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  • Trump attacks 'fast train' after California leads lawsuit against national emergency

    California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit challenging Trump's declaration.

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  • President Donald Trump signs directive approving scaled-back Space Force

    Congress will have the final say on whether a "Space Force" is established.

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  • Biden: 'It's time to restore America's soul'

    "Most Americans think our house is out of order," the former vice president said at an event in Philadelphia.

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  • Senator unveils sweeping proposal to make child care more affordable for millions

    Warren unveiled a plan to guarantee child care for every child in the U.S.

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  • Will Joe Biden run in 2020? Sources close to the former vice president say yes

    Publicly, Joe Biden has said he hasn’t made up his mind on a presidential run.

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  • Michael Cohen's lawyer says Trump uses mafia-like tactics against his client

    In episode 2 of ABC News' "The Investigation" podcast, Lanny Davis says Cohen is a "transformed" man who will offer insights into how Donald Trump...

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  • Judge emerges as central figure overseeing special counsel cases

    Six of the 12 cases brought by Robert Mueller's team are before the judge.

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• Feb 19

  • Does a little-known DOJ official have the 'worst job in Washington'?

    Associate Attorney General Stephen Boyd acts as DOJ's liaison to Congress.

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  • Ex-FBI official who targeted Trump: 'I will trust Mueller's findings'

    Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe appeared on ABC's "The View."

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  • 16 states sue to block Trump's border wall emergency

    The president's national emergency to pay for the border wall has become a legal challenge.

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  • Sen. Bernie Sanders launches 2020 presidential bid

    The Vermont senator is expected to tap into his fervent progressive following.

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  • Who is running for president in 2020?

    Declared candidates include Cory Booker, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren.

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  • Roger Stone summoned to explain Instagram post about judge

    A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the former adviser to Donald Trump to explain his since-deleted Instagram post on Monday in which he slammed the...

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  • Trump to sign directive on scaled-back Space Force

    Congress will have the final say on whether a "Space Force" is established.

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  • Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court for oral arguments

    The court will hear arguments for the first time this February.

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  • Whistleblowers sounded alarm about nuclear deal pushed by Trump advisers: Report

    A firm Michael Flynn once ran appeared to have a financial interest in the idea.

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  • Roger Stone summoned to explain Instagram post about judge

    Stone says he "will be present for the hearing as ordered."

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  • Who is Bernie Sanders?

    Everything you need to know (and probably didn't know) about the senator from Vermont.

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  • Who is Bernie Sanders? Everything you need to know about the Vermont senator

    Sanders is the longest serving independent member of Congress in U.S. history.

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  • Some 2020 presidential contenders may seem improbable -- but they're not impossible

    Not very many gave Donald Trump a chance in 2015.

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  • 16 states sue Donald Trump over emergency declaration

    Sixteen states, including California, New York and Michigan, sued President Donald Trump on Monday to halt his controversial emergency declaration to...

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  • Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein plans to leave in mid-March: Official

    Jeff Rosen, the current deputy at Transportation, is newly-confirmed Attorney General William Barr's top pick to become deputy attorney general,...

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  • The Note: Trump relishes border wall fight, but at what cost?

    The president can fight, but can he win?

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  • TRANSCRIPT: Michael Cohen attorney Lanny Davis on 'The Investigation' podcast

    Transcript of Lanny Davis' interview as it appears in episode 2 of the podcast.

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  • Michael Cohen to give America a 'chilling' peek into Trump Tower, his lawyer says

    Lanny Davis shared new details about the topics Cohen plans to cover.

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• Feb 18

  • Deputy attorney general plans to leave Justice Department in mid-March: Official

    Jeff Rosen, current deputy at Transportation, is the top pick to replace him.

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  • Progressives unite to fight Trump's national emergency

    Progressives are uniting to protest Trump's national emergency declaration.

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  • Trump criticizes Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for blocking humanitarian aid

    "He would rather see his people starve then give them aid," President Trump said at an event in Miami Monday.

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  • Ex-FBI official: I had an obligation to investigate Trump

    Andrew McCabe's first TV interview since leaving the FBI aired Sunday night.

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  • Protests slam Trump's emergency declaration for border wall

    Protesters gathered in cities around the country to decry President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to fund his planned border...

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  • US airlines plan to add gender options for non-binary passengers

    Airlines say they are making the change to reflect the diversity of passengers.

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  • Rubio visits Colombia, addresses Venezuelan military

    The senator spoke out against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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  • Investigator details alleged North Carolina election fraud scheme

    The result in the state's 9th Congressional District race remains in limbo.

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  • Investigators detail NC election fraud scheme

    The evidentiary hearing into possible election fraud in the 2018 general election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District officially got...

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  • Here's a look at which military projects could be delayed by Trump's border wall

    The specific projects that will be targeted are still unclear.

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  • Lawmakers launch new probe into 'complex web' of alleged ties between NRA, Russians

    House Democrats expressed concern about NRA members' 2015 trip to Moscow.

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• Feb 17

  • Senate committee wants meeting with former British agent to discuss dossier

    Sen. Richard Burr says the committee has tried to plan a meeting for two years.

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  • Pence accuses Iran of advocating for 'another Holocaust' during Europe trip

    His remarks came on the heels of a visit to Auschwitz.

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  • Meet Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu member of Congress and a 2020 candidate

    The Hawaii Congresswoman was just 21 years old when she was elected.

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  • Who is Elizabeth Warren? Everything you need to know about the Massachusetts senator

    Elizabeth Warren was the first major Democratic candidate to join the 2020 race.

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  • Amy Klobuchar, the 1st female senator from Minnesota, now a 2020 Democratic hopeful

    Sen. Amy Klobuchar formally entered the race on Feb. 10.

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  • US citizen detained in Egypt for over 5 years is dying, desperate for release

    Mustafa Kassem has been on hunger strike for months in plea for help.

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  • Six more years of Trump 'would be bad for the country': 2020 GOP hopeful Bill Weld

    Former Gov. Bill Weld discusses his potential primary challenge on "This Week."

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  • 'I think we do' have enough votes to challenge Trump's national emergency: Senator

    Duckworth said she's less certain Congress has votes to override Trump's veto.

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  • 'Definitely and imminently' filing suit over national emergency: California AG

    California has already filed 45 lawsuits against the Trump administration.

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  • 'This Week' Transcript 2-17-19: Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Jim Jordan, Xavier Becerra

    This is a rush transcript for "This Week" airing Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019.

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  • Pence calls on European leaders to recognize Venezuela's opposition leader

    "The struggle in Venezuela is between dictatorship and democracy," Pence said.

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  • Richard Branson eyes Apollo 11 anniversary for his first trip to space

    Richard Branson said his birthday this summer coincides with the anniversary.

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  • Sunday on 'This Week': Sen. Duckworth, Rep. Jordan, Xavier Becerra, Bill Weld

    This is a listing for "This Week" airing Sunday, Feb. 17.

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