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Mayor Bass Rescinds Garcetti's Final Executive Order to Light Hollywood Sign - MyNewsLA.com
Mayor Karen Bass rescinded former Mayor Eric Garcetti’s final executive directive that would have created a program to illuminate the Hollywood sign, a representative for Bass confirmed Friday. The Los Angeles Times first reported that Bass shut down the
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Trump's awful night
Happy Wednesday. Smart Brevity™ count: 1,497 words ... 5½ minutes. Edited by Noah Bressner.
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The Democrats Are Not Dead Yet | The New Republic
Despite conventional wisdom, the party is not doomed in November’s midterm elections. The economy, Covid-19, the invasion of Ukraine, and the January 6 insurrection are all wild cards.
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White House proposes $26 billion NASA budget for 2023
Artemis and climate change are among the priorities for the Biden administration in its 2023 NASA budget request.
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Entire NY Democratic congressional delegation now calling for Cuomo's resignation
The entire Democratic congressional delegation of New York has called on Gov.
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Arizona judge suspends Republican vote 'audit' being conducted by Cyber Ninjas, a Florida company led by a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist
Democrats sued to stop the audit, noting it is being conducted by a firm, Cyber Ninjas, whose founder promoted pro-Trump conspiracy theories.
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NYC axes all contracts with Trump as business backlash snowballs
The inescapable images and arrests of Capitol breachers and hardcore Trump rioters have scarred some of the president's most lucrative relationships — and deals.
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Uber and Lyft lose appeal, ordered again to classify drivers as employees
But the ruling won’t go into effect until after voters decide on Prop 22.
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Next presidential debate will be remote due to COVID-19 safety concerns
The moderator and town hall participants will be in Miami, but President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will participate remotely.
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Biden campaign faces questions about whether he should skip next debates - POLITICO
The campaign insisted he would participate in the final two, but some Democrats said he should demand rule changes.
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The Pentagon has ordered Stars and Stripes to shut down for no good reason
Trump wants to pull funding from Stars and Stripes, a newspaper for American troops that began in the Civil War and has been serving our soldiers.
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Joe Biden Is Courting Trump Defectors In the Least Effective Way Imaginable
There's no valid reason to give Republican John Kasich time to speak on Biden's behalf at the DNC, but here we are.
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Mary Trump book: How she leaked Trump financials to NYT - Axios
It was an effort to expose the president, whom she portrays as a dangerous sociopath.
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James Mattis Denounces Trump as Threat to Constitution - The Atlantic
In an extraordinary condemnation, the former defense secretary backs protesters and says the president is trying to turn Americans against one another.
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GOP sues California over Newsom's vote-by-mail order | TheHill
The Republican Party is suing California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) over his order to send every registered voter in the state a ballot by mail for the November elections.
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The PPP isn’t working. Here’s an idea: Get paychecks to people, directly
The short-term pain of job losses, furloughed and unemployed workers in food bank lines miles long, may lead to worse long-term effects: a deep, permanent dent on America's competitiveness.
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Biden nabs Klobuchar, Buttigieg backing on Super Tuesday eve
HOUSTON (AP) — Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party's moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice...
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Pete Buttigieg to suspend presidential campaign
Buttigieg won the Iowa caucuses but performed poorly in South Carolina.
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American Federation of Teachers to members: Support Warren, Sanders or Biden in 2020 election
The nation’s second-largest teachers union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), said it will encourage local and state chapters to back Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sen.
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4 takeaways from the Nevada Democratic debate
The relative civility of the last eight debates was thrown by the wayside with Bloomberg on stage.
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Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman queue up to prove their secret pro-Trump credentials
The vast moral hypocrisy of stars pontificating from their gilded bubble so obviously only makes things worse, you have to assume they are doing it on purpose
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Bernie Sanders Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary - Bloomberg
Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, fending off strong challenges from Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar as he sought to solidify his status as standard bearer of a Democratic party split between progressives and moderates.
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We don't know yet who won the Iowa caucuses. But here's what we do know.
The results of the Iowa Democratic caucuses were delayed, with the state party citing reporting issues and a verification process that involved three times the results as previous caucuses.
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Why tonight’s debate could be a doozy - POLITICO
The reluctance to attack is now a vestige of the past. In its place is a spray of bullets in every direction.
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Elusive Quest for Momentum Is On as Democrats Dash to Iowa | RealClearPolitics
FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — About 500 people packed into the basketball gym in the Fort Madison YMCA to see Mayor Pete Buttigieg in the working class Mississippi River town on the Sunday evening...
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An Attempt to Fact Check Trump’s Rant Against Windmill Fumes
The president has long harbored a vendetta against windmills.
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Who won the debate and more takeaways from a fireworks-filled night - POLITICO
Amy Klobuchar went on the attack and Pete Buttigieg faced pressure from all sides Thursday night in Los Angeles.
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Turley Doesn't Like Trump -- But Republicans Love Turley | RealClearPolitics
The Democratic majority on the House Judiciary Committee lined up three witnesses on their first day of impeachment hearings. The Republican minority was allowed only one. To defend the president,...
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Democrats Ready Impeachment Report as Republicans Argue Trump Did Nothing Wrong - The New York Times
In a report intended to counter Democrats’ impeachment case against President Trump, Republicans argued his efforts to get Ukraine to investigate his rivals had nothing to do with politics.
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The Guy Behind Bloomberg2020.org: â€We Know How to Do Logos’ | WIRED
When an ad exec snagged a key election domain, he shared the news with just one other person: ex-White House communications chief Anthony Scaramucci.
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Trump's impeachment ire turns on Pompeo amid diplomats' starring roles
The Ukraine impeachment inquiry has created the first rift between President Trump and his closest ally in the cabinet, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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Bill Taylor Reveals New Trump Call on Ukraine: Impeachment Takeaways - Bloomberg
Two State Department officials responsible for U.S. policy in Ukraine testified Wednesday in a House impeachment hearing, giving the public its first live, televised look at the evidence against President Donald Trump.
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'POTUS went rogue': Trump's Syria move blindsides national security leaders - POLITICO
The White House’s announcement that U.S. forces are pulling back from northeastern Syria to allow a Turkish offensive there took the Pentagon and the government’s Syria point man by surprise â — and the decision defied the current thinking of President Donald Trump's national security leaders.
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Bernie Sanders will be at next debate, spokeswoman says, one day after health scare
Bernie Sanders will be participating in the next Democratic presidential debate on Oct. 15 in Ohio, the senator’s campaign told CNBC.
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Trump Took 24 Hours to Squander the Free Ride Given to Him By The New York Times
Sure enough, the president checked in with his favorite morning show and the dolts that host it.Â
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Trump backpedals on China threats as trade deal shows signs of slipping away - The Washington Post
The president said a new trade deal with China might not come until after the 2020 elections.
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Trump fumes over border wall as budget deal advances - POLITICO
A September shutdown showdown is still a possibility, which Republicans are eager to avoid.
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House Dems authorize subpoenas for senior White House aides' official communications - POLITICO
“It makes clear that White House records belong to the public — not the president,” Cummings said.
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Jon Stewart: Rand Paul blocking 9/11 Victim Fund bill an abomination -Â Axios
Stewart tells "Fox News" he's not impressed with "Paul's fiscal responsibility virtue signaling."
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Elizabeth Warren’s Campaign Turned To A Big Donor To Pay For The DNC Voter Database, Despite Her Fundraising Pledge
A campaign aide said Warren didn’t solicit the money herself and that there was no violation of her promise to abstain from pay-for-access fundraising.
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Acosta resigns: U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigns amid questions about handling of Epstein case
He told reporters at the White House he didn't want the Jeffrey Epstein case to distract from the administration accomplishments
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Steyer: From Impeachment Agitator to 2020 Candidate | RealClearPolitics
Sitting alone in an empty barn, the billionaire hedge fund manager turned political mega donor tried on a populist tone.
“I think people believe that the corporations have bought the democracy —...
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The 2020 Dems Have Oddly Similar Memoirs. Can You Tell Them Apart?
They’re all friends with the working class. They all really admire MLK. So who’s who? A POLITICO quiz.
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Biden â€Dated Himself,’ â€Underperformed’—and â€Was Eaten Alive’ - POLITICO Magazine
The four-hour, two-night debate is over. According to our experts, Bernie Sanders was eclipsed, Joe Biden (maybe) survived a pummeling, and Kamala Harris changed the 2020 race.
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The winners — and losers — of the Democratic debate draw - POLITICO
Despite the Democratic Party's efforts to avoid a 'kiddie table,' the first night lineup comes close.
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Sarah Sanders is leaving the White House -Â Axios
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her post at the end of the month, President Trump announced on Twitter Thursday.
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Donald Trump wades into Britain's Brexit crisis - Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Britain on Monday on a state visit laden with diplomatic peril, having already humiliated outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May over Brexit and challenged her to be tougher in dealing with China's Huawei.
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Weld lays out GOP primary map for defeating Trump - POLITICO
The former Massachusetts governor laid out a plan that runs through New England, the mid-Atlantic region and the West Coast.
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Betsy DeVos Is the Eighth Trump Official to Use Personal Email for Official White House Business
The education secretary is the latest member of the Trump administration to get caught for using her personal email to conduct official business.
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NYT: Trump tax records revealed $1 billion in business losses -Â Axios
Trump seems to have lost more than nearly any other single American taxpayer.
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California Senate passes bill that would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns | TheHill
The California state Senate on Thursday approved a bill to require candidates appearing on the presidential primary ballot — including President Trump — to release five years' worth of income tax returns.
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As Trump threatens to close border, experts warn of billions in economic damage
President Trump cannot close the entire border with Mexico, as he claims. But even a partial closure of major U.S. entry points could disrupt billions of dollars in cross-border trade and create political chaos in states that Trump needs for reelection.
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Mueller Just Gave Democrats a Gift. Will They Take It? - POLITICO
Scandal and impeachment were always political losers. Now the 2020 election can be about which party will improve the lives of more Americans.
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Trump Vows Veto After Congress Blocks His Order To Build Border Wall
The resolution to terminate the president's national emergency declaration sets up the likely first veto confrontation between Congress and the White House since President Trump took office.
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â€It gets real personal, real fast’: Dems fear targeting Trump kids could backfire
They worry zeroing in on Ivanka, Don Jr. and Eric would be politically perilous.
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House votes to overturn Trump's emergency declaration | TheHill
The vote marks the first time Congress has taken formal action to block a presidential emergency declaration
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Trump administration trying to claw back California high-speed rail money - POLITICO
And DOT said it wants to go even further, saying it's 'actively exploring every legal option' to seek the return of $2.5 billion in federal funds.
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On Mueller Report, Trump Says He’ll Let Justice Dept. Decide Whether to Release It
“I’ve chosen to stay out of it,” the president said in an interview with the website The Daily Caller.
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Donald Trump Tweets He Will Postpone State Of The Union Address Until Government Reopens
The president tweeted the message hours after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi informed him that he would not be allowed to deliver the annual address to Congress until the government reopens.
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Immigration hard-liners blast Trump's shutdown deal offer
“We voted for Trump and got Jeb!” tweeted Ann Coulter.
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An obituary for old Orange County, dead at age 129
Orange County, the California collection of 34 cities and 3.2 million residents described by President Reagan as where “all the good Republicans go to die,” died Tuesday. It was 129 years old.
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Trump ditches plans to quickly release Russia probe documents - POLITICO
“The Inspector General...has been asked to review these documents on an expedited basis,“ he tweeted.
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Cuomo defeats Nixon in NY gubernatorial primary
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo overcame a primary challenge from activist and actress Cynthia Nixon on Thursday, thwarting her attempt to become the latest insurgent libera
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White House struggles to contain political outcry over Trump-Putin...
The White House struggled on Wednesday to contain a political outcry and confusion over U.S. President Donald Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying Trump ever meant to say that Moscow was no longer targeting the United States.
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Trump's Remarkable Attempt to Walk Back His Russia Comments
A day after dismissing Russian interference in the 2016 election, the president said on Tuesday that he accepts the American intelligence community’s conclusion.
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Kennedy’s Retirement Could Clear Path for Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks
On issues like climate change and water pollution, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was often a decisive vote.
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Sessions reiterates support for hardline immigration policy as criticism continues - CNNPolitics
Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy in a speech Monday as criticism over the resulting separation of parents and children entered a new week.
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Evidence That New Tariffs, Not Immigrants, Are Costing Jobs
Donald Trump promised more jobs by raising tariffs. Research shows the new tariffs are costing workers their jobs.
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Veterans group rips Trump tweet: Self-promotion on Memorial Day is 'appalling'
A progressive veterans advocacy group ripped President Trump's Memorial Day tweet bragging about the economy under his administration.
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Donald Trump's sustained attacks on American rights - CNNPolitics
Two years ago Sunday, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump derided US District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel for his "Mexican" heritage
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Do Democrats Want an Anti-Trump, or Their Own Trump? - POLITICO Magazine
Gwen Graham could be Florida’s first female governor and a national leader in her party—but only if earnestness hasn’t gone out of style.
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The FBI Is in Crisis Mode and America Is Paying the Price | Time
The FBI is facing one of the greatest tests of its 110 years as politicians attack the bureau and Donald Trump calls it a "disgrace."
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Justice Dept. Won’t Be Extorted, Rosenstein Warns Republicans - The New York Times
Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, pushed back after lawmakers aligned with President Trump drafted articles of impeachment against him, the latest salvo in a long dispute.
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Donald Trump's Michigan rally: The 57 most outlandish, outrageous and offensive lines - CNNPolitics
On Saturday night, even as comedian Michelle Wolf was roasting him in Washington, President Donald Trump was in another Washington -- this one in Michigan -- where he was delivering a roast all his own: Of elites, the media, Democrats and anyone else he c
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Trump admin won't provide shelter for migrants seeking asylum
More than a hundred women and children are sleeping on the Mexican side of the border on concrete near San Ysidro, California.
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Bad News for President Trump
The Comey memos are more revealing than they seem.
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Nikki Haley, Great Pushback. Now Resign on Principle.
The White House—and Larry Kudlow, of all people—not only threw her under the bus on Russia sanctions, it ran the bus back and forth over her body. Nikki, do the right thing.
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Republicans Befuddled By Trump’s Abrupt Reversal On New Russia Sanctions | HuffPost
“That’s just not a good signal to Moscow or any of our adversaries or allies," one senator said.
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Trump's James Comey Meltdown Has Arrived Right on Schedule
Donald Trump achieved something rare on Friday morning: He accidentally did two good tweets about former FBI Director James Comey, whose takedown book about Trump and Washington is set to be released on Tuesday.
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'The possibility of Trump exploding has gone up'
The former FBI director's tell-all book surprised some West Wing aides with its jabs at Trump's hand size and its talk of the 'pee tape.'
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MSNBC’s surging ratings fuel Democratic optimism - POLITICO
While Fox and CNN slump, left-leaning hosts on MSNBC help the network reap a 30 percent ratings gain.
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Laura Ingraham Is Fox News's Problem, and Its Way Forward | Time
Laura Ingraham returned to Fox News after a week of hiatus amid widespread criticism of her comments about Parkland survivor David Hogg.
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Does Trump's response help or hurt Stormy Daniels' legal claims?
It’s often the case that just a few unplanned words by a litigant can alter the course of litigation — but it's also not that simple.
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Trump appointee at Defense Department resigns after birther postings revealed - CNNPolitics
A political appointee at the Department of Defense has resigned after a CNN KFile inquiry about controversial postings he made on Facebook.
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Justice Dept. Proposes Banning Bump Stocks, Setting Aside Its Own Recommendations
The moves come amid rising public pressure on the Trump administration to find ways to curb gun violence after a mass shooting in Parkland, Fla.
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California Democratic Party declines to endorse Dianne Feinstein for re-election
The rebuke of Dianne Feinstein by party delegates comes even though the 25-year incumbent has led polls by wide margins.
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Trump Adds Cautious Support to Changes to Background Checks for Gun Buyers - The New York Times
The White House press secretary said that Mr. Trump had spoken to Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, about legislation to revamp background checks.
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The Story Behind JFK's Official White House Portrait
Before Kehinde Wiley's striking depiction of Barack Obama, another presidential portrait stood out from the rest.
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Holocaust denier is sole GOP contender in Illinois race for Congress | TheHill
A Holocaust denier is currently the only candidate on the ballot in the GOP primary for Illinois's third congressional district, according to
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There's No Way Mueller Will Indict Trump
Those hoping the special counsel will prosecute the president are engaging in fantasy.
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Trump contradicts Kelly, says border wall stance 'never changed' - POLITICO
At a meeting with Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday, Kelly said some of Trump’s campaign promises on immigration issues had been “not fully informed."
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Trump criticized immigration from 's---hole' countries: report | TheHill
President Trump reportedly referred to immigrants from Haiti and African countries as coming from “shithole countries” on Thursday.
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Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Be President
This excerpt from Michael Wolff’s â€Fire and Fury’ reveals the inside story of Donald Trump’s mind-boggling campaign. Trump never planned to be president – here’s how his inner circle created the most dysfunctional White House ever.
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How the Russia probe closed in on Michael Flynn
The deals he struck with foreign governments.
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Five Key Points From the Indictment of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates
Here are highlights from the 31-page indictment against Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman, and Rick Gates, his longtime associate.
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Don’t be fooled again: That huge crowd photo is not a Trump rally - The Washington Post
Those people were Cleveland Cavs fans.
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Down the Breitbart Hole - The New York Times
Steve Bannon once said it was the platform for the alt-right. Its current editors disagree. Is the incendiary media company at the nerve center of Donald Trump’s America simply provocative — or dangerous?
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Trump's response to Barcelona attack? A fake story about bullets dipped in pigs' blood.
The president of the United States just advocated for the execution of Muslim prisoners by firing at them with bullets dipped in pig's blood.
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Inside The Partisan Fight For Your News Feed
How ideologues, opportunists, and internet marketers built a massive new universe of partisan news on the web and on Facebook.
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Trump ousts Scaramucci as communications director
The change came at the request of new chief of staff John Kelly, who started Monday.
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Anthony Scaramucci’s vulgar New Yorker interview is beyond words - The Washington Post
He attacks Trump's top two advisers and muses about killing people.
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Inside The Chaotic Battle To Be The Top Reply To A Trump Tweet
The area below the president’s tweets is the most valuable real estate on the internet.
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Here's what you need to know about the newly appointed special counsel - LA Times
President Trump's firing of FBI Director James B. Comey has increased calls for a special prosecutor to be appointed in the Russia probe.
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Special Counsel named to head Russia investigation; White House caught by surprise - LA Times
The Justice Department on Wednesday named a special counsel, former FBI Director Robert Mueller III, to take over the investigation of ...
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Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation
WASHINGTON — President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn
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Fox News Poised to Drop Bill O’Reilly Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal | Variety
Fox News Channel is poised to end the 21-year tenure of Bill O'Reilly on the news cabler amid a cascade of sexual harassment allegations. O'Reilly's exit from the network he has been with almost since its inception is expected to be official later this we
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White House says Trump paid $38 million in taxes on $150 million in income in 2005, calls tax form disclosure 'illegal'
As MSNBC's Rachel Maddow prepared to air President Trump's tax returns from 2005, the White House pushed back in advance, saying that p...
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A Violent Attack on Free Speech at Middlebury
Liberals must defend the right of conservative students to invite speakers of their choice, even if they find their views abhorrent.
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Trump cites (fake) attack in Sweden
There has been no recent terrorist attack in Sweden.
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Trump called the press â€the enemy.’ Reince Priebus says he meant it. - The Washington Post
Priebus echoed his boss's criticisms, dismissing recent media stories as “stupidity” and blasting the use of anonymous sources.
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Here's why the 2018 Senate election will be crucial for President Trump and his Democratic foes - LA Times
In the partisan battle zone that is Washington, there is one conquest that could turn the fight decisively in Republicans ’ favor: winning 60 seats in the U.S. Senate.
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Tiny Trump Photos Could Annoy The President Bigly | The Huffington Post
Hands: Probably actual size.
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Trump Was Told Weeks Ago That Michael Flynn Withheld Truth on Russia
Sean Spicer, the press secretary, said in a briefing that President Trump has been reviewing the situation daily and asked for Mr. Flynn’s resignation as national security adviser.
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Trump Posted A False News Report To His Facebook Page And Got Thousands Of Shares
The report claimed that Kuwait had also issued a visa ban on several Muslim-majority countries after President Trump's immigration order. They didn't.
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A petition to get Trump to release his tax returns is more popular than Trump's official bio.
While Donald Trump’s administration has tweaked and/or trashed large portions of the official White House website, there is one section that has remain ...
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How Donald Trump’s Cabinet Nominees Contradicted Him | TIME
Many of Donald Trump's high-profile Cabinet picks have had to distance themselves from him during their confirmation hearings.
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Trump's Sons Offer Inauguration Access for $1 Million
Donors to unnamed charities will get to meet the president.
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Business Since Birth: Trump’s Children and the Tangle That Awaits - The New York Times
The president-elect’s three eldest children have always interwoven family and business ties. Can their empire ever be separate from the White House?
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Pants on Fire for Trump claim that millions voted illegally
President-elect Donald Trump provoked a firestorm on social media with a series of tweets on Nov. 27 that questioned the integrity of the balloting that elected him president. In one tweet, Trump wrote,
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The Trump campaign is really lowering expectations right now - The Washington Post
Almost as if they don't feel like they're winning.
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The Trump campaign just basically got laughed out of a Nevada courtroom - The Washington Post
Trump's first electoral challenge fizzled.
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(1) Ann Coulter’s â€grandparent’ argument would exclude Trump from voting - The Washington Post
Conservative columnist Ann Coulter tweeted on Monday that if only people with four native-born grandparents could vote, Trump would win in a 50-state landslide. (Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
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In Closing Ads, Trump Goes Dark While Clinton Goes Cozy : NPR
Donald Trump's and Hillary Clinton's final appeals to voters display a stark difference in how each candidate ran for president.
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Our final map has Clinton winning with 352 electoral votes. Compare your picks with ours.
Update on 'Campaign 2016 updates: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traverse the country in final push'
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Former DOJ spokesman blasts Comey after email letter
He blasted Comey's move in a 14-post spree on Twitter.
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Inside the Democrats’ narrow path to the House majority - The Washington Post
A 30-seat gain is a tall order for Democrats, and these districts summarize their challenges.
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The Atlantic: The Case Against Donald Trump
For the third time since The Atlantic’s founding, the editors endorse a candidate for president. The case for Hillary Clinton.
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Condoleezza Rice Responds to Trump Calling Her a â€B*tch’
She pretty much ethered him in six words.
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New York Times to Trump: You Have No Reputation to Ruin, Anyway
The New York Times has released its response to Donald Trump’s demands that it retract its reporting, and it’s a doozy.
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Trump is lying about why he can’t release his taxes
There are tax documents not under audit that Trump can release, but won’t.
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There are hints more damaging Trump tapes exist — and someone is already willing to pay millions for them
And now, a top Clinton backer said he's willing to pay millions to obtain them.
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In the VP Debate, Mike Pence Got Implicit Bias Pretty Wrong | WIRED
It's not racism, not demeaning, and worth understanding---especially if you want to fix it.
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Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005 - The Washington Post
On soap opera set, the GOP nominee bragged about groping and trying to have sex with women.
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Debate Takeaways: Hillary Clinton Digs In and Prevails - The New York Times
The Democratic candidate appeared to gain strength as the debate progressed, ultimately beating back Donald Trump in the late exchanges.
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Is Trump Really Going to Come to the Post-Debate Spin Room?
It would be untraditional for a presidential nominee to come to the “spin room” on behalf of himself following a presidential debate.
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Donald Trump and 9/11: the lies, exaggerations and eye-popping claims | US news | The Guardian
The businessman has rarely been lost for words on the topic, whether he was pointing out that the attacks made his buildings the tallest in the area or saying Muslim Americans had celebrated the destruction
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Former Secret Service Official: Donald Trump Is â€Pretty Close to the Edge’ | TIME
A former top Secret Service official said Donald Trump's second amendment comments on Tuesday were "pretty close to the edge."
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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech to the Detroit Economic Club
Donald Trump's economic speech was filled with facts and figures, but they were not always reliable.
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Hewlett Packard's Meg Whitman joins CEOs endorsing Clinton
By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Calling Donald Trump an "authoritarian character" and a threat to democracy, Meg Whitman, a prominent Republican fundraiser and chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton's
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What is the TPP and why are both parties so angry about it? | Public Radio International
At the Democratic National Convention, many in the crowd have chanted "No TPP!" That's no to the 12-member Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trading bloc that President Barack Obama supports, but Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton all o
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Is Donald Trump a Racist? - NYTimes.com
HAS the party of Lincoln just nominated a racist to be president? We shouldn’t toss around such accusations lightly, so I’ve looked back over more than 40 years of Donald Trump’s career to see what the record s
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A physicist has calculated the probability Melania Trump didn't plagiarise her speech - ScienceAlert
A Canadian physicist has calculated that there's only a one-in-87-billion chance that Melania Trump wasn't heavily influenced by Michelle Obama's 2008 speech when she addressed the Republican National Convention last night.
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Melania Trump Apparently Plagiarized a Section of Michelle Obama's 2008 Convention Speech
Tonight at the Republican National Convention, potential first lady Melania Trump delivered the night’s headlining speech in what was her most important moment in the public eye since she married Donald Trump 11 years ago. The speech was praised by hack
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Watch Trump Give a Startlingly Bizarre Speech Sort of About Running for President
Donald Trump has given hundreds, perhaps thousands of speeches and says a lot of things, but something about his meandering word slurry of an address W ...
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What you learn from reading 12 of Donald Trump's books
Of course, trying to make too much sense of the books is a fool’s errand. They contradict each other frequently, and often contradict themselves — not unlike Trump’s campaign. One minute he’s telling readers to trust their gut; the next, he’s emphasizing the importance of thinking it through. In one book, 2011's Time to Get Tough, he calls for a 20 percent tax on companies that outsource jobs on page 63, and then just two pages later — on page 65 — calls for a 15 percent tax.
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Criminal charges against Clinton could have set new legal standard
Extreme carelessness isn’t criminal, at least when it comes to handling classified information.
That’s the consensus of experts in national security law, who weren’t surprised that the FBI isn’t recommending an indictment for Hillary Clinton and her staff related to her use of a private email server, saying such a move would have set a bold new standard for such cases.
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John Oliver on Brexit vote: 'There are no f------ do-overs'
A warning to Americans thinking of voting for Trump.
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Trump Campaign Paid $1.1M to Trump Businesses and Family Last Month
Trump Campaign Paid $1.1M to Trump Businesses and Family Last Month
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Obama declares June 2016 African-American Music Appreciation Month
President Obama has declared June 2016 African-American Music Appreciation Month.
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Donald Trump Wanted A White-Versus-Black Season Of "The Apprentice" - BuzzFeed News
"Whether people like that idea or not, it is somewhat reflective of our very vicious world,” Trump said in 2005...
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How the GOP campaign is turning into 'Game of Thrones'
The election is dark and full of terrors.
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President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy - The New York Times
Eight years after the financial crisis, unemployment is at 5 percent, deficits are down and G.D.P. is growing. Why do so many voters feel left behind? The president has a theory.
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Donald Trump Has One Core Philosophy: Misogyny
Donald Trump holds one core belief. It’s not limited government. He favored a state takeover of health care before he was against it. Nor is it economi ...
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Meet Obama's New Apointee to the SCOTUS
Merrick Garland, a judge with 18 years' experience, was not the first choice of liberals. But President Obama hopes his ability to win over conservatives will extend to the Supreme Court.
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Obama dismayed by vulgarity, violence of campaign
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was dismayed by "vulgar and divisive rhetoric" directed at women and minorities as well as the violence that has occurred in the 2016 presidential campaign, a swipe at Republican front-runner Donald Trump that also served as a challenge to other political leaders to speak out and set a better example.
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Dozens arrested at Trump campaign rally in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Facing intensifying criticism for the violent clashes between supporters and protesters that have come to define his rallies, GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Friday continued to taunt those who interrupt his events while p
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Trump University students say they were forced to write glowing reviews: “It’s absolutely a con” - Salon.com
The students speak out as a former Trump University employee says he was "ashamed" to work there in a new ad VIDEO
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Michael Bloomberg Will Not Enter Presidential Race - NYTimes.com
ichael R. Bloomberg, who for months quietly laid the groundwork to run for president as an independent, will not enter the 2016 campaign, he said Monday, citing his fear that a three-way race could lead to the election of a candidate who would imperil the security and stability of the United States: Donald J. Trump.
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Watch John Oliver Annihilate Donald Trump, Re-Brand 'Drumpf' | Rolling Stone
John Oliver took aim at Donald Trump on 'Last Week Tonight,' rebranding the Republican frontrunner 'Donald Drumpf.'
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Delegate Count Leaving Bernie Sanders With Steep Climb - NYTimes.com
Senator Bernie Sanders vowed on Sunday to fight on after losing the Nevada caucuses, predicting that he would pull off a historic political upset by this summer’s party convention.
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Here's what a Biden campaign would look like
The VP launches a stimulus tour to deliver a very different kind of Democratic message.
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Trump says special access to US for Cuban immigrants is wrong
In delegate-rich Florida, there has long been one
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5 takeaways from New Hampshire
Trump delivers, Clinton's in real trouble and Sanders had better brace for scrutiny.
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See What New Hampshire Means for Clinton’s Campaign | TIME
Eight years ago, Hillary Clinton lost Iowa, then bounced back with a win in New Hampshire. This campaign, it’s likely to go the other way.
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Donald Trump wants Iowa rematch, accusing Cruz of 'fraud' - BBC News
Presidential candidate Donald Trump calls for a new election in Iowa, accusing the Republican winner, Ted Cruz, of fraud.
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Iowa caucuses: Live coverage of the important and the weird
It's important, it's weird, and it's live. Here's the latest from Iowa, where the 2016 election is officially kicking off on Feb. 1.
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British newsreader Selina Scott reveals how Donald Trump failed to seduce her... then stalked her for 20 YEARS
There were many revealing moments during the time I spent with Trump while making a profile of him for ITV , it started with charm but ended in bitterness, writes SELINA SCOTT.
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These 30 Numbers Explain the 2016 Election | TIME
30 key facts about the money behind the 2016 White House race
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Why America Is Moving Left
Over roughly the past 18 months, the following events have transfixed the nation.
In July 2014, Eric Garner, an African American man reportedly selling loose cigarettes illegally, was choked to death by a New York City policeman.The liberal era ushered in by Barack Obama is only just beginning.
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Taking Bialystock of Donald Trump | Bleader | Chicago Reader
Can Larry David help us understand Donald Trump? This isn't working for Donald Trump, and I'm concerned about him. No matter what he does he can't stop running for president.
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Obama ridicules Trump's plan for a 'deportation force' - POLITICO
“The notion that we’re gonna deport 11, 12 million people from this country — first of all, I have no idea where Mr. Trump thinks the money’s gonna come from,” Obama said.
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Trump's Other Small Loan From Daddy-O: A Few Million Bucks To Help Pay Off His Debts - BuzzFeed News
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, casting his life as a struggle against naysayers, said on Monday a “small” loan of just a million dollars from his father got him started in the real estate business.
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Biden: I’m not running for president in 2016
Ending months of will-he-won’t-he speculation, Vice President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is not running for president in 2016, saying the process of grieving for his son Beau had sidelined him for too long. The vice president spoke with his w
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Joe Biden to Enter Presidential Race
Vice President Joe Biden will enter the presidential race, according to media reports filed on Monday.
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At Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton plays to her strengths, Bernie Sanders to his base - LA Times
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont may be Hillary Rodham Clinton 's leading opponent, but for much of this year, the former secretary of State's biggest challenge has been herself.
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McCarthy Drops Out Of Speaker Race, Throwing GOP Leadership Into Chaos : It's All Politics : NPR
The current House GOP leader said he was withdrawing because, for Republicans to unite, "we probably need a fresh face." Now, leadership elections have been postponed.
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If Edward Snowden Is Right About Clinton's Emails, Bernie Sanders Will Win a Landslide Victory | H. A. Goodman
What if Edward Snowden is correct to believe that it's "completely ridiculous" to think Clinton's emails were safe? It's logical to assume that national security was jeopardized if Snowden and others feel Clinton was reckless with her intelligen
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Ben Carson Does Not Believe a Muslim Should Be President
GOP candidate Dr. Ben Carson tells Chuck Todd that the faith of a candidate should matter to voters and that Islam is not consistent with the Constitution.
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That Time Donald Trump Had A Meeting With DREAMers And Said “You Convinced Me” On Immigration - BuzzFeed News
Two years ago, Trump met with immigration activists who told them their stories and asked for his support on immigration. "You convinced...
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Sanders tops Hillary in New Hampshire poll | TheHill
On the Democratic side, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is leading longtime front-runner Hillary Clinton by 7 points, 42 percent to 35 percent. That's the same margin found in a separate poll in the state earlier this month.
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Joe Biden Wades Further Into ’16 Bid - NYTimes.com
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is vacationing on Kiawah Island off South Carolina’s coast, riding bikes and walking the beaches with his family. But on Wednesday night, he called one of his most outspoken political supporters and wrestled with the question looming over his future: Should he run for president?
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15 Biden photos that explain why we can't quit Joe
After weekend reports that Vice President Joe Biden is considering a run for president in 2016 — news that was followed by gushes of support from the Draft Biden movement — we started wondering just what it is about the veep that draws such a
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Indicted On Federal Charges - BuzzFeed News
The Justice Department charged the Illinois Republican Thursday for evading reporting requirements and lying to the FBI as part of a scheme...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Talks NSA, Presidential Aspirations With Kara Swisher
Americans feel “betrayed” by the revelations of the National Security Agency’s surveillance activities and it needs to be more transparent, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday at a gathering of female Silicon Valley executives, in a conversation that touched on issues from gender discrimination to her presidential aspirations.
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Deluded and dysfunctional, the Republicans have lost the plot | Gary Younge | Comment is free | The Guardian
They may have won Congress, but an instinct for obstinacy means the party is now fighting itself
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House Democrats push voting rights amendment - CNN.com
The Rev. Jesse Jackson joined House Democratic Reps. Keith Ellison and Mark Pocan at a press conference on Thursday to announce plans to introduce a constitutional amendment that would explicitly guarantee the right to vote to every American and give Cong
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Lanny Davis: Why I am ready for Hillary | TheHill
OPINION | In 2016, more and more people will come to know her as she truly is.
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Rep. Van Hollen: Budget cuts hurting Ebola response - CNN.com
Budget cuts have made efforts to contain Ebola harder than it should be, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, says.
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'Humiliated' Dinesh D'Souza seeks probation after guilty plea | Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza has asked a federal judge to sentence him to probation and community service after pleading guilty to a campaign finance law violation.In
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The Obama Administration’s stealth plan to remake the workplace
Facing a Congress that has blocked worker-friendly legislation at every step, Barack Obama has resorted to executive orders, memoranda, and rulemaking to reshape American working life.
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Why Obama is driving Jews from the Democratic Party | New York Post
A  friend who is conservative and  Jewish asks a question: “Given  Obama’s hostile treatment of  Israel, isn’t it time for Jews to have their Ronald Reagan moment?” By that, he means when the Gippe...
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Reid blasts Cruz on immigration
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blasted GOP Sen. Ted Cruz’s attack on President Barack Obama’s deferred action policy for young, undocumented immigrants as a “ransom” being demanded for emergency money to deal with the influx of
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Obama to meet with single mom, 'the person we are working for'
The paper is stamped “Back from the Oval,” and though the scribbled note at the bottom isn’t signed, the loopy handwriting is clearly that of President Obama .
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In Texas, Obama Sets Stage To Answer 'Do-Nothing' Congress
President Obama knows he's unlikely to get support from Texas' predominantly Republican congressional delegation, but being rebuffed will make it easier for him to shift blame to the GOP.
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Boehner Lawsuit Against Obama to Focus on Obamacare - NBC News
House Speaker John Boehner announced Thursday the Republican-led lawsuit against President Barack Obama will focus on the implementation of the Affordable Ca...
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Controller recount highlights concern about California election law
In much the way surgeons need skilled hands and fighter pilots must have great eyesight, there is at least one key requirement for election workers handling the recount in California's controller race: long attention spans.
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G.O.P. Pushes Back on Approving Border Funds
Congressional Republicans signaled that they expected concessions in exchange for approving President Obama’s request for nearly $4 billion to handle the surge of migrants from Central America.
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Obama, in Texas, Challenges Governor to Aid in Border Plan
After meeting with Texas officials, President Obama called on Congress to quickly approve his $4 billion request to bolster immigration enforcement.
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Obama Riled Up Republicans on Contraception and Then Delivers a Knock-Out Punch
After two solid weeks of Republicans rapidly escalating attacks on contraception access under the banner of
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Obama Says 'Further Reforms' Needed To Rein In Wall Street
President Barack Obama believes additional reforms are needed to rein in the excesses of Wall Street some six years after the financial crisis plunged the country into economic recession. But he's not willing to offer any specific policy proposals. ...
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The Seven Senate Races Democrats Should Be Optimistic About in 2016
Look, I'm not going to sit here and lie to you. I'm not going to pretend Washington -- by which I mean the journalism/politics/lobbying/evil establishment that's based in the capital -- is at work today. Very, very little is happening in national politics
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5 craziest laws passed by GOP legislators — just this month
One Florida city is trying to make it illegal for the homeless to own property. Really
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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Resigning
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Resigning
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The Photo That Reunited a Missing Man With His Family
A missing man who was reunited with his family after he was photographed while pressed against a steam vent to keep warm in downtown Washington is on his way back home to upstate New York. Family friend Peter Gugino (guh-GEE-noh) says 20-year-old Nicholas
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War Vet Back Home After North Korea Detention
Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old Korean War veteran, arrived in the U.S. after he was deported from North Korea after being held more than a month, the US State Department confirmed.
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Giant George - The World's Tallest Dog Has Died
The world has lost a gentle giant. Giant George, verified as the world’s tallest dog by Guinness World Records, died last Thursday, one month before his eighth birthday. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce Giant George died on Thur
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Reddit Co-founder To Future Internet Entrepreneurs: 'Just launch'
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian says the biggest mistake made by individuals trying to start companies is getting caught up in the idea rather than the execution, and he urged those with ideas to “just launch.” “They get caught up with
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No More Wall Outlets at Starbucks?
Sick of your phone draining battery life while you sip on your venti latte? It may be a thing of the past, if Starbucks has anything to say about it. The coffeeshop giant recently announced that some of their stores in Silicon Valley will now allow custom
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Golf Star Teed Off Over Taxes
Mickelson later apologized for comments on California taxes.
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6 Worst Credit Cards - ABC News
While banks are offering near-zero introductory credit card interest rates as they compete to attract card users, others are stacking up on fees they charge. Driven in part by growing usage of credit cards by confident consumers,  on Wednesday MasterCard reported profit of $772 million for its third quarter, up 8 percent from last year in the same period and higher than analysts had expected. As credit card usage — and credit card debt — increase, companies are offering a range of cards for almost every type of consumer. Read more: Bank Issues Gold Card Made of Gold But not…
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Air Force Academy Brawl Injures 27 Cadets - ABC News
Air Force Academy Brawl Injures 27
