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What Hope Hicks meant about white lies
White House communications director Hope Hicks, who on Wednesday announced she plans to leave the White House, testified to the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that she has told what amounted to white lies for President Donald Trump.
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Former Trump campaign official said Mueller’s team asked about Hicks
A former Trump campaign aide who has spoken with the special counsel’s office said Robert Mueller’s team asked about comments made by Hope Hicks during the ex-aide’s session with investigators.
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Trump repeatedly upends GOP lawmakers in gun session
President Donald Trump called on a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House on Wednesday to “turn our grief into action” and move in a bipartisan way “to end this senseless violence” of mass shootings.
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Hope Hicks is resigning from the White House
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Kelly, Kushner tension simmers amid West Wing uncertainty
The existing battle-lines between Jared Kushner and chief of staff John Kelly are further entrenched and new diplomatic challenges have arisen after the decision to downgrade Kushner’s security clearance, people familiar with the matter say.
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Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to new charges
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty at an arraignment Wednesday morning in federal court to a re-written set of charges that had been levied against him late last week.
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Parkland students move the needle even as Washington idles
Just because Washington is stuck in the same old deadlock over firearms reform, it doesn’t mean the tide of youthful anger and activism unleashed by the Florida massacre did nothing to change gun politics in America.
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Analysis: Why 70% support isn’t enough to change gun laws
Not a fortnight after it began, in the hours after the deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, the latest push to expand or fortify federal gun control laws seems destined for a recognizable end.
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Kushner, Russia bombshells rock the White House
A volley of stunning revelations over Jared Kushner and the Russia probe are rocking Donald Trump’s inner circle and suggest a pivotal moment is at hand in the West Wing personnel wars that have raged throughout his presidency.
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