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Sep 23, 2019
The crowded field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates turned to new and sometimes desperate measures over a marquee weekend in Iowa.
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Sep 23, 2019
The Ukraine scandal raging around Donald Trump is forcing Democrats to confront a fateful choice on impeachment that will not just shape the 2020 election but will echo down the ages.
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Sep 22, 2019
Actress Laverne Cox on Sunday used her time on the 2019 Emmys red carpet to discuss an upcoming Supreme Court case that will decide whether federal employment law that bans discrimination based on sex does the same based on transgender status.
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Sep 22, 2019
With 134 days until the Iowa caucuses and a record number of Democratic candidates, the 2020 election is already in full swing. Every Sunday, I will outline the 5 BIG storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail. And they're ranked -- so the No. 1 story is the most important of the coming week.
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Sep 22, 2019
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday that impeachment "may be the only remedy" to President Donald Trump's refusal to make public a whistleblower complaint and transcript of a phone conversation he had with Ukraine's president.
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Sep 22, 2019
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters have on their radar, in this week's "Inside Politics" forecast.
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Sep 22, 2019
President Donald Trump said Sunday he does not intend to meet with Iran at the upcoming UN General Assembly, days after Iran denied involvement in an attack on Saudi oil facilities and the US announced new sanctions against the longtime US foe.
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Sep 22, 2019
CNN's Fareed Zakaria explains that President Donald Trump's Iran strategy has backfired because he ignored the wisdom of Sun Tzu: "know the enemy."
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Sep 22, 2019
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday that impeachment "may be the only remedy" to President Donald Trump's refusal to make public a whistleblower complaint and transcript of a phone conversation he had with Ukraine's president.
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Sep 22, 2019
Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin said escalating tensions with Iran prove that President Trump's maximum pressure campaign is working.
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Sep 22, 2019
President Donald Trump and his senior officials head to the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders this week focused on a narrow agenda that reflects domestic political concerns, the foreign policy challenge posed by Iran and -- by design or default -- a continued disconnect with many traditional US allies on the issue of climate change.
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Sep 22, 2019
President Donald Trump will join a pair of foreign leaders for events in Texas and Ohio on Sunday before heading to New York for a week of meetings with world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.
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Sep 22, 2019
Health care benefits are really important to many union workers -- important enough to give up pay raises or even to walk off the job to keep the coverage they've negotiated.
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Sep 22, 2019
Donald Trump heads to Houston, Texas, on Sunday to join a major rally of tens of thousands of Indian-Americans, but the US President won't be headlining.
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Sep 21, 2019
A surging Sen. Elizabeth Warren is challenging Joe Biden's dominance in the race for the Democratic nomination, standing at 22% to the former vice president's 20% in a new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers.
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Sep 21, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed the Trump Administration's plans to accelerate arms sales and send additional forces to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as bypassing Congress' intent.
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Sep 21, 2019
2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls on Saturday sought to galvanize their Iowa support at the Polk County Steak Fry with a strategy that's not frequented in the campaign playbook: dance.
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Sep 21, 2019
Joe Biden accused Donald Trump of abusing the power of his presidency in urging the Ukrainian President to investigate Biden's son, Hunter, to smear his presidential campaign, angrily calling on Congress to investigate Trump's contact with the foreign leader.
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Sep 21, 2019
A New York Judge on Friday ordered President Donald Trump to provide video testimony as part of an upcoming trial brought by protesters who say they were assaulted by Trump's security guards during a 2015 protest outside of Trump Tower.
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Sep 21, 2019
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang still believes comedian Shane Gillis should not have lost his job on "Saturday Night Live," telling CNN's Van Jones, "We're all human and we can forgive."
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Sep 21, 2019
In an interview with CNN's Van Jones, Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said that he's one of the few candidates who has been consistently growing, and while he's also a businessman like President Donald Trump, he would never run the government like a business.
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Sep 21, 2019
Sen. Cory Booker's 2020 presidential campaign team is making an urgent appeal to supporters as the end of the third quarter nears, warning that the New Jersey Democrat's campaign will need a significant fundraising surge to remain competitive in the race.
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Sep 21, 2019
Democratic Rep. Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts will announce a run for Senate on Saturday morning at the East Boston Social Center, challenging Democratic Sen. Ed Markey, who has served in Congress for more than 40 years.
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Sep 21, 2019
On August 19, Buckingham Palace put out a statement signed by Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, that was emphatic in distancing the British Royal from the late disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein.
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Sep 21, 2019
There's a side of official Washington that few Americans typically see, let alone experience. It exists, for the most part, beyond the reach of television cameras, away from congressional meeting rooms, often after normal business hours; a world of private cocktail receptions, salon dinners and one-on-one sessions with powerful people.
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Sep 21, 2019
First things first: The theme song of the week is Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.
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Sep 21, 2019
First things first: The theme song of the week is Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.
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Sep 21, 2019
Democratic Rep. Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts will announce a run for Senate on Saturday morning at the East Boston Social Center, challenging Democratic Sen. Ed Markey, who has served in Congress for more than 40 years.
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Sep 21, 2019
Lawyers and legal observers expressed confusion and frustration this week as immigration hearings ramped up at two new tent facilities along the US-Mexico border in Laredo and Brownsville, Texas.
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Sep 21, 2019
For better or worse, we're getting more Donald Trump these days.
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Sep 20, 2019
Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweeted on Friday evening that "Congress is complicit" in failing to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump after the news broke that Trump had pressed Ukraine's President to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's son, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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Sep 20, 2019
The State Department's top official for arms control will depart her post next month after months of controversy, triggered by the revelation that she had not disclosed a close relationship she once had with the former boyfriend of Russian agent Maria Butina.
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Sep 20, 2019
President Donald Trump's stance on Ukraine has evolved over the past year from one of general uninterest to a more engaged approach as he has discussed allegations of wrongdoing involving former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, people familiar with the matter said.
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Sep 20, 2019
President Donald Trump hosted Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a state dinner Friday night, with guests from both countries.
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Sep 20, 2019
The Trump administration held its second state dinner on Friday night in honor of the visit of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump opened the doors of the White House to dozens of invited guests to enjoy a seated, black-tie dinner under the stars in the Rose Garden. Melania Trump directed the overall look and feel of the dinner, which took several months to coordinate, from the menu of sunchoke ravioli and Dover sole, to the green and gold décor motif (inspired by Australia's national colors,) the floral centerpieces of roses and golden wattle (the visiting country's symbolic flower,) and the entertainment, which included the US Army Strings ensemble, who lined up single file to perform along the lengthy West Wing Colonnade.
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Sep 20, 2019
When President Donald Trump visits the UN on Monday, many of his fellow world leaders will be participating in a summit meant to address climate change. Trump won't be there.
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Sep 20, 2019
Those hoping for progress in Congress on gun control proposals this week saw no forward movement at all, as Republicans continued to hold out for a sign from President Donald Trump on what he wanted to see.
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Sep 20, 2019
Crowds in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, pointed out a bald eagle perched nearby, which prompted former Vice President Joe Biden to recall an emotional story about his son Beau.
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Sep 20, 2019
Joe Biden pushed back on President Donald Trump's unproven claims that Biden and his son Hunter Biden had acted inappropriately in their dealings with the Ukrainian government during Biden's time as vice president.
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Sep 20, 2019
Thirteen Marines have been formally charged with involvement in human smuggling operations, the US Marine Corps announced Friday.
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Sep 20, 2019
President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine's president during a July phone call to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's son Hunter, suggesting roughly eight times he work with Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, to carry out the probe, according to a new report Friday by The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter.
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Sep 20, 2019
As of Friday, it is not exactly clear what led to a mysterious whistleblower complaint filed against President Donald Trump that has taken Washington by storm, but it is clear that the US President wants to use Ukraine against former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Sep 20, 2019
The US and El Salvador signed an agreement on Friday that could prevent some asylum seekers from seeking refuge in the US, but that overall is designed to curb illegal migration by increasing security and economic opportunity in El Salvador, according to acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan and El Salvadoran Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco.
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Sep 20, 2019
President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine's president during a July phone call to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's son Hunter, suggesting roughly eight times he work with Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, to carry out the probe, according to a new report Friday by The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter.
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Sep 20, 2019
The Iowa Democratic Party's new plan for the 2020 presidential caucuses was conditionally approved Friday by the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee, just two weeks after their "virtual caucusing" proposal was rejected due to security concerns.
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Sep 20, 2019
California and New York filed a lawsuit Friday to try to block the Trump administration from revoking the states' authority to set their own vehicle emission standards.
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Sep 20, 2019
No need to save seats for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at Friday night's White House state dinner for Australia.
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Sep 20, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Friday for legislation to ensure sitting US presidents can be indicted for crimes.
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Sep 20, 2019
The US will not be sending any additional troops to Syria even though US troops will perform additional tasks as part of an arrangement with Turkey to patrol a buffer zone along the Syrian-Turkish border, a zone designed to reduce tensions with Ankara, a top US general said Thursday.
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Sep 20, 2019
Hillary Clinton slammed President Donald Trump on Friday after his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani admitted to asking Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, who is currently the Democratic front-runner to challenge Trump in next year's presidential election.
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Sep 20, 2019
President Donald Trump's interactions and decisions on Ukraine are under new scrutiny following reports that an intelligence whistleblower's complaint is related to the country.
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Sep 20, 2019
President Donald Trump is expected to meet Friday afternoon with senior State Department, Department of Homeland Security, Pentagon and White House officials to discuss and likely set a refugee cap for next year, CNN has learned.
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Sep 20, 2019
Washington is buzzing over explosive claims about Donald Trump's dealings with a foreign leader. But there's still a big mystery over whether anything untoward actually happened.
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Sep 20, 2019
Washington is buzzing over explosive claims about Donald Trump's dealings with a foreign leader. But there's still a big mystery over whether anything untoward actually happened.
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Sep 20, 2019
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Friday released the department's counterterrorism strategy, outlining the ongoing threats from foreign terrorism and focusing on domestic terror threats, particularly white supremacism.
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Sep 20, 2019
No need to save seats for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at Friday night's White House state dinner for Australia.
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Sep 20, 2019
The FBI has issued "secret subpoenas" to a greater number of companies in its counterterrorism efforts than previously known, The New York Times reported Friday.
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Sep 20, 2019
President Donald Trump downplayed on Friday a complaint submitted by an intelligence whistleblower that reportedly involves Ukraine.
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Sep 20, 2019
Some times when President Donald Trump talks, all you can do is shake your head in amazement.
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Sep 20, 2019
CNN and The Des Moines Register will release their fourth Iowa poll on Saturday gauging where presidential candidates stand in the state that kicks off the 2020 Democratic nomination contests.
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Sep 20, 2019
Republican Rep. Tom Reed of New York has been diagnosed with pneumonia after taking a fall in a House office building.
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Sep 20, 2019
Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson says his agency must be "humble" about areas for improvement after approving the Boeing 737 MAX, the plane models that crashed twice in less than six months killing 346 people.
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Sep 20, 2019
Washington's newest scandal, over a whistleblower's complaint about President Donald Trump, intensified Thursday amid revelations that the White House and Justice Department tried to keep it quiet.
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Sep 20, 2019
Jason Lewis, a Republican running for US Senate in Minnesota, once said Republicans had "dual loyalties" to Israel, adding that support for the country was the result of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and a "very strong American Jewish lobby."
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Sep 20, 2019
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has applied new sanctions on Iran's central bank, days after the attack on a Saudi oil facility that the US has blamed on Tehran.
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Sep 20, 2019
President Donald Trump downplayed on Friday a complaint submitted by an intelligence whistleblower that reportedly involves Ukraine.
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Sep 20, 2019
A White House state dinner is almost always an opportunity for a president and a first lady to showcase the significance and grandeur of the White House, as well as the cultural components of the host and guest countries, their notable residents, and special flourishes -- flags, flowers, curated menu, black-tie dress code and the like.
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Sep 20, 2019
Beto O'Rourke is back in the middle of the 2020 conversation, following his proposal during last week's third presidential debate that AR-15s and AK-47s would be subject to a mandatory gun buyback program if he is elected president.
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Sep 20, 2019
In person, she is tiny.
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Sep 20, 2019
President Donald Trump's willingness to use the levers of official power in Washington as his personal playground combined with his utter disdain for truth and facts create a toxic culture that seeps into all levels of his administration, producing often troubling real-world consequences.
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Sep 20, 2019
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Thursday that his committee may use legal action to get access to a whistleblower complaint involving President Donald Trump's communications with a foreign leader.
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Sep 20, 2019
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that he is ending his presidential campaign.
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Sep 20, 2019
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that she is undergoing treatment for recently-discovered lung cancer.
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Sep 20, 2019
For 57 years, the Church World Service resettlement office in Richmond, Virginia, served thousands of refugees from around the world, helping them get their feet off the ground in the United States after fleeing dangerous conditions and persecution in their home countries. Some who passed through moved on once they settled in, while others came back to work at the office and assist fellow refugees.
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Sep 20, 2019
Washington's newest scandal, over a whistleblower's complaint about President Donald Trump, intensified Thursday amid revelations that the White House and Justice Department tried to keep it quiet.
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Sep 19, 2019
President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani on Thursday denied asking Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden moments before admitting that he had done just that.
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Sep 19, 2019
The Trump administration is discussing diverting more money from the Pentagon budget to constructing the border wall, a US official familiar with funding of the project told CNN.
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Sep 19, 2019
The US Department of Education is threatening to revoke a university Middle East studies program's federal funding, alleging -- among other complaints -- that its curriculum fails to address the plight of the region's Christians and Jews.
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Sep 19, 2019
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson made dismissive comments in a recent meeting that multiple people present interpreted as an attack on transgender people, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
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Sep 19, 2019
If you asked any smart Democrats on June 28 who they believed, in their hearts of hearts, would be the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, 9 in 10 would have said Kamala Harris.
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Sep 19, 2019
Maine laws expanding who can provide abortions and who can have abortions covered by insurance are now in effect, in another blue state effort to protect abortion access in the face of national flux.
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Sep 19, 2019
The US has ordered two Cuban diplomats assigned to the United Nations to leave the country immediately, alleging that the envoys were engaged in "influence operations against the United States."
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Sep 19, 2019
A federal judge has ordered a temporary injunction against the California law requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to secure a spot on the state's presidential primary ballot -- a law aimed at President Donald Trump, who has not released his tax returns.
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Sep 19, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security will again allow undocumented immigrants with serious medical conditions to apply to remain in the United States, reversing a controversial move from this summer that ended the practice and led to a public outcry.
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Sep 19, 2019
He angrily hung up on the Australian Prime Minister. He dialed Mexico's President as a room full of reporters watched. And he's distributed his personal cell-phone number to at least two world leaders, urging them to call directly.
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Sep 19, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson once entertained 9/11 conspiracy theories on a radio show hosted by a prominent "truther" who claimed that the World Trade Center attacks were orchestrated by a "Zionist organized crime outfit."
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Sep 19, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg slammed Sen. Elizabeth Warren's adopted "Medicare for All" plan on Thursday, calling her "extremely evasive" when it came to whether or not the proposal calls for raising taxes on the middle class.
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Sep 19, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg outlines his new 'Medicare for All Who Want It' health care plan.
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Sep 19, 2019
The inspector general for the intelligence community has been unwilling so far to share details of the controversial whistleblower complaint that is at the center of a dispute between the director of national intelligence and Congress, as he answers questions behind closed doors in an ongoing intelligence committee hearing on Thursday, according to multiple sources.
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Sep 19, 2019
Emily Clyburn, the longtime librarian, civil rights activist and wife to Rep. Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking African American member of Congress, died Thursday morning at the age of 80, the congressman's office announced.
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Sep 19, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders has received contributions from 1 million donors, his 2020 campaign announced Thursday.
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Sep 19, 2019
As President Donald Trump jetted back to Washington after several days on the West Coast, he ventured to the press seats on Air Force One to talk to reporters, and talk he did!
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Sep 19, 2019
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to temporarily extend funding for the federal government and avert a shutdown at the end of the month.
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Sep 19, 2019
A Florida man who authorities say has a history of expressing white supremacist beliefs was arrested for allegedly threatening a prospective candidate for city council in Charlottesville, Virginia, prompting the would-be candidate to abandon their campaign, an indictment unsealed Wednesday says.
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Sep 19, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has long resisted Democratic calls to pass additional election security legislation, threw his support Thursday behind an amendment to provide $250 million in grants to states to bolster election security.
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Sep 19, 2019
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a rare visit to the nation's capital this week to meet with some of his harshest critics, seeking to bridge a divide between the social media giant and policymakers who have grown increasingly skeptical of its dominance.
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Sep 19, 2019
The White House and the Justice Department have advised the nation's top intelligence agency that the controversial complaint is outside intelligence activities as covered by laws governing intelligence whistleblowers, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Sep 19, 2019
There are -- still! -- 20 candidates running for the Democratic presidential nomination. But, at the moment, it looks like a two-horse race.
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Sep 19, 2019
Starting next month, customers will be able to donate up to $200 to US presidential campaigns through Amazon's Alexa.
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