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Democrats Want Beto O’Rourke to Stop Helping Trump

“Politically, it is precisely the kind of thing Donald Trump needs if he’s going to win re-election,” says Michael Wear, who served as President Obama’s faith outreach leader.
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Trump asked Australian PM for help investigating Russia inquiry

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that US President Donald Trump asked him to help gather information for an inquiry into Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

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Democrats subpoena Giuliani as Trump lashes out

The three committees and their chairmen have been thrust to the forefront of the House’s investigation into a whistleblower complaint centering on Trump’s phone call with Zelensky.

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Democrats Accuse Trump of Endangering Whistleblower 

The president in recent days, by way of tweet storms and press conferences, has relentlessly bashed the Ukraine whistleblower and denied any wrongdoing during a phone call in which he pressured a foreign leader to investigate a political opponent.

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6 key takeaways from top intel official's testimony on whistleblower complaint

Maguire, however, credited Trump for ultimately releasing a memo Wednesday detailing his conversation with Zelensky.

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White House 'tried to cover up details of Trump-Ukraine call'

The complaint’s release comes after the White House put out a non-verbatim transcript of Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president in which Trump wanted dirt dug up on Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 election.

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A 'simple, clear' case: Why Edward Snowden thinks U.S. Congress will support the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower

Efforts to discredit whistleblower — if ID'd — should be ignored, Snowden says

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US sues Edward Snowden for failing to submit book to government for clearance

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden on Tuesday for failing to submit his book to the government for clearance.

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Hurricane Dorian: Trump map mysteriously loops in Alabama

When President Donald Trump updated the US public on Wednesday about Hurricane Dorian, he used a map that at a glance looked identical to one released by forecasters last week.

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Trump official revises Statue of Liberty poem to defend migrant rule change

A top US immigration official has revised a quote inscribed on the Statue of Liberty in defence of a new policy that denies food aid to legal migrants.

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Three mistakes explain Epstein’s suicide

Jeffrey Epstein was one of America’s most high-profile prisoners. But officials made three crucial mistakes that are now in the spotlight.

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El Paso shooting: Suspect 'confessed to targeting Mexicans'

The suspect accused of killing 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, has confessed that he was targeting "Mexicans", say US media.

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US immigration: ICE releases 300 people after Mississippi raids

US immigration officials have said they have released some 300 people who were arrested in a massive raid in Mississippi on Wednesday.

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Puerto Rico governor says he won't seek re-election amid furor over leaked messages

Ricardo Rossello to step down as head of his party but refuses to resign as governor

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Heart of New York goes dark as fire causes blackout in Manhattan

Power outage affects about 73,000 people and disrupts traffic, subway system, businesses and Broadway productions

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US to send 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East as tensions escalate with Iran

Iran attempted to shoot down a U.S. drone that was surveilling the attack on one of two tankers hit in the Gulf of Oman last week, CENTCOM said. The attempt missed the MQ-9 Reaper by "approximately one kilometer."

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Trump unveils new Air Force One design plans

US President Donald Trump has revealed the renderings of the redesign of the presidential aircraft fleet, known as Air Force One.

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