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Election security bill backers say delay helps Russia
Just two months before the midterm elections, bipartisan legislation to try to prevent foreign hacking into U.S. election systems is stalled in Congress.
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Trump attacks union leader on Labor Day
President Donald Trump started his Labor Day with an attack on a top union leader, lashing out after criticism from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
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President Trump’s description of what’s ‘fake’ is expanding
Presidential tweets about "fake news" aren't new, but August was unique in the sheer frequency of such presidential declarations on Twitter.
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The wait to become a U.S. citizen lengthens
There has been a backlog of citizen applications for years. But the backlog has increased dramatically since President Trump took office.
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Kavanaugh’s civil rights views studied ahead of confirmation
Civil rights organizations that have been combing through Kavanaugh's 300-plus decisions during 12 years as a federal appeals court judge.
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Washington pays tribute to John McCain
Friends, family members and former political rivals will pay tribute to the late Sen. John McCain, in a ceremony Saturday at the Washington National Cathedral.
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Crossing the aisle: In the end it was the Dems who loved him most, McCain’s final poll numbers show
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
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Listen 5:18McCain makes a final return to Washington for rare honors
McCain will lie in state in the rotunda, an honor reserved for roughly only 30 other people since the practice began in 1852.
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‘We shall not see his like again’: Joe Biden honors his friend, John McCain
Through the lens of today's era of partisanship, it makes little sense that Joe Biden and John McCain would be friends.
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Tyler Mitchell on being the first African-American to photograph a ‘Vogue’ cover
When Vogue unveiled its annual fashion issue earlier this month, the Internet took notice.
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Record high number of STD infections in U.S., as prevention funding declines
"It is time that President Trump and Secretary Azar declare STDs in America a public health crisis."
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The School Shootings That Weren’t
How many times per year does a gun go off in an American school? We should know. But we don't.
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Judge blocks online plans for printing untraceable 3D guns
A U.S. judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration Monday from allowing a Texas company to post online plans for making untraceable 3D guns.
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U.S. and Mexico reach trade deal; Trump wants to drop NAFTA name
The United States and Mexico have reached an "understanding" on several critical trade issues following bilateral talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Don’t bug out! The Smithsonian Channel is going to show you how to cook insects
Joseph Giraldi, executive producer of Bug Bites thinks Westerners' attitudes towards insects as the main ingredient are finally catching up with the rest of the world.
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