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  • ISIS 100 percent eliminated in Syria, White House claims

    President Trump has made the same claim previously numerous times.

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  • Amid wait for Ethiopian Airlines data, a carrier asks Boeing to cancel 737 MAX order

    The wait continues for more information on the Ethiopian crash.

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  • Special counsel's report expected to be released soon

    No more indictments related to the probe are expected, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said those who are not indicted will not be...

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• Mar 22

  • Activists say Deer Park chemical fire brings attention to persistent issues

    Activists say they want more oversight of chemical facilities in Texas.

    Mar 22

• Mar 22

  • Small dollars, slip-ups and sideshows: Here's the weekly roundup on the 2020 field

    With everyone still waiting on former Vice President Joe Biden to decide if he’s running (and the added speculation that he might pick Stacey Abrams...

    Mar 22

• Mar 22

  • The Note: The country waits for Biden and Mueller while Democrats forge ahead

    Business as usual, but Biden's possible run and Mueller's report loom.

    Mar 22

• Mar 21

  • Miniature 2020 candidates are now at supporters' fingertips

    Minifigures to resemble Presidential Candidates

    Mar 21

• Mar 21

  • Trump announces US will recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

    Trump changed decades of U.S. policy with a tweet.

    Mar 21

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  • White House rejects House Democrats' request for Trump-Putin communications

    House Oversight Chair Cummings accused the White House of "stonewalling."

    Mar 21

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  • Trump signs executive order threatening aid to colleges if speakers silenced

    Trump cites the case of a conservative speaker allegedly assaulted on campus.

    Mar 21

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  • Trump slams 2020 Democrats for skipping AIPAC: 'They're totally anti-Israel'

    Sens. Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren are not attending.

    Mar 21

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  • Rosenstein letter offers potential road map to special counsel Robert Mueller's probe

    Sources familiar with the probe believe there are no more indictments expected.

    Mar 21

• Mar 21

  • Could a slowing economy be a drag on Trump's re-election prospects?

    Trump touts the economy even as the Federal Reserve lowers its growth forecast.

    Mar 21

• Mar 21

  • Mississippi becomes latest state to approve 'heartbeat' law to limit abortions

    The law will almost certainly be challenged in court as contrary to Roe v. Wade.

    Mar 21

• Mar 21

  • Trump signs executive order threatening aid to colleges if speakers are silenced

    "Universities have tried to restrict free thought, impose total conformity and shut down the voices of great young Americans," President Trump said.

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• Mar 21

  • Jared Kushner used messaging app in White House: Cummings

    Cummings shared the info from Kushner's lawyer in a letter to the White House.

    Mar 21

• Mar 21

  • Jimmy Carter is poised to be the president who has lived the longest in US history

    The 39th president tied with George H.W. Bush at 94 years, 172 days old.

    Mar 21

• Mar 21

  • Israeli PM: 'President Trump has just made history'

    U.S. recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights is of “historic importance,” Benjamin Netanyahu said.

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• Mar 21

  • Meghan McCain 'doesn't expect decency' from Trump's family

    McCain says she's "emotionally exhausted" from having to respond to Trump.

    Mar 21

• Mar 21

  • US economy slows growth in 2019

    Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, acknowledged Wednesday that the U.S. economy is "in a good place" despite a slowdown in growth since...

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• Mar 21

  • FBI joins Boeing 737 MAX 8 criminal investigation as plane remains grounded

    Ethiopia has not provided details from the plane's "black boxes."

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• Mar 21

  • Bernie Sanders joins college workers during strike rally

    Striking workers employed by the University of California system, mostly in health care, got a visit Wednesday from presidential candidate Bernie...

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• Mar 21

  • Trump continues attacks on late Sen. McCain at Ohio rally

    President Trump attacked the late Sen. John McCain at an Ohio rally Wednesday, saying "I've never liked him much."

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• Mar 21

  • The Note: 2020 candidates embrace constitutional rewrites

    This week has brought new proposed items to the 2020 agenda.

    Mar 21

• Mar 20

  • Meet Former US Rep John Delaney, the first Democrat to announce a 2020 bid

    John Delaney announced he was running for president in July 2017.

    Mar 20

• Mar 20

  • Big ideas from 2020 candidates: abolish Electoral College, expand Supreme Court

    The ideas amount to structural proposals in a still "embryonic" primary.

    Mar 20

• Mar 20

  • President Donald Trump, showing a map, declares ISIS will be 'gone by tonight'

    It was the third time in recent months that Trump announced victory over ISIS.

    Mar 20

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• Mar 20

  • President Donald Trump, showing a map, declares ISIS will be 'gone by tonight'

    It was the third time in recent months that Trump announced victory over ISIS.

    Mar 20

• Mar 20

  • Former spa owner Cindy Yang: Trump will 'make America great again'

    Cindy Yang founded a consulting firm that advertised access to President Trump.

    Mar 20

• Mar 20

  • Superhero interns called on to save the day in White House economic report

    According to the White House, Captain America diligently fact checks reports .

    Mar 20

• Mar 20

  • Trump complains he didn't get 'thank you' for McCain's funeral

    Trump also again complained that McCain voted against repealing Obamacare.

    Mar 20

• Mar 20

  • Death row inmate's claim goes to the Supreme Court

    President Trump visits tank factory in Ohio, analyzing the president's recent social media attacks and tunes added to the National Recording Registry....

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• Mar 20

  • Pentagon IG office to investigate complaints of Shanahan's alleged ethics violations

    Shanahan told lawmakers last week that he would welcome the investigation.

    Mar 20

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  • Trump ratchets up attacks on Kellyanne Conway's spouse, calls him 'husband from hell'

    George Conway responds Trump seems "determined to prove my point."

    Mar 20

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  • GOP Sen. Isakson calls Trump's attack on McCain 'deplorable'

    The Georgia senator spoke out against President Trump's comments attacking the late Sen. John McCain.

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• Mar 20

  • President Trump travels to Ohio

    The president tours a military factory in the battleground state of Ohio.

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• Mar 20

  • Republican senator calls Trump attack on McCain 'deplorable'

    "The McCain family deserves better," GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson said.

    Mar 20

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  • Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein staying longer at the Department of Justice: Sources

    ABC News previously reported Rosenstein would leave in mid-March.

    Mar 20

• Mar 20

  • Trump expresses openness to the Mueller report being publicly released

    He also attacked the special counsel as somebody who 'never got a vote.'

    Mar 20

• Mar 20

  • Meghan McCain calls Trump’s criticisms of her father 'new bizarre low'

    The president said he "never will be" a fan of the late senator.

    Mar 20

• Mar 20

  • President Trump to tour Lima Army Tank Plant in Ohio

    The president is set to turn the spotlight on manufacturing as he visits an army tank plant in Ohio weeks after the closing of a GM plant in the same...

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• Mar 20

  • Cuyahoga River, which inspired the creation of the EPA, is safe to fish again

    The 1969 river fire inspired the creation of the EPA and Clean Water Act.

    Mar 20

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• Mar 20

  • Beto O'Rourke's $6.1 million haul in first 24 hours came from 128,000 contributions

    The average donation to his campaign was $47.

    Mar 20

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  • EPA chief says water issues a bigger environmental crisis than climate change

    EPA chief Andrew Wheeler called unsafe drinking water a global crisis.

    Mar 20