EXCLUSIVE: HACKING DEMOCRACY
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Nearly a year into his presidency, Trump continues to reject the evidence that Russia waged an unprecedented assault on a pillar of American democracy and supported his run for the White House. Interviews with more than 50 U.S. officials show that the personal insecurities of the president have impaired the government’s response to a national security threat, with Trump resisting or attempting to roll back efforts to hold Moscow to account as he tries to forge a partnership with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Senator-elect Doug Jones’s surprising win upended expectations in both parties for next year’s midterm campaigns, with Democrats emboldened by signs of a resurgent voter base and Republicans sensing new vulnerabilities.
The Emerald Isle’s collective shrug when faced with the prospect of a lower U.S. corporate rate underscores why many experts are forecasting that the GOP tax plan will do little to alter the forces that drive American industry overseas.
Christian protesters in Amman, Jordan, take part in a march to protest President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (Reuters)
Palestinians stand in front of the Christmas tree near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (Abed Al Hashlamoun/Epa-Efe/Rex/Shutterstock)
Pope Tawadros II, head of the Egyptian Coptic Church, called off a scheduled meeting with Vice President Pence in Cairo. (AFP/Getty)
As Vice President Pence prepares to visit the region, the White House is facing an awkward backlash from the Christians it pledged to protect after its decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and move the U.S. Embassy there.
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The move would allow Internet providers to speed up service for some apps and websites — and block or slow down others — in a decision repealing Obama-era regulations for broadband companies such as AT&T and Verizon.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has been undergoing chemotherapy and radiation to treat brain cancer at the National Institutes of Health, next to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
One of the president’s most prominent African American supporters resigned under pressure after a confrontation with Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, who had grown frustrated with her abrasive and attention-seeking style.
The body of Kentucky state Rep. Dan Johnson — who was accused of molesting a member of his church when she was 17 — was found with one gunshot wound to the head.
At his annual press conference — part news, part carnival — Vladimir Putin said it’s not his job to create the competition in Russia’s political system.
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Analysis White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders bragged on Twitter about the “booming Trump economy” but most of the upward economic trends began in the Obama-era.
Human-caused global warming boosted Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall by at least 15 percent, studies find
Storms like the one that flooded Houston and a wide area of Texas in August are also much more likely, the studies found.
