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Rep. Trent Franks’ absolutely bizarre resignation letter
Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona announced Thursday night that is is resigning from Congress after being informed that the House Ethics Committee had opened an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment from two female former staffers.
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A dangerous choice looms for Trump on North Korea
Only President Donald Trump and his closest advisers may truly know how close the US is to war with North Korea as the administration’s standoff with Pyongyang continues to escalate.
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Trump rally first test in Democrats’ search for payoff from lawmaker purge
Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore won’t join Donald Trump at the President’s Florida rally Friday night just 25 miles from the Yellowhammer State border.
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Previously undisclosed emails show follow-up after Trump Tower meeting
The British publicist who arranged the June 2016 meeting with Russians and Donald Trump Jr. sent multiple emails to a Russian participant and a member of Donald Trump’s inner circle later that summer, multiple sources told CNN, the first indication there was any follow-up after the meeting.
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The slow rise and quick fall of Al Franken
Al Franken’s fall from Democratic party grace, and a perch where he stood among its most popular figures, came abruptly, a confounding plunge — and to many Democrats, a stinging betrayal — following his long and meticulous ascent from “Saturday Night Live” comedian to national politics.
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Franken speaks on the Senate floor
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Al Franken resigning, sources tell CNN
Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken will speak from the Senate floor Thursday about his future in office following a raft of allegations he touched women inappropriately and dozens of his Democratic colleagues calling for him to step aside.
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Donald Trump — keeper of promises
A politician who actually does what he told voters he would do seems almost unfathomable in Washington, a town of broken promises. For Donald Trump, being a president who delivers is especially crucial, since it’s one of the golden keys to his so far unbreakable bond with supporters.
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Sexual harassment hush money back in the spotlight on Capitol Hill
Sexual harassment is back in the spotlight Thursday on Capitol Hill on the heels of a veteran congressman’s dramatic resignation and as allegations of misconduct swirl around several other male lawmakers.
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