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• James Comey

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  • Former FBI director James Comey joining Howard University

    Comey will deliver a convocation address on September 22.

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• White Nationalist Rallies

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  • Poll respondents explain their support for Trump's response to Charlottesville

    Some say it's another example of Trump's cutting through the media narrative.

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• Donald Trump

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  • Trump lashes out again in latest defense of Charlottesville remarks

    In light of the deadly rally and protest in Virginia.

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• Aug 23

  • Senator from Louisiana spends summer recess substitute teaching in home state

    GOP Sen. John Kennedy says all lawmakers should experience substitute teaching in order to better understand education policy.

    Aug 23

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• Aug 23

  • Officials who have left the Trump administration

    A running list of who has left the White House and administration.

    Aug 23

• The Note

  Aug 23

  • The Note: Trump's call for healing goes out the window with wild speech

    Trump heads to Reno, Nevada this morning.

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    Aug 23

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• Donald Trump

  Aug 23

  • Trump launches fresh attack on 'crooked media' at Phoenix rally

    Trump launched a fresh attack on the news media at a campaign-style rally.

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    Aug 23

• Donald Trump

  Aug 22

  • Trump defends Charlottesville response, lashes out at critics at combative campaign rally

    Trump said the media was to blame for the negative response to his response to Charlotteville, Virginia, while implying he would pardon Sheriff Joe...

    Aug 22

    4:56

• Donald Trump

  Aug 22

  • Trump says Sheriff Arpaio is 'going to be just fine'

    "I'll make a prediction. I think he's going to be just fine," President Trump said of Sheriff Joe Arpaio tonight. "But, but I won't do it tonight...

    Aug 22

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• Donald Trump

  Aug 22

  • Trump omits 'many sides' comment in defending Charlottesville remarks

    The defiant speech came a day after calls for "unity" in remarks on Afghanistan.

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• Donald Trump

  Aug 22

  • Trump calls media 'damned dishonest'

    "I'm really doing this to show you how damned dishonest these people are," President Trump said during a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, tonight.

    Aug 22

    2:38

• Russia

  Aug 22

  • Attorney: Glenn Simpson did not reveal clients for Trump 'dossier' to investigators

    He spent nearly 10 hours behind closed doors answering questions on Tuesday.

    Russia

    Aug 22

• Aug 22

  • Tillerson praises North Korea for 'restraint,' hopes for 'pathway' to dialogue

    Just weeks after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is offering praise for Kim Jong-un for...

    Aug 22

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• Afghanistan

  Aug 22

  • Trump's Afghanistan plan has mixed implications, experts say

    Foreign policy analysts weigh in on Trump's new plan.

    Afghanistan

    Aug 22

• Trump Administration

  Aug 22

  • Treasury secretary's wife apologizes after Instagram uproar

    Louise Linton had an exchange with a user over a photo she posted.

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    Aug 22

• Donald Trump

  Aug 22

  • Trump hints at pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio during Arizona rally

    The controversial sheriff was known for his hard line approach to immigration.

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• Aug 22

  • Trump commits more troops to Afghanistan

    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson addresses Trump's Afghanistan strategy in State Department briefing.

    Aug 22

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• Donald Trump

  Aug 22

  • Key takeaways from Trump's speech on Afghanistan

    Some new strategies and one about-face.

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    Aug 22

• White House

  Aug 22

  • White House lockdown lifted after suspicious package was found

    The president was en route to Arizona for a campaign rally during the lockdown.

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    Aug 22

• Trump Administration

  Aug 22

  • Trump officials who have left the White House

    The president's staff and administration have seen a lot of turnover since his inauguration.

    Aug 22

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• Donald Trump

  Aug 22

  • In reversing position on Afghanistan, Trump gives himself an out

    Trump said it was part of an emerging doctrine formed with Cabinet and generals.

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    Aug 22

• Afghanistan

  Aug 22

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• Afghanistan

  Aug 22

  • Former S. Carolina Gov. Haley had 'private' talk with Trump on Charlottesville

    Haley addressed Charlottesville and the war in Afghanistan.

    Afghanistan

    Aug 22

• The Note

  Aug 22

  • The Note: Trump turns down the heat after Charlottesville, but for how long

    Trump holds a campaign rally tonight in Phoenix, Arizona.

    The Note

    Aug 22

• The Note

  Aug 22

  • The Note: Trump heads west after civil unrest

    President Donald Trump travels to Arizona today and a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that 56 percent of Americans did not approve of his...

    Aug 22

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• Russia

  Aug 22

  • Key figure behind million-dollar Trump 'dossier' to face questions

    Glenn Simpson of Fusion GPS will be questioned on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

    Russia

    Aug 22

• Afghanistan

  Aug 22

  • Trump avoids specifics in Afghan strategy but vows, 'Attack we will'

    The president addressed the nation about his Afghanistan strategy Monday night.

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    Aug 22

• Afghanistan

  Aug 22

  • Lawmakers praise and condemn Trump's Afghanistan plan

    Trump's address divides lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

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    Aug 22

• Afghanistan

  Aug 21

  • Trump details new policy for US presence in Afghanistan

    Acknowledging his stance has changed, President Trump described a military policy Monday that will bolster U.S. presence in Afghanistan but not...

    Aug 21

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  Aug 21

  • Trump's speech was 'obviously post-Charlottesville,' ABC News' chief political analyst said

    Matthew Dowd noted "this is a very unpopular president engaging in a very unpopular war."

    Aug 21

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• Donald Trump

  Aug 21

  • Trump: Terrorists are 'losers'

    The president warns terrorists they will find "no glory in this life or the next."

    Aug 21

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• Donald Trump

  Aug 21

  • Trump stresses unity while offering a special message to troops

    Trump said all service members are a part of one family, called "the American Family."

    Aug 21

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• Donald Trump

  Aug 21

  • 1 in 10 say it's acceptable to hold neo-Nazi views (POLL)

    Trump moves out of a difficult weak with a poor but stable job-approval rating.

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    Aug 21

• Paul Ryan

  Aug 21

  • Speaker Ryan on Charlottesville: 'There are no sides'

    The House Speaker said there is "no moral relativism when it comes to neo-Nazis"

    Paul Ryan

    Aug 21

• Solar Eclipse

  Aug 21

  • President Trump, first lady watch total solar eclipse from White House balcony

    The president and first lady watched the astronomical event.

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    Aug 21

• White Nationalist Rallies

  Aug 21

  • To stop extremist hate and violence, we have to look within ourselves

    We each must step up in our own circles.

    White Nationalist Rallies

    Aug 21

• Solar Eclipse

  Aug 21

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• Afghanistan

  Aug 21

  • Afghanistan: How the war in Iraq influenced then-candidate Trump's approach

    As a candidate, he said Afghanistan was different from Iraq because it neighbors nuclear-armed Pakistan.

    Aug 21

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• Donald Trump

  Aug 21

  • What Trump has said about Afghanistan

    He delivers a speech on Afghanistan policy tonight.

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    Aug 21

• Aug 21

  • Oct. 7, 2001: President George W. Bush announces first strike on Afghanistan

    President George W. Bush addressed the nation about Operation Enduring Freedom's first strike on Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001.

    Aug 21

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• Donald Trump

  Aug 21

  • ANALYSIS: Trump's sobering decision as commander-in-chief

    Trump has been consistently critical of America’s longest war.

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    Aug 21

• Donald Trump

  Aug 21

  • How Trump has divided his time between the White House and Trump properties

    Trump has visited his properties on 76 of his 213 days in office.

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    Aug 21

• Russia

  Aug 21

  • Putin appoints new ambassador to the US

    Anatoly Antonov will replace Sergey Kislyak.

    Russia

    Aug 21

• Donald Trump

  Aug 21

  • Charities, nonprofits pull events from Mar-a-Lago amid Charlottesville controversy

    The developments come amid backlash to Trump's response to Charlottesville

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    Aug 21

• Donald Trump

  Aug 21

  • Trump's tumultuous 17-day working vacation

    Here are a few highlights of Trump’s tumultuous working vacation.

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    Aug 21

• The Note

  Aug 21

  • The Note: Trump returns to a lonelier Washington after damage of Charlottesville

    Trump makes his 3rd primetime address to the nation tonight.

    The Note

    Aug 21

• The Note

  Aug 21

  • The Note: Trump's return to Washington eclipsed by Charlottesville fallout

    President Donald Trump will make his third primetime address to the American people and Vice President Mike Pence holds an event for the total solar...

    Aug 21

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