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Don't worry, Beto O'Rourke asks before he stands on counters
CNN - By Eric Bradner, CNN
(CNN) — Beto O'Rourke's habit of standing on things -- especially counters -- has become a point of public fascination, spawning memes and Twitter accounts in the early days of his campaign. But don't
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Treasury rolls out extra relief on tax penalties
CNN - By Donna Borak, CNN
Washington (CNN) — American taxpayers who fell short on paying their IOUs to Uncle Sam over the course of 2018 will be getting some more relief from the Internal Revenue Service. The Treasury Department
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Deputy US attorney who oversaw Cohen case to leave office
CNN - By Erica Orden, CNN
(CNN) — Robert Khuzami, the deputy US attorney for the Southern District of New York who has overseen the criminal case against President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen, is set leave
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US announces new round of sanctions on Iran
CNN - By Jennifer Hansler and Zachary Cohen, CNN
Washington (CNN) — The US State and Treasury departments on Friday sanctioned 14 individuals and 17 entities linked to SPND, Iran's organization for defense, innovation and research. "Our maximum pressure
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With Latino power rising, Kamala Harris seeks to connect
CNN - By Maeve Reston, CNN
Las Vegas (CNN) — Before Kamala Harris' most recent town hall in Nevada, her senior adviser Emmy Ruiz took the stage to offer headsets and encourage voters to pose questions to Harris in Spanish, promising
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Pompeo agrees it's possible God raised Trump to protect Israel from Iranian aggression
CNN - By Julie Gallagher, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed with a suggestion posed in an interview Thursday that it's possible God raised Donald Trump to be President in order to protect Israel from Iran.
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Iowa Republican Steve King slams Hurricane Katrina disaster victims
CNN - By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Republican Rep. Steve King, who has a lengthy history of incendiary comments related to race, favorably compared the response of his Iowan constituents, who are majority white, to recent
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From Israel to Brexit to France: Trump dips into allies' politics
CNN - By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Washington (CNN) — He's trashed the British Prime Minister. He's cheered protesters in France. And now he's handed Israel's embattled leader a win days before a re-election. When it comes to other countries'
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Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez good or bad for Democrats?
CNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
(CNN) — Freshman New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the subject of the cover story of this week's Time magazine. In the piece about AOC, Joel Benenson, a Democratic pollster who polled for President
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2 US troops killed on a mission in Afghanistan
CNN - By Ryan Browne and Madeline Holcombe, CNN
(CNN) — Two United States service members were killed in Afghanistan on Friday, according to a statement from the NATO-led international military coalition in Kabul. They were killed while conducting operation,
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Donald Trump's new, confusing closing argument against the Mueller report
CNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
(CNN) — As Washington waits for word -- that could come as soon as Friday -- about the status of special counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian interference in the 2016 election, President Donald
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Tensions rise as Washington looks to Mueller
CNN - Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
Washington (CNN) — The sound of silence is driving Washington to distraction. The clearest signs yet that the monastic special counsel Robert Mueller may be about to file his final report with Attorney
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New Zealand is moving to ban assault weapons. Why can't we?
CNN - Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN
Washington (CNN) — A week after a mass shooting at two mosques, New Zealand's government is on track to ban assault weapons next month and take back those that are already out there. Twenty years after
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Poll explainer: The way a question is asked can have a major effect on the way it's answered
CNN - Analysis by Grace Sparks, CNN
(CNN) — Question wording is a crucial element of reading and dissecting a poll. The wording of each question and the order they're asked in are extremely important factors in how respondents consider and
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Why Trump shouldn't count on the economy to lift him in 2020
CNN - Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN
(CNN) — More Americans say the economy is in good shape than at any point since 2001. Yet President Donald Trump's approval rating has remained steady over the last two years. An average of all polls his
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Trump says it's time for US to recognize 'Israel's Sovereignty over the Golan Heights'
CNN - By Jeremy Diamond and Jennifer Hansler, CNN
(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday overturned longstanding US policy regarding the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, announcing "it is time" for the US to "fully recognize Israel's Sovereignty" the
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Top US Marine warns border deployment and hurricane relief efforts pose 'unacceptable risk'
CNN - By Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr, CNN
(CNN) — The commandant of the US Marine Corps, Gen. Robert Neller, has warned acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan that a series of "unplanned and unbudgeted" tasks -- including President Donald
North Korea
US slaps sanctions on 2 Chinese firms doing business with North Korea
CNN - By Kylie Atwood and Zachary Cohen, CNN
(CNN) — The Trump administration on Thursday issued its first set of sanctions aimed at North Korea since the failed summit last month between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, going after two Chinese
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McCain's youngest daughter to Trump: 'You are a child'
CNN - By Caroline Kelly, CNN
(CNN) — While the late Sen. John McCain's daughter Meghan McCain frequently clashes with President Donald Trump, it was youngest daughter Bridget McCain who criticized the president Thursday for disparaging
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Beto O'Rourke set to hire ex-Obama aide Jen O'Malley Dillon to run campaign
CNN - By Jeff Zeleny and Eric Bradner, CNN
Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) — A week after launching his presidential bid, Beto O'Rourke is poised to hire veteran Democratic strategist Jen O'Malley Dillon to lead his campaign, officials familiar
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FBI's response to New Zealand attacks demonstrates its quiet global reach
CNN - Analysis by Josh Campbell, CNN
(CNN) — In the aftermath of last week's deadly terrorist attack at two mosques in New Zealand, local authorities confirmed that personnel from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrived in country
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Here's why Lindsey Graham plays so nice with Trump
CNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
Washington (CNN) — No one has been a bigger convert on President Donald Trump than Lindsey Graham. Way back in 2015, when the South Carolina senator was challenging the billionaire businessman for the
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Comey: 'No idea' what Mueller will conclude -- 'I also don't care'
CNN - By Eli Watkins, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Former FBI Director James Comey said he does not know what special counsel Robert Mueller will conclude in regard to President Donald Trump, and does not care so long as the investigation
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The inside story of how John Roberts negotiated to save Obamacare
CNN - By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer
(CNN) — Adapted from "The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts" by Joan Biskupic. Copyright © 2019. Available from Basic Books. Chief Justice John Roberts arrived at the Valletta
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White House rejects Dem requests for info on Putin communications
CNN - By Jeremy Herb and Pamela Brown, CNN
(CNN) — The White House is rejecting a request from congressional Democrats to obtain documents tied to President Donald Trump's communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a letter to three
Death Row
California governor: Why I put a freeze on the death penalty
CNN - By Gavin Newsom
(CNN) — As the tide turns toward a more just criminal justice system, California again has a responsibility to lead the way -- and in doing so, show the world who we are and what we stand for. The death
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US sending diplomats to speak at migration summit -- in hardline Hungary
CNN - By Michelle Kosinski and Jennifer Hansler, CNN
(CNN) — The US State Department is sending two high-level officials to a migration summit this weekend in Hungary -- a country whose controversial far-right ruling party has maintained a hardline anti-migration
Student Finance
Trump vows to 'fix' student loan debt
CNN - By Katie Lobosco, CNN
Washington (CNN) — The Trump administration is floating several policy proposals to address student loan debt, as college affordability becomes a popular topic for Democrats on the 2020 campaign trail.
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ICE arrests drop as the agency shifts toward the surge of migrants at the southern border
CNN - By Geneva Sands, CNN
(CNN) — US immigration arrests are down compared with last year, as illegal migrant crossings spike at the southern border and Immigration and Customs Enforcement has had to shift resources to the deal