The event was held at the Northeast Harbor home of a man known for advising President Trump on his judicial nominations.
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Former Sen. George Mitchell denies contact with alleged Epstein victim
A woman who said she was kept as a sex slave for financier Jeffrey Epstein named Mitchell among a group of powerful men she said Epstein ‘instructed her to go to.’
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Trump claims support for stronger background checks, at odds with Republican statements
Mitch McConnell, the Republican who is Senate majority leader, underscores the difficulty of reaching consensus on gun-control issues.
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Organizers turn to churches in effort to undo abortion and assisted-suicide laws
Large conservative Christian congregations are being enlisted in the drive to put the new laws on hold before they take effect in September.
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McConnell says Senate will consider gun background checks
Republicans face enormous pressure to do something in the aftermath of two mass shootings that killed 31 people.
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Republicans freeze Twitter spending after McConnell account locked
His campaign account shared a video in which some protesters spoke of violence outside his Kentucky home.
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Trump’s openness to extensive background checks for gun buys draws warning from NRA
The association’s chief executive tells the president the move would not be popular among his supporters.
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Trump attacks local leaders as he visits cities stricken by mass shootings
The president is met by protesters chanting ‘Ban those guns,’ but stays almost entirely out of public view in Dayton and El Paso.
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Trump, Republicans sue over California law requiring presidential tax returns
One of the suits alleges the law is an attack against the current president.
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Deeply divided NRA is being tested by renewed calls for gun control after 2 massacres
The nation’s largest gun lobby has been divided by leadership clashes and allegations of reckless spending.