Trump's Mar-a-Lago searched by FBI in document investigation | CNN Politics
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The FBI executed a search warrant Monday at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, including classified documents, that may have been brought there, three people familiar with...
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What's in Biden's Build Back Better plan after Manchin's latest move - CNNPolitics
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The Democrats' budget reconciliation package, which gained more heft after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin agreed to add back several climate and tax provisions, was passed Sunday by the Senate on a party-line vote.
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The Senate is continuing to work Sunday on a series of amendment votes but faced new drama early afternoon as Democrats look to pass their sweeping climate, health care and tax package.
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Shortly before the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Defense Department created a task force responsible for handling counterterrorism strikes inside the country after American troops had left -- a so-called "over the horizon" strategy that officials promised would...
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The White House summoned China's ambassador on Thursday to condemn China's "irresponsible" military activities near Taiwan as tensions continue to escalate in the region following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island this week.
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Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said if the Justice Department does not prosecute former President Donald Trump for his role in the insurrection at the US Capitol and "the facts and the evidence are there," the decision could call into question whether the United States can...
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The talks revolve around whether Trump would be able to shield conversations he had while he was president from federal investigators.
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Who was al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri? - CNNPolitics
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Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri's death at the hands of a US drone strike brings an end to his "trail of murder and violence against American citizens," President Joe Biden said Monday evening.
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The 'progress recession' has been here for decades | CNN Politics
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There's a valid argument that GDP is a flawed way to view the economy since it only charts growth and does not include any of the costs of that growth. Here's why one expert says a better metric is needed and why the US has actually been in a "progress recession"...
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President Joe Biden has said he will decide whether to widely cancel a portion of federal student loan debt per borrower by the end of August. Regardless of his decision, there are several other ways federal student loan borrowers may qualify for some student loan...
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The US has postponed a long planned missile test over concerns about China's angry response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan earlier this week, a US official tells CNN.
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The battle over abortion rights helps Kamala Harris find her voice as vice president | CNN Politics
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Vice President Kamala Harris has seized onto abortion rights as an issue all her own, cementing herself as the administration's lead messenger on an area it hopes will resonate with voters at the ballot box in November -- and beyond.
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Joe and Jill's long summer - CNNPolitics
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This summer has not been an easy one for President Joe Biden, and no one feels that more than Jill Biden.
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Abortion rights victory gives Democrats new hope for midterms - CNNPolitics
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It isn't often that Democrats look to deep-red Kansas for resounding affirmation. But on Tuesday night, when Kansans overwhelmingly voted to keep protections for abortion rights in their state constitution, that is exactly what happened.
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Kansas shows how abortion may change the midterm turnout dynamic - CNNPolitics
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Abortion rights activists won a huge victory in the red state of Kansas on Tuesday. Kansans voted overwhelmingly (59% to 41%) to reject an amendment that said there was no constitutional right to an abortion in the state.
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Candidate Joe Biden promised in 2019 to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over the kingdom's human rights record. President Biden, confronted by economic reality, reversed himself.
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Pelosi says US will 'not abandon' Taiwan as China plans military drills - CNNPolitics
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During a historic trip to Taiwan Wednesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her visit was intended to make it "unequivocally clear" that the United States would "not abandon" the democratically governed island.
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The wording of the question was convoluted, but the answer was crystal clear: No. Voters in Kansas on Tuesday, in dramatic numbers and by an overwhelming margin, rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed lawmakers to ban abortion in the state.
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Six takeaways from Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Arizona and Washington primaries - CNNPolitics
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Kansas voters handed abortion-rights advocates a massive victory Tuesday, surging to the polls to defeat a measure that would have allowed the GOP-led legislature to impose new restrictions.
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White House warns China against escalations over Pelosi's potential trip to Taiwan - CNNPolitics
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Biden administration officials are warning China not to take escalatory actions amid House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's prospective trip to Taiwan, emphasizing that the potential visit would not mark a shift in American foreign policy.
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How Republicans could still blow the 2022 midterm elections | CNN Politics
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Sometimes polling trends meet your expectations. For example, you might expect a president's approval rating to be low when we're dealing with high inflation and negative growth in real disposable income per capita.
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough on Sunday pushed back against Senate Republicans blocking passage of the administration-backed PACT Act, warning that if the chamber passes GOP senators' proposed amendment to the legislation aimed at providing care for...
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Timeline of missing Secret Service text messages - CNNPolitics
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Here's a timeline of how the Secret Service text messages became one of the key questions for the House committee as it prepares for the next phase of its probe into the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Russian government officials requested that a former colonel from the country's domestic spy agency who was convicted of murder in Germany last year be included in the US' proposed swap of a notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan,...
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Limping away from one of the most significant terms in decades, justices are sending out flares expressing concern not only for the future of the Supreme Court but the country as a whole as institutional norms dissolve, tensions rise, and the court pivots right with...
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How secret negotiations revived Joe Biden's agenda and shocked Washington - CNNPolitics
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It was the middle of the night in Saudi Arabia when word emerged from Washington that President Joe Biden's long-stalled domestic agenda was dead.
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China's shadow is looming over the US this week | CNN Politics
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China's shadow over the United States has been especially noticeable this week. There are elements of direct tension over Taiwan. And there is the all-important economic dependence on China that the US is trying to lessen.
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Biden speaks with China's Xi as tension grows over Taiwan - CNNPolitics
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President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a lengthy and candid discussion about Taiwan on Thursday as tensions mount between Washington and Beijing, despite Biden's onetime hope of stabilizing the world's most important country-to-country...
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Pentagon working to develop security plan for Pelosi ahead of possible to Taiwan - CNNPolitics
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The Pentagon is developing a security plan to use ships and aircraft to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi safe should she decide to lead a congressional delegation to Taiwan, according to several Defense officials.
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US and China on a knife's edge over Taiwan ahead of Xi-Biden phone call - CNNPolitics
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No one can afford to look weak.
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