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  • Pete Buttigieg takes on President Trump over Vietnam War medical deferment

    Trump was exempted from military service in the 1960s after receiving a letter from a doctor saying he had a bone spur ailment.

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  • Trump gives Barr sweeping power to declassify intelligence in 2016 probe review

    Trump ordered the intelligence community to cooperate with the attorney general.

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  • Trump administration rolls back Obama-era protection for transgender patients

    Other protections, such as race, sex and religion, remain intact.

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• May 24

  • Finance, front-runners and foreign policy: Here's the roundup of the 2020 field

    The Democratic field continues to trail Joe Biden.

    May 24

• May 24

  • The Note: Pelosi figures out Trump's game

    The image of Trump walking away from the negotiating table works for Democrats.

    May 24

• May 24

  • President Trump, Speaker Pelosi exchange heated words

    Donald Trump also sent a memo ordering the intelligence community to cooperate with Attorney General William Barr's review of the Russia probe. ABC...

    May 24

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• May 24

  • Parents push to prevent hot-car deaths

    In the aftermath of his son's death, one parent pushed to prevent hot-car deaths at a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 23,...

    May 24

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• May 23

  • Pete Buttigieg takes on Trump over Vietnam War medical deferment

    "I don't mean to trivialize disability, but I think that's exactly what he did."

    May 23

• May 23

  • Trump calls on aides to affirm how 'calm' he was in meeting with Democrats

    President Trump called on his aides to affirm how calm he was during a meeting.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Inslee, 2020 Dems tout sweeping initiatives to combat climate change

    Inslee's "Moonshot" plan aims at 100% clean energy.

    May 23

• May 23

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

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

    May 23

• May 23

  • GOP challenger turns up heat on Trump: 'He would prefer an Aryan nation'

    Trump's lone primary challenger seems to be ratcheting up his attacks.

    May 23

• May 23

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

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

    May 23

• May 23

  • Trump places flags at Arlington graves in annual Memorial Day ritual

    The president and first lady visited Arlington National Cemetery.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Trump 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.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Trump calls Pelosi 'a mess' after her 'intervention' comment

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

    May 23

• May 23

  • Trump announces $16 billion bailout for farmers hit by trade war with China

    The Trump administration unveiled a $16 billion aid package for farmers hurt by the ongoing trade war with China, the second such deal intended to...

    May 23

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• May 23

  • Democrats inch closer to ultimate prize: Trump’s financial records

    Judges in two federal courts sided with Democrats this week.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Only at-risk migrant children separated from families: Homeland Security

    Those cases occur one to three times a day, McAleenan said.

    May 23

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• May 23

  • Farmer says aid package is 'band-aid' for tariffs

    Two farmers share how tariffs and Trump's bailout affect their businesses.

    May 23

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• May 23

  • Iranians fear as threats of war with US escalate

    Mana Mostatabi, the communications director for the National Iranian American Council, says Iranian people's psychology has been "devastated."

    May 23

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• May 23

  • Senate overwhelmingly approves $19.1 billion disaster relief package

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

    May 23

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• May 23

  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces additional charges in new indictment

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

    May 23

• May 23

  • '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.

    May 23

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• May 23

  • Conway says Pelosi dismissed her as 'staff'

    The tension at Wednesday's failed meeting between President Donald Trump and top Democrats didn't end when he abruptly left the room.

    May 23

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• May 23

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

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

    May 23

• May 23

  • 2020 Dems join striking McDonald's workers

    Five presidential hopefuls join the picket lines on Thursday.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Trump denies 'temper tantrum' during infrastructure meeting

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

    May 23

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• May 23

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

    Next month the Royal family could meet the Trump family.

    May 23

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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

• May 23

  • Indicted banking exec allegedly wanted top role in Trump administration

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

    May 23

• May 23

  • No Harriet Tubman on $20 bill next year: Mnuchin

    Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday he isn't planning on putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill next year. The change is now scheduled...

    May 23

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• May 23

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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.

    May 23

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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.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Trump vows to not cooperate with House Dems until investigations cease

    A stalemate continues to escalate between President Trump and Democrats with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying she believes the president has "engaged...

    May 22

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• 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.

    May 22

• May 22

  • 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