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'The President Was Wrong'

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said that the committee has seen no evidence supporting President Trump's claim that Barack Obama ordered a wiretap of Trump Tower last year. "We don't have any evidence that that took place," he said
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Democrats condemn Trump's revised travel order as 'still a Muslim ban'

Democrats condemn Trump's revised travel order as 'still a Muslim ban'

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White House doesn’t back down from Donald Trump’s wire-tap claims

A HEATED discussion between US President Donald Trump and his chief strategist Steve Bannon as his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner watched on has been captured on video.

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Trump, citing no evidence, accuses Obama of ‘Nixon/Watergate’ plot to wiretap Trump Tower

Trump sent the tweets from Palm Beach, Fla., where he is vacationing this weekend at his private Mar-a-Lago estate (...)

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Trump wire-tapping claims 'simply false' - Obama spokesman

President Donald Trump's accusation that his predecessor ordered his phones to be tapped is "simply false", Barack Obama's spokesman has said.

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'A Total Witch Hunt'

President Donald Trump is praising his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, and accusing Democrats of conducting a "witch hunt" in their criticism of Sessions' testimony about his contact with the Russian ambassador during the presidential campaign

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Sessions recuses himself from Trump probes, rejects perjury claims

He recused himself from any investigations into the campaign (...)

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Trump Backs Sessions

A growing number of Republicans called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step aside from an investigation into Russian interference in the election. President Donald Trump said there was no need and he retains "total" confidence in Sessions

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Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions under fire over Russia meetings

Attorney General Jeff Sessions met Russia's ambassador during the election despite telling his confirmation he had "no communications with the Russians".

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Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez elected DNC chair

Perez, who fell one ballot short shy of victory in the first round of voting, immediately appointed Ellison deputy chair of the DNC after it was announced that he had won.

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Trump attack on judges 'demoralising' says Supreme Court pick

Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court has described the president's attacks on the judiciary as "demoralising" and "disheartening".

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Senate confirms Trump attorney general pick Jeff Sessions

The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nomination for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, by a vote of 52 to 47.

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Trump travel ban: President attacks 'so political' courts

US President Donald Trump has taken a swipe at "so political" courts, as his immigration travel ban faces a major legal test.

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Elizabeth Warren silenced over US Senate criticism of Sessions

Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren was silenced by Senate Republicans on Tuesday after reading a letter written by the widow of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Two Republicans won't vote for Trump education pick DeVos, rejection looms

Soon after Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, and Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, said they would not vote for DeVos, the White House said it is confident that she will ultimately be approved.

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Donald Trump defends Barack Obama, slams Chelsea Manning as ‘ungrateful traitor’

US President Donald Trump has slammed whistleblower Chelsea Manning as an “ungrateful traitor” for criticising Barack Obama.

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Trump orders construction of border wall, threatens cuts to sanctuary cities

One of the first condemnations of the presidential orders came from the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, which denounced them as “a betrayal of our most important political, moral, and constitutional values.”

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