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Trump attacks social media companies after Facebook bans
The president's comments came after Facebook this week banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on "dangerous individuals."
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Prosecutors refuse final meeting with Cohen as prison looms
For months, President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen tried — but failed — to position himself as a whistleblower in the vein of Watergate hero John Dean.
7 years ago
Trump administration moves to roll back offshore drilling safety regulations
The Trump Administration is rolling back some Obama-era safety regulations for offshore drilling that were meant to prevent a repeat of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion.
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Boeing 737 with 143 on board skids into St. Johns River in Jacksonville
All 136 passengers and seven flight crew members on board are alive and accounted for.
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2020 Census to be hand-delivered in disaster recovery areas
Some communities still recovering from recent natural disasters will receive special visits by 2020 census workers next year to make sure all residents are counted.
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2020 campaign staffers being trained to handle cyber threats
Whether presidential campaigns have learned from the cyberattacks is a critical question ahead as the 2020 election approaches. Preventing the attacks won't be easy or cheap.
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Inslee’s climate change proposal: 100% clean energy by 2030
Democratic presidential hopeful Jay Inslee is calling for the nation's entire electrical grid and all new vehicles and buildings to be carbon pollution free by 2030.
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Klobuchar releases $100B substance abuse, mental health plan
Klobuchar says that as president she would prioritize mental health and substance abuse treatment over incarceration for nonviolent offenders.
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Pharmaceutical exec guilty of bribing doctors to push opioid
John Kapoor, the 76-year-old former chairman of Insys Therapeutics, was found guilty of racketeering conspiracy after 15 days of jury deliberations.
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Pelosi says Barr lied to Congress: ‘That’s a crime’
The Justice Department responded with a statement that said "Speaker Pelosi's baseless attack on the attorney general is reckless, irresponsible, and false."
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More seniors are working — some by choice, others by necessity
More and more Americans are working well past retirement age. For some, it’s a matter of necessity. For others, it’s a matter of choice. And the distinction is class-based.
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Barr, after acrimonious day in Congress, says he’ll skip another one on Thursday
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Barr was risking contempt of Congress citation and that he would go ahead with his planned hearing.
7 years ago
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams won’t run for Senate in 2020
Abrams said she will work to build Democrats' field operation for whoever challenges Perdue, but said she doesn't plan to make any primary endorsement.
7 years ago
Rod Rosenstein submits letter of resignation to Trump
Rosenstein's departure had been expected since the confirmation of William Barr as attorney general. The White House nominated his replacement two weeks ago.
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Barr’s testimony to House on Mueller in doubt amid dispute
The department has balked at the panel's plans to allow the committee's counsels from both sides to question Barr
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