Vice President Joe Biden, left, laughs with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a ceremony to unveil a portrait of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Washington. Former vice president Joe Biden stirred the Democratic pot a little bit on Thursday night. Appearing at the […]
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Sweden drops rape case against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
LONDON — Swedish prosecutors on Friday announced they were dropping their investigation into a rape allegation against Julian Assange after nearly seven years. British police said, however, that he still faced arrest on charges of jumping bail if he left the Ecuadorean embassy in London where he has been living. The Swedish Prosecution Authority said […]
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Donald Trump heads overseas, turmoil in his wake
WASHINGTON — If President Donald Trump was hoping to head out on his first big foreign trip with turmoil calmed at home, he’s going to have a disappointing Air Force One departure on Friday. Combative and complaining, Trump fell short Thursday in trying to resolve investigations into his campaign and his first four months in […]
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H.R. McMaster defends Donald Trump sharing intel with Russians
WASHINGTON — Pushing back against allegations of damaging intelligence disclosures, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser insisted Tuesday that Trump’s revelations to Russian officials about activities by the Islamic State group were “wholly appropriate” and amounted to a routine sharing of information. H.R. McMaster added that none of the U.S. officials present for the president’s […]
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Lawmakers express shock, concern about Trump disclosure of classified information
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers expressed shock and concern after learning that President Donald Trump had revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador during a meeting in the Oval Office last week, according to current and former U.S. officials. “Obviously, they are in a downward spiral right now and have got to figure […]
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Donald Trump defends sharing terrorism ‘facts’ with Russians
As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2017 …to terrorism and airline flight safety. Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism. — […]
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Trump’s lawyers say tax returns don’t show any Russia income
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Donald Trump said Friday that a review of his last 10 years of tax returns did not reflect “any income of any type from Russian sources,” but the letter included exceptions related to previously cited income generated from a beauty pageant and sale of a Florida estate. The letter represented […]
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Four names on White House short list for FBI director
According to a White House source, President Donald Trump is considering Alice Fisher, left, U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, Ray Kelly and Mike Rogers as nominees for director of the FBI. At least four people with law enforcement experience are under consideration by President Donald Trump to replace James Comey at the helm of the FBI, […]
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Donald Trump to launch panel to investigate voter fraud
Vice President Mike Pence speaks in Washington Thursday, May 11, 2017. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order launching a commission to review alleged voter fraud and voter suppression in the U.S. election system, three White House officials said.Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach will lead the commission, which will […]
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Sources say James Comey misstated key Clinton email evidence at hearing
FBI Director James Comey overstated key findings involving the Hillary Clinton email investigation during testimony to Congress last week, according to people close to the inquiry. In defending the probe, Comey offered seemingly new details to underscore the seriousness of the situation FBI agents faced last fall when they discovered thousands of Clinton aide Huma […]