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Jeff Sessions Resigns as Attorney General
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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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'Potential explosive devices' sent to Obama, Clinton homes; CNN building evacuated over suspicious package
The Secret Service has “initiated a full scope criminal investigation” to “determine the source of the packages and identify those responsible.”
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Judge: Michael Avenatti must pay $4.85M in ex-lawyer's suit
Avenatti did not appear at the court hearing and never filed opposing arguments in the case.
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Companies Once Owned by Michael Avenatti Owe Millions in Unpaid Taxes and Judgments (Report)
Stormy Daniels' lawyer, who is gearing up for a 2020 presidential run, also has personally owed at least $1.2 million in federal taxes, according to an expose in the Daily Beast.
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2020 Democratic Primary Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Test Is Just the Beginning
The glossy campaign-style rollout shows she’s serious about 2020. But Warren will have more to prove than just her Native American ancestry.
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Elizabeth Warren Releases DNA Results on Native American Ancestry
It features footage from a rally Mr. Trump held earlier this year in which he vowed to contribute $1 million to Ms. Warren’s favorite charity if she took a DNA test and it showed she had Native American roots.
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Shock as top Team Trump member quits
NIKKI Haley, one of Donald Trump’s strongest Cabinet members as the US Ambassador to the United Nations, has shocked many by resigning her post.
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Trump apologizes to Kavanaugh on 'behalf of our nation,' says judge 'proven innocent'
he president's unusual remarks came at the White House ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for the new Supreme Court justice on Monday night.
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Dems wage war on Kavanaugh, court: New battles over legitimacy, impeachment, recusal
Some Democrats even called for considering the impeachment of Justice Clarence Thomas, over sexual harassment allegations he fought off during his 1991 confirmation
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Cory Booker says Kavanaugh impeachment shouldn't be off the table
The perjury allegations against Kavanaugh come from three things: his denials of all the sexual assault accusations levied against him, his claims about his youthful drinking and evidence that he lied under oath during prior confirmation hearings.
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With Kavanaugh confirmed, a bloc of conservative justices may set the Supreme Court's agenda
President Bush nominated Kavanaugh for a seat on the D.C. Circuit in 2003, but Democratic senators who accused him of being too partisan stalled his confirmation for three years.
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Brett Kavanaugh confirmation: Victory for Trump in Supreme Court battle
President Donald Trump's controversial nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, has been sworn in following weeks of rancorous debate.
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A letter written by a young Brett Kavanaugh has shed new light on the judge’s university drinking habits
AN OLD letter written by a young Brett Kavanaugh has shed new light on his university days — and it doesn’t make him look good.
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Republicans' prosecutor says Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, has a weak case
The prosecutor said Ford has offered inconsistent accounts and has "struggled to recall important recent events relating to her allegations," which "raises further questions about her memory."
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Senate panel advances Brett Kavanaugh's nomination, but FBI probe may come before final Senate vote
Earlier in the day, Flake had announced his support for Kavanaugh and was confronted in an elevator by a sexual assault survivor.
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Senate Judiciary Committee votes along party lines to advance Kavanaugh
Sen. Jeff Flake is arguing for a one week delay on the floor vote.
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Supreme Court drama exposes an uncomfortable truth
A DRAMATIC day in America’s Supreme Court controversy has exposed a disturbing and infuriating double standard.
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