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• Feb 16

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

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

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

  • 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.

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

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

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

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

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

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

    Feb 16

• Feb 16

  • 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.

    Feb 16

• Feb 15

  • Trump lawyers may have misled federal officials on hush money payments: Cummings

    The query centers on 2016 hush money and affairs which Trump denies happened

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Stacey Abrams rallies Democrats in D.C., says 'I do not know' to 2020 Senate bid

    Abrams visited D.C. Friday amid speculation about her political future.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Special counsel supports hefty prison term for Paul Manafort

    The news came in a sentencing memorandum filed Friday night.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Supreme Court agrees to hear 2020 census citizenship question case

    Oral arguments will be held in April.

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• Feb 15

  • Students draft a bill signed into law by President Trump

    President Trump signed the students' bill into law in January making history.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • US sanctions top Venezuelan security officials as Maduro digs in

    The U.S. Treasury is sanctioning five top Venezuelan officials as it seeks to tighten the hold on President Nicolas Maduro and his government and...

    Feb 15

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• Feb 15

  • Judge issues gag order in case of former Trump adviser Roger Stone

    Stone has been charged as part of the Mueller investigation.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says she was interviewed by Mueller team

    Mueller's team has interviewed several White House staffers.

    Feb 15

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• Feb 15

  • President Trump declares national emergency and claims $8 billion to secure border

    Lawmakers respond to declaration, some call the move "unnecessary."

    Feb 15

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• Feb 15

  • Stacey Abrams reflects on campaign loss

    After losing the race for governor of Georgia, Abrams says she does "not regret a thing [she] said."

    Feb 15

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• Feb 15

  • Border agent unlawfully detained 2 women for speaking Spanish, ACLU says in lawsuit

    The women's constitutional rights were violated, the ACLU says in a lawsuit.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Chinese-born scientist accused of stealing trade secrets from Coca-Cola

    Shannon You has been accused of stealing almost $120M in trade secrets.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Republican calls Trump's border wall 'least effective' for border security

    Will Hurd discussed Trump's declaring a national emergency on "The View."

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says she was interviewed by Mueller team

    Mueller's team has interviewed several White House staffers.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Former acting FBI director recounts DOJ discussions about Trump’s possible removal

    President Trump called McCabe “a puppet for Leakin’ James Comey.”

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Scientist born in China accused of stealing trade secrets

    The scientist, Shannon You, has been accused by the Justice Department of stealing almost $120 million worth of trade secrets last year from The...

    Feb 15

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• Feb 15

  • Trump inaugural receives civil subpoena from New Jersey State attorney general

    The committee also got a subpoena from New York prosecutors earlier this month.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Trump declares national emergency over border wall funding

    The president announced he's going to sign a budget deal preventing another government shutdown while declaring a national emergency to secure border...

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• Feb 15

  • Trump's case for a national emergency at the border: Fact Check

    The president said he would secure $8 billion for the "invasion" at the border.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • In pursuit of Trump's tax returns, Democrats face legal, political hurdles

    Experts warned of the political costs of a potential "fishing expedition."

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Trump declares national emergency to get border wall funding

    The president also has signed a funding bill that averts a government shutdown.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Judge emerges as central figure overseeing special counsel cases

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

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

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• Feb 15

  • US sanctions top Venezuelan security officials as Maduro digs in, calls for talks

    Secretary Pompeo said the outreach shows Maduro knows his time is up.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • President Trump declares national emergency for border wall funding

    The president made the announcement after negotiations to avoid a second shutdown failed to secure $5.7 billion he demanded to fund the wall.

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• Feb 15

  • Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court for 1st time since December

    The 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice underwent cancer surgery in December.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

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• Feb 15

  • Trump's physical results show weight gain, but he's 'in good health overall': WH

    Trump's doctor says the president now weighs 243 pounds compared to 239 before.

    Feb 15

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• Feb 15

  • Speeches, speculation and snowstorms: Here's the weekly roundup on the 2020 field

    Fractures emerged among Democrats on Medicare-for-all and the "Green New Deal."

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • 2nd shutdown dodged as State Department still grapples with 1st

    It was "phenomenally disruptive on every level and expensive" for diplomacy.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • The Note: Ascendant left drives outcomes -- and backlash

    Now Democrats are pondering where they will be taken next.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • 5 effects on immigration from the new funding bill

    This is how lawmakers stopped another government shutdown.

    Feb 15

• Feb 15

  • Senate passes bill to make lynching a federal hate crime

    There were at least 4,743 lynchings in the U.S. from 1882 to 1968, NAACP said.

    Feb 15

• Feb 14

  • DNC gathers in Washington as the 2020 Democratic field takes shape

    The DNC was expected to make decisions on debates and its 2020 convention site.

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • How Trump plans to pay for his wall with a national emergency

    Expect legal challenges to his national emergency.

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Pence calls out European nations for not withdrawing from Iran nuclear deal

    "The time has come for our European partners to stand with us," Pence said.

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • National emergency will be blocked by courts temporarily, DOJ warns White House

    A senior official said the White House would win an appeal.

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Susan Collins 'disappointed' Trump will declare national emergency

    "I continue to believe that this is not what the National Emergencies Act was intended to be used for," Sen. Susan Collins said.

    Feb 14

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• Feb 14

  • Student journalists track youth shooting deaths since Parkland massacre

    Student journalists highlighted the youth shooting deaths since Parkland.

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • A look at the 'Green New Deal' and its political prospects

    Many Democratic 2020 candidates have endorsed the "Green New Deal."

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • Alleged US Air Force defector walked into Iranian spy recruiting ground

    Monica Witt allegedly defected after attending Iranian conferences.

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

  • William Barr sworn in as attorney general, will oversee Mueller investigation

    This is Barr's second time as the nation's top law enforcement official.

    Feb 14

• Feb 14

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• Feb 14

  • The influence of politics on millennial voters

    Before swiping right, millennials on dating apps are asking, "Who did you vote for?"

    Feb 14

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• Feb 14

  • Trump's physical results show he's gained weight but 'in very good health': WH

    His doctor says the president now weighs 243 pounds compared to 239 before.

    Feb 14