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Orrin Hatch to Retire from Senate, Opening Path for Mitt Romney
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GOP set to roll $1.5T final tax bill through House, Senate
The House of Representatives, which introduced initial tax legislation barely six weeks ago on Nov. 2, was poised to act first with a Tuesday afternoon vote.
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Trump Russia inquiry: Mueller improperly obtained emails, lawyer says
A lawyer for a group set up to help Donald Trump's transition to the White House has accused special counsel Robert Mueller of unlawfully obtaining thousands of emails.
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Omarosa Is Out At The White House
The former Apprentice villain and one of the most prominent black women in the administration is leaving the Trump administration.
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Franken says no final decision to resign, but Democratic sources expect he will
The senator's official twitter account tweeted a similar response on Wednesday evening.
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14 Democratic senators call for Al Franken to resign
A wave of Democratic senators called for their colleague Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., to resign.
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Congressman Conyers retires under pressure over sexual harrassment
Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Michigan) has announced his immediate retirement from Congress, amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
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RNC to support Roy Moore in Senate race in Alabama, weeks after cutting ties with his campaign
The RNC’s did so after President Trump officially endorsed Moore.
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Trump moves to block Romney from the Senate
The president is working hard to persuade 83-year-old Sen. Orrin Hatch to run for reelection, and Mitt isn't happy about it, people close to him say.
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Russia-Trump: President hits out at FBI over Russia inquiry
Donald Trump lashed out at the FBI on Sunday, issuing a fresh denial that he asked former director James Comey to drop an investigation into the conduct of one of his top aides, Michael Flynn.
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US Senate passes Republican tax bill after marathon voting session
THE Senate has passed the most sweeping tax rewrite in decades, with Republicans lining up to approve an overhaul that will touch almost every corner of the US.
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Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI
EX-NATIONAL security adviser Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and is reportedly ready to testify that Donald Trump ordered him to talk to Russia.
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Flynn to Plead Guilty to Lying to the F.B.I.
Flynn charged with one count of making false statement
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Rex Tillerson makes unexpected White House visit amid reports of his firing
Trump confirmed the secretary of state was at the White House after reports emerged the president planned to replace him with CIA director Mike Pompeo
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Trump Has A Plan To Replace Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson With The CIA Chief
Under the scenario, Sen. Tom Cotton would become the new CIA leader.
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Report: Mueller team met with Michael Flynn lawyer
The apparent meeting came after Flynn’s legal team reportedly stopped working with Trump’s lawyers.
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Conyers steps down from Judiciary post as allegations roil Democrats
Democratic colleagues including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi wanted Conyers to leave the high-profile post but didn't want to be seen as forcing him out.
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Congress stares down shutdown amid December deluge
Taxes, government funding and immigration are just some of the thorny issues on the jam-packed agenda.
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Mistrial Is Declared in Senator Menendez’s Corruption Trial
The mistrial comes more than two years after Mr. Menendez and Dr. Melgen were charged by federal prosecutors and more than four years after media reports on the relationship between the men led to the investigation.
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Woman alleges Franken groped, kissed her without consent
She also included a photo in which Franken appears to grabbing Tweeden's breast while she's asleep.
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