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  • Congressional leaders meet with DOJ, intel officials on informant controversy

    The DOJ briefings had originally been planned for Republicans only.

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  • Trump pardons late boxer Jack Johnson: 'It's about time'

    Johnson was boxing's first black heavyweight champion.

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  • Kentucky teacher's win a potential show of educators' political might

    An "unprecedented" number of teachers are pursuing political office in Kentucky.

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  • Senate passes bill governing sexual harassment cases in Congress

    The Senate passed a bill setting new rules for sexual harassment cases there.

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  • Secretary Betsy DeVos under fire for saying schools can report undocumented students

    DeVos said the decision to call immigration authorities lies with communities.

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  • Arkema procedures 'failed,' leading to fire during Hurricane Harvey

    The fire during Hurricane Harvey forced residents to leave to avoid toxic smoke.

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  • President Trump posthumously pardons boxer Jack Johnson

    President Trump signed a full posthumous pardon for former heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson in a surprise Oval Office ceremony alongside actor Sylvester...

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  • 'A bit of a setback' one lawmaker says of canceling North Korea summit

    'A bit of a setback' one lawmaker says of canceling North Korea summit

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  • Putin ally suggests Seychelles meeting more than chance encounter

    Putin ally suggests Seychelles meeting more than chance encounter

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  • Trump cancels North Korea summit over 'tremendous anger and open hostility'

    The two were set to meet in Singapore in June.

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• May 24

  • Putin ally: Meeting with Trump supporter more than a chance encounter

    Putin ally, Kirill Dmitriev, describes his January 2017 meeting in the Seychelles Islands with Trump supporter Erik Prince.

    May 24

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  • Pompeo reads Trump's letter to Kim Jong Un

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reads President Donald Trump's letter aloud at the start of his testimony in front of the Senate Foreign Relations...

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• May 24

  • President Trump cancels North Korea summit

    President Donald Trump in a letter directly to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced that he is canceling the much anticipated nuclear summit.

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• May 24

  • Kneeling NFL players 'shouldn't be in the country,' Trump says

    Trump said that he thinks the league’s owners "did the right thing."

    May 24

• May 24

  • The Note: Trump’s 'Spygate' claim is evidence-free

    The battle against the “deep state” is looking fairly shallow at the moment.

    May 24

• May 24

  • North Korea calls Pence 'stupid,' threatens 'nuclear showdown' amid summit jitters

    North Korea said it's ready for a "nuclear showdown" if U.S. talks fail.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Trump 'living proof karma doesn't exist,' Colbert says

    Trump should never say, "what goes around, comes around," according to Colbert.

    May 24

• May 23

  • White House planning to invite Democrats to DOJ briefing on classified documents

    Democrats had raised concerns over the partisan nature of the briefing.

    May 23

• May 23

  • House passage of prison reform bill brings White House closer to a bipartisan victory

    The reform measure has been championed by senior adviser Jared Kushner.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Joe Lieberman unaware of John McCain's 2008 regret until new book

    Lieberman said McCain's regret over not choosing him as his VP "meant a lot."

    May 23

• May 23

  • Cynthia Nixon must gather signatures to get on ballot for New York governor

    The state’s primary election is on Sept. 13.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Trump addresses 'menace' of MS-13 at Long Island roundtable

    Trump doubles down on calling MS-13 members animals saying "they're not people."

    May 23

• May 23

  • Dem candidates can't be just anti-Trump: Moulton on Powerhouse Politics

    Democrats demand "a new generation of leaders" says a top party official.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Judge rules Trump can't block people from his Twitter account

    U.S. District Court Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.

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• May 23

  • US employee in China suffers brain injury after reporting strange sounds, pressure

    A U.S. government employee in southern China suffered a brain injury after reporting strange "sensations of sound and pressure,” - a strikingly...

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• May 23

  • Congress looking into alleged sexual abuse in USA Swimming and other Olympic sports

    USA Swimming president Tim Hinchey testifying in front of a House committee.

    May 23

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  • Kushner spent 7 hours with Mueller investigators last month

    This was Kushner's second interview with Mueller's team.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Stacey Abrams' resounding win in Georgia vaults her into national spotlight

    Abrams would be the nation's first African-American female governor.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Cohen's business associate strikes deal to cooperate with investigators: Source

    Evgeny Friedman is a Russian immigrant known as the “Taxi King.”

    May 23

• May 23

  • Mueller moves to prepare Papadopoulos for sentencing

    Papadopoulos pleaded guilty in October 2017 to lying to federal investigators.

    May 23

• May 23

  • EPA continues to face questions about blocking public from chemicals summit

    A Michigan Rep. says that his staff was not allowed to attend.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Congress OKs bill expanding access to experimental treatment for terminal patients

    Trump, who has expressed support for such a bill, is likely to sign it.

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• May 23

  • Trump claims 'you'll see it' when asked for proof of alleged 'spying' scandal

    "Look how things have turned around on the Criminal Deep State," Trump tweeted.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Don't turn down White House invitation, former MLB manager says

    Former Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson has a message to athletes.

    May 23

• May 23

  • North Koreans skipped recent summit planning meeting with US: WH official

    The White House grew concerned after North Koreans skipped a recent meeting.

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• May 23

  • No concessions to North Korea ahead of summit with Trump: Pompeo

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the June meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is moving...

    May 23

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• May 23

  • Senate bill would hold lawmakers personally accountable in sexual harassment cases

    The measure would make senators pay claims out of their own pockets.

    May 23

• May 23

  • The Note: Democratic primary candidates with compelling backstories make their mark

    Democrats have fresh reasons to like their outlook for the fall.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Law firm of Stormy Daniels' attorney ordered to pay $10 million

    A federal bankruptcy court judge ordered the payment from Eagan Avenatti LLP.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Colbert: Trump putting a 'pillow over the Constitution's face' with latest request

    Colbert said Trump is killing the Constitution by urging a probe into the FBI.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Southern primary showdowns featured candidates with strong backstories

    Tuesday's Southern primaries featured candidates with strong backstories

    May 23

• May 22

  • Primaries in Southern states shed light on midterms

    ABC News breaks down the night's primary races in Texas, Georgia, Kentucky and Arkansas.

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• May 22

  • Trump raises doubts North Korea summit will happen in June

    Trump made the comment during a meeting with South Korea's President Moon.

    May 22

• May 22

  • White House sinkhole engulfs DC Twitter feeds

    The National Park Service says a small sinkhole opened on White House North Lawn

    May 22