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Stock indexes drop as bond market flashes recession warning
The stock market tumbled Friday as investors digested an ominous warning sign: Interest rates on long-term government debt fell below the rate on short-term bills.
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Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open
Barr was on pace to release his first summary of Mueller's findings on Sunday, people familiar with the process said.
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Pregnant behind bars: What we do and don’t know about pregnancy and incarceration
The correctional system hasn't adapted to the increase in incarcerated women, and there are profound health and social consequences for the children of incarcerated mothers.
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All the criminal charges to emerge from Robert Mueller’s investigation
The special counsel investigation has resulted in criminal counts against more than 30 people and three Russian entities.
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Attorney General Barr faces bipartisan pressure to make Mueller report public
Democrats have been pushing Barr to make Mueller's report public. Friday, as the investigation was finally done, some top Republicans echoed their Democratic colleagues.
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Now what? Mueller ends the Russia investigation
We may not get all the juicy details uncovered over the past 22 months — at least not right away — but this story is far from over. Here's what to expect next.
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Abolishing the Electoral College would be more complicated than it may seem
A number of states have signed onto a pact that guarantees their Electoral College votes to the winner of the popular vote, no matter the outcome in their individual states.
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READ: Attorney General Barr’s letter on Mueller report
Barr sent a letter on Friday notifying Congress that the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election had concluded. Read the text of the letter below.
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Trump and universities in fight over free speech, federal research funding
The president promised to do something about what he called a political climate on liberal college campuses that chills discourse.
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Water access is a problem in the U.S., affecting minority and rural groups the most
The Global Water Alliance symposium focused on challenges to clean-water access and underscored that the problem isn’t confined to the developing world.
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Florida man pleads guilty to charges of mailing bombs to Trump critics
Cesar Altieri Sayoc, 56, was arrested in late October and was scheduled to go on trial in July.
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Border Patrol starts releasing asylum-seeking migrants to South Texas streets
U.S. Border Patrol is releasing asylum-seeking migrants who were recently apprehended without detaining them because officials say detention facilities are full to capacity.
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Pay raises, more staff, earmarks: Lawmakers propose ways to overhaul Congress
Lawmakers' proposals largely fell into two categories: the kind that would change the culture of Congress, and the kind that would change how laws are made.
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The Electoral College is trending. Guess why.
At least three Democratic presidential hopefuls — Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke, and Pete Buttigieg — are currently calling for the artifact's abolition.
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Shifting hopes as Republicans, Democrats wait for Mueller
Barring an eleventh-hour surprise, Trump and his allies are starting to see the investigation as something potentially very different: a political opportunity.
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