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Paul Manafort close to plea deal to avoid second federal trial
The tentative deal was first reported on Thursday evening by ABC News.
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Democrats refer Kavanaugh allegations to FBI, deepening divide over his nomination
The White House is accusing Senate Democrats of an unfounded "11th hour attempt to delay" a vote on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Student borrowers and advocates win court case against DeVos
A federal judge has ruled that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' delay of a key student borrower protection rule was improper and unlawful.
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Republicans brush aside Dems’ effort to delay Kavanaugh vote
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee brushed aside a flurry of Democratic attempts to delay the consideration of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday.
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Agreement would allow separated families to seek asylum in U.S.
The American Civil Liberties Union says it reached an agreement overnight with the Trump administration regarding the future of families separated at the Southwest border.
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Calling teen vaping ‘epidemic,’ officials weigh flavor ban
U.S. health officials are sounding the alarm about teenage use of e-cigarettes, calling the problem an "epidemic."
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If ‘free college’ sounds too good to be true, that’s because it often is
To millions of parents and students, they're magical words: free college. But is the idea pure fantasy?
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Jimmy Carter cautions Democrats not to scare off moderates
Former President Jimmy Carter has a warning for his fellow Democrats looking to oust the current administration: Don't go too far to the left.
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Bush boosting Republicans in places where Trump isn’t strong
Former President George W. Bush is quietly helping boost Republican candidates in places where President Donald Trump has struggled.
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Miss America ratings fall amid drop of swimsuit competition
The Miss America ceremony subtracted the swimsuit competition for the first time in its 98-year history, and subtracted one million television viewers, too.
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‘Disaster is at the doorstep,’ N.C. governor says as Hurricane Florence zeroes in
A hurricane warning is in effect for a long stretch of the coast, from the South Santee River in South Carolina to Duck, N.C., which is part of the Outer Banks.
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Sept. 11 revealed the importance and limits of the president’s daily briefing
That landmark day captured both the critical importance — and the frustrating limits — of the President's Daily Briefing, or PDB.
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Ford says despite Trump’s tweet, Focus Active won’t be produced in U.S.
Ford does not intend to start producing the small crossover Focus Active in the United States — no matter what the president has tweeted on the topic.
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Violence against the media isn’t new – history shows why it largely disappeared and has now returned
Another news outlet has been attacked in the United States.
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