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Trump wants to collude with foreign spies for new campaign dirt: ‘I think I’d take it’
No wonder Trump's lawyers were terrified to let their client flap his yap under oath. It's not just his serial lies, it's his instinctive lawlessness.
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House Democrats to get some Mueller report material, but contempt vote is still on
Nadler wants to keep the door open to a contempt action if Barr and the Justice Department don't continue to play ball.
6 years ago
Linda Fairstein, former ‘Central Park 5’ prosecutor, dropped by her publisher
News of the separation comes just days after the release of the Netflix-produced, Ava DuVernay-helmed miniseries When They See Us.
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Scientists feel chill of crackdown on fetal tissue research
The Trump administration is cracking down on fetal tissue research with new hurdles for government-funded scientists working on a range of health threats.
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5 takeaways about the Trump administration’s response to far-right extremism
Lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee questioned senior FBI and Homeland Security officials this week about their response to white supremacist violence.
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‘We all owe Al Gore an apology’: More people see climate change in record flooding
A string of natural disasters has hit the U.S. in recent weeks. While none of these events can be directly attributed to climate change, for many the connection seems clear.
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Poll: Majority want to keep abortion legal, but they also want restrictions
The poll comes as several states have pushed to limit abortions in hopes of getting the Supreme Court to reconsider the issue.
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Pence touts trade pact benefits in Pennsylvania stop
Vice President Mike Pence toured York-based JLS Automation, a robotics maker in Pennsylvania and urged Congress to pass a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico.
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Are we worthy inheritors of what the D-Day fighters bequeathed us?
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‘His inaction cost lives’: Deputy in Parkland shooting arrested, faces 11 charges
Scot Peterson, if convicted, could get more than 96 years in prison. He is charged with criminal counts that include child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.
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House passes $19.1 billion disaster bill despite earlier GOP efforts to stall it
The Senate negotiated the bipartisan legislation, which provides money for states and territories, including Puerto Rico, that are recovering from natural disasters.
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Mass shootings transform how America talks, prays, prepares
The attacks have changed how America talks, prays and prepares for trouble. Today, the phrases "active shooter" and "shelter in place" need no explanation.
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Virginia Beach shooting survivor says victim laid down his life to save colleagues
Christi Dewar, a government employee in Virginia Beach, says her co-worker Ryan Keith Cox died attempting to provide safety amid rapid gunfire.
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Scientists know how tornadoes form, but they are hard to predict
On Monday, 52 tornadoes may have touched down across eight states, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Immigrant advocates ask court to release unaccompanied minors detained in Florida
Under the settlement known as Flores, reached in 1997, unaccompanied minors can be detained for no more than 20 days.
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