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May 29 2019
News
Mueller says he would not go beyond anything in his report if he appears before Congress
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III announced Wednesday he was closing his office and offered his first public comments on the results of his work, asserting that Justice Department legal guidance prevented him from accusing the president of a crime and noting cryptically that the Constitution “requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse the president of
Washington Post
May 29 2019
News
Abortion in US: What surprise Supreme Court ruling means
In a surprise move, the Supreme Court has issued a pair of decisions on an Indiana law restricting abortions, offering clues on how the nine-member court - with two new justices appointed by Donald Trump - could view the contentious issue in the days and years ahead.
The court's actions were a mixed bag for those on both sides of the abortion debate.
In an unsigned opinion, the
BBC News
Sep 30 2012
News
Romney camp joins in calls for clear Libya explanation, says Obama officials giving mixed info
The administration and the Obama re-election campaign appeared to give conflicting statements Sunday about the presidents knowledge on the terror attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, according to the Romney camp, which has joined in asking for a clearer explanation of the events and the U.S. response.
Fox News Digital
Jan 19 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden Reflects on First Year at Press Conference
President Joe Biden gave a speech and answered questions from the press for nearly two hours on Wednesday, one day before the anniversary of his inauguration.
Biden addressed a wide range of topics and answered questions from outlets across the political spectrum. On his first year as president, Biden said he “didn’t overpromise” but instead made “enormous progress.” On the possibility
Wall Street Journal (News)
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Fox News Digital
Jun 12 2016
News
Hillary Clinton’s New Ad Attacks Donald Trump Using Strong Words (His)
In her first ad of the general election campaign, Hillary Clinton will use Donald J. Trump’s words to portray him as a violently divisive candidate who is intolerant of the diverse fabric of the American electorate.
“Today, we face a choice about who we are as a nation,” Mrs. Clinton says in the ad, called “Who We Are” and scheduled to air in battleground states on Thursday. Footage
New York Times (News)
Jun 01 2012
News
John Edwards, unresolved
Former North Carolina senator John Edwards was found not guilty of a single charge of breaking campaign finance law even as a judge declared a mistrial on the other five counts brought against him in connection with payments made to a former mistress during his 2008 run for president. That muddled decision offered neither the exoneration for which he hoped nor the stinging judgment for which
Washington Post
May 28 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Twitter and Trump Clash After Company Adds Warning Tag to His Tweets
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President Donald Trump and Twitter are feuding over the president's tweets and the social media platform's vetting of them. The president plans to sign an executive order Thursday aimed at reducing liability protections for social media companies.
Twitter marked Trump's recent tweets about mail-in voting
Henry A. Brechter
Feb 11 2013
News
State of Union response carries risk for Marco Rubio
After the State of the Union address Tuesday night, Sen. Marco Rubio steps before the cameras to deliver one of the Republican responses — and the stakes couldn’t be higher for the high-profile young senator. “He has the weight of a party on his shoulders, not to mention he is going toe-to-toe with the most popular person in office right now,” said Ford O'Connell, who served as the rural
Washington Times
Feb 11 2013
News
GOP threatens walkout on Chuck Hagel vote
Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel could get a vote in committee as early as Tuesday, but Republican aides reacted to that idea by suggesting that some members could walk out in protest. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is considering a vote to coincide with a previously scheduled hearing on sequestration, and is “fed up with Republicans after a boisterous
Politico
Oct 07 2019
Opinion
Trump is pushing a baseless conspiracy about the Bidens and China. Here's what we know.
There's no evidence of wrongdoing on behalf of either the former vice president or his son, in China or elsewhere.
After weeks of pushing debunked conspiracies about wrongdoing by former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter in Ukraine, President Donald Trump publicly urged China Thursday to investigate unfounded allegations that the younger Biden received a "payoff."
The
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