VA’s acting secretary said he is trying to improve “efficiency and effectiveness” — even as he clears out apolitical civil servants who were good performers.
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White House attempts to clarify Trump’s response to whether Russia is still targeting U.S. elections
Comments at Cabinet meeting again stoke criticism of the president and his performance at the Helsinki meeting with Putin.
Orbs keep finding their way into the president's, er, orbit.
Democratic senator says Kavanaugh was “not accurate” on the issue in testimony he gave in a 2006 confirmation hearing.
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Increased diversity appears not to be a good thing to white evangelicals.
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Trump walks back his walkback.
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It involves billion-dollar fraud, a former American ambassador — and that meeting at Trump Tower in 2016.
Because this is probably not the last “stunt” vote we'll see before the midterms, here's a guide to the outliers.
In a tweet, Trump praised Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp as “tough on crime, strong on the border and illegal immigration.”
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Would Democrats fault interference that elected Democrats?
The Abolish ICE movement has been pilloried by GOP leaders, and they saw political advantage in highlighting liberal attacks on the agency.
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee made the estimate while pressing for records from the George W. Bush Presidential Library and the National Archives.
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Europe and the United States are on a long-term collision course.
Jordan said he told the lawyers that he knew nothing about any misconduct affecting wrestlers when he was the team's assistant coach three decades ago.
“It’s going to be the top of the line, the top in the world,” Trump told CBS News.
In a television interview, the president said the new member of the alliance has “very aggressive people.”
Authorities arrested Maria Butina this week and charged her with acting on behalf of the Russian government.
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Trump's debunked claims about the server distract from the reams of other evidence.
