White House briefing on Russia bounty reports raises more questions than it answers
Many of these reports said Trump and the White House have known about the bounties for months but haven’t condemned
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Intelligence on Russian bounty plot was included in the President’s Daily Brief earlier this year, source says
That assessment, the source said, was backed up by “several pieces of information” that supported the view that there was
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From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump’s phone calls alarm US officials
The calls caused former top Trump deputies — including national security advisers H.R. McMaster and John Bolton, Defense Secretary James
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Fact check: Dishonest Trump video twists Democrats’ quotes to make it sound like they endorsed riots
The video, which had more than 53,000 retweets as of Monday afternoon, juxtaposes clips of people rioting and looting with
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John Roberts shatters expectations for the Supreme Court
In a series of striking moves on immigration, LGBTQ rights and abortion, Roberts has established himself as one of the
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Trump appointee at USAID repeatedly made anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ comments, said ‘female empowerment is a civilizational calamity’
The comments come from Merritt Corrigan, the recently appointed deputy White House liaison at the US Agency for International Development,
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Supreme Court declines to take up border wall case
The Trump administration has waived certain legal requirements to proceed with border wall construction. Environmental groups who oppose the barriers
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Congress demands answers from Trump administration on Russia bounty intelligence
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe
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Trump can fire director of consumer agency at will, Supreme Court rules
The court invalidated the leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying it violated the separation of powers because
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Supreme Court: John Roberts sides with liberals to block controversial Louisiana abortion law
The 5-4 ruling is a win for supporters of abortion rights who argued that the law was not medically necessary
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