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Trump Asked Sessions to Retain Control of Russia Inquiry After His Recusal
The attorney general is a key witness in the investigation into whether Mr. Trump tried to obstruct the Russia inquiry itself.
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Trump will pardon conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, who was convicted of campaign finance violation
D'Souza pleaded guilty in 2014 to reimbursing two of his associates after directing them to contribute $10,000 each to the 2012 Senate campaign of Wendy Long.
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U.S. hits EU, Canada and Mexico with steel, aluminum tariffs
The United States on Thursday said it was moving ahead with tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union, ending a two-month exemption and potentially setting the stage for a trade war with some of America's top allies.
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Trump reportedly said he wants to stop German luxury car imports in the US
President Donald Trump is preparing to block German luxury carmakers from the U.S. market, according to an exclusive report by German magazine WirtschaftsWoche.
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Politics is bad because we use an atrocious 18th century voting system.
While it might not seem sexy, this single change could transform politics.
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Top North Korean envoy at White House
The most senior North Korean to visit the US in nearly 20 years is delivering a letter from Kim Jong-un.
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Trump’s Lawyers, in Confidential Memo, Argue to Head Off a Historic Subpoena
The legal memo takes an expansive view on the president’s authority. Lawyers argued that, as president, Mr. Trump has the power to end investigations.
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Trudeau: It's 'insulting' that the US considers Canada a national security threat
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that the reasoning behind implementing new U.S. tariffs on Canada was "insulting and unacceptable." “One of the things that I have to admit I'm having a lot of trouble getting around is the idea that this entire thing is coming about because the president and the administration have decided that Canada and Canadian steel and aluminum is a national security threat to the United States,” Trudeau told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
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Trump’s legal memo to Robert Mueller is a recipe for tyranny
A clear and present danger to the rule of law
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The Liberal Safety Net
There has always been a double standard in the treatment of liberals and conservatives as it relates to making mistakes. This past week illustrated that more forcefully than usual, as we were treated...
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Supreme Court Sides With Colorado Baker Who Turned Away Gay Couple
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, writing for the majority, relied on narrow grounds, saying a state commission had violated the Constitution’s protection of religious freedom.
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Manafort 'has been tampering with potential witnesses' claims Mueller
Special Counsel Robert Mueller wants President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort to be put in jail while he awaits trial because he allegedly tampered with witnesses. Mueller filed a motion in federal court asking a judge to revoke Manafort’s $10m bail, according to The New York Times. Manafort has been indicted for financial crimes related to his work as a lobbyist for foreign actors.
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Putin brags of close Trump relationship
Russian President Vladimir Putin tells Austrian TV that he and President Trump have a close working relationship, although it's complicated by U.S. politics.
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Kentucky Crowd Cheers Valedictorian’s Trump Quote, Then Learns Obama Said It
A high school valedictorian quoted Trump. The crowd roared. Then: “Just kidding,” he said. “That was Barack Obama.”
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Homeland Security Wants to Build an Online 'Media Influence Database' to Track Journalists
The Department of Homeland Security announced a public bid for third party companies to build a “media influence database” capable of tracking more than 290,000 news sources across the globe. First spotted by Bloomberg Law, the public bid would also track journalists and bloggers, compiling their personal information and the publications for which they write.
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Macron says Trump call is like sausages: best to not know what's inside
Emmanuel Macron has said that his phone calls with Donald Trump and other world leaders are just like sausages: better not explain what’s inside. During a news conference with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Macron was asked about a CNN report on Monday saying that a phone call between the French leader and Trump last week had been “terrible”.
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Ivanka Trump Was In Contact With A Russian Who Offered A Trump-Putin Meeting
Her contact, a Russian Olympic weightlifter, said a meeting between Trump and Putin could expedite a Trump tower in Moscow.
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Sources: Colin Kaepernick's legal team expected to subpoena President Trump in case against NFL
The quarterback's legal team is expected to seek federal subpoenas in the coming weeks to compel testimony from Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, among others.
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Donald Trump called asbestos poisoning a mob-led conspiracy, now his EPA won’t evaluate asbestos already in homes
The Environmental Protection Agency will not evaluate the health risks of asbestos already in the environment when evaluating the dangers associated with it, Scott Pruitt announced quietly last week.
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Mueller Brings New Charges Against Manafort And His Russian-Ukrainian Business Associate
Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday brought new charges against former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, as well as his longtime Russian-Ukranian business partner, Konstantin Kilimnik.
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