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5 years

At the World Series

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BREAKING: (AP) — Madison Cawthorn, 24, defeats Trump’s pick in North Carolina congressional primary for seat Trump's chief of staff held.

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Investigation finds Trump Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused position, lied to ethics official over Montana land deal.

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Biden said he has just spoken with members of the Floyd family

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NEWS: "Bernie Sanders tells @sppeoples Tuesday that it would be “irresponsible” for his loyalists not to support Joe Biden, warning that progressives who “sit on their hands” in the months ahead would simply enable President Donald Trump’s reelection."

AP Interview: Sanders says opposing Biden is 'irresponsible'

Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that it would be “irresponsible” for his loyalists not to support Joe Biden, warning that progressives who “sit on their hands” in the months ahead would simply enable...

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“I felt like somebody needs to stand up to him,” McGrath said.

Amy McGrath announces bid for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat

Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath says she's running for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's seat.

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"Mr. Trump reacted with fury. As his plane soared toward a restive El Paso, he shouted at aides that no one was defending him, according to a person briefed on what took place." via @maggienyt

Trump Uses a Day of Healing to Deepen the Nation’s Divisions (Published 2019)

As the president traveled to Dayton and El Paso after this weekend’s mass shootings, he was greeted by protesters and lashed out at rivals.

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"Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a cable to all U.S. diplomatic missions last month warning American diplomats that under federal law they should not take overt sides in the presidential campaign. On Tuesday, he plans to ignore his own warning"

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"Sec of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the gravest cyberattack against the United States on record, the first administration official to publicly tie the Kremlin to the widespread intrusion...when President Trump has kept silent"

Trump downplays Russia in first comments on hacking campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Contradicting his secretary of state and other top officials, President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested without evidence that China — not Russia — may be behind the cyber...

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APNEWSALERT: MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal judge in battleground Wisconsin extends deadline for receiving absentee ballots for 6 days beyond election.

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Fact check: Technology is the primary reason for the decline of factory work, not NAFTA.

Fact Check: Trump’s First Address to Congress (Published 2017)

Reporters from The New York Times fact checked President Trump’s first address to Congress.

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APNEWSALERT: WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois judge OKs extradition of 17-year-old accused in Kenosha shootings to face homicide charges in Wisconsin.

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“Mr. Obama has vented his exasperation out loud, assailing his successor in a sharper, more systematic way than any former president has done in three-quarters of a century.” ⁦ @peterbakernyt ⁩

Once Reluctant to Speak Out, an Energized Obama Now Calls Out His Successor (Published 2018)

Barack Obama has re-emerged as the Democrats’ most prominent face, pitting president versus president over the future of the country.

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"They see ample evidence of a country that is not remotely “full” — but one where an aging population & declining birthrates among the native-born population are creating underpopulated cities & towns, vacant housing and troubled public finances"

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"Ivanka Trump abruptly left a conference call on Tuesday about a coming fitness event after receiving questions about her company’s trademarks in China and her father’s exercise regimen." @maggienyt

Ivanka Trump Abruptly Leaves Call After Question About China Trademarks (Published 2018)

At the outset, a White House official said that Ms. Trump would take a few questions before departing for a meeting.

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“The top federal ethics watchdog said on Thursday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s sale of his stake in a film production business to his wife did not comply with federal ethics rules” ⁦ @arappeport ⁩

U.S. Ethics Office Declines to Certify Mnuchin’s Financial Disclosure (Published 2019)

The Treasury secretary has agreed to recuse himself from matters that could benefit his wife’s film business.

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APNEWSALERT: WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy McGrath wins Democratic Senate primary in Kentucky.

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“President Trump says that his predecessors have secretly confided in him that they should have done it themselves. The only problem: All of the living presidents say that’s not true.” ⁦ @peterbakernyt ⁩

Trump Says Predecessors Confessed Support for the Border Wall. Not True, They Say. (Published 2019)

Former President Jimmy Carter said that he never had such a conversation with President Trump, making him the last of the veterans of the Oval Office to dispute the assertion.

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“At this point, I won’t defend him anymore,” said Ari Fleischer, a former White House press secretary for George W. Bush and a GOP strategist who voted for Trump. “I won’t defend him for stirring the pot that incited the mob. He’s on his own.”

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APNEWSALERT: MIAMI (AP) — Voting company Smartmatic files $2.7 billion libel suit against Fox News, Fox hosts, Giuliani and Powell.

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APNEWSALERT: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Arizona.

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"North Korea on Monday responded to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump that hinted at another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying it has no interest in giving Trump further meetings to brag about unless it gets something substantial"

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump campaign files suit in Michigan to halt vote count, claiming it was denied access to observe opening of ballots.

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Crowd Scientists: Women’s March in Washington had 3 times more people than Trump’s Inauguration

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"You know your're a fake. Your whole network," Trump said to Paula Reid of CBS.

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"Prosecutors have recently interviewed employees of President Trump’s lender and insurance brokerage, in the latest indication that he still faces the potential threat of criminal charges once he leaves office." via @nytimes

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“Mick Mulvaney, President Trump’s pick to be acting White House chief of staff, described Mr. Trump in 2016 as a “terrible human being” who had said “disgusting and indefensible” things about women” ⁦ @maggieNYT ⁩

Mulvaney Called Trump a ‘Terrible Human Being’ in 2016 (Published 2018)

Mick Mulvaney, President Trump’s pick to be acting White House chief of staff, made the comment in a debate, and offered similar remarks in a post on his campaign Facebook page.

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Officials say turnout in Saturday’s Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina was the largest in state history.

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Trump’s “personal legal team has shrunk to essentially just one member, and he is struggling to find any top lawyers willing to represent him.” @maggieNYT @nytmike

At a Crucial Juncture, Trump’s Legal Defense Is Largely a One-Man Operation (Published 2018)

President Trump is struggling to find any top lawyers willing to represent him as he faces a critical decision: whether to give the special counsel an interview.

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"Just days before her death, as her strength waned, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: "My most fervent wish is that i I will not be replaced until a new president is installed."

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"little electricity, no combat pay & holidays away from home, 5,600 American troops on the southwest border are on a mission ordered by a politically determined commander in chief and a Pentagon unable to convince him of its perils" @TMGNeff @helenecooper

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville officials: Officer involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor has been fired.

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"A federal prosecutor is prepared to tell Congress on Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president" @mcjalonick @ETuckerAP

Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was 'treated differently'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor is prepared to tell Congress on Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because...

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As only he can, @peterbakernyt steps back and looks deeply at each time Trump has met Putin as president and why those meetings are so troubling

Trump and Putin Have Met Five Times. What Was Said Is a Mystery. (Published 2019)

The unusually secretive way the president has handled these meetings has left his own administration guessing what happened and piqued the interest of investigators.

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“The president’s mood began to darken as it became clearer to him that some commentators were portraying the indictment as nothing for him to celebrate” @maggieNYT @katierogers

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APNEWSALERT: MADRID (AP) — Spain reports no deaths in a 24-hour period from the new coronavirus for the first time since March.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — US tells hospitals federal law 'preempts' state bans, doctors 'must' provide abortion if life of mother is at stake.

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Gen Kelly, with 35 years in military, said no one had berated him like Trump @GlennThrush @maggieNYT

Forceful Chief of Staff Grates on Trump, and the Feeling Is Mutual (Published 2017)

John Kelly is fully aware of the president’s resentment about being managed, and his appeal has gradually dimmed. But Mr. Trump needs Mr. Kelly more than Mr. Kelly needs him.

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"A federal judge is considering whether to order financial penalties or other sanctions against some of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers who signed onto a lawsuit last year challenging Michigan’s election results."

Trump lawyers might be penalized over Michigan election case

A federal judge in Detroit is considering whether to order financial penalties and other sanctions against some of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — DC police chief says protesters deployed ‘chemical irritants on police’ to gain access to US Capitol.

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That day in 1974 when three powerful Republicans went to the White House to tell Nixon his time was up

GOP unlikely to reprise role it played in Nixon's 1974 exit

NEW YORK (AP) — On Aug. 7, 1974, three top Republican leaders in Congress paid a solemn visit to President Richard Nixon at the White House, bearing the message that he faced near-certain impeachment...

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"The holiday will see the largest event yet of Biden’s presidency: He plans to host first responders, essential workers and military service members and their families on the South Lawn for a cookout and to watch the fireworks over the National Mall"

'A summer of freedom': Vaccine gives new meaning to July 4th

President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging nationwide celebrations to mark the country’s effective return to normalcy after 16 months of coronavirus...

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“The president’s aides appeared to be giving wealthy party donors an early warning of a potentially impactful contagion at a time when Mr. Trump was publicly insisting that the threat was nonexistent” ⁦ @MarkMazzettiNYT ⁩

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"Former prosecutors say the trove of records could give investigators new tools to determine whether Trump lied to lenders or tax officials, before or after he took office."

What NY prosecutors could learn from Trump's tax records

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. fought for a year and a half to get access to former President Donald Trump’s tax records.

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"The result was a lost month, when the world’s richest country — armed with some of the most highly trained scientists and infectious disease specialists — squandered its best chance of containing the virus’s spread" @shearm @noahweiland

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett expressed concerns Sunday that the public may increasingly see the court as a partisan institution.

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10 former WH chiefs of staff, R & D, told @peterbakernyt ...."none recalled any circumstance under which the White House had solicited or accepted political help from other countries, and all said they would have considered the very idea out of bounds."

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"We will have coronavirus in the fall. I am convinced of that," Dr. Fauci said.

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“The horror show in Washington is mesmerizing. It’s all-consuming. But starting today, we’re going to change the channel,” Buttigieg said. @costareports back in South Bend

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"The Democrats are relying on facts, but the Republicans are relying on Fox. And if you don’t know, now you know." @maureendowd column

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For the first time in history, the U.S. Navy conducted a flyover using all female pilots on Saturday...in honor of Capt. Rosemary Mariner, a retired Navy pilot who died last week.

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For historical context, there were at least three waves during the Pandemic of 1918-19

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APNEWSALERT: DETROIT (AP) — The AP has learned ex-Michigan Gov. Snyder and others have been told they’re being charged in Flint water scandal.

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NEWS Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary @GLENNTHRUSH

Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary (Published 2017)

Mr. Spicer quit after telling President Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of the financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.

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Trump Approval Rating Plunges Before Midterm Elections 2018 ⁦ @MikeDorning ⁩

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On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier.

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"The president stewed about the Mueller report to one adviser after another on Friday at his golf course in Florida, dismissing the findings and making clear he was keeping track of who in his orbit had participated in the investigation" @maggienyt

Mueller Witnesses Who Once Served in White House Now Fear Trump’s Ire (Published 2019)

Witnesses whose accounts contributed to the Mueller report’s damaging portrait of the president are said to be concerned about his potential retaliation.

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TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned down a White House invitation to celebrate the new regional free trade agreement in Washington with U.S President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

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“The warning, a stark and unusual message from some of Congress’s most influential Democrats, underscores the increasing legal and political peril facing Mr. Trump.” ⁦ @npfandos ⁩ ⁦ @maggieNYT ⁩

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LONDON (AP) — Prince William denies allegations of royal bigotry, saying “we’re very much not a racist family."

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"..federal and state prosecutors are pursuing about a dozen other investigations that largely grew out of his work, all but ensuring that a legal threat will continue to loom over the Trump presidency" @benprotess @maggienyt

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"The trick in Washington has always been to make sure a government shutdown is pinned on the other guy. President Trump is the first to ever pin one on himself." New @hillhulse column

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“A journalist who attended President Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa last week said Friday he has tested positive for COVID-19.”

Reporter at Trump's Tulsa rally tests positive for COVID-19

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A journalist who attended President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa last week said Friday he has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Trump tariff deal with Mexico "consists largely of actions that Mexico had already promised to take in prior discussions with the United States over the past several months" @maggienyt @shearm

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump, more than 7 months into pandemic, says he's 'learned a lot' about virus he's battling, adds, 'I get it.'

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Trump says Obama Administration failed to free 3 American Hostages held in North Korea. That’s false. Two were detained after President Trump took office. via @Ylindaqiu

Trump Says Obama Administration Failed to Free Three American Hostages Held in North Korea (Publi...

That’s false. Two were detained after President Trump took office.

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"White House economists published a study last September that warned a pandemic disease could kill a half million Americans and devastate the economy. It went unheeded inside the administration" via @jimtankersley

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"President Trump knew about a six-figure payment that Michael D. Cohen, his personal lawyer, made to a pornographic film actress several months before he denied any knowledge of it to reporters aboard Air Force One in April" @nytmike @maggieNYT @jimrutenberg @mattapuzzo

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"BARR on fraud in the vote-by-mail process: “Elections that have been held with mail have found substantial fraud and coercion.” THE FACTS: Multiple studies have debunked the notion of pervasive voter fraud in general and in the vote-by-mail process"

AP FACT CHECK: Barr raises voter fraud specter, China threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the 2020 presidential race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden heats up, Attorney General William Barr warned of the potential of substantial fraud in voting by...

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“Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and Democratic activist, has directed his political operation to spend more than $5 million aiding Andrew Gillum’s campaign for governor of Florida” ⁦ @alexburnsNYT ⁩

Tom Steyer to Spend Millions Backing Andrew Gillum in Florida (Published 2018)

Tom Steyer, the liberal billionaire who has crusaded for impeaching President Trump, is pouring money into electing Andrew Gillum governor of Florida.

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Senator Hirono said Barr was covering up for Trump. “you should resign."

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Dr. Anne Schuchat, the No. 2 official at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to AP: “We clearly didn’t recognize the full importations that were happening,”

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"Trump’s job approval rating of 38 % is the lowest in modern times for a president at this stage of his presidency"

Trump's approval drops to lowest level yet in new NBC News/WSJ poll

Just 38 percent of Americans say they approve of the job President Trump is doing, the lowest level of support in his presidency, in a new NBC News/WSJ poll.

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of Ukraine's capital has ordered a stricter curfew for Kyiv, extending from 5 p.m. until 8 a.m.

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"Now, as one of many of the former president’s insiders-turned-critics, Cohen is literally broadcasting Daniels’ story — including intimate new details of her alleged sexual encounter with Trump — in a discussion ranging from shame and scandal..."

Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen, once foes, talk Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — When he was Donald Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen was hellbent on silencing Stormy Daniels, even arranging a hush-money payment to the porn actress that landed him in federal prison.

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Breaking. McCain, Graham join Schumer, Reed calling for Senate Selecte committee into Russian hacking @npfandos

Bipartisan Letter Seeks Single Inquiry Into Russian Hacking Claims (Published 2016)

Senators from both parties urged the creation of a new committee on cyberattacks to investigate possible Russian interference in the American election.

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"Westerhout’s abrupt and unexpected departure came after Mr. Trump learned on Thursday that she had indiscreetly shared details about his family and the Oval Office operations she was part of during a recent off-the-record dinner with reporters" @maggienyt

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"Trump’s relationship w/the nation’s military community has been frequently strained. But just 4 months before the Nov election, reports that he either ignored, or was unaware of, a Russian plot to kill US troops could intensify the tension" @speoples

Russian bounties further strain Trump's bond with veterans

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — They didn't like it when then-candidate Donald Trump criticized John McCain for being captured in combat.

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APNEWSALERT: LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan election board certifies victory for Biden, another setback in Trump’s effort to overturn election results.

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“Steve King, the Iowa congressman who has long outraged Democrats and liberals with racist remarks and demeaning insults about immigrants, is now facing extraordinary blowback from within his own party” ⁦ @tripgabriel ⁩

Steve King’s White Supremacy Remark Is Rebuked by Iowa’s Republican Senators (Published 2019)

Mr. King has made racist comments for more than a decade. But statements published Thursday in The Times triggered a barrage of public criticism from top House Republicans.

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"But no such fund ever existed. Instead, Trump has dedicated the money to other uses. He’s financed dozens of rallies, paid staff and used the money to travel as he’s teased an expected 2024 presidential run" @colvinj @brianslodysko

Trump's PAC faces scrutiny amid intensifying legal probes

Former President Donald Trump is sitting on top of more than $115 million across several political committees.

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Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The Times, responded that “The Times does not discuss its sources, but I should point out that no one has questioned the accuracy of our report.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn’t think he’s contagious anymore, but medical experts say that’s impossible to know a week after his diagnosis with COVID-19.

Trump still contagious? Experts say it's impossible to know

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn't think he's contagious anymore, but medical experts say that's impossible to know a week after his diagnosis with COVID-19.

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Trump said 22 people in the U.S. have the corona virus and 1 has died

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APNEWSALERT:NEW YORK (AP) — Judge warns Trump to refrain from social media posts that could foment unrest, after messages critical of prosecutor.

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“To put it bluntly: he didn’t have the guts to make tough choices,” Sisolak said of Trump. “He left that to governors and the states. Now he’s decided he doesn’t have to respect our State’s laws. As usual, he doesn’t believe the rules apply to him”

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“...entitled white men acting like the new minority, howling about things that are being taken away from them, aggrieved at anything that diminishes them or saps their power.” ⁦ @maureendowd ⁩

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Trump urges end of filibuster to pass health care. Bill failed with no use of a filibuster @maggienyt

Trump Tells G.O.P. Senators Not to Be ‘Total Quitters’ on Health Bill (Published 2017)

The president threatened to cut lawmakers’ health insurance and criticized the filibuster, even though the bill failed without the use of the tactic.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Commerce secretary says 2020 U.S. census will end Oct. 5, despite judge ordering it to continue to end of October

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7 years

It doesn't pay to mess with April Ryan

For April Ryan, Clashes With the White House Bring a New Kind of Prominence (Published 2017)

A run-in with the White House press secretary this week has thrust a veteran reporter into a debate over the Trump administration’s attitudes toward gender and race.

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5 years

Trump does homage to federal workers. “not only did you not complain but in many cases you encouraged me to keep going"

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3 years

"New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus." via @Stephengroves

New COVID-19 cases plummet to lowest levels since last June

New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen since June last year. It's sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the...

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@tackettdc

3 years

"Often with a wink and a nod over the last four tears, sometimes more directly...Trump made common cause with fringe elements eager to give him affirmation in return for his respect." @CalWd @DebRiechmann

No surprise: Trump left many clues he wouldn't go quietly

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump left plenty of clues he'd try to burn the place down on his way out the door.

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@tackettdc

4 years

Many generations of the @knickmeyerellen family in Oklahoma make this story a must read

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@tackettdc

9 years

“I know because I won both of them” — Obama to Republican cheers that he had no more campaigns to run

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@tackettdc

5 years

‘It Feels Like Being Hunted’: Latinos Across U.S. in Fear After El Paso Massacre

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@tackettdc

3 years

"The only president to be impeached twice has once again evaded consequences, though this time as an election loser shunted off the field of play to the jeering section, at least for now." via @CalWd

2 impeachment trials, 2 escape hatches for Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's first impeachment trial centered on a phone call Americans never heard with the leader of a country very far away.

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@tackettdc

5 years

President Trump, fresh off what he claims was vindication in the special counsel’s Russia investigation, will offer a first glimpse on Thursday night of how he plans to use the findings to demonize his enemies and galvanize his political base. @marklander

Trump Tells Grand Rapids Rally: ‘The Russian Hoax Is Finally Dead’ (Published 2019)

Speaking in Grand Rapids, the site of his final campaign rally before his upset win in 2016, the president called the inquiry into collusion with Russia “a sinister effort to undermine” the election.

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9 months

"Overall, 35% of Americans have a favorable view of Trump and 62% unfavorable."

Americans are divided along party lines over Trump’s actions in election cases, AP-NORC poll shows

A new poll shows Americans are deeply divided along party lines in their views of President Donald Trump’s actions in the most recent criminal charges brought against him.

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@tackettdc

4 years

"Last year, Ms. Klobuchar’s willingness to aid the Trump administration in its sweeping transformation of the federal judiciary earned Ms. Klobuchar an F grade from a liberal advocacy group focused on the federal judiciary" @llerer

Amy Klobuchar’s Bipartisan Record Includes Voting for Many Trump Judicial Nominees (Published 2020)

The Minnesota senator is running for president as a pragmatist. But some Democrats and civil rights groups say she went too far in supporting judges chosen by the current administration.

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