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Opioids commission recommends that Trump declare a national emergency
The commission is led by Chris Christie.
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Senate gives House Republicans little cover on health care in 2018
House Republicans in targeted districts are likely to continue to face tough questions about a deeply unpopular piece…
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Republicans give Trump what he wants — new Clinton investigations
Ukraine was quick to deny any efforts to interfere in the election.
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Senate defies Trump on call to investigate Hillary Clinton
Senate Republicans say Trump is wrong in prodding his attorney general.
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Participant in Cliven Bundy standoff sentenced to 68 years in prison
Cliven Bundy’s trial is scheduled for later this year.
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Man held after deadly king cobras smuggled into U.S. in potato chip cans
A monthslong investigation also involved the seizure of a young crocodile, three alligator snapping turtles and five diamond…
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Pentagon caught off guard by Trump’s ban on transgender troops
The sudden blanket ban on all transgender troops seemed to take everyone by surprise in its scope.
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GOP, conservative media circle wagons around Trump’s ‘beleaguered’ attorney general
President Trump has gone after Sessions on Twitter since Saturday, calling him “beleaguered” and “weak.”
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Senate Judiciary Committee issues subpoena for Paul Manafort to testify
Negotiations for him to testify voluntarily broke down.
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As Trump wages war on legal marijuana, military veterans side with pot
The 2 million-member American Legion launched a campaign to reduce marijuana restrictions.
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Now Republicans’ Obamacare repeal effort gets real
The politics were on full display Tuesday.