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Some Republicans began predicting that the party will rally behind some sort of independent investigative body to probe Trump’s White House.
The provocative offer was met with scoffs on Capitol Hill as lawmakers considered the idea that the Kremlin could help shed light on the disclosures of reportedly highly classified intelligence.
Trump meets with Russian officials last week. (Getty)
Trump meets with Russian officials last week. (Getty)
Eight days before the Oval Office meeting in which Trump shared highly classified information, Russian President Vladi­mir Putin asked him to meet Sergei Lavrov, a senior Russian statesman. Despite grievances with Russia, U.S. officials moved forward to make it happen.
When the National Security Agency began using a new hacking tool called EternalBlue, those entrusted with deploying it marveled at both its uncommon power and the widespread havoc it could wreak if it ever got loose. But for more than five years, the NSA kept using it, and now the officials’ worst fears have been realized.
The transgender Army private served seven years in a military prison but had her sentence commuted by President Obama.
Local officials had promised swift action on four monuments as state lawmakers work to block the removals.
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A Turkish state news agency blamed the incident on an “inadequate” response by D.C. police as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was visiting Washington. Nine people were injured.
Pierson College's June Chu apologized after Yale Daily News reviewed her reviews of the people who frequented eateries and businesses she frequented in New Haven. Conn.
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North Korea tells its people terrible things about what the American forces did during the Korean War. And it’s not all wrong.
The GAO report raised questions about the Pentagon's treatment of combat veterans, whose conduct may be linked to medical conditions.
The price far exceeds the highest going rate on St. Martin. One agent described the decor as “rather gaudy.”
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