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May 04 2016
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Anti-Trump Republicans confront a dilemma: Are they ready to help elect Clinton?
Anti-Donald Trump Republicans are starting to consider whether their opposition to a Trump presidency is so strong that they would be prepared to fight him in the general election — even if that means helping put an avowed enemy, Hillary Clinton, in the Oval Office.
Washington PostJan 28 2020
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Impeachment trial live updates: Trump defense team to conclude opening arguments as debate rages over calling witnesses
President Trump’s defense team is poised to present its third and final day of opening arguments in his historic impeachment trial in the Senate, as a debate rages outside the chamber over whether to call witnesses before its conclusion.
Pressure has ramped up to include witnesses after reports that former national security adviser John Bolton says in a book manuscript that Trump
Washington PostMay 01 2015
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At 87, Mormon leader Thomas S. Monson ‘feeling the effects’ of his age, LDS Church says
New questions arose about the health of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson when he bypassed a meeting with a visiting President Barack Obama last month and then cut his speaking load by half at April's General Conference.
On Friday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released this statement — originally reported on KUER's RadioWest — about the Mormon leader's health.
May 01 2015
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Magistrate to investigate witness tampering claims in Utah man’s Oklahoma City bombing records case
U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups has appointed a federal magistrate to investigate allegations that the FBI engaged in witness tampering during a trial on a Utah attorney's lawsuit seeking records on the Oklahoma City bombing.
Under an order issued Thursday, Magistrate Judge Dustin Pead will look into whether a witness for attorney Jesse Trentadue was coerced into backing out of
Oct 27 2020
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Electoral college explained: how Biden faces an uphill battle in the US election
Trump won the presidency in 2016 despite Clinton receiving almost 3m more votes, all because of the electoral college. How does the system work?
When Americans cast their ballots for the US president, they are actually voting for a representative of that candidate’s party known as an elector. There are 538 electors who then vote for the president on behalf of the people in their state
The GuardianFeb 20 2017
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White House says Trump's Sweden comment referred to 'rising crime'
The White House has said Donald Trump was speaking about general “rising crime” when he seemed to describe a non-existent terror attack in Sweden on Saturday night, as the president defended his ideas about banning refugees and travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.
The GuardianApr 22 2016
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Trump chief: 'You'll see a real different guy'
His general-election appeal in question, Donald Trump's senior team is promising anxious Republicans that voters will see "a real different guy" soon after the GOP front-runner claims his party's presidential nomination.
TownhallJan 19 2016
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Pentagon May Retroactively Demote David Petraeus
David Petraeus — the retired four-star general and former CIA chief whose stellar career ended in disgrace when he confessed to giving top secret information to his mistress — may be retroactively demoted.
Newsmax (News)Jan 14 2020
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Iran is closer ‘than ever before’ to regime collapse, says former Obama security advisor
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has had a turbulent past week, marked by more than a hundred Iranian deaths and dramatically increased tensions with the U.S. As it enters into the third day of protests fueled by popular anger over the government’s handling of a downed passenger jet, some observers argue this is the most vulnerable the Islamic Republic’s regime has been since its
CNBCApr 10 2020
Background
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its main, historic rival, the Democratic Party.
The GOP was founded in 1854 by opponents of the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of slavery into certain U.S. territories. The party supported classical
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