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Trump slams Russia probe in face of new reality
A frenzied year in Washington is going out with a roar as the political forces that combined to make the first half of President Trump’s mandate so turbulent come to a head in a hugely consequential run-up to the holidays.
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Pelosi flashes survival skills – and she’ll need them in ’19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Nancy Pelosi is formidable but not immortal. The California Democrat seems to have sewn up the race to become House speaker next month, but she also has accepted a maximum four-year…
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110 things that happened in American politics in 2018
There were a lot of things that happened this year in American politics, some of which you may have already completely forgotten about. Here are 110 of them.
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2019 is the year the Supreme Court will make or break Trump
The court, with its strong 5-4 conservative majority, is facing requests from an aggressive Trump administration to weigh in early on many of its most controversial policies in areas including immigration, LBGT rights, asylum and reinstating the citizenship question on the census.
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Guam governor-elect wants cockfighting to remain legal
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Cockfighting is an important Guam tradition that must remain legal, the U.S. territory’s governor-elect said in vowing to work to repeal a likely ban imposed by the U.S. government. While cockfighting…
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Trump weighs next move on border wall as shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is racing to avoid a partial government shutdown next Friday over President Donald Trump’s border wall. But you wouldn’t know it by the schedule, as lawmakers left town waiting for the…
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Cranky Congress still has work to do before wrapup
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nothing says, “Is it over yet?” quite like Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer propping up his feet on the chair next to him. The casual vibe in the normally stuffy Senate was…
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Evidentiary hearing on 9th District issues rescheduled
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An evidentiary hearing on allegations of absentee ballot fraud in a North Carolina congressional district election has been rescheduled. The N.C. State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement announced Friday that…
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Park Service: 1 week for operators, animals of Claude Moore Colonial Farm to leave
“You are required to remove all temporary, movable improvements and personal property, including livestock, porta-potties, and property in the pavilion area,” wrote Blanca Alvarez Stransky, acting superintendent of the National Park Service.
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Their numbers growing, Latinos gain clout in new Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record 43 Latinos elected to Congress are set to take the oath of office in January, including the youngest woman ever elected, two Latinas from Texas, the first Latino to represent…
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Utah senator says he regrets ‘irresponsible’ Trump remarks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch is backtracking after saying this week that he wasn’t concerned that prosecutors have implicated President Donald Trump in a crime. The Republican senator said in a statement that…
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McCain replacement Sen. Jon Kyl resigning at end of year
PHOENIX (AP) — Sen. Jon Kyl is resigning from the seat he was appointed to less than four months ago following the death of John McCain, Gov. Doug Ducey announced Friday, a development which gives…
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Republican drops recount request in Maine congressional race
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Republican incumbent dropped his request for a recount Friday in the first congressional race in U.S. history held under a system by which voters rank candidates in order of preference.…
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Are we done here? Nope. Cranky Congress still has work to do
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer leaned back in his seat and propped up his feet on the leather chair next to him as he listened to a colleagues farewell address this week.…
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Senate rebukes Trump, Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi, Yemen war
In back-to-back votes against Saudi Arabia, the Senate delivered an unusual rebuke of President Donald Trump’s response to the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and signaled new skepticism from Capitol Hill toward the longtime Middle East ally.
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