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Trump Discloses Payment to Cohen in Financial Report
Mr. Trump’s financial disclosure included a payment made to his personal attorney, Michael D. Cohen, who has said he paid a porn star who claimed an affair with Mr. Trump.
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Trump accuses Obama of embedding spy in his campaign
Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama and the FBI of using an "imbedded (sic) informant" to spy on his presidential campaign.
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Congress wants to extend the copyright on some sound recordings to 144 years
Congress wants to extend the copyright on some sound recordings to 144 years
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China-US agree to abandon trade war, threatened tariffs: Beijing | SBS News
China and the US agreed to abandon any trade war and back off from threatened tariffs, China's Vice Premier Liu He said, Xinhua reported on Sunday. Liu, who led a high-level Chinese delegation to Washington this week said: "The two sides reached a consensus, will not fight a trade war, and will stop increasing tariffs on each other," according to the state-run news agency.
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Fascism is back. Blame the Internet.
It’s polarizing our politics, making us ignore inconvenient facts and impeding real activism.
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The Latest: EPA bars AP, CNN from summit on contaminants
The Environmental Protection Agency is barring The Associated Press, CNN and the environmental-focused news organization E&E from a national summit on harmful water contaminants.
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Ukraine 'paid Trump lawyer for talks'
Michael Cohen took at least $400,000 to arrange a meeting between Ukraine leader and Trump, sources tell BBC.
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Trump FCC Tries to Claim Its Blatant Sinclair Favoritism Was Entirely Coincidental
The Trump FCC has routinely been accused of being far too cozy with the companies the regulator is supposed to be holding accountable. From the FCC’s historically-unpopular attack on net neutrality to its defense of prison telco monopoly overcharging, being a genuine consumer ally isn’t something the agency is likely to be accused of anytime soon. But the FCC has found itself under particularly-heavy fire for its efforts to dismantle decades-old media consolidation rules—simply to help aid Sinclair Broadcast Group’s planned $3.9 billion merger with Tribune.
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North Korea warns of nuclear showdown, calls Pence 'political dummy'
A North Korean official has lashed out at US Vice President Mike Pence and said Pyongyang is ready for a nuclear showdown if dialogue with the United States fails. Choe Son Hui, a vice-minister in the North Korean Foreign Ministry, said if the US continued on its current path, she would suggest to North Korea's leadership that they reconsider the planned summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Trump Pulls Out of North Korea Summit Meeting with Kim Jong-un
The meeting was scheduled for June 12 in Singapore, but Mr. Trump says it “will not take place.”
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Russian Facebook ads inflamed Hispanic tensions over immigration after Trump election
In the months after Donald Trump rode to victory while calling for mass deportations, Russian operatives bought dozens of Facebook ads targeted at the Hispanic community seeking to further inflame tensions already roiled by the campaign's racially charged rhetoric, according to USA TODAY analysis. Thousands of ads released by House Democrats this month showed Russian operatives focused on race during the presidential election in what experts say was a clear effort to amplify existing divisions.
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At Trump Tower, Michael Cohen and Oligarch Discussed Russian Relations
The meeting, which took place 11 days before the inauguration, preceded a $1 million contract Mr. Cohen received from a firm tied to the Russian oligarch.
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Putin has lost faith in Trump's promise to improve US-Russia relations
Russian President Vladimir Putin lamented what he described as a stalled effort to improve relations between the US and Russia under President Donald Trump. Putin blames the political firestorm currently surrounding Trump, fueled in part by the probe of Russia's meddling in the 2016 US election.
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Civil rights groups protest at NFL HQ for players' right to kneel
As NFL teams confront a new policy that aims to quell player protests during the national anthem, civil rights groups and community leaders rallied Friday morning with a unified message of their own: Athletes have a "right to kneel." Protesters held signs and spoke in front of the NFL's New York headquarters demanding the league reverse its "dangerous decision" for next season requiring any player who ventures onto the field during "The Star-Spangled Banner" to stand. Players, however, can choose to stay in the locker room during the anthem without penalty.
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The Federal Government Lost 1,475 Immigrant Children
The figure raises concerns about the new child separation policy.
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Edward Snowden: There's No One Trump Loves Better Than Vladimir Putin
It’s clear Donald Trump is a huge fan of Russian President Vladimir Putin. But whistleblower Edward Snowden says Americans shouldn’t get their hopes up that special counsel Robert Mueller is going to nail the U.S. president for colluding with the Kremlin. “There’s no one in this world that [Trump] loves more than the Russian president,” said Snowden, who exposed eavesdropping by the National Security Agency five years ago and now lives in exile in Russia, a refugee from U.S. treason charges.
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Seven who sued Trump won't stop until President unblocks them on Twitter: "We'll take it to the Supreme Court"
“It’s not only just about Trump now but about setting a precedent for the future,” Brandon Neely, one of the seven plaintiffs, said.
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Ivanka Trump Wins China Trademarks, Then Her Father Vows to Save ZTE
The timing is likely a coincidence, experts say, but the moves have renewed questions from critics about President Trump’s potential conflict of interest.
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Trump borrows language of accusers, critics in Mueller tweet
In language that echoed that of his accusers and critics, President Donald Trump alleged on Twitter that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team was “MEDDLING” in the upcoming midterm elections and blamed Democrats for “Collusion.” The tweet Tuesday was the latest example of the president co-opting the terminology of his accusers in an effort to tarnish political enemies.
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Trump bragged about classified Syria skirmish at fundraiser
The White House has tried to avoid discussing a February skirmish between U.S. troops and Russian mercenaries in Syria, but that didn’t stop President Donald Trump from bragging about the Pentagon’s performance at a recent closed-door fundraiser. The details of the battle remain classified, but speaking to donors in midtown Manhattan last Wednesday, Trump said he was amazed by the performance of American F-18 pilots. He suggested that the strikes may have been as brief as “10 minutes” and taken out 100 to 300 Russians...
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