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Michael Cohen, former lawyer to President Donald Trump,

Congress to probe if Trump told lawyer Cohen to lie

The Democratic chairmen of two House committees pledged Friday to investigate a report that President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney to lie to Congress about negotiations over a real estate project in Moscow during the 2016 election.

Nation White cop who shot black teen gets nearly 7 years
CHICAGO — The white Chicago police officer who gunned down a black teenager in 2014 ...
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Nation Trump to hold second summit with Kim Jong Un
The announcement came at the White House Friday after Trump met with a North Korean envoy.
4:14 PM
Nation Total lunar eclipse meets supermoon Sunday night
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Here comes a total lunar eclipse and supermoon, all wrapped ...
4:13 PM
Long Island LI Catholics attend anti-abortion rally
Nearly 2,000 Long Island Catholics rallied with hundreds of thousands of anti-abortion activists in Washington ...
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Nation Pelosi cancels Afghanistan trip, cites Trump 'leak'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday canceled her plans to travel by commercial plane to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying President Donald Trump had caused a security risk by talking about the trip.
12:47 PM
Nation Police seek volunteers to get drunk for them; many respond
A Pennsylvania police department's request for volunteers to get drunk for law and order purposes generated a predictably enthusiastic response.
12:01 PM
Business Tesla plans 7 percent staff cut, says difficult road ahead
Saying the road ahead was "very difficult," Tesla's CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the company would be cutting its staff by about 7 percent.
11:53 AM
World Colombia: Rebels blamed for deadliest attack in 15 years
Colombian authorities were scrambling to identify who was behind a brazen car bombing at a police academy in Bogota that has rattled residents and raised tough questions about lingering security threats.
11:42 AM
Nation Pentagon IDs 3 Americans killed in Syria bomb attack
The Pentagon has identified three of the four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State group in Syria this week.
9:50 AM
Politics 1600: Trump-Pelosi showdown is spite of century
Can't get wall, can get even She rules the House, at least for the next ...
9:38 AM