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Trump personal attorney receives, rejects House request for info
Michael Cohen criticizes leak to press
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Dakota Access pipeline, law officers had close relationship
Native American groups say report proves police bias against them
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Hit or miss, missile defense test is a key milestone
Even if successful, the $244 million test will not confirm that the U.S. is capable of defending itself against an intercontinental-range missile fired by North Korea. Pyongyang also is understood…
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Senators criticize Trump’s proposed cuts to rural programs ‘These cuts would have a damaging impact on rural communities’
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Democratic senators from rural states in criticizing President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, saying it would have “significant negative…
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White House communications director resigns amid tensions
The main residence of the White House in Washington and the West Wing, right, as seen, Wednesday from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington.…
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Opponents of Texas immigration disrupt legislative session
Demonstrators wearing red T-shirts reading “Lucha,” or “Fight,” quietly filled hundreds of gallery seats as proceedings began. After about 40 minutes, they began to cheer, drowning out the lawmakers below.…
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Trump hails the fallen and their families at Arlington
In his first Memorial Day remarks as president, Trump told the stories of two soldiers who died in Afghanistan, Green Beret Capt. Andrew D. Byers of Colorado Springs and Christopher…
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Relative ‘devastated’ after shooting kills 8 in Mississippi
“I’m devastated. It don’t seem like it’s real,” Mitchell said shortly after the arrest of his stepson-in-law, Willie Corey Godbolt. “Him and my stepdaughter, they’ve been going back and forth…
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Pilot’s remains back on US soil from Vietnam after 52 years
Deborah Crosby, now 58, was only six when she was sent home from the first grade to learn her father was presumed dead, though his body had not been found.…
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Kushner ties to Russia questioned as Trump blasts media lies
Trump, having returned from a nine-day overseas trip, immediately railed against administration leaks, calling them “fabricated lies,” in a flurry of tweets. And his Homeland Security head defended the idea…
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Police: Suspect in Portland stabbings ranted about Muslims
The attack Friday happened on the first day of Ramadan, the holiest time of the year for Muslims, and it sent shockwaves through a city that prides itself on its…
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Trump’s budget renews debate on Arctic refuge oil drilling
This undated aerial photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a herd of caribou on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. President Donald Trump’s proposed budget…
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The Latest: Trump aides keep mum on Kushner-Russia reports
Questions about the reports came up when Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, and economic aide Gary Cohn met with the media in Sicily on Saturday – just before Trump…
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Carter national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies
Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew K. Brzezinski testifies in 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine Russia and developments in Ukraine. Brzezinski,…
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Russian ambassador told Moscow that Kushner wanted secret communications channel with Kremlin
Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Donald Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic…
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Chris Cornell remembered as ‘voice of our generation’
Soundgarden frontman died last week
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GOP Montana win may be blip in Democrats’ anti-Trump hopes
Rachel Leathe/Bozeman Daily Chronicle<br><br>Greg Gianforte celebrates his win over Rob Quist for the open congressional seat at the Hilton Garden Inn on Thursday night in Bozeman, Mont. The Republican multimillionaire…
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Wild horses could be sold for slaughter in Trump budget plan
Wild-horse advocates say the change would gut nearly a half-century of protection for an icon of the American West and could send thousands of free-roaming mustangs to foreign slaughterhouses for…
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Kushner now a focus in Russia investigation
Investigators are focusing on a series of meetings held by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and an influential White House adviser, as part of their probe into Russian meddling…
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NATO leaders meet under intense Trump pressure on spending
President challenges countries to pay their ‘fair share’
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Insurers continue to hike prices, abandon ACA markets
Blue Bridge Benefits LLC agent Patricia Sarabia, right, and Adolfo Briceno, left, with Spanish Speaking LLC, help a potential customer with Blue Cross Blue Shield at a kiosk promoting health…
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House Speaker: Lawmakers will meet new debt deadline
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. Ryan is confident that Congress will meet the deadline to raise the…
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Women CEOs earned more last year, but few were in top job
This photo combination of images shows the 10 highest paid women CEOs in 2016, according to a study carried out by executive compensation data firm Equilar and The Associated Press.…
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U.S. government says Fiat Chrysler used software to cheat emissions tests
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the U.S. government is suing Fiat Chrysler, alleging that some diesel pickup trucks and Jeeps cheat on emissions tests.John Bazemore/Associated Press file The lawsuit filed…
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Neighbor charged in Ohio fire that killed 5 kids, 2 adults
No known relationship with family that died in blaze
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Poor and disabled big losers in Trump budget
Military, border security are big winners in proposal
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Netanyahu, Abbas, and Trump agree on need for peace, but not much else
The president has been trying to calibrate his expectations for peace. In his White House meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in early May, Trump said he looked to…
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Manchester police hunt for accomplices after concert blast
22 killed, 59 injured in explosion
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UK police: At least 19 dead, roughly 50 injured at Ariane Grande concert
Police said roughly 50 people were injured. Police said the incident started at 10:35 Monday night at an Ariana Grande concert. Emergency vehicles were on the scene helping the injured…
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NASA orders up urgent spacewalking repairs at space station
This July 19, 2011 photo of the International Space Station was taken from the space shuttle Atlantis after it left the orbiting complex. NASA ordered up urgent spacewalking repairs at…