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Pardon for Trump’s ex-campaign boss Paul Manafort has not been ‘up for discussion’

Leah Millis | Reuters White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders holds the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, August 22, 2018.  White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump was not discussing a potential pardon for his ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort, a …

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New York state has subpoenaed Michael Cohen in Trump Foundation probe

Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen arrives at his hotel in New York City, June 20, 2018. Investigators in New York have subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen as part of a probe of the Trump Foundation. “A subpoena has been issued …

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Trump rips Michael Cohen after former lawyer implicated the president in crimes

Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump reacts to a question during an interview in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, August 20, 2018.  President Donald Trump ripped his former personal lawyer and fixer in a post on Twitter Wednesday, a day after Michael Cohen pleaded guilty …

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Trump dodged the biggest news of the day at a raucous campaign rally

Scott Olson | Getty Images President Donald Trump focused exclusively on topics besides Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen at a West Virginia rally on Tuesday night. Here he is shown speaking earlier this month in Ohio.  President Donald Trump avoided mentioning either his former campaign boss Paul Manafort, or his …

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US to put a 25% tariff on every car from European Union

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump holds a rally at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. March 20, 2017. President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that the U.S. would slap a 25 percent tariff on cars coming from the European Union. The president’s statement came hours after …

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Paul Manafort disappointed in verdict, evaluating all his options, lawyer says

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, exits the District Courthouse after a motion hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday, May 4, 2018. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is evaluating all his options after he was found guilty of …

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Here are the charges Michael Cohen admitted to in federal court 

Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen arrives at his hotel in New York City, June 20, 2018. President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen admitted guilt on eight counts of financial crimes in federal court Tuesday. The guilty plea followed months of deliberations in …

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Sheldon Adelson and Miriam Adelson give $25 million to Senate GOP PAC

Lucas Jackson | Reuters Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson sits with his wife Miriam as they await the start of the first debate between Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump Democratic and U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, U.S., September 26, 2016. Republican …

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Elizabeth Warren bill would ban lawmakers from owning individual stocks

Bill Clark | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to ban members of Congress and the White House staff from owning individual stocks — and replace them with government-managed investment accounts. Those are just two of the dozens of proposals dotting the …

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US, Turkey military links intact despite Brunson standoff

Atilgan Ozdil | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images An F-35 fighter jet is seen as Turkey takes delivery of its first F-35 fighter jet with a ceremony in Forth Worth, Texas, USA on June 21, 2018.  Turkey, an F-35 program partner, is currently slated to receive two of the jets. Lockheed …

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