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What’s next for Iran nuclear deal after Trump ditches accord

President Trump is withdrawing the U.S. from the controversial Iran nuclear deal and imposing greater sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation, he said from the White House on May 8. Calling the 2015...

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Rough night for Pittenger, Jenkins, Messer

In Indiana, both Reps. Todd Rokita and Luke Messer ran in the GOP Senate primary and aimed to challenge vulnerable Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly. Both fell well short of Mike Braun, the projected...

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McCain urges Senate colleagues to reject Trump CIA pick Haspel

Following a confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., voiced his opposition to Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the...

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‘We made a mistake,’ Novartis CEO tells employees

Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan told employees in an internal memo Thursday that “yesterday was not a good day” for the company, after the pharmaceutical giant revealed that it paid $1.2 million to...

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Schneiderman facing calls to donate $8.5M campaign war chest to women’s charity

Female Republicans among New York state’s lawmakers are urging Eric Schneiderman to donate his $8.5 million campaign war chest to an anti-domestic-abuse charity following revelations that this week...

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Payments to Cohen prove Trump is ‘draining the swamp’

President Donald Trump sticking with his opposition to AT&T’s merger with Time Warner, in spite of his personal lawyer receiving consulting fees from the telecom giant, represents “the definition...

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Trump CIA nominee Gina Haspel picks up support from second Democrat

A second Democrat on Saturday said he would vote to confirm Gina Haspel, President Trump’s nominee for CIA director, moving the agency veteran a significant step closer to confirmation. Sen. Joe...

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Trump backs Scott Pruitt amid concerns about EPA administrator’s ethics

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt (2nd L) attends as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with chief executives of major U.S. and foreign...

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Sarah Sanders says whining kids best practice for dealing with CNN’s Jim Acosta

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says dealing with her small children has helped her deal with CNN’s Jim Acosta. While White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders cherishes her role as a mother...

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Marco Rubio slams Trump reversal on Chinese company ZTE

Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday criticized President Donald Trump’s pledge to help Chinese technology company ZTE, saying he hopes the president is not “backing down” from his hawkish stance on China. The...

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NRA must publicly name plaintiffs fighting anti-gun law, despite high risk of...

A federal judge has ruled that pro-NRA plaintiffs must publicly disclose their names in a lawsuit challenging an anti-gun bill, even as the judge recognized that there is a high risk of harassment....

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North Korea cancels scheduled meeting with South Korea: Reports

North Korea abruptly canceled talks with South Korea scheduled for Wednesday and threatened to walk away from talks with the U.S., according to media reports. North Korea’s state-run Central News...

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Trump attacks leaking ‘cowards’ as anonymous sources undermine White House

Kellyanne Conway says some people in and around the White House “are using the media to shiv each other”—and that she expects some folks to be fired. President Trump escalated his rhetoric by...

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Pennsylvania’s new House map sets off scramble for campaign cash

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Conor Lamb, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, shows a copy of the Bible to members of the media in the speakers ceremonial room before a mock swearing-in with U.S....

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From ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ to ‘Tin Panda,’ a look at notable FBI code names

A Rolling Stones song reportedly inspired the top-secret “Crossfire Hurricane” codename used by FBI officials who investigated the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia before the official probe was...

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Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg chairs nonprofit backed by US firms,...

One of the supporters listed on the page is Blackstone’s Schwarzman, who, as a member of Trump’s informal “kitchen Cabinet,” reportedly speaks to the president on a regular basis. Schwarzman also...

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Cuomo’s ‘open letter’ to Trump after Texas school shooting slammed on...

Hours after a gunman opened fire in a Texas high school classroom, killing at least 10 people, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to Twitter demanding President Trump “DO SOMETHING.” After listing seven...

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Trump lawyer Cohen met with Qatar official before FBI raid: report

Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen exits a hotel in New York City, April 11, 2018. The Miami section of the roadshow occurred April 4. Foreign Policy...

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Donald Trump Jr. plays down report he met with Gulf emissary in 2016

Donald Trump Jr. reportedly met with a Gulf emissary in August 2016.  (AP) Donald Trump Jr. on Saturday played down a report that he attended a meeting in August 2016 that included an emissary for two...

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What the farm bill failure means for the GOP-led Congress

Aaron P. Bernstein | Reuters Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, accompanied by Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), speaks at a news conference following a closed House Republican...

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