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  • Wikileaks founder Julian Assange charged in superseding indictment

    The news comes as Assange fights extradition to the U.S.

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  • 'American Taliban' released from prison

    John Walker Lindh, 38, was the first prisoner brought into a U.S. courtroom to face charges in the War on Terror, following the Sept. 11 attacks.

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  • Senate lawmakers: Deal reached on long-delayed disaster relief package

    “This legislation has already taken far too long to deliver,” McConnell says.

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  • Conway blasts Pelosi, says she dismissed her as if she were her maid

    Pelosi declined to further address Conway's comments on Thursday.

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  • Trump administration announces $16 billion in aid to farmers impacted by trade war

    The emergency aid will be the second package to help farmers hit by tariffs.

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  • 2020 Dems join striking McDonald's workers; push for union rights, minimum wage hike

    Five presidential hopefuls join the picket lines on Thursday.

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  • More troops, defensive capabilities requested to Middle East to deter Iran

    U.S. Central Command is requesting additional defensive capabilities.

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  • Trump denies 'temper tantrum' during infrastructure meeting

    The president tweeted Thursday morning, "I was extremely calm in my meeting with Pelosi & Schumer."

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  • Trump family joining president, first lady on UK state visit with the queen

    Next month the Royal family could meet the Trump family.

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  • Trump's family needs to stage 'an intervention,' Pelosi says

    Speaker Pelosi calls President Trump "a master of distraction."

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• May 23

  • Trump again calls Tillerson 'dumb as a rock,' denies claim Putin 'out-prepared' him

    The former secretary of state told House lawmakers about his time with Trump.

    May 23

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  • Indicted banking exec allegedly wanted top role in Trump administration

    Stephen Calk was charged Thursday with one count of financial bribery.

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  • Dubbed the 'American Taliban,' John Walker Lindh released from prison

    John Walker Lindh has spent the past 17 years in prison on terrorism charges.

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• May 23

  • Feds charge Avenatti with fraud, ID theft

    Federal prosecutors in New York charged Michael Avenatti with additional financial crimes Wednesday, including allegedly forging the signature of his...

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• May 23

  • The Note: Trump frees Democrats from policy traps

    Democrats are back on solid political ground: opposing Trump.

    May 23

• May 23

  • President Trump denies having a tantrum during infrastructure meeting

    Trump now refuses to work with Democrats until they stop investigating him. ABC News' Mona Kosar Abdi reports.

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• May 23

  • 2020 race sees shifting dynamics as Democrats seize on anti-abortion bills

    If Trump makes "this a 2020 issue, we will win," Planned Parenthood says.

    May 23

• May 22

  • Judge declines to block subpoenas seeking financial information about Trump, family

    Attorneys for Trump wanted to prevent the banks from complying.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Rapper Meek Mill scores big win as district attorney calls for new judge and trial

    The Philadelphia DA alleged that the court “abused its discretion."

    May 22

• May 22

  • For 2nd day in a row, US military jets intercept Russian bombers off Alaska

    The Russian aircraft stayed in international airspace.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Democrats and Republicans come together to end surprise medical bills

    President Donald Trump called for bipartisan legislation on this issue.

    May 22

• May 22

  • 'Unprecedented' to use impeachment inquiry as a 'fact-finding mission': Dan Abrams

    Abrams said an inquiry would help, but it's "not a game changer."

    May 22

• May 22

  • Why we need the federal death penalty for cop killers: Opinion

    Some states have and follow death penalty laws and others don't.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Michael Cohen allegedly exchanged scores of emails, texts with a Russian-linked firm

    The former Trump fixer reported to a federal penitentiary earlier this month.

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• May 22

  • ABC News Exclusive: Inside CIA Headquarters

    A behind the scenes look at the Central Intelligence Agency's top-secret facilities and a 20-year-old agency tradition revealed for the first time.

    May 22

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• May 22

  • US warns Assad against using chemical weapons as fighting escalates in Syria

    Despite the increased violence, the top U.S. envoy says he sees a way forward.

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  • Feds stop processing migrants at Texas border center after 32 test positive for flu

    The site is near a patrol station where a migrant teen died on Monday.

    May 22

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  • Dems grill Homeland Security chief over conditions for detained migrant families

    Acting Secretary McAleenan called the accusations from Democrats "appalling."

    May 22

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  • 5 of Trump's big-money supporters

    Since his first presidential bid, he has criticized big-money politics.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Inside the CIA, secretive officers showcase artworks -- and themselves

    ABC News was granted exclusive access to a never-before-seen CIA tradition.

    May 22

• May 22

  • The story behind Pelosi's claim, that White House meeting and Trump's angry comments

    "I pray for the president," Pelosi told reporters.

    May 22

• May 22

  • No plans to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill next year: Treasury Secretary Mnuchin

    The new imagery on the $20 bill is now scheduled for 2028

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  • VA med school could not 'conclusively determine' whether Northam in racist photo

    Northam refused to resign despite the initial outcry against him.

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  • Joe Biden's campaign responds to North Korea insults using Trump's words

    Biden's campaign says North Korea wants Trump to remain in the White House.

    May 22

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  • Mnuchin digs in on Trump's taxes

    Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin dug in Wednesday on the administration's refusal to release President Donald Trump's tax returns.

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• May 22

  • Trump responds angrily to Pelosi claim he's 'engaged in a cover-up'

    The president spoke at a last-minute news conference in the Rose Garden.

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• May 22

  • Book excerpt: 'Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense'

    This is an excerpt from a new book by Dan Abrams and David Fisher.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Treasury's Mnuchin digs in on Trump's taxes, shrugging off draft IRS legal analysis

    "We want to make sure that the IRS is not weaponized for any party," he said.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Trump responds angrily to Pelosi claim he's 'engaged in a cover-up'

    Trump spoke just minutes after Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer were supposed to be meeting with him to find common ground on...

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• May 22

  • Feds charge Avenatti for misappropriating nearly $300K from ex-client Stormy Daniels

    Avenatti issued a tweet on Tuesday evening saying he anticipated the charges.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Democrats believe Trump is 'engaged in a cover-up': Pelosi

    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told reporters there is growing pressure to move forward with an impeachment inquiry.

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• May 22

  • VA med school releases Northam yearbook report

    On Wednesday the Eastern Virginia Medical School released its report into a racist photo that appeared on the yearbook page of Governor Ralph Northam.

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• May 22

  • Trump, Pelosi, Schumer meet, looking to find common ground on infrastructure

    Pelosi and Schumer meet with Trump Wednesday amid talk of impeachment.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Schiff: DOJ will turn over some subpoenaed Mueller documents

    Schiff postponed a Wednesday meeting on possible "enforcement action."

    May 22

• May 22

  • Trump campaign pushes back on poll results showing he could lose key states in 2020

    Trump's team isn't refuting the numbers but said they painted a "false" picture.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand releases 'Family Bill of Rights' agenda

    Sen. Gillibrand's plan aims to make raising children safer and more affordable.

    May 22