While the president touted accomplishments and claimed his inaugural year had ushered in an ebullient “new American moment,” he made no mention of the ongoing investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election hanging over his administration and fueling a great divide between Republicans and Democrats that was on stark display in the Capitol during his speech.
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For the State of the Union and other formal events, Trump’s language, while still far simpler and blunter than most presidents,' is a far cry from his biting, sometimes sniping, voice on Twitter or the raw populism he uses to win cheers at rallies.
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A key question of the internal investigation is whether then-No. 2 FBI official Andrew McCabe or anyone else at the agency wanted to avoid taking action on the laptop findings until after the Nov. 8 election, according to three people familiar with the matter. It’s unclear whether the inspector general has reached any conclusions on that point.
During the appearance on Kimmel’s show, the porn star was cagey, at one point casting doubt on the signature on a statement released hours before the show that denied she had an affair with the president.
Hillary Clinton’s Facebook post sought to explain her decision to deliver a less severe punishment to Burns Strider, who was her faith adviser, despite a recommendation from her campaign manager that Strider be fired.
The deal for Smith means that Cousins, who had shown no interest in striking a long-term deal with the Redskins, will get what he has long sought: a chance to test his value on the NFL’s free-agent market.
People frustrated by the lack of services in the unincorporated towns should move, critics say. But residents refuse to leave their land after years of trying to make it work.
Tech. Sgt. Geraldine Lovely was suspended from her leadership role after she posted a video of her tirade on social media. The Nellis Air Force Base called her actions “inappropriate and unacceptable.”
A Canadian couple’s stroll on a Caribbean beach led to a gut-churning travel nightmare of larvae that bored into their skin and started eating their way through their flesh.
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