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Trump declares he is having a ‘good day’ as redacted Mueller report is released
“They’re having a good day. I’m having a good day, too. It was called no collusion. No obstruction,” President Donald Trump said to cheers at a Wounded Warriors event at the White House.
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Facebook staff suspected Cambridge Analytica was harvesting data months before public reports, court filing says
The disclosure comes as part of a lawsuit filed by Washington D.C.’s Attorney General Karl Racine, who is suing the social media giant for “ongoing unlawful trade practices.”
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Ex-Trump White House lawyer calls Mueller ‘hero,’ says probe is no witch hunt
“I don’t feel the same way about Mueller,” Ty Cobb said in an extensive interview for the latest episode of ABC News’ podcast The Investigation. “I don’t feel the investigation is a witch hunt.”
3 months ago -
Democrats launch new probe of Trump’s finances, Russia ties
The House intelligence committee will launch a broad new investigation looking at Russian interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump’s foreign financial interests.
4 months ago -
Comey faces off with GOP over Clinton emails, alleged bias
Two GOP-led committees brought Comey in as they sought to wrap up a yearlong investigation into the department’s decisions in 2016.
6 months ago -
Twitter releases ‘motherlode’ of data on alleged Russian, Iranian influence operations
The social media giant previously disclosed the operations and lawmakers released hundreds of suspected account names that Twitter said were linked to the Internet Research Agency, a St. Petersburg-based “troll farm.”
7 months ago -
My Take: Maybe POTUS isn’t so good at this
With the conviction of his former Paul Manafort and the confession of his former lawyer Michael Cohen, it’s starting to seem that Donald Trump’s road to the White House was not completely on the up and up.
9 months ago -
Undercover anarchist to testify in next Inauguration Day trial
In the next Inauguration Day rioting trial, prosecutors intend to call a witness who spent two years undercover, infiltrating an anarchist extremist group.
1 year ago -
Trump plans to help pay aides’ legal costs for Russia probes
President Donald Trump intends to spend at least $430,000 of his own money to help pay the legal bills of White House staff and campaign aides related to the investigations into Russian election meddling in the 2016 election.
2 years ago -
In gritty city outside Caracas, the story of a socialist win
Two years ago voters in Miranda, bewildered by the decay of their once-prosperous nation, delivered a stinging defeat to the ruling socialist party by voting decisively for the opposition in parliamentary elections. But last week the state turned red again.
2 years ago -
As Trump struggles, some Republicans talking 2020 challenge
The 2020 presidential elections might seem like a longways off, but with President Donald Trump’s approval rating sinking into the 30s, lots of Democrats and Republicans are eyeing a possible presidential run.
2 years ago -
Al Gore on ‘Inconvenient Sequel,’ Trump, and the environment
NEW YORK (AP) — Al Gore admits he was frustrated upon hearing the news last month that President Trump was pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, but since then he’s become more optimistic. Gore…
2 years ago -
Bush, Cuban: Trump dragging down GOP, billionaires
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s performance in the White House will make it harder for Republicans — and billionaires — in the coming elections, two of his most prominent critics said Saturday. Billionaire…
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Retirement ‘bittersweet’ for union boss who challenged Trump
Jones became a steel worker straight out of high school in 1969 during a high tide of the U.S. labor movement that helped propel a generation of blue-collar workers into the middle class. He says his retirement at the beginning of June was “bittersweet” after decades of declining fortunes for working people.
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Candidates for governor run on different priorities
The Old Dominion is one of only two states electing governors this year, and the primary could illustrate how voters feel about President Donald Trump’s early months. Here’s a look at the issues and priorities that each Virginia gubernatorial candidate has articulated during the campaign.
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