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“Only days after stating that they’d support a new election, Republicans resorted back to attacking a bipartisan investigation into serious and clear allegations of fraud to benefit Mark Harris,” he said in a statement. “This is an attempt to steal an election after being caught red-handed. It’s shameful, harmful to our democracy and North Carolina voters, and undermines the integrity of our elections.”

Ian Livingston December 17 at 4:15 PM Storm systems, driven by persistent low pressure near Alaska, are churning waters to dangerous levels along the West Coast of the United States. The focus of the punishment from massive waves is from southern Washington state through central California. The San Francisco Bay area is one region taking the brunt, with waves expected to reach 30 to 40 feet in height through Tuesday….

Craig Timberg Tony Romm Elizabeth Dwoskin December 17 at 7:41 PM Months after President Trump took office, Russia’s disinformation teams trained their sights on a new target: special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. Having worked to help get Trump into the White House, they now worked to neutralize the biggest threat to his staying there. The Russian operatives unloaded on Mueller through fake accounts on Facebook, Twitter and beyond, falsely…

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There’s a word President Donald Trump keeps using to describe his former longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen. Cohen was sentenced last week to three years in prison after pleading guilty to numerous criminal charges and is now cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. According to Trump, that makes his ex-lawyer a “rat.” Remember, Michael Cohen only became a “Rat” after the FBI did something which was absolutely unthinkable & unheard…

Republicans are keeping their distance from a recent court ruling that struck down ObamaCare, as GOP lawmakers are wary of the political backlash that could ensue from scrapping the law. Many congressional Republicans remain silent after a federal judge on Friday struck down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety. And those who have spoken out largely steered clear of embracing the decision. The muted response illustrates how the politics…

A Yemeni woman is barred from seeing her 2-year-old son who is reportedly dying in a California hospital because of the Trump administration’s travel ban against people from several mostly Muslim-majority countries, advocates for the family said Monday. The boy, Abdullah, suffers from a genetic brain condition that has continued to worsen. His father, Ali Hassan, a 22-year-old from Yemen who is an American citizen, brought his son to the…

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A Facebook posting, released by the House intelligence committee, for a group called “Secured Borders.” It and others like it were created by Russian specialists posing as Americans. Jon Elswick/AP hide caption toggle caption Jon Elswick/AP A Facebook posting, released by the House intelligence committee, for a group called “Secured Borders.” It and others like it were created by Russian specialists posing as Americans. Jon Elswick/AP Two new reports produced…

Victims of clergy sexual abuse, or their family members, react as Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Aug. 14, 2018. A Pennsylvania grand jury said its investigation of clergy sexual abuse identified more than 1,000 child victims in six Roman Catholic dioceses. (Matt Rourke/AP) Julie Zauzmer December 17 at 4:00 PM The Maryland Province Jesuits, a Catholic religious…

<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Finance Goldman Sachs is fighting back against criminal charges from the Malaysian government, saying it was the victim of deceptive Malaysian officials in a scandal that has rocked the bank’s shares this year. The bank was criminally charged Monday by Malaysian authorities for its role in creating the state investment fund known as 1MDB. It’s the first time the bank itself faces criminal charges…

An Ohio officer’s Facebook message to an 18-year-old he clocked going 100 mph on a highway is gaining speed on social media. In an open letter posted on the North Ridgeville Police Department’s Facebook page, an officer wrote in a message intended for the teen that their reckless driving could have killed them or “some innocent person who was minding their own business doing nothing else wrong but being in…

Rachel Weiner December 17 at 10:37 AM A former business partner of Michael Flynn is being charged with acting as an agent of a foreign government and conspiracy for attempting to get Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen extradited from the United States. Bijan Kian made his first appearance in Alexandria federal court Monday morning. According to the indictment, Kian conspired with Turkish businessman Ekim Alptekin to illegally lobby U.S. government officials…

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Video Rudy Giuliani on Michael Cohen’s prison term, Flynn memos President Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen is sentenced to prison; reaction from President Trump’s lead attorney Rudy Giuliani on ‘Fox News Sunday.’ Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani told “Fox News Sunday” that President Trump will sit down one-on-one with Special Counsel Robert Mueller “over my dead body” amid bombshell new revelations in the false statements case against ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn,…

CLOSE President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had a heated exchange in front of reporters at the White House. USA TODAY President Trump said he would be “proud” to take responsibility for shutting down the government if Congress refused to approve the funding he wants for a wall along the southern border.(Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP) WASHINGTON — Americans have a clear message to Washington as the government hurtles toward…

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Video Trump warns of partial shutdown over border wall funding The Trump administration Sunday reaffirmed the president’s insistence that he would allow a partial shutdown of the federal government if Congress does not provide $5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, with senior adviser Stephen Miller calling it a “fundamental issue.” “At stake is the question of whether or not the United States remains a sovereign country,” Miller…

According to Trump, that makes his ex-lawyer a “rat.”

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday condemned the Trump administration for stepping up sanctions and pressure on the nuclear-armed country, warning of a return to “exchanges of fire” and that peace with Pyongyang could be blocked forever. The response came after the U.S. announced on Dec. 10 it had introduced sanctions on three North Korean officials, including a top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, for…