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Kavanaugh hearings, day 3: Booker has his ‘Spartacus moment’; a mulligan on Mueller
Day 3 of the Supreme Court nomination hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh featured a morning quarrel over documents as members concluded two days of public questioning.
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Twitter bans Alex Jones and InfoWars; cites abusive behavior
Twitter on Thursday said it has "permanently suspended" conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his InfoWars outle
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Trump administration moves to detain migrant families longer
The Trump administration on Thursday moved to abandon a longstanding court settlement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept locked up.
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New Jersey, New York open investigations into sex abuse at Catholic dioceses
The offices of the Attorneys General have set up hotlines to identify potential victims of clergy sex abuse.
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Expert panel calls for sweeping election security measures
An expert panel of the National Academy of Sciences called for fundamental reforms to ensure the integrity of the U.S. election system.
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Sen. Booker defies rule, releases confidential Kavanaugh emails
Booker called it an act of civil disobedience.
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10 passengers fall ill on flight; plane quarantined at JFK
A plane has been quarantined at New York's Kennedy Airport when about 10 passengers became ill aboard a flight from Dubai.
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Kavanaugh hearings, day 1: Protesters focus on Roe; attempted handshake goes viral
The first day of Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings was long on quarreling, protesting and speechifying.
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WATCH LIVE: Senators’ Questions Take Center Stage On Day 2 Of Kavanaugh Hearings
"I don't live in a bubble," Kavanaugh told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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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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