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Intercepts implicate Saudi Arabia in Khashoggi disappearance: Report

Mohammed al-Shaikh | AFP | Getty Images Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi during a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama, on December 15, 2014. U.S. intelligence intercepts show Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered that Jamal Khashoggi, a missing Washington Post columnist, be enticed to return from the …

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Trump may visit Hurricane Michael storm zone ‘Sunday or Monday’ 

Pablo Martinez Monsivais | AP President Donald Trump meets with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and FEMA Administrator Brock Long in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. President Donald Trump on Wednesday received a briefing on Hurricane Michael, as the huge Category 4 …

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Trump slams ‘Medicare for all’ as GOP faces midterm onslaught

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 1, 2018. President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked “Medicare for all” proposals pushed by progressives and supported by many …

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Dean Heller leads Jacky Rosen in Nevada Senate race, poll says

Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 1: Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., speaks during the news conference at the Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, to call on House Judiciary chairman Bob Goodlatte to hold a hearing and examine the use and legality of …

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Trump aims to help David Young, Kim Reynolds in Iowa with ethanol boost

Scott Olson | Getty Images PEOSTA, IA – JULY 26: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) and President Donald Trump participate in a round table at Northeast Iowa Community College on July 26, 2018 in Peosta, Iowa.  Trump’s stop in Iowa, the largest ethanol-producing state, comes amid a blitz of campaign …

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Barnes and Noble map of book sales shows polarized readers across US

Source: Barnes & Noble Sales of political books have grown immensely in 2018. But not all books about President Donald Trump are equally valued across the United States, and readers’ preferences appear to offer yet another example of how regionally polarized Americans have become on politics. Data released Tuesday by …

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Nikki Haley resigns as Trump’s UN ambassador

Evan Vucci | AP President Donald Trump meets with outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, in Washington. Trump did not immediately announce her successor. The president said he has a number of people who want …

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Trump campaign aide Rick Gates reportedly asked Israeli intel firm in 2016 to draft plans for social media influence campaign

Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates leaves Federal Court on December 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. Rick Gates, a Trump campaign official, requested proposals from an Israeli company to create fake online profiles and gather intelligence against Republican opponents and Hillary Clinton in …

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Trump administration makes its most aggressive moves against China yet

Joshua Roberts | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Pence laid out allegations of Chinese election interference in a harshly worded speech Thursday, signaling a firmer U.S. pushback against Beijing as trade anxiety weighs on …

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New York attorney general says Trump caused his charity to break law

Yuri Gripas | Reuters President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order on strengthening retirement security in America at Harris Conference Center in Charlotte, NC,  August 31, 2018. New York state Attorney General Barbara Underwood in a new court filing Thursday said that President Donald Trump caused his …

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