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U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson has reined in an injunction Monday in Hawaii, nullifying its impact on studies and policy reviews ordered under the directive Trump issued in March and billed as an anti-terrorism […]

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The investigation into collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump’s campaign is unchanged, ongoing, and “just getting started”, despite White House’s “besmirchment” attempts against special counsel Robert Mueller, Representative Adam Schiff said Sunday. “Newt Gingrich […]

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Senate Democrats are planning to have a late-night talkathon Monday to protest GOP’s effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare, The Hill reports. Democrats are expected to speak from the Senate floor until at least midnight […]

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A radio ad from a pro-President Donald Trump group in Georgia is using former President Barack Obama’s words out of context to argue that Democrats don’t care about black voters, CNN’s K File reports. “Plantation […]

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Senate Republicans are considering the possibility to require testimony from former Attorney General Loretta Lynch after ex FBI Director James Comey raised concerns about her involvement in the Hillary Clinton email investigation, The Hill reports. […]

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation won’t be publicly releasing any memos that former Director James Comey wrote about his conversations with President Donald Trump because they might interfere with an ongoing investigation, The Hill reports. […]

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Senator Dianne Feinstein, a top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, wants former FBI Director James Comey to return to Capitol Hill to testify before her panel, and says Democrats are willing to back a […]

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President Donald Trump received three separate assurances from then-FBI Director James Comey that the President was not personally under investigation, but he may now be under investigation because he couldn’t let his obsession go, Politico […]

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia has expanded to include the finances and business dealings of senior adviser Jared Kushner, The Washington Post reports. Kushner, who is Trump’s […]

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The Trump administration scrapped an Obama-era policy that protected undocumented immigrants with children who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, known as the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA), The Hill reports. Homeland Security […]

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The Department of Justice issued a statement Thursday night warning the media and other Americans against believing anonymous sources. The department added that it doesn’t confirm statements from unnamed officials. “Americans should exercise caution before […]

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Democrats won the annual Congressional baseball game Thursday night, but this year the focus of the charity event had nothing to do with winners or losers, as the main goal was to show unity after […]

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The Senate Judiciary Committee is launching a wide-ranging investigation into the circumstances behind James Comey’s firing as FBI Director, as well as any attempts to influence FBI investigations under the Obama administration, Politico reports. The […]

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Somber and shaken members of Congress put politics aside for at least a few hours as they walked through the halls of the United States Capitol Wednesday after a gunman went on a shooting rampage […]

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