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AGs ask for Trump's communications with foreign officials about DC hotel
Two attorneys general are asking a court to order President Trump to hand over any communications with domestic or foreign government officials related to his Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault
Christine Blasey Ford alleges that Kavanaugh attacked her more than three decades ago when they were each in high school, an allegation Kavanaugh has flatly denied.
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Donald Trump, Jr. Shares Image Mocking Kavanaugh Accuser
Donald Trump, Jr., son of President Donald Trump, posted an image to his Instagram account on Sunday appearing to mock the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
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U.S. reduces refugee ceiling to 30,000 for 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the U.S. will limit refugee admission to 30,000 in 2019, down from 45,000 in 2018. When Trump took office, the refugee cap stood at 110,000. The new age of automation is building global momentum much faster than many thought, with more than half of the tasks done by human workers on pace to switch to machines in just seven years, according to a report released today.
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Trump orders declassification of Russia documents, texts
President Trump has ordered the declassification of documents regarding the U.S. government's surveillance of Trump campaign adviser Carter Page and the investigative activities of senior Justice Department lawyer Bruce Ohr, a move Jonathan Swan reported earlier this month.
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Cuomo’s Win: It’s All About the Money
The New York governor’s victory over Cynthia Nixon furthers the myth of the ‘inevitable’ candidate. By Matt Taibbi.
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Trump admin moves $260M from cancer research, HIV/AIDS programs to cover custody of immigrant children costs
The Trump administration is planning to shift more than $260 million to cover the rising cost and strain of housing thousands of undocumented immigrant children in their custody -- including millions of dollars from programs like cancer research and HIV/AIDS prevention.
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Trump says that if Christine Ford's sexual assault allegations were 'as bad as she says,' she should have reported it immediately
President Trump has broken his streak of restrained, on-message commentary regarding the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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The 'Social Infrastructure' That Makes Democracy Possible Is Falling Apart
Libraries and other public spaces can help us bridge our divides, but only if they're funded adequately.
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Trump Delays Releasing Russia Probe Documents After U.S. Allies Raised Concerns
President Donald Trump has delayed the release of Russia probe documents after U.S. allies raised concerns. The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has been asked to review documents from the FBI’s Russia investigation amid allies’ concerns about their public release. Earlier this week Trump had ordered the documents declassified. Trump said then the declassification would expose “really bad things” at the FBI. But his order raised concerns that sensitive sources and methods could be exposed.
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Rod Rosenstein Suggested Secretly Recording Trump and Discussed 25th Amendment
In the turbulent days after the firing of James B. Comey, the deputy attorney general appeared conflicted about his role and wanted to expose administration dysfunction, people around him said.
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Tariffs to Raise Cost of Rebuilding After Hurricane Florence
When the floodwaters from Hurricane Florence recede and rebuilding kicks into high gear, homeowners and businesses will face an additional burden as tariffs imposed by the Trump administration drive up the cost of construction materials.
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Trump’s latest rule rollback makes natural gas as dirty as coal
This summer’s statistics on electricity use and generation included a significant gem: Over the last 12 months, power generation from coal has dropped to a three-decade low. That was party-worthy news for the climate, for air quality, for folks who live near power plants, and for the natural gas industry, which is partly responsible for coal’s decline. Just days later, however, the Trump administration crashed the shindig, causing a major buzzkill.
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is reportedly on the way out
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, is resigning Monday, according to Axios, which cited a source familiar with the matter. NBC News' Pete Williams, however, reported that Rosenstein would not resign of his own accord, after his off-the-cuff comments about President Donald Trump were revealed last week. He will only depart if the White House fired him, and will refuse to resign if asked to do so, Williams reported.
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Laughter erupts in UN General Assembly as Trump boasts of his administration’s ‘progress’
An American president got laughed at during a speech to the UN General Assembly today.
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New Kavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick details parties where girls allegedly were drugged and raped
Swetnick, in an affidavit, claims that Kavanaugh as a high school student in the early 1980s, with others spiked the drinks of girls at house parties with grain alcohol and/or drugs.
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Trump says he rejected a meeting with Canada's Trudeau over NAFTA tensions
President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that he rejected a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week as the countries struggle to reach a new trade deal. However, "no meeting was requested" by the Canadian government, Trudeau spokeswoman Eleanore Catenaro said. It underscores the simmering trade tensions between the neighbors and rocky personal relationship between their leaders.
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Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods to affect some AMD and Nvidia gaming graphics cards
President Donald Trump's trade war with China may lead to higher PC graphics card prices this holiday. The Trump administration's latest tariffs of 10 percent on $200 billion of imports from China took effect Monday. Trump, in a statement, last week said the tariffs would rise to 25 percent on Jan. 1, 2019. Trump's 10 percent tariff will apply to graphics cards assembled in China, according to two industry sources familiar with the matter. Cards made in Taiwan are not affected by the tariffs, sources said.
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Donald Trump’s foreign policy is putting the dollar at risk
President Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy could hurt the dollar’s global primacy, according to global business leaders and the European Union’s top diplomat. Larry Fink, who runs Blackrock, the world’s biggest money manager, was asked about risks to the finance industry at a forum taking place alongside this week’s United Nations General Assembly. Fink cited the US move “from multilateralism to unilateralism” that “could lead to a deep desire to get another payment system.”
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EU trade chief defends Freeland after Trump trash-talks 'Canada's negotiator'
The European Union's trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom has no time for anyone who tries to bully Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland — even if it's Donald Trump. "You have a fantastic chief negotiator in Ms. Freeland. I think she is doing an excellent job under very tough conditions," Malmstrom told Chris Hall in an interview airing Saturday on CBC Radio's The House.
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