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Trump, contradicting his own words, denies firing Comey over Russia probe
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that former FBI Director James Comey was not fired because of the Russia investigation — a statement directly at odds with the President’s own comments on Comey’s dismissal.
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The runaway president: Trump is the lawyer-in-chief
The byzantine world of President Donald Trump’s legal soap opera is now a daily spectacle that even the National Enquirer might try to catch and kill — if only it could.
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Top WH aide says Haley got ‘ahead of the curve’ with sanctions announcement
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley got ahead of herself in announcing new sanctions on Russia, a top aide to President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.
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WH response to Russia sanctions confusion: Blame Nikki Haley
A consensus emerged Tuesday at the White House and Mar-a-Lago about how to clean up the administration’s suddenly muddled plans to crack down on Russia: Blame Nikki Haley.
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Barbara Bush, former first lady, dies at 92
Former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92, family spokesman Jim McGrath announced Tuesday.
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US says it plans to transfer accused American ISIS fighter from custody
The US intends to relinquish custody of an American citizen accused of fighting for ISIS within days, potentially averting a looming showdown over his detention that is calling into question the legal underpinning of the US war against ISIS.
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US struck Syria without certainty on sarin
Even though US intelligence agencies did not have absolute certainty Syria’s regime had used the nerve agent sarin against civilians, the Trump administration still felt there was enough evidence to justify retaliatory strikes last Friday, several intelligence and defense officials tell CNN.
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Cohen can review seized docs but judge will decide who vets what investigators can see
Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen also represents Fox News host Sean Hannity, Cohen’s attorneys said Monday afternoon.
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SCOTUS nixes part of law requiring deportation of immigrants convicted of some crimes
The Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a provision of federal law that requires the mandatory deportation of immigrants who have been convicted of some crimes, holding that the law is unconstitutionally vague.
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