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House Dems introduce measure to revoke border edict

Democrats controlling the House have teed up a vote next week to block President Donald Trump from using a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, accelerating a showdown in Congress that could divide Republicans and lead to Trump's first veto.

Celebrities Reports: R. Kelly charged with sexual abuse
Friday's charges come after years of allegations directed at Kelly, accusing the now 52-year-old of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls.
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Nation Mueller to file sentencing memo in Manafort case
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller is filing a sentencing memorandum in one of the ...
12:52 PM
World 1 killed in aid standoff on Venezuela-Brazil border
CUCUTA, Colombia — Heightened tensions in Venezuela left a woman dead and a dozen injured ...
1:46 PM
Nation 13 quotes that stood out in Trump's State of the Union
Here are 13 quotes that stood out from President Donald Trump's second State of the Union address.
2/6/19
College Basketball Boeheim to coach vs. Duke after fatal crash
Jim Boeheim will coach Syracuse against top-ranked Duke on Saturday night, his team's next game after Boeheim struck and killed a pedestrian on a darkened highway.
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New York Reports: Manafort may face charges from NYC DA
The Manhattan DA wants to ensure that Manafort serves prison time even if Trump pardons him on federal charges, news outlets reported.
3:08 PM
Nation Trump to bar abortion referrals by clinics
The Trump administration said Friday that it would bar taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions, a move certain to be challenged in court by abortion rights supporters.
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Nation Fact check: Trump's State of the Union claims
President Trump laced his speech with puffed-up numbers and partial truths Tuesday as he hailed an "economic miracle," warned of human traffickers flooding across the border and appeared to place Afghanistan in the Middle East instead of where it is, Asia.
2/6/19
Dan Janison Janison: POTUS clashes with U.S. institutions
At different times, Trump demeans news media, the courts, Congress, national security offices and the federal bureaucracy. But the overall impact of his public snits remains hazy.
2:32 PM
Football Police: Patriots owner Robert Kraft solicited prostitute
Robert Kraft is being charged with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution after he was twice videotaped paying for a sex act, Florida police said.
1:58 PM
Olympics Miracle on Ice: USA beats Soviet Union in 1980 Olympics
Against the political backdrop of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and subsequent sanctions by the ...
11:47 AM
Celebrities Officials: Chicago's cameras helped solve Smollett case
CHICAGO — Police tapped into Chicago's vast network of surveillance cameras — and even some ...
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