A few minutes before announcing that he crossed the 65,000 unique donation threshold necessary to qualify for the first two Democratic debates, 2020 longshot candidate Andrew Yang tweeted that he thought Nicolas Cage may have sent some money his way. Late last week, I confirmed with Cage’s manager that Cage …
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Michael Cohen sat before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday for the last of four sessions. His story is far from over. The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump’s embattled former attorney and fixer told his lawyer last year to look into the possibility of a presidential pardon. Lanny …
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As Democratic candidates announce their intent to run against President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, none yet has really been a surprise. But, according to CNN’s Jeff Zeleny, one unexpected contender may still enter the race: Hillary Clinton. “Clinton is telling people that she’s not closing the doors to …
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President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House to present his plan for reopening the government. Trump said that his plan will “break the log jam” of the government shutdown and to “solve the crisis on the southern border.” But early Democratic reaction …
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WASHINGTON —William Barr, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney general to replace Jeff Sessions, reveals in prepared remarks released a day before his Senate confirmation hearing that he would not allow politics or other outside influences to interfere with Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 …
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Jailed Russian national Maria Butina has reached a deal with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to violate a prohibition on undeclared foreign agents, ABC and the Daily Beast report. In a version of the plea document to be filed with the court, Butina reportedly will …
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