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Donald Trump Jr
Trump relies on campaign nostalgia -- and Hillary bashing -- to launch 2020 bid
CNN - Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
(CNN) — President Donald Trump revived the greatest political show on Earth on Tuesday night. Swimming in nostalgia, Trump played all the old hits. He bashed Hillary Clinton, jabbed the "fake news," invoked
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Literature
Cuccinelli email to asylum officers sparks anger, push back
CNN - By Geneva Sands, CNN
(CNN) — New acting Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli has sent an email to asylum officers that is being met with consternation and criticism. In the email, according to
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Pete Buttigieg
Buttigieg, amid a trying week, changes police department policy on body cameras
CNN - By Dan Merica, CNN
(CNN) — Mayor Pete Buttigieg directed his police chief on Tuesday to order all South Bend, Indiana, police officers to turn their body cameras on when interacting with civilians on duty, making the decision
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Politics
Interior's internal FOIA policy gives political appointees sign-off on document releases, raising concerns
CNN - By Ellie Kaufman, CNN
(CNN) — The Interior Department has developed a second, undisclosed internal Freedom of Information Act review policy, which requires certain political appointees to sign off on documents before releasing
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Florida
About that Florida poll that shows Biden crushing Trump ...
CNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
Washington (CNN) — Just as Donald Trump prepared to jet to Orlando to formally kick off his bid for a second term in 2020, a new Quinnipiac University poll was released that showed the President trailing
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Amazon
Fact-checking AOC on Amazon's 'starvation wages'
CNN - By Cristina Alesci, CNN
Washington (CNN) — During an interview with ABC News, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dodged the question of whether Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos would still be a billionaire under her political prescriptions.
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Melania Trump
Live: Trump rally in Orlando - CNNPolitics
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Politics
Four women who allege Indiana attorney general groped them file lawsuit
CNN - By Kate Sullivan and Carma Hassan, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Four women who allege Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill groped them in March 2018 filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Hill and the state of Indiana. Niki DaSilva, Samantha Lozano, Gabrielle
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Politics
Senators reach a deal on emergency border funding
CNN - By Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly, CNN
(CNN) — The top two appropriators in the US Senate have reached an agreement on a $4.6 billion funding package to address the influx of migrants at the southern border that has been deemed a "humanitarian
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Central Park Five
Trump doesn't apologize for his Central Park Five ads
CNN - By Kevin Liptak and Matthew Hoye, CNN
(CNN) — President Donald Trump responded to a question about the Central Park Five during his appearance before reporters on Tuesday, once again declining to apologize for his actions following the incident.
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Joe Biden
Joe Biden stops by Stonewall Inn to commemorate 50th anniversary of riots
CNN - Jackson Cote, CNN
(CNN) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, stopped by New York City's Stonewall Inn on Tuesday in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the riots that helped catapult
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Democratic National Committee
Here's where candidates will be placed at first Democratic debates
CNN - By Dan Merica, CNN
Washington (CNN) — The stage is set for the first series of Democratic debates. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont will be at the center of the stage during the Thursday
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Hillary Clinton
Fact-checking Trump's tweet about Hillary Clinton email review
CNN - By David Shortell, CNN
Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump returned to one of his favorite foils early Tuesday morning, tweeting out a report of the latest twist in the Hillary Clinton email saga. "Wow! The State Department
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Trump Tower
White House will assert immunity for Hope Hicks during congressional testimony
CNN - By Manu Raju, Jeremy Herb and Pamela Brown, CNN
(CNN) — The White House is asserting immunity for President Donald Trump's long-time confidant Hope Hicks from testifying in the House Judiciary Committee about her time at the White House, setting up
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Slavery
McConnell opposes paying reparations: 'None of us currently living are responsible' for slavery
CNN - By Ted Barrett, CNN
(CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he opposes paying reparations for slavery, arguing "none of us currently living are responsible" for what he called America's "original sin."
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Iran
Trump privately skeptical about military engagement with Iran despite oil ship attacks
CNN - By Abby Phillip, Kevin Liptak, Devan Cole and Nicole Gaouette, CNN
Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump appeared to contradict his most senior security officials Monday, downplaying recent attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman that his administration has blamed
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NRSC
Roy Moore to announce decision on US Senate run amid GOP resistance
CNN - By Alex Rogers, CNN
(CNN) — Former Judge Roy Moore will reportedly announce whether he'll run again for Senate on Thursday, after losing his race in 2017 and subsequently the high-profile support of President Donald Trump
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ocasio-Cortez compares migrant detention facilities to concentration camps
CNN - By Caroline Kelly, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused President Donald Trump's administration of running "concentration camps" in its detention of migrants at the southern border. Conservatives quickly
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Patrick M. Shanahan
Shanahan withdraws as Trump's defense pick as domestic incidents resurface
CNN - By Zachary Cohen, Curt Devine, Drew Griffin and Michael Warren, CNN
Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has "decided not to go forward with his confirmation process." Shanahan's withdrawal was announced
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News
Top Russia expert leaving Trump's National Security Council
CNN - By Kevin Liptak and Zachary Cohen, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Fiona Hill, the top official on Russian affairs at the National Security Council, will depart the Trump administration this summer, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Dow Jones
Dow closes 350 points higher after word of Trump-Xi meeting sparks rally
CNN - By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business
New York (CNN Business) — Stocks rallied all the way into the close on Tuesday, both in the United States and elsewhere, as positive sentiment about trade took hold of the market. President Donald Trump
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Sebastian Gorka
First on CNN: Controversial political appointee expected to be named Customs and Border Protection press secretary
CNN - By Geneva Sands, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Katharine Gorka, a political appointee at the Department of Homeland Security who has stirred controversy for her views on terrorism and her role in the department's efforts to combat
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Joe Biden
New poll shows Biden and other top Democrats beating Trump in Florida
CNN - By Grace Sparks, CNN
(CNN) — As President Donald Trump heads to Florida on Tuesday to officially declare his reelection bid in 2020, he's trailing multiple top Democratic candidates in the battleground Sunshine State, according
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Donald Trump
Donald Trump's secret 2020 weapon
CNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
(CNN) — Two days before President Donald Trump was set to formally kick off his 2020 campaign in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday night, the crowds began to gather. By the morning of the big day, thousands
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Melania Trump
Trump launches 2020 bid with familiar refrains on immigration and trade
CNN - By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Orlando (CNN) — President Donald Trump formally launched his reelection campaign Tuesday night, rallying supporters with a speech that made clear he plans to run on the same formula that narrowly delivered
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Robert Lighthizer
Top Trump trade negotiator tries to sell skeptical Democrats on NAFTA replacement
CNN - By Haley Byrd, CNN
(CNN) — From the start, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has argued he can get Democrats to support President Donald Trump's replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement. Now it's to
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Politics
Donald Trump just keeps 'joking' about serving more than 2 terms as president
CNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
(CNN) — President Donald Trump sure does have a strange sense of humor. Take his regular "jokes" about the possibility of extending his time in office beyond the Constitutionally-mandated two four-year
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News
Trump issues vague threat to begin deporting 'millions' of undocumented immigrants next week
CNN - By Priscilla Alvarez, Jim Acosta, Joe Johns and Devan Cole, CNN
Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday night issued a vague threat to deport "millions" of undocumented immigrants next week, falling short of providing any additional details and surprising
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Joe Biden
Joe Biden announces massive $20 million raised as first debate approaches
CNN - By Arlette Saenz, CNN
(CNN) — Joe Biden revealed Monday that his campaign may have raised nearly $20 million since the former vice president entered the 2020 race -- a figure that would surpass the amount raised by any of Democratic