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U.S. officials warn Congress on election hacking threats
16 minutes ago | Reuters
WASHINGTON - Senior Trump administration officials warned Congress on Tuesday of ongoing efforts by Russia to interfere in the 2018 midterm congressional elections as the...
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DHS chief hasn't 'seen' intel finding that Russia aimed to help Trump
1 hour ago | Politico
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Tuesday that she was unfamiliar with one of the intelligence community's key conclusions about Russian interference in the...
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Paul Ryan's Speakership May End Early
1 hour ago | Newser
One thing is not in dispute: Paul Ryan will not be House speaker next year. In fact, he won't even be in Congress now that he's not running for re-election. But new reports are...
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Dems want to scrap tax cut for rich to fund teachers' raises
2 hours ago | My Sanantonio | 2 articles
WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats want to give a big salary bump to teachers and pay for it by canceling the tax cut for the nation's top 1 percent of earners.
Senate...
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Groundhog Day at Fannie-Freddie Where the Fix Is Always Tomorrow
4 hours ago | Bloomberg
Will anyone ever fix Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
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Calls for Baby Bonuses Grow as China Mulls End to Birth Controls
5 hours ago | Bloomberg
China hasn't even abandoned its decades-old birth-control policies and some executives and academics are already calling for new programs to encourage bigger families.
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Trump associate could have lied to House Intelligence Committee, Democrat says
5 hours ago | ABC News
Blackwater founder Erik Prince is accused of misleading Congress.
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Lawmakers to be allowed a review of Russia probe information
11 hours ago | My Sanantonio | 2 articles
WASHINGTON - Ratcheting up pressure on the Russia investigation, the White House announced that top FBI and Justice Department officials have agreed to meet with congressional...
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ICYMI: Balderson Stands by Dirty ECOT Cash
15 hours ago | DCCC
“The FBI is investigating ECOT's campaign donations and their abuse of taxpayer money in what is becoming one of the largest political corruption scandals in Ohio history, yet...
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Trump's Backtracking on Chinese Tariffs Prompts Hope and Despair
15 hours ago | Bloomberg
Here are the reactions.
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Trump demands the Justice Department look into whether the FBI had an...
President Donald Trump said on Twitter Sunday afternoon that he will instruct the Justice Department to look into whether the FBI planted an informant in his presidential... Read more ...
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Trump's lawyer told The New York Times he got the timeline from the special counsel's office two weeks ago. Read more ...
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Paul Ryan's Speakership May End Early
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Ex-Trump Adviser Calls President's Claims That Informant Spied On Campaign...
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