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Bloomberg was attacked repeatedly this week in his debut debate for declining to release women from the nondisclosure agreements.
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Bernie Sanders said he was briefed by U.S. officials "about a month ago" that Russia has been trying to help his campaign.
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Since the fake-accounts scandal came to light in 2016, Wells has paid out billions in fines to state and federal regulators
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The countdown to the signing of a peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States to end the 18 years of war in Afghanistan will begin on Friday night, a senior U.S. State Department official said.
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South Korea said a total of 204 people were infected with coronavirus, quadruple the number it had two days earlier.
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Michigan man threatened whistleblower's attorney, prosecutors say
Brittan J. Atkinson was indicted on charges of making death threats against a Jericho native who is representing the intelligence official who sounded the alarm about Trump's Ukraine pressure campaign.
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2020 will be a momentous political year. Here's a calendar of important days in national politics to watch for.
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After his sideline attacks didn't prevent his crony from receiving a prison sentence, Trump dropped hints that he's got a pardon pen in reserve.
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A federal judge stopped just short of saying the Justice Department gave special treatment to the case of Trump's longtime pal.
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Intelligence officials say Russia is interfering with the 2020 election to try to help President Donald Trump get reelected, The New York Times reported Thursday.
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Stone emerged from the courthouse to a crowd exchanging back and forth chants of "Lock him up" and "Pardon Roger Stone."