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Americans terrified over looming government shutdown
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Awkward video of Trump aide surfaces
When selecting his new chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, President Trump said he wanted someone loyal. But an embarrassing video which has surfaced may change his mind.
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Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison, blames President Trump for his 'path of darkness'
The sentencing hearing for Michael Cohen was emotional at times.
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Trump bickers with top Democrats over border wall funding
US President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened a government shutdown over funding for his proposed border wall in a budget row with top Democrats.
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How Trump feud with 'dumb as a rock' Tillerson erupted
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President Donald Trump abruptly cancels Vladimir Putin meeting at G-20 summit, hours after Michael Cohen guilty plea
Trump said in a tweet the decision was made based on the fact that Russia hadn't yet returned the Ukrainian ships or crew members.
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Trump Russia: What (else) we've just learnt about Mueller probe
With the US mid-term elections over, attention in the US again quickly returned to when Robert Mueller would make His Next Move. It turns out the wait was just over three weeks.
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Nancy Pelosi nominated by Democrats to be next House speaker
Pelosi ran unopposed but number of members who voted against her could signal a messy battle when new Congress convenes
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Ivanka breaks silence on email drama
Ivanka Trump has defended her use of a private email account she was using for government business saying it is not the same as the Hillary Clinton case.
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Paul Manafort Secretly Met With Julian Assange Multiple Times: Report
Trump responded to the news Tuesday by lashing out at Mueller and accusing him of being “a conflicted prosecutor gone rogue,” and again proclaiming the investigation a “Witch Hunt.”
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Stacey Abrams Ends Fight for Georgia Governor
She said she saw no legal path to overturn the results. “The law currently allows no further viable remedy,” she said.
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Trump ordered to restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta's access
A judge in Washington DC has ordered the White House to return CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass after it was revoked by the US Secret Service.
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Trump administration defends its case against CNN's Acosta
The CNN lawsuit calls the revocation "an unabashed attempt to censor the press and exclude reporters from the White House who challenge and dispute the President's point of view.
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CNN sues President Trump and top White House aides for barring Jim Acosta
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday morning.
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Video Democrats and Trump: What does it take to impeach a president?
But how does the process actually work?
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg taken to hospital after fall
She is being treated at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
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Jeff Sessions Resigns as Attorney General
Sessions announced his plan to resign in a letter to the White House on Wednesday.
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Trump calls midterm results a 'tremendous success,' as Democrats gain control of House and GOP retains Senate
Trump, who watched the midterm election returns with family and friends at the White House Tuesday evening, settled into a brief role as spectator, after months of campaigning for Republican congressional and gubernatorial candidates.
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US celebs out in force to vote
STARS across Hollywood have used their voice to vote in the country’s midterm elections, taking to social media to urge their millions of followers to do the same.
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Trump: End birthright citizenship for some US-born babies
He stressed there's never been a Supreme Court case on the issue, "so it's never been tested."
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