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May 24 2019
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President Orders Intel Community to Declassify Info on Origins of Trump-Russia Probe
As promised, President Donald Trump on Thursday night directed the intelligence community to "quickly and fully cooperate with the Attorney General's investigation into surveillance activities during the 2016 Presidential election."
The announcement -- made in by the White House and tweeted by the president -- said Attorney General William Barr "has been delegated full and complete
May 14 2024
Headline Roundup
Michael Cohen's Testimony: 'Nothing New' or 'Incriminating Details'?
What impact did Michael Cohen’s testimony have on former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial?
For Context: Trump is currently facing trial in New York, where he is accused of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments made in the lead up to the 2016 election. This week, Trump’s former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen testified that he helped organize these hush
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COULD TRUMP TRIGGER A SILICON VALLEY BRAIN DRAIN?
Though some tech leaders have begun to offer dutiful congratulations to president-elect Donald Trump, an air of uncertainty hangs over Silicon Valley. Earlier this year, Trump vowed that he would “end forever the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program,” which the tech industry relies on, “and institute an absolute requirement to hire American workers first for every visa and immigration
Vanity FairMay 23 2019
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No Collusion. No Obstruction. No Tantrum? Trump Fires Back Amid Feud With Pelosi
“I was purposely very polite and calm, much as I was minutes later,” the president vented on Twitter.
President Donald Trump continued to trade barbs with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) late Wednesday, saying that despite reports he walked out on a meeting with the lawmaker, he in no way had a “temper tantrum.”
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump In a letter to her House
HuffPostJun 11 2018
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All Politics Is National Because All Media Is National
State and local governments have a huge influence on citizens’ daily lives. They spend people’s tax dollars. They decide how schools operate and what constitutes a crime. And yet, few people seem to care these days. State and local elections aren’t drawing the interest from voters or the media that they did a few decades ago. National politics, on the other hand, is a bit like your smartphone
538 (ABC News)Jul 16 2019
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Trump fires back at Squad, challenges House to ‘rebuke’ them for ‘filthy and hate laced’ language
President Trump fired back Tuesday at the four freshman congresswomen who denounced his administration and renewed calls for his impeachment at a rare joint press conference, claiming Democrats have given them a "free pass" for their "vile" language and challenging colleagues to rebuke them.
House Democrats, in fact, are planning to formally rebuke Trump for weekend tweets urging those
Fox News DigitalAug 19 2020
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Perspectives: Night Three of the Democratic National Convention
On Wednesday night, Kamala Harris formally accepted her nomination for vice president at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). The night also featured speeches from Hillary Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and former President Barack Obama. Democrats kept women at the front and center of the night. In their speeches, Democrats highlighted issues such as gun
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Trump stops ex-White House counsel Don McGahn testifying to Congress
Donald Trump has blocked the former White House counsel Don McGahn from testifying before Congress about the special counsel report on Russian election interference, prompting sharp criticism and even threats of impeachment.
In a legal opinion released on Monday, the justice department said lawmakers on Capitol Hill cannot compel McGahn, who was subpoenaed by the House judiciary
The GuardianMay 21 2019
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Trump Subpoena Defiance Pushes Democrats on Impeachment Decision
President Donald Trump’s decision to fight “all the subpoenas” is pushing Democrats toward a complicated and risky choice: take on the White House in a lengthy court battle or begin an impeachment.
The impeachment process would strengthen Democrats’ legal case for enforcing subpoenas, but it would open them to political attacks from Republicans saying they are rushing toward a
BloombergAug 13 2020
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Perspectives: Trump Opposes Democrat Proposals for More USPS Funding
President Donald Trump said Thursday in an interview with Fox News that he wanted to keep new funding away from the United States Postal Service (USPS), linking it to his skepticism about mail-in voting and blaming Democrats for holding up new COVID-19 coronavirus relief over extra USPS funding.
Coverage from many left-rated sources and some center-rated sources framed Trump's comments
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