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Joe Biden allegations no bar to 2020 bid, says Pelosi
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Joe Biden denies Lucy Flores's misconduct allegations
Former Vice-President Joe Biden has denied allegations of misconduct ahead of his widely-expected announcement of a presidential run.
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Joe Biden deflects claims by Lucy Flores: 'Never did I believe I acted inappropriately'
Former VP Joe Biden says he regrets he didn't give Anita Hill "the hearing she deserved" when she shared her story of sexual harassment. AP
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Mueller report reprieve becomes Trump's re-election weapon
Democrats have pointed out that Mueller found evidence for and against obstruction and have demanded to see his full report.
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Analysis: With Mueller report in, nothing's over. But for Trump, everything has changed
Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump and Russia, according to attorney general William Barr.
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Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy, but Stops Short of Exonerating President on Obstruction
The president trumpeted the news almost immediately, even as he mischaracterized the special counsel’s findings.
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Trump-Russia inquiry: President 'did not conspire with Russia'
President Trump's campaign did not conspire with Russia during the 2016 election, according to a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report submitted to Congress on Sunday.
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US election 2020: Beto O'Rourke breaks fundraising record
In his first day of campaigning as a presidential candidate, Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke raised $6.1m (£4.6m), the largest of any 2020 candidate so far.
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Trump issues veto over border emergency declaration
President Donald Trump has vetoed a measure from Congress revoking his declaration of a national emergency at the US-Mexico border.
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O'Rourke: Voters May Not Want White Male President
“The government at all levels is overly represented by white men,” former Representative Beto O'Rourke of Texas said before announcing his 2020 presidential bid.
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Paul Manafort To Serve 7 And A Half Years In Prison In Mueller Cases
It’s the second sentencing for Trump’s former campaign chairman in as many weeks.
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Obama was a smiling murderer, says Ilhan Omar
Fresh from attacking the Israel lobby in the US, Rep. Ilhan Omar has let loose on another Democratic idol: former President Barack Obama. Omar accused Obama of “murder” while hiding behind “the pretty face and the smile.”
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White House communications director Bill Shine resigns
The White House announced Friday that communications director Bill Shine has resigned.
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Manafort sentenced to 47 months
Judge T.S. Ellis III imposed the sentence Thursday, capping the only jury trial following indictments stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
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U.S. attorney general faces daunting decision on release of Russia report
Newly installed U.S. Attorney General William Barr must walk a political and legal tightrope in deciding how much of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia’s role in the 2016 election to disclose, balancing competing demands from President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats, legal experts said.
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Trump’s GOP allies Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows accuse Michael Cohen of lying during bombshell hearing ‘to make himself look better’
Two of President Donald Trump’s staunch allies in Congress suggest Michael Cohen appears to have lied in his sworn testimony to Congress, where he made a slew of damning claims against Trump.
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Michael Cohen: Takeaways from testimony of Trump's ex-lawyer
Michael Cohen is unleashing a series of explosive accusations directed towards Donald Trump touching on multiple controversies that have bedevilled the president during his time in office. Here are five takeaways from his dramatic testimony to Congress.
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'I am here to tell the truth.' Michael Cohen delivers searing testimony about President Trump
Cohen acknowledged his past criminal conduct, and claimed that his testimony represented a clean break from his boss, whose actions Cohen described as akin to those of a mob boss.
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House passes resolution to stop Trump's emergency declaration; Senate next
President Trump declared a national emergency to free up funding for his border wall between the U.S and Mexico. But declaring a national emergency isn’t new -- in fact, the use of emergency powers is older than the country itself. USA TODAY, Just the FAQs
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Trump Declares National Emergency Because of ‘Invasion’ at Border
Trump predicted that the emergency declaration would get tied up in courts, but that he ultimately would prevail.
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