News Blast (updated several times a week)
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By David Jackson USA Today 2/16/2019
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Mike Pence’s Old Warning About POTUS Bypassing Congress Comes Back To Haunt Him
By Lee Moran Huffington Post 2/15/2019
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Ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele Warns GOP On Trump’s Emergency: You Will Rue This
By Ed Mazza Huffington Post 2/15/2019
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Why do Trump's biggest fans still believe him when he lies? The answer is in the human brain
By Caroline Orr Independent 2/15/2019
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Senate OKs border deal; Trump will sign, declare emergency
By Alan Fram, Catherine Lucey and Andrew Taylor Associated Press 2/14/2019
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How Andrew McCabe's 25th Amendment bombshell tells us everything -- and nothing
By Chris Cillizza CNN 2/14/2019
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House Democrats gear up for showdown over Mueller report
By Mary Clare Jalonick and Michael Balsamo Associated Press 2/12/2019
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Public Opinion Of The Mueller Investigation Has Become More Partisan
By Dhrumil Mehta Five Thirty Eight 2/13/2019
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ACLU sues to block NH voter fraud law deriding it as a 'poll tax'
By Todd Feathers Union Leader 2/13/2019
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The Real Cost of Trump’s Border Wall for Your Wallet
By Andrew DePietro GOBanking Rates 2/12/2019
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President* Trump Made President Hannity and President Coulter Very Mad
By Charles P. Pierce Esquire 2/12/2019
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Trump's rally in El Paso —and Beto's response — is a preview of every 2020 debate to come
By Julio Ricardo Varela NBC News 2/12/2019
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Trump Came To El Paso To Lie About It
By Roque Planas Huffington Post 2/11/2019
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Matthew Whitaker Plays to an Audience of One
By Natasha Bertrand The Atlantic 2/9/2019
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Which Offices Are Good Stepping Stones To The Presidency?
By Nathaniel Rakich Five Thirty Eight 2/11/2019
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Granite Status: Kuster stands out at Trump's State of Union address
By Kevin Landrigan Union Leader 2/6/2019
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New Mexico governor withdraws National Guard from border
AFP 2/6/2019
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Average Tax Refunds Down 8.4 Percent As Angry Taxpayers Vent On Twitter
By Mary Papenfuss Huffington Post 2/9/2019
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Middle Class Dads Freak Out About Trump Tax Hike
By Blake Harper Fatherly 2/6/2019
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Opinion: Billionaires take more than they make
By RexNutting MarketWatch 2/7/2019
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Abortion case shows Roberts firmly at Supreme Court’s center
By Mark Sherman Associated Press 2/8/2019
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Trump's rhetoric hits his wall
By Matt Bai Yahoo News 2/7/2019
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Nancy Pelosi's reactions to Trump stole the State of the Union spotlight
By Erin Donnelly Yahoo 2/6/2019
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Trump declaring national emergency to build wall could complicate matters for Republicans
By Mariam Khan ABC News 2/4/2019
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Trump vows to build border wall, warns Democrats against investigations
By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason Reuters 2/5/2019
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Trump Inaugural Committee Ordered to Hand Over Documents to Federal Investigators
By Maggie Haberman and Ben Protess NY Times 2/4/2019
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A big leak rattles the White House
By Mike Allen Axios 2/4/2019
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By ShawnLanglois MarketWatch 2/5/2019
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Trump’s travel to Mar-a-Lago alone probably cost taxpayers more than $64 million
By Philip Bump Washington Post 2/5/2019
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Trump campaign takes steps to prevent a challenge within GOP
By Zeke Miller and Steve Peoples Associated Press 2/4/2019
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By Clark Mindock Independent 1/30/2019
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By Luke Darby GQ 1/30/2019
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By Sarah Harvard Independent 1/31/2019
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By Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider Washington Post 2/2/2019
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State House Dome: Gun fight headed for court
By Dave Solomon Union Leader 2/1/2019
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Almost Half Of Voters Are Dead Set Against Voting For Trump
By Geoffrey Skelley Five Thirty Eight 2/1/2019
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By Kevin Landrigan Union Leader 1/30/2019
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Nicolle Wallace Explains Why Donald Trump’s Wackiest Fans Now Think He’s A Giant Loser
By Lee Moran Huffington Post 1/30/2019
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House Democrats Unveil Social Security Expansion Bill With Unprecedented Support
By Daniel Marans Huffington Post 1/30/2019
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How President Trump Is Like A Terrible Poker Player
By Nate Silver Five Thirty Eight 1/28/2019
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Trump deepens public row with his 'naive' intelligence services
By Sebastian Smith AFP 1/30/2019
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Trump Had Yet Another Secret Meeting With Putin
By Ryan Bort Rolling Stone 1/30/2019
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen announces she will run again in 2020
By Doug Alden Union Leader 1/27/2019
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The Final Shutdown? Senators Propose Legislation to Keep the Government Open—Forever
By Hallie Detrick Fortune 1/28/2019
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Trump lifts sanctions on Russia oligarch Oleg Deripaska in 'huge gift to Putin'
By Tom Embry-Dennis Independent 1/28/2019
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What The Roger Stone Indictment Does (And Doesn’t) Tell Us
By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux Five Thirty Eight 1/25/2019
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Trump Just Caved — & Democrats Have Nancy Pelosi To Thank
By Natalie Gontcharova Refinery29 1/25/209
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Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted by special counsel in Russia investigation
By Devlin Barrett , Rosalind S. Helderman , Lori Rozsa and Manuel Roig-Franzia Washington Post 1/25/2019
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Trump’s retreat: Shutdown ends without wall money, for now
By Jill Colvin, Lisa Mascaro and Zeke Miller Associated Press 1/25/2019
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Trump Was Always Going to Fold on the Border Wall
By David A. Graham The Atlantic 1/25/2019
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George Conway Hails Chuck Schumer For Getting ‘Dim-Witted’ Trump To Own Shutdown
By Mary Papenfuss Huffington Post 1/25/2019
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AP sources: Trump, others agitated by Giuliani’s performance
By Jonathan Lemire and Eric Tucker Associated Press 1/23/2019
https://www.apnews.com/1b3a0037c65941509653ca2a20cd366d
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Trump's Disapproval Rating Has Hit an All-Time Low, According to New Poll
By Don Reisinger Fortune 1/23/2019
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Trump says he will not give State of the Union until after shutdown ends
By John Parkinson ABC News 1/24/2019
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‘Folded Like A Cheap Suit’: Twitter Users Taunt Trump For Being ‘Outplayed’ By Pelosi
By Ed Mazza Huffington Post 1/24/2019
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By James Hill & Eliana Larramendia ABC News 1/23/2019
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The President’s Hostage Attempt Is Going Miserably Wrong
By David Frum The Atlantic 1/19/2019
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Inside the Mueller team’s decision to dispute BuzzFeed’s explosive story on Trump and Cohen
By Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett Washington Post 1/19/2019
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Supreme Court's inaction leaves DACA program for young migrants intact for now
By Richard Wolf USA Today 1/22/2019
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By Tom Barnes Independent 1/22/2019
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By Tom Barnes Independent 1/18/2019
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Mitch McConnell: Democrats’ Anti-Corruption Bill Aims To ‘Swing Elections’
By Carla Herreria Huffington Post 1/17/2019
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Ex-Trump lawyer: rigging polls 'was at the direction of' Trump
By Makini Brice and Tim Ahmann Reuters 1/17/2019
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Trump Discussed Pulling U.S. From NATO, Aides Say Amid New Concerns Over Russia
By Julian E. Barnes and Helene Cooper NY Times 1/14/2019
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Rachel Maddow Explains Putin’s Possible ‘Blackmail In A Bottle’ On Donald Trump
By Lee Moran Huffington Post 1/16/2019
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Torches Trump For Shutdown In First House Floor Speech
By Lee Moran Huffington Post 1/17/2019
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Guiliani: 'I never said there was no collusion' between Trump campaign and Russia (which he did)
By Allyson Chiu Washington Post 1/17/2019
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How Easy Is It to Get a Gun Versus an Abortion in All 50 States?
Elle 1/18/2019
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Pelosi Knows How to Play Chicken. Trump Doesn’t.
By Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg 1/16/2019
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By Chris Baynes Independent 1/16/2019
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Donald Trump’s Shutdown Tantrum Isn’t Actually About The Border Wall
By Juan Escalante Huffington Post 1/14/2019
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Trump Birth Control Coverage Rules Blocked Nationwide
By The Associated Press NY Times 1/13/2019
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Trump Reportedly Flays Mick Mulvaney In Shutdown Meeting: ‘You Just F**ked It All Up’
By Amy Russo Huffington Post 1/14/2019
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New Hampshire feels pain of longest government shutdown in nation's history
From Staff and Wire Reports Union Leader 1/12/2019
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House Democrats eye reported FBI probe of Trump
By David Morgan, Timothy Gardner Reuters 1/12/2019
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Top Republicans oppose border 'emergency' as shutdown drags on
AFP 1/13/2019
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Donald Trump Insists He Never Promised Mexico Would Pay For Border Wall During Pop-Up Presser
By Lisa de Moraes Deadline 1/10/2019
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It's standing room only as lawmakers hear testimony on bills to repeal election law changes
By Dave Solomon Union Leader 1/10/2019
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Congressional Democrats zero in on latest Manafort-Russia revelation
By Mark Hosenball, Nathan Layne Reuters 1/9/2019
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Donald Trump Is The Real National Emergency, Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig Says
By Mary Papenfuss Huffington Post 1/7/2019
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Pelosi Should Recognize President McConnell
By Francis Wilkinson Bloomberg 1/10/2019
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Trump's Border Wall Speech Blamed Democrats for the Shutdown. Polls Show Americans Blame Him
By Natasha Bach Fortune 1/9/2019
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Senate Democrats Play Hardball In Government Shutdown Fight
By Igor Bobic Huffington Post 1/7/2019
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The government shutdown is hitting these U.S. states the hardest
By Adriana Belmonte Yahoo Finance 1/9/2019
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Trump threatens to cut FEMA funding for California wildfires
By Michael Walsh Yahoo News 1/9/2019
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By Kevin Kelleher Fortune 1/7/2019
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Senators renew attempt to protect special counsel Mueller
By Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press 1/7/2019
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Democrats, don’t impeach Donald Trump
By Thor Hogan Washington Post 1/6/2019
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Trump holds firm on border wall, offers steel option as compromise
By Jeff Mason, Ginger Gibson Reuters 1/6/2019
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Pappas won't take pay: Will our other NH reps do likewise?
Editorial Union Leader 1/5/2019
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NH Democrats begin 2019 by banning guns, requiring all lawmakers undergo sexual harassment training
By Dave Solomon Union Leader 1/2/2019
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Trump threatens years-long government shutdown, emergency powers to build wall
By Richard Cowan, Jeff Mason Reuters 1/4/2019
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Trump Administration Officials Are Getting Raises During Shutdown
By Ryan Bort Rolling Stone 1/4/2019
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George Will: Intelligent life found in Democrats
By George Will Union Leader 1/3/2019
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Harry Reid: Trump Is ‘The Worst President We’ve Ever Had’
By Marina Fang Huffington Post 1/2/2019
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Time for G.O.P. to Threaten to Fire Trump
By Thomas L. Friedman NY Times 12/24/2018
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Gallup: The Obamas are America's most admired man and woman
By Stef W. Kight Axios 12/27/2018
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Donald Trump: Paul Manafort 'worked with ex-Russian spy while running campaign for White House'
By Tom Embury-Dennis The Independent 12/30/2018
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House GOP quietly ends probe into FBI's 2016 decisions
By Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press 12/28/2018
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Why Trump Is Dragging Out the Shutdown — Even Though It's Unpopular
By Ryan Teague Beckwith Time 12/28/2018
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Trump widens demands in wall standoff, threatens Mexico border closure
By David Morgan, James Oliphant Reuters 12/28/2018
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The Week in Washington: “The Most Chaotic Presidency Ever”
By Lynn Yaeger Vogue 12/23/2018
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Trump Rings in the New Year in the Worst Possible Way
By Michael R. Bloomberg Bloomberg 12/23/2018
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Shutdown Slashes Nearly All Federal Food Stamps Office Staff
By Amy Russo Huffington Post 12/26/2018
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Did a Queens Podiatrist Help Donald Trump Avoid Vietnam?
By Steve Eder NY Times 12/26/2018
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Documents detail how absentee ballots gathered in NC vote
Associated Press 12/23/2018
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Trump losing support of America’s millionaires — even Republicans — poll finds
By MikeMurphy MarketWatch 12/23/2018
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Analysis: As advisers leave, Trump’s guardrails come off
By Julie Pace and Zeke Miller Associated Press 12/21/2018
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Jim Mattis’ Resignation Has Conservatives Admitting It’s ‘Time To Panic’ About Trump
By David Moye Huffington Post 12/21/2018
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Mueller Poised to Save Trump for Later as He Readies New Steps
By Chris Strohm Bloomberg 12/20/2018
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For Trump, the economy is a potential 2020 storm cloud
By Jonathan Lemire and Catherine Lucey Associated Press 12/18/2018
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Judge excoriates Trump ex-adviser Flynn, delays Russia probe sentencing
By Jan Wolfe, Ginger Gibson Reuters 12/18/2018
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By Ben Riley-Smith & Harriet Alexander The Telegraph 12/18/2018
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Ex-Russian spies say the US is losing because it can’t control social media
By Justin Rohrlich Quartz 12/17/2018
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Georgia Governor-Elect Brian Kemp Might Be Even More Corrupt Than You Thought
By Jay Willis GQ 12/17/2018
https://www.gq.com/story/brian-kemp-ajc-investigation
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Senate report finds millions of social media posts by Russians aimed at helping Trump, GOP
By William Cummings USA Today 12/17/2018
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Americans Blame Donald Trump and the GOP for Looming Government Shutdown: Poll
By Tom Porter Newsweek 12/17/2018
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Trump knew hush-money payments were wrong: ex-lawyer Cohen
AFP 12/14/2018
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Americans Turn More Pessimistic on Economy
By Ros Krasny Bloomberg 12/16/2018
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GOP Hurtles Toward Shutdown With No Plan to Avoid It
By Erik Wasson, Laura Litvan and Anna Edgerton Bloomberg 12/13/2018
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Loyalty among attributes Mulvaney brings to White House job
By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire and Lisa Mascaro Associated Press 12/16/2018
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'We were shocked as sh--': How Pelosi crushed the Dem rebels
By Rachael Bade, Heather Caygle and John Bresnahan Politico 12/13/2018
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What Comes Next In That Contested Election In North Carolina
By Nathaniel Rakich Five Thirty Eight 12/13/2018
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Donald Trump: ‘I Never Directed Michael Cohen To Break The Law’
By Hayley Miller Huffington Post 12/13/2018
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The Trump tax cuts are putting America in a hole
By Rick Newman Yahoo Finance 12/12/2018
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Mueller Is Telling Us: He’s Got Trump on Collusion
By Max Bergmann & Sam Berger Daily Beast 12/7/2018
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By Meghan Keneally and Lauren Pearle Good Morning America 12/12/2018
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By Tom Embury-Dennis The Independent 12/12/2018
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By Michael Tomasky Daily Beast 11/30/18
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Trump calls hush money payments a 'simple private transaction'
By Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu Reuters 12/10/2018
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U.S. top court rebuffs state bids to cut Planned Parenthood funds
By Andrew Chung Reuters 12/10/2018
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For first time, prosecutors connect Trump to a federal crime
By Michael Balsamo Associated Press 12/8/2018
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By Andrew Buncombe The Independent 12/7/2018
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From Nixon to Trump: Here's how stocks performed under each U.S. president
By Jared Blikre Yahoo Finance 12/5/2018
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More Evidence Of Illegal Activity Emerges In North Carolina Congressional Race
By Sam Levine Huffington Post 12/7/2018
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There Are at Least Four (4) Reasons the President* Just Took Another Trip to the Bananas Factory
By Charles P. Pierce Esquire 12/7/2018
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Gardner wins reelection after revote, 209 to 205
By Dave Solomon Union Leader 12/5/2018
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By Jonathan Vankin Inquisitr 12/6/2018
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Nancy Pelosi On North Carolina Election Fraud: We Can Refuse To Seat That Congressman
By Jennifer Bendery Huffington Post 12/6/2018
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Rex Tillerson on Trump: ‘Undisciplined, doesn’t like to read’ and tries to do illegal things
By Aaron Blake Washington Post 12/7/2018
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By Mohit Priyadarshi Inquisitr 12/6/2018
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Michigan GOP moves to strip Democratic officeholders' power
By David Eggert Associated Press 12/5/2018
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The Mueller investigation is closing in on Trump
By Jill Abramson The Guardian 12/3/2018
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