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Republican Sen. Mitt Romney issued a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump on Friday following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, saying he was "sickened" by details in revealed in the document.

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There is a widening divide between what Attorney General William Barr has said publicly about the special counsel's investigation and Robert Mueller's actual report.

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Maria Butina has asked a federal judge to release her from prison and send her home to Russia after she spent nine months in jail since her arrest for acting as a foreign agent of the Russian government.

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Federal authorities arrested a man in California Thursday in connection with a brazen February raid on the North Korean Embassy in Madrid.

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Two US soldiers were questioned by Mexican troops earlier this month while conducting a surveillance operation on the US side of the southern border, two US defense officials tell CNN.

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Rep. Duncan Hunter posted a video Thursday of himself climbing over a barrier that he erroneously calls "the grand border wall" in a move his Democratic opponent initially claimed violated Hunter's bail agreement.

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Government officials from civil aviation authorities in nine countries, as well as members of the three US federal agencies, will investigate how the 737 Max airplane was initially certified, according to a release from the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Donald Trump's presidency -- or at least his first term -- will be measured this way: Before the Mueller Report (BMR) and After the Mueller Report (AMR).

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Erik Prince, the founder of the controversial private security firm Blackwater, makes a number of appearances in special counsel Robert Mueller's report. Noted for his ties to the United Arab Emirates, Prince was a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump during the campaign and spent time around senior officials with the Trump transition team, including former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. Prince is the brother of Trump's Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

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White House principal deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley struck back at CNN host Anderson Cooper on Friday, a day after having a contentious interview with the journalist, saying he would not be lectured by a member of the mainstream media who has been “lying” about President Trump.

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The Department of Justice responded Friday to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler’s request for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report and underlying evidence by denying the request, saying that the subpoena was both “premature and unnecessary.”

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Jim Messina, campaign manager for former President Barack Obama's successful re-election campaign, predicted that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., would be unable to counter President Donald Trump's economic messaging and would therefore lose in a 2020 electoral matchup.

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Washington Examiner opinion editor Byron York said the Obama administration “did not do itself proud” when it came to dealing with the Russian interference during and in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election.

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Former South Carolina congressman Trey Gowdy believes the release of the Mueller report has not resolved the partisan debate over the Trump campaign’s dealings with Russia in 2016 and that the real “verdict” on the situation will be rendered by the 2020 presidential election.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called on Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump on Friday, suggesting that the Mueller report laid out the groundwork for Congress to initiate the process.

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Former President Barack Obama should have done more to combat Russian meddling even if Senate leadership refused to cooperate, Democratic strategist Mary Anne Marsh said on Friday's broadcast of "The Daily Briefing."

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Fox News contributor Donna Brazile defended former President Barack Obama on Friday as he faced criticism for his response to Russian meddling during the 2016 election.

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President Trump’s 2020 campaign announced Friday that it has raised more than $1 million since Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report was made public a day earlier.

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Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions was investigated for perjury by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office, but it found evidence was “insufficient” to prove that he was “willfully untruthful” in his answers.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, another 2020 hopeful, ignored questions from reporters on the subject at a campaign stop in South Carolina.

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The president was tweeting about the special counsel's investigation from his resort Mar-a-Lago in Florida.

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Ammar Campa-Najjar, a Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Hunter for his seat, slammed the lawmaker for a "political stunt."

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"Foreign investors are going to think twice," one expert said. "And this is fundamental for the Cuban economy."

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The New Jersey senator leads the pack in Asian American donations ($394,923), followed by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard ($390,155) and Sen. Kamala Harris ($322,047).

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Each of the voicemails to the members of Congress was filled with multiple obscenities and racial epithets.

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Officials say they're still looking into whether any Americans helped the Russians interfere in the 2016 election, or are still compromised by Russia.

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With support from Warren, Biden and Buttigieg, 31,000 striking workers say the grocery giant's proposals would mean more expensive health care and worse retirement benefits.

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The president regularly visits his personal properties and golf courses in Virginia, Florida, and New Jersey.

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Analysis: While the Mueller report gave us a window into the special counsel's thinking, here's what remains unanswered about his decision on obstruction.

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Before hitting the golf course at his Florida resort, President Trump took another swing at what he called the "crazy Mueller report." He claimed some statements made about him were only give to make him look bad. Weijia Jiang reports.

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tThe government has indicated it filed a motion that Butina has provided "substantial assistance" with them by cooperating

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There was sharp reaction Friday to the release of the Mueller report. A top Democratic presidential candidate is calling for impeachment. Nancy Cordes has the latest.

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John Kless is accused of making threatening calls to U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib​ and Eric Swalwell​ and Sen. Cory Booker,​ and allegedly made threats against Rep. Ilhan Omar in those calls​

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A federal agency wants to update rules about how debt collectors contact borrowers. Consumer advocates fear abuses

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Warren became the first Democratic presidential candidate to call for impeachment in the wake of the Mueller report's release

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The proposal would allow 12 members of Congress to review a version of the report with fewer redactions

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Romney also said it was "good news" that the president was not charged with obstruction of justice

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"There is nothing in it that would be worth paying attention to," Russia's Foreign Ministry tells state-run media

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Friday that "the House should initiate impeachment proceedings" against President Trump

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The president, long suspicious of paper trails, seethed that contemporaneous memos by aides became primary source material for the special counsel’s report.

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The president, long suspicious of paper trails, seethed that contemporaneous memos by aides became primary source material for the special counsel’s report.

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Presidential candidates Warren and Castro called for the House to begin impeachment proceedings, but Pelosi and other top Democrats have tried to tamp down the talk.

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The report produced a few surprises, including that President Trump's attempts to impede the investigation were “mostly unsuccessful” because officials refused to help him. Former White House counsel Donald McGahn was a major player on that front.

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The report produced a few surprises, including that President Trump's attempts to impede the investigation were “mostly unsuccessful” because officials refused to help him. Former White House counsel Donald McGahn was a major player on that front.

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The president offered similarly hazy responses in past civil litigation over Trump University and a defamation case he brought against a journalist.

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President Trump and his supporters sought to turn a page on his presidency, as Democrats continue to consider their options about how to respond to a special counsel’s report that detailed what they said was “alarming” behavior.

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The Democratic senator said the special counsel laid out the facts so Congress would act.

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The Russian and Ukrainian national said he has no ties to intelligence services and did not share internal Trump campaign polling data.

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According to the Mueller report, Hannity knew about the meeting weeks before the Times did.

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In an era of deep polarization, Mr. Mueller’s 448-page report quickly became yet another case study in the disparate realities of American politics.

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The Interior Department acted illegally when it sought to lift an Obama-era moratorium on coal mining on public lands, a court found.

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President Trump’s personal lawyer said statements about Mr. Trump from the president’s former White House counsel were inaccurate.

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The man, John J. Kless, of Florida, made phone calls laced with slurs to the lawmakers, and to another member of Congress in California, on April 16, according to court records.

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The Mueller report showed that Justice Department leaders were more deeply under siege than previously known.

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The subpoena escalates a fight with Attorney General William P. Barr over what material Congress is entitled to see from the special counsel’s investigation.

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The special counsel has been absent in public and silent about the case, insulating his office from accusations of leaks but allowing the president and his allies to shape expectations.

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We’ve spent nearly three years covering the Mueller investigation and the Trump-Russia ties. What would you like to know about the back story?

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Unlike previous administrations, where officials feared blows to their credibility in public, President Trump’s press aides are generally performing for an audience of one — the president.

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"No one parodies Susan Collins more viciously than Susan Collins," says one damning tweet.

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The calls threatening Cory Booker, Eric Swalwell and Rashida Tlaib came days after Trump posted an attack tweet showing Rep. Ilhan Omar and 9/11 footage.

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The Judiciary Committee plans to investigate charges of obstruction of justice against the president that were laid out in the redacted Mueller report.

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The private feud between Nancy Pelosi and progressive Democrats is going public.

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They called the attorney general's stipulation that they couldn't discuss their findings with other members of Congress “not acceptable.”

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The 2020 candidate set herself apart from many of her own party's leaders after the release of the Mueller report.

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The Utah senator said he was appalled by revelations in the special counsel's report about Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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Kim Foxx's office, which dropped charges against the "Empire" actor last month, is waiting for Chicago's Inspector General to release a report.

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Virginia Capitol Police Sgt. Robert A. Stamm and school resource officer Daniel Morley lost their jobs after anti-fascists connected them to racist groups.

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The order applies only to dilation-and-evacuation procedures performed on women less than 18 weeks pregnant.

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Appearing Friday on the Fox News Channel, 2020 Democrat presidential candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) argued the 2016 Trump campaign is not owed an apology for being surveilled by the FBI under the Obama administration. 

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Nearly 4-in-5 Republican women say shutting down the United States-Mexico border is a "good idea" to stop surging illegal immigration, while more than 4-in-9 Republican voters, overall, say President Trump is "not tough enough" on illegal immigration, a new poll finds. 

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On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” 2020 presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) stated that even if impeachment proceedings result in the House voting for impeachment, but the Senate voting against conviction, it would still be a worthwhile

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When her son's alleged killer was deported from the United States this month, Angel Mom Wendy Corcoran said her family "knew early on that it was a real possibility" that they may never see justice in the courts.

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Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder claimed Friday that any “competent” prosecutor would be able to make a successful obstruction of justice case against President Trump based on the findings outlined in special counsel Robert Mueller's report. 

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Two activists challenged 2020 contender Beto O’Rourke Friday morning in New Hampshire over fossil fuel contributions he took after saying he wouldn’t.

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Former Central Intelligence Agency analyst John Gentry has written a scathing indictment of "unprecedented" attacks on President Trump.

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld most of California's "sanctuary state" laws on Thursday, dealing another setback to the Trump administration in its effort to challenge the laws.

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With April 20, 2019, marking the 20th anniversary of the Columbine attack. gun control advocates in that school are pledging the release of death photos to secure more gun laws. 

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Education and criminal justice reform were on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) agenda during a campaign stop in Spartanburg, S.C.

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