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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) on Friday vetoed a measure that would require voters to show certain forms of identification at the polls. In a statement, Cooper said he vetoed the measure because it was “a solution in search of a problem.” “The fundamental flaw in the bill is its sinister and cynical origins,” Cooper said. “It was designed to suppress the rights of minority, poor and elderly voters….

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Mark Berman John Wagner December 14 at 2:20 PM Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Friday signed sweeping legislation that weakens the power of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, dismissing a national outcry over what Democrats have characterized as a blatant power grab. The legislation, passed this month in a lame-duck session by the Republican-controlled legislature, consolidates power in the legislature and strips it from Gov.-elect Tony Evers…

Mr. Christie has been a friend of Mr. Trump’s for nearly two decades, and was one of his most prominent early supporters after it became clear that Mr. Trump was the leading contender for the Republican nomination in 2016. But after Mr. Trump’s election, he was dismissed as head of his transition team, and he did not end up with a job in the administration. People close to him said…

President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, believes his former client is lying when it comes to special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion between Trump’s campaign team and Russia.  Asked point-blank whether he believed Trump was telling the truth about the probe, Cohen simply said no. Related: Michael Cohen says Trump knew hush payments were wrong  For his part, the former…

The fiance of a woman who vanished on Thanksgiving Day left his house on Friday with the couple’s child in the back of a sheriff’s SUV as police searched the property. The Woodland Park Police Department, together with the FBI, executed a search warrant at the farm of Patrick Frazee where he is a rancher. They hope to find information about the whereabouts of his fiance Kelsey Berreth, 29, who…

It should come as a surprise to precisely no one that what Michael Cohen said Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America” about Trump and the now-famous 2016 hush-money payments was so inaccurate that you have to wonder if he’s still lying. Cohen, newly convicted felon and former lawyer to President Trump, asserted that Trump directed the payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal specifically to influence…

Democrats and media commentators are noting that many Republicans are “shrugging off” the fact that Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to felony campaign finance violations which prosecutors say President Trump directed him to commit. The president, they say, is “implicated in two felonies.” How could GOP lawmakers shrug that off? One little-discussed reason is that many Republicans never liked and continue to oppose current campaign finance laws. They don’t approve of…

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Video The comings and goings of President Trump’s Cabinet Bret Baier examines the record number of top level turnovers during President Trump’s first term. President Trump has long promised to create jobs, and has consistently delivered — especially in his own White House and Cabinet, where rapid turnover is showing no signs of slowing down as 2018 comes to a close. High-profile departures in the Trump administration — from former Health and Human…

Democrats and media commentators are noting that many Republicans are “shrugging off” the fact that Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to felony campaign finance violations which prosecutors say President Trump directed him to commit. The president, they say, is “implicated in two felonies.” How could GOP lawmakers shrug that off? One little-discussed reason is that many Republicans never liked and continue to oppose current campaign finance laws. They don’t approve of…

The prosecutors in Manhattan were apparently following up on leads from their case against Michael D. Cohen, the president’s former longtime fixer. Mr. Cohen was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison, in part for organizing payments to cover up sex scandals that could have threatened Mr. Trump’s chances of winning the White House. Among other documents seized during raids on Mr. Cohen’s home and office in the spring,…

Frustrated lawmakers in both parties are complaining that congressional leaders have made zero progress since Tuesday. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images Congress Republicans and Democrats aren’t negotiating how to avert an impending partial government shutdown. By SARAH FERRIS, BURGESS EVERETT and ANTHONY ADRAGNA 12/13/2018 06:14 PM EST Updated 12/13/2018 06:50 PM EST 2018-12-13T06:50-0500 Without President Donald Trump to worry about, a bipartisan deal would likely sail through Congress to fund the…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border say they are fleeing persecution, poverty and violence A seven-year-old girl from Guatemala who illegally crossed the US-Mexico border with her father died hours after being taken into custody, US media say. The girl, who arrived in the US last week as part of a group of migrants, died of dehydration and shock, the Washington Post reported. The…

PARK CITY — At least 50 bomb threats demanding bitcoin payments were made to businesses in cities across Utah Thursday afternoon as similar threats swept the nation, officials said. Park City, West Valley, South Salt Lake, South Jordan, Murray, Draper, Cache County, Price and Dixie State University in St. George were among those confirmed to have received threats, law enforcement agencies and dispatchers reported. KSL.com has received reports from readers…

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President Trump’s inaugural committee is under investigation for potentially misspending some of the $107 million it received to organize a string of events celebrating the start of the president’s term, according to a report. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are also probing whether some of the committee’s biggest contributors donated money in order to curry favor with the incoming Trump administration in violation of anti-corruption laws, the Wall Street Journal reported…

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Democrats and media commentators are noting that many Republicans are “shrugging off” the fact that Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to felony campaign finance violations which prosecutors say President Trump directed him to commit. The president, they say, is “implicated in two felonies.” How could GOP lawmakers shrug that off? One little-discussed reason is that many Republicans never liked and continue to oppose current campaign finance laws. They don’t approve of…