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August 18, 2018 - 4:53 pm

White House counsel cooperated with Mueller's probe, met with special counsel's team several times:

(WASHINGTON) -- White House counsel Donald McGahn has cooperated extensively with special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia's meddling with the 2016 presidential election, sources with knowledge of his interviews tell ABC News. McGahn has met with Mueller’s team at least three times and...
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Laura Ingraham
August 18, 2018 - 4:15 pm

The media vs. Trump

What we are witnessing is the full on politicization of the media.
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August 18, 2018 - 1:18 pm

Trump claims social media platforms are 'discriminating' against conservatives

(WASHINGTON) -- President Trump weighed in on social media platforms' banning certain content, claiming in a series of tweets that the sites are "totally discriminating" against conservative voices supportive of his administration. “Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/...
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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Southampton, N.Y., for a fundraiser. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
August 17, 2018 - 10:20 pm

Trump warns he'll revoke clearance of Justice Dept official

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he suspects he'll "very quickly" revoke the security clearance for a Justice Department official whose wife worked for the firm involved in producing a dossier on Trump's ties to Russia. Signaling that his efforts to target clearances over...
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August 17, 2018 - 7:53 pm

Special counsel says up to 6 months jail 'warranted' for Trump aide-turned cooperating witness

(WASHINGTON) -- Special counsel Robert Mueller is recommending a judge sentence one-time Donald Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos to up to six months in jail for lying to the FBI, a request that factors in his pledge to cooperate with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016...
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FILE - In this May 10, 2018 file photo, Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in New York. New York Gov. On Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at a bill signing event in Manhattan, Cuomo said that America "was never that great" during remarks criticizing Republican President Donald Trump and his slogan "Make America Great Again," saying America won't be truly great until all Americans have true equality. Republicans quickly pounced on Cuomo's remarks. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
August 17, 2018 - 7:08 pm

Cuomo on his 'inartful' remark: 'Of course America is great'

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running for a third term and a potential candidate for president in 2020, acknowledged Friday that he was "inartful" when he said this week that America "was never that great." The Democrat went on to expound on something that few elected officials ever need...
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August 17, 2018 - 6:51 pm

The conservative DC legal group behind a challenge to Mueller probe

(WASHINGTON) -- The latest legal challenge to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, now heading to the U.S. Court of Appeals, is being steered by a veteran Washington legal group that has a history of taking on Democrats and is bankrolled, in part, by longstanding Republican donors...
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August 17, 2018 - 6:20 pm

HUD files formal complaint against Facebook for housing discrimination

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development has filed a formal complaint against Facebook for allowing landlords to target specific racial groups or other demographic groups in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Facebook has previously faced lawsuits from housing groups after...
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ABC News
August 17, 2018 - 4:55 pm

Trump says he'll likely strip 'dossier'-linked DOJ official of security clearance

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Friday said he is on the verge of stripping the security clearance of a longtime Justice Department official who has emerged as a target and political talking point for Republicans upset over special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. "I think Bruce...
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August 17, 2018 - 4:25 pm

Thousands could lose Medicaid coverage as states enforce work requirements

(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of Americans -- many low-income -- are at risk of losing Medicaid health care insurance coverage as states implement work requirements pushed and approved by the Trump administration. In Arkansas, more than 5,400 people failed to comply with the work requirements for the...
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