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2/15/20

Ted Cruz once called Trump ‘utterly amoral’ and a ‘sniveling coward.’ Then he worked to save his presidency.

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GOP climate plan faces pushback — from Republicans

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Iranian FM: Trump, led by novice advisers, brought region close to war

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Why aren’t more Americans working? Fed Chair Powell says blame education and drugs, not welfare.

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William Barr Moves to Take the Reins of Politically Charged Cases

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Barr back on the hot seat

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'On the brink': Trump's push for Medicaid transparency could worsen rural hospital crisis

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The Trump administration is reportedly fearful China may cut into the global jet-engine market. GE could pay the price.

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Pelosi says she 'had no intention' to tear up Trump's State of the Union until she read it

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Senate Democrats Say Trump Administration Skimps on Virus Fight

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Worries grow as moderates split Democratic vote

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Bloomberg pledges to 'dismantle systems that are plagued by bias and discrimination'

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Bloomberg’s big bucks break campaign mold

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Trump unleashed: President moves with a free hand post-impeachment

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Trump mocks the faith of others. His own religious practices remain opaque.

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2/14/20

Stocks close little changed, but post a gain for the week

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Congressmen Curtis, McAdams vote to extend ERA ratification deadline

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Appeals court unanimously strikes down Medicaid work requirements

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GAO to review Trump administration's $28 million farm bailout

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DOJ won't charge former FBI Deputy Director McCabe

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As impeachment trial ended, federal prosecutors took new steps in probe related to Giuliani, according to people familiar with case

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A PRESIDENT SO UNHINGED THAT EVEN BILL BARR SAYS HE’S OUT OF CONTROL

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So Trump Basically Confessed to the Ukraine Charges

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Trump's 'DeepState' conspiracy theory just took a big hit

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Trump’s 29th Trip To Mar-a-Lago Brings Golf Tab To 334 Years Of Presidential Salary

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Trump-Barr divide worsens as the president bucks a request to stop tweeting, and the Justice Dept. declines to charge ex-FBI official McCabe

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William Barr must go

(Every member of Congress should be calling for the resignation of the attorney general.)

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Mark Shields and Michael Gerson on New Hampshire primary, Trump vs. DOJ

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Pelosi names first-ever House whistleblower ombudsman director

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Poll: Bloomberg overtakes Biden in Florida

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White House considering tax incentive for more Americans to buy stocks, sources say

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Trump administration eyes 10% middle-class tax cut proposal

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Trump to send border agents to "sanctuary" cities to help ICE

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Trump budget zeroes out funding for Stars and Stripes, the military's newspaper

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Trump maintains he can intervene in cases after Barr urges him to curb tweeting

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2/13/20

Dow drops more than 100 points, slips from record high as reported coronavirus cases jump

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McConnell: Trump 'ought to listen to' Barr's advice on DOJ tweets

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Senate passes resolution to limit Trump’s power to order military action against Iran

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Republicans ready to look past Trump’s brash intervention in Roger Stone case

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Utah Rep. Chris Stewart could be Trump’s next intelligence director

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Republicans expect Trump to withdraw controversial Fed nominee

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Right-Wing Backlash Greets Modest GOP Foray Into Climate Change

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YouTube Removes Clip of Rand Paul Speaking on Senate Floor, Citing Concern He Named Ukraine Whistleblower

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Iran says it will strike U.S. and Israel if they make the 'slightest error'

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U.S. national security team is downsizing

(Trump’s top aide, Robert O’Brien, has quietly trimmed one-third of the staff in five months on job.)

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Barr pushes back against Trump’s criticism of Justice Dept., says tweets ‘make it impossible for me to do my job’

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John Kelly, essentially: Trump is doing everything wrong

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Trump’s authoritarian style is remaking America

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Trump's revenge vs. Trump's rewards

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Trump seeks to bend the executive branch as part of impeachment vendetta

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Trump contradicts past denials, admits sending Giuliani to Ukraine

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U.S. House removes ERA ratification deadline, one obstacle to enactment

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Pelosi: A.G. Barr 'has deeply damaged the rule of law'

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Senate Democrats introduce legislation to change impeachment trial rules

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Doubts emerge about Trump Fed nominee Judy Shelton after tough questioning

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Senate Democrats queasy over Sanders as nominee

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Sanders builds double-digit national lead: poll

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Trump to Raid Pentagon’s War Account to Build Border Wall

(The White House plans to divert $3.8 billion from across the Department of Defense to build Trump’s long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.)

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Trump says John Kelly has a 'military and legal obligation' to 'keep his mouth shut'

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Trump takes on Judge Amy Berman Jackson ahead of Roger Stone’s sentencing

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Trump floats halt to officials listening in on calls with foreign leaders

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Trump says his 'life would've been a lot easier' if he picked Barr over Sessions

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Trump to headline a $580,600-per-couple fundraiser, the most expensive of his reelection bid

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2/12/20

Dow jumps more than 250 points to a record

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US deficit surges 25% in fiscal 2020 and is $1.1 trillion over the past year

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Fed chief issues stark warning to Congress on deficits

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GOP senators say Trump shouldn't weigh in on pending sentences

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Romney’s not really alone. Republican senators were ready to oust Nixon in 1974.

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How is Mitt Romney handling impeachment fallout? ’I don’t follow that.’

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Voters approve of Romney's impeachment vote to convict Trump 50%-39%, poll finds

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Sessions in close race for Alabama GOP Senate nomination: poll

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Collins: Trump 'angered by impeachment'

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Trump escalates campaign of retribution as Republican senators shrug

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Rep. Jim Jordan accused of participating in OSU sexual abuse cover-up by ex-wrestler

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Poll: 94% percent of Palestinians oppose US peace plan

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Barr to testify before House Judiciary panel

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Barr ensnared in Roger Stone firestorm

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Senate Democrats Demand Barr Resign Or Face Impeachment Over Roger Stone Case

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House Democrats ask Secret Service for details about its payments to Trump’s company

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Warren: We are watching a descent into authoritarianism

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Democrats now face a fractured and divisive contest for the nomination

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Mike Bloomberg wins the Democratic spotlight and the derision of his rivals

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Deval Patrick suspends presidential bid

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Trump Pressures Palestinians and Allies Over Peace Plan

(The White House blocks a U.N. resolution and threatens to withhold aid to the Palestinians.)

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The Trump administration approved the U.S. use of land mines. That’s a step back for global campaigns to ban their deployment.

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Trump is elevating judges who could gut the Voting Rights Act

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Trump escalates campaign of retribution as Republican senators shrug

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Trump attacks federal judge, prosecutors in Twitter tirade defending Roger Stone

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Trump withdraws D.C. U.S. Attorney's nomination to Treasury Dept. amid Roger Stone controversy

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Trump declines to rule out pardon for Roger Stone

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2/11/20

S&P 500 and Nasdaq eke out fresh record closing highs

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Fed Chair Powell warns Congress that $1 trillion budget deficits are unsustainable

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Job openings slide to a two-year low as labor market gets tighter

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Senate Republicans confirm Trump's 51st federal appeals court judge

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Some Utah GOP leaders demand Mitt Romney’s loyalty to Trump and his agenda

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Senate GOP blocks three election security bills

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Barr takes control of legal matters of interest to Trump, including Stone sentencing

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Prosecutors quit amid escalating Justice Dept. fight over Roger Stone’s prison term

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House Budget Committee Chair slams White House budget proposal

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In Search of the ‘Disappearing Corporate Income Tax’

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Pelosi calls for investigation into Roger Stone sentencing recommendation

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New Hampshire Democratic Primary- Live Updates

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Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire primary

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Riding wave of momentum, Klobuchar lands in 3rd place in New Hampshire primary

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Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race

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Michael Bennet drops out of presidential race

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Trump Seeks to Halve U.S. Funding for World Health Organization as Coronavirus Rages

(The president’s new budget would cut more than $3 billion in global health programs.)

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Trump looks to kill student loan forgiveness program

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Trump says military may consider discipline for ousted aide Vindman

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Trump swipes at resigned prosecutors, judge in Roger Stone case

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Trump calls Bloomberg a 'total racist' for supporting stop and frisk policies that president also endorsed

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AHEAD OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY, TRUMP TRIES TO MAKE TROUBLE FOR THE DEMOCRATS

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2/10/20

Dow jumps 170 points, Amazon leads S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record highs

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What to look for when Fed Chair Powell meets with Congress this week

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How Trump’s trade war is hurting swing states

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‘We’re hurting’: In New Hampshire’s poorest city, few signs of Trump’s ‘blue-collar boom’

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Trump's Budget Math Grapples With Economic Reality

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Lindsey Graham’s tarring of Alexander Vindman

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CPAC chairman says he would fear for Mitt Romney’s ‘physical safety’ at conference

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GOP chairman says he won't hold hearing on Trump's budget: 'It turns into a diatribe'

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Senators, bruised by impeachment, hunt for deals

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U.S. charges four Chinese military members in connection with 2017 Equifax hack

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Justice Department launches legal assault to roll back sanctuary cities

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Barr acknowledges Justice Dept. has created ‘intake process’ to vet Giuliani’s information on Bidens

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More than 100 U.S. troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack -officials

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Sacred Native American burial sites are being blown up for Trump’s border wall, lawmaker says

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Navy Prepares to Slash Funding for New Warships

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Trump’s $4.8 Trillion Budget Would Cut Safety Net Programs and Boost Defense

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Juan Williams: The door is open for Bloomberg

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Lauren Chooljian and James Pindell preview the New Hampshire primary

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Pelosi slams Trump's new budget for 'savage' cuts in Medicare

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Vindman dismissal spurs Chuck Schumer to request all 74 inspectors general look into potential whistleblower retaliation

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Manchin to Trump: I'm no Munchkin, and by the way, you're 'much heavier than me'

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Nadler demands answers from Barr on 'new channel' for receiving Ukraine info from Giuliani

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Democrats see chances rising for brokered convention

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Top Democrats turn on each other after Iowa, complicating the party’s chances against Trump

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Bloomberg creeps into 3rd place in new national poll

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Trump’s $4.8 Trillion Budget Would Cut Safety Net Programs and Boost Defense

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Trump calls for slashing funding for toxic Superfund cleanup

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Trump Downplays Brain Injuries in Iran Attack With Toll at 109

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Trump travels to Dover to receive remains of service members killed in Afghanistan

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Full Video: President Trump Rally From Manchester, New Hampshire (Feb 10)

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2/9/20

Trump budget plan would fail to eliminate deficit over 10 years, briefing document shows

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Lindsey Graham says DOJ is handling information from Giuliani on Bidens

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Graham vows to approach Hunter Biden probe with caution: 'I'm not going to be the Republican Christopher Steele'

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Graham backs Vindman firing: 'People in his chain of command have been suspicious of him regarding his political point of view'

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Jeff Sessions Was 'Trump Before Trump.' Will Alabama Voters Remember?

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Fight over Trump’s impeachment shifts to battle over the impact on Senate races

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Impeachment fallout threatens to upend battle for Senate

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Envoy warns US could pull support for annexation if Israel ‘ignores’ Trump terms

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E.U. to Trump: ‘We are not foes’

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Trump’s new budget proposal expected to show how far he has moved away from some 2016 campaign promises

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Trump under pressure to renew last nuke treaty with Russia

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US to spend up to $66M in efforts to counter coronavirus: health officials

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Iowa Democratic Party projects Pete Buttigieg the winner of the delegate race, with Bernie Sanders preparing a challenge

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Sunday shows - 2020 Democrats make closing arguments in New Hampshire

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FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace 2/9/20 | Breaking Fox News February 9 , 2020

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Trump expected to ask for $2 billion in funding for border wall, make cuts to medicare, medicaid, and social security in 2020 budget

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Trump to request 6 percent domestic cuts in $4.8 trillion budget

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Trump slashes foreign aid, cuts safety net programs in new budget proposal

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Trump hosts governors, claims credit for their performance

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Trump steps up pitch to black voters

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