamous dossier about President Donald Trump and Russia has drawn the ire of Republicans told House lawmakers that he was told Russian intelligence thought …
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AP sources: Lawyer was told Russia had ‘Trump over a barrel’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Justice Department lawyer says a former British spy told him at a breakfast meeting two years ago that Russian intelligence believed it had Donald Trump “over a barrel,” according to multiple people familiar with the encounter.
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Trump administration withholds 100K Kavanaugh pages — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is withholding more than 100,000 pages of Brett Kavanaugh's records from the Bush White House on the basis of presidential privilege ahead of the Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearing.
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Lauren Duca / Teen Vogue:
The Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Feels Inevitable. But We Can Actually Stop Him.
The Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Feels Inevitable. But We Can Actually Stop Him.
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Media Matters for America
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
‘Liberal Feminist Lawyer’ Stands To Gain From Her Public Advocacy For Brett Kavanaugh
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Don't be so sure Mueller will back off before midterms — It's just over 60 days until the midterm elections. As we approach that mark, there's increasing chatter about their potential effect on the investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. Some claim Justice Department …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Two prosecutors leave Mueller's office
Two prosecutors leave Mueller's office
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The Village Voice Is Officially Dead — Three years after buying The Village Voice, and a year after the paper shut down its print edition, owner Peter Barbey told the remaining staff today that the publication will no longer be posting any new stories. — “Today is kind of a sucky day …
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‘Cosby Show’ actor Geoffrey Owens spotted bagging groceries at NJ Trader Joe's — “Cosby Show” alum Geoffrey Owens, who played Elvin Tibideaux, the young doctor who married into the Cosby family on the famous sitcom, was photographed working at a Trader Joe's in New Jersey.
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Daily Mail
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Bombshell leak to Toronto Star upends NAFTA talks: In secret ‘so insulting’ remarks, Trump says he isn't compromising at all with Canada — WASHINGTON—High-stakes trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. were dramatically upended on Friday morning by inflammatory secret remarks …
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Manafort associate paid Trump inauguration $50,000 in Ukrainian cash — A Republican political consultant linked to Paul Manafort and Cambridge Analytica has admitted to funneling $50,000 from a Ukrainian oligarch to Donald Trump's presidential inauguration committee. — Read more
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Lobbyist Sam Patten Pleads Guilty to Steering Foreign Funds to Trump Inaugural
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Racist robocalls tied to neo-Nazi group target Andrew Gillum — Robocalls against Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum that say they were paid for by a neo-Nazi group in Idaho are going out to voters in Tallahassee. — The automated calls are narrated by someone pretending …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Racist robocalls mar Florida's race for governor
Racist robocalls mar Florida's race for governor
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Rest in peace, Lindsey Graham — We lost two mavericks within a week. — On Saturday, we lost the legendary John McCain. — On Tuesday, we lost his loyal sidekick, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham. — Graham remains alive and well, but after serving for two decades as Robin to McCain's Batman …
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Trump's Approval Number Nose-Dives, Dems' Blue Wave Might Be Building: IBD/TIPP Poll — Just 36% say they approve of the job President Trump is doing, a 5-point drop from last month, according to the latest IBD/TIPP poll. Fifty six percent disapprove of Trump's job performance, up from 53% the month before.
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The Moderate Voice
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Trump says he will go to deeply Republican Texas to campaign for Sen. Ted Cruz, as Democrat Beto O'Rourke surges in the polls — President Donald Trump will travel to Texas in October to campaign for Sen. Ted Cruz, an incumbent Republican in a deep red state who is facing an unexpectedly tough re-election fight.
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1998 Police Report: Witness Claimed Beto O'Rourke Tried To Leave The Scene Of His DWI Accident
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Kevin Diaz / Houston Chronicle:
Police reports detail Beto O'Rourke's 1998 DWI arrest
Police reports detail Beto O'Rourke's 1998 DWI arrest
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Two Indicted for Making Corporate Contributions to U.S. Senate Campaign — The former president of a Kentucky-based corporation and a political consultant were both indicted today for using corporate funds to make contributions to the campaign of a candidate for U.S. Senate and for causing …
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Live stream: Stevie Wonder about to perform to honor Aretha Franklin — A weeklong celebration of the life of the Queen of Soul ends today as Detroit and the world say a final goodbye to Aretha Franklin. Freep.com will carry a live stream here from before the service through the procession.
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Plaintiffs in N.C. gerrymandering case say new maps not an option for November — The plaintiffs who persuaded federal judges to declare unconstitutional North Carolina's Republican-drawn congressional maps have “reluctantly concluded” that there is not enough time to draw new maps in time for the November elections.
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ABC News
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What Happens When Facebook Mistakenly Blocks Local News Stories — IN JULY, DANIELLE Bostick joined a nationwide movement against sexual violence on school campuses when she made a Facebook page for her daughter. “Justice for Francesca” is meant to raise awareness about the 15-year-old …
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Shreveport mayoral candidate denies calling woman n-word after forum — A Shreveport mayoral candidate referred to black people as “negroes” but denies she got into a heated verbal exchange in which she called a black woman the n-word following a mayoral forum Thursday night.
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Raw Story
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Why on Earth Is Trump Making Infomercials From the Rose Garden? — You may be wondering why, throughout the second half of August, the president of the United States has been standing in the Rose Garden and yelling. — On August 17, he yelled about manufacturing.