President Donald Trump spread at least four false claims Wednesday about the conclusions and costs of the Russia investigation, while pushing back against Democratic leaders who are trying to pick up where special counsel Robert Mueller left off.

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Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told lawmakers that Russian President Vladimir Putin was more prepared than President Donald Trump for their meeting in Hamburg, Germany, putting US officials at a disadvantage, a Democratic House Foreign Affairs committee aide told CNN Wednesday.

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A 10-year-old migrant child died while in the care of the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement in September of last year, according to department spokesman Mark Weber.

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Department of Homeland Security press secretary Tyler Q. Houlton is leaving his position at the end of the week after nearly two years delivering the public message for a department that has been at the center of the Trump administration's focus on immigration and many of its controversial policies.

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The US intelligence community has briefed presidential campaigns on potential cybersecurity and espionage issues they may face ahead of the 2020 election.

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President Donald Trump's angry threats Wednesday to not work with congressional Democrats until they stopped investigating him came at a sensitive time for talks over several important issues that bipartisan negotiators on Capitol Hill and the White House had hoped to wrap up before Congress leaves as early as Thursday for the Memorial Day recess.

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A federal judge in New York on Wednesday refused to block subpoenas from the House of Representatives for President Donald Trump's financial records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One.

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American political parties are running to the extremes on abortion as conservative lawmakers vie to impose stricter limits on terminating pregnancies, prompting Democrats to rally in defense of women's reproductive rights -- and the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

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Brad Parscale, Donald Trump's 2020 campaign manager, took to Twitter earlier this week to make a pretty bold claim. Here it is:

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Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana said Wednesday that Democrats need to "urinate or get off the pot" when it comes to impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

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Actor John Cusack faced pushback on social media after he was caught not standing for a military salute at a Cubs game at Wrigley Field Wednesday night.

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Fox News' Laura Ingraham said Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Peloi's actions today proved that Democrats are "uninterested" when it comes to working with President Trump.

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The Democrats’ fixation on taking down President Trump ahead of the 2020 election is not in the country’s best interest and ultimately overlooks his accomplishments, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Wednesday.

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No Democrat can win the party's 2020 presidential nomination without supporting President Trump's impeachment, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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Local authorities in Washington will be barred from asking about someone’s immigration status under a new “sanctuary” policy that expands similar requirements already in place for state agencies.

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller knew from the beginning of the Russia investigation that there was no evidence of collusion against the Trump presidential campaign, U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes said Wednesday.

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Fox News' Sean Hannity didn't mince words Wednesday, calling out House Speaker Nancy's Pelosi for her accusation that President Trump "engaged in a cover-up," calling the speaker a figurehead who answers to radical elements in her party led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., the "real speaker of the House."

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President Trump awarded the Medal of Valor to 14 public safety officers on Wednesday; the medal is the nation’s highest honor for bravery by a public safety officer.

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The new catchphrase in the media "echo chamber" this week is "cover-up," and it comes from the mouths of Democratic lawmakers, Joe Concha said.

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Michigan Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib told Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at a testy hearing on Wednesday that he should seek "personal" legal advice, effectively issuing a thinly veiled threat following his refusal to turn over President Trump's personal tax information to Congress.

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Congress approves arms sales to foreign governments. But Trump could bypass lawmakers by declaring a national security emergency to sell weapons to Riyadh.

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"I don't do cover-ups," the president said, responding to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments earlier.

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The disclosures come as a federal judge ruled Wednesday that two other banks — Deutsche Bank and Capital One — can give financial documents to Congress.

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Unlike Sen. Elizabeth Warren, many Democratic candidates are eager to reach out to potentially skeptical voters.

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Lindh is set to be released from prison Thursday amid concerns among U.S. authorities that he remains a potentially violent Islamic extremist.

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The program would allow local public housing authorities to apply for federal grants to install carbon monoxide detectors, combat mold and remove asbestos.

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The Trump family sued Deutsche Bank and Capital One last month in an effort to block them from handing over financial documents to Congress.

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"I did not say it was murder," Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., said in a fiery exchange during a congressional hearing.

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The Constitution provides that a president can be impeached for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."

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Analysis: By saying the quiet part out loud again, Trump has owned the decision to make the next 18 months about him and not the American public.

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Six children have died after being apprehended by Border Patrol in the past eight months

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"They covered up her death for eight months, even though we were actively asking the question about whether any child had died," Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro told CBS News

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The photo in question showed one person in blackface and another in KKK regalia

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Schiff said the committee's Democratic majority was "deeply distressed" to learn that ODNI had attempted to give the transcripts to the White House

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As McDonald's holds its annual meeting, employees across the country protest the restaurant chain's working conditions.

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Trump's legal team had sued to block Deutsche Bank and Capital One from complying with subpoenas from two House committees

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A meeting with Democratic leaders quickly transformed into a confrontation over investigations into the president

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An official confirmed to CBS News a sixth migrant child died after crossing the U.S. border. The 10-year-old girl died in U.S. custody back in September. Omar Villafranca has the latest.

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Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is not among the 24 Democratic cadidates vying for the presidency, but she's rumored to still be considering a run. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joined "Red & Blue" to discuss if, or when, Abrams will enter the race.

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President Trump stormed out of a meeting with top Democrats, saying there would be no deal on infrastructure. It comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the president engaged in a "cover-up." Nancy Cordes explains.

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Warren’s campaign released a list of cases Wednesday night on her website, revealing a far higher number than previously disclosed.

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But a spokesman says the decision is not related to his calls for impeachment of President Trump.

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Prosecutors took an early interest in the companies seeking to leverage Cohen’s access to President Trump and the White House, documents show.

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Under pressure from the left, DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos said she won’t attend a fundraiser for Rep. Daniel Lipinski.

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A federal judge said Deutsche Bank and Capital One may hand over the president’s financial records to Democrats in the House.

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In the Rose Garden, the president insisted he would not work with Democrats unless they abandon their investigations of his businesses, presidency and personal finances.

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In the Rose Garden, the president insisted he would not work with Democrats unless they abandon their investigations of his businesses, presidency and personal finances.

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The president angrily shuts down infrastructure talks after Pelosi accused him earlier in the day of managing a ‘coverup’ in probes of his conduct and administration.

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The president stormed out of an infrastructure meeting, declaring that he could not work with Democrats until they stopped investigating him.

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The president will meet with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar during an overnight stay wedged between a state visit to Britain and a D-Day commemoration in France.

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After pressure, a top Democratic Party official will no longer host an event for the anti-abortion Representative Daniel Lipinski of Illinois.

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After Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused him of a “cover-up,” the president said he would not work with Democrats until they stopped investigating him.

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The move is the administration’s latest step to respond to a surge of undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers trying to enter the United States.

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Tax officials would be authorized to hand over his state returns to any one of three congressional committees, opening a new front in a heated battle.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi is using rhetorical volleys, like accusing President Trump of “a cover-up,” to ease the pressure on impeachment as she counsels a methodical strategy.

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For two years now, the phrase has become a catchall term invoking the chaos of the Trump White House.

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Officials appeared to edge away from the urgency of an earlier State Department announcement that warned of new chemical attacks by the Syrian government.

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The lawyer is accused of more than three dozen crimes, including forging a letter to Ms. Daniels’s literary agent to secure funds that he put toward the monthly payment on a Ferrari.

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The 2020 Democratic candidate addressed criticisms from Vice President Mike Pence and evangelist Franklin Graham with a candid response.

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Trump lost his bid to block Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp from providing his financial records to Congress.

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The House speaker sent a letter to her congressional colleagues Wednesday night to comment on the president's Rose Garden meltdown.

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“Who are the primary engineers and designers of these algorithms?” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked an expert. “White men,” she replied.

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David Bernhardt’s apathy about the global crisis has become fuel for Democrats, including a few running for president.

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Activists and party elders are telling them to throw away the concept. Voters aren’t entirely listening.

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The Pentagon will propose to the White House to send thousands of American soldiers overseas to defend against potential Iranian threats, officials said.

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The senator said the Mueller investigation was the “antithesis of libertarianism.”

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Only one Republican voted against making Howard Nielson a lifetime federal judge.

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Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) had faced significant criticism for planning to appear at an event boosting Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.).

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Another federal judge appointed by Barack Obama has ruled that House Democrats can subpoena President Donald Trump’s personal and business finance records, with Wednesday’s decision from New York following on the heels of a similar Monday ruling from a court in Washington, D.C.

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On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) predicted that the Supreme Court will either directly overturn Roe v. Wade or roll it back so substantially that it will be effectively overturned. Host Rachel Maddow asked,

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More than 100 partygoers were arrested in Crystal Beach, Texas, during the "Go Topless Galveston" beach party where massive fights broke out, a jeep was lit aflame, and lewd and drunken behavior reigned.

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During an interview broadcast on Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said there is an “obviously strong” obstruction of justice case against President Trump. Host Chris Cuomo asked Durbin where he stands on impeachment. Durbin

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategy to resolve the Syrian conflict is taking “cues” from Russia, Turkey, and Israel, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) argued during a House panel hearing Wednesday without acknowledging that the three countries stand on opposing sides of the more than eight-year-old war.

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Ben Carson's Department of Housing and Urban Development has decided to restore single-sex spaces for women in homeless shelters, amid growing Democratic pressure to force women to share their sleeping and bathroom spaces with men who say they are women.

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Democrat presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke praised universal background checks on Tuesday but did not acknowledge that such checks failed to stop May 7, 2019, STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting.

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TEL AVIV - If elected president, Senator Bernie Sanders said he would strongly consider moving the U.S. Embassy from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv.

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"That Christmas night, Nic took twelve bullets," Trump recalled. "After a very tough recovery, Nic survived. And, Trooper Cederberg, we are very honored to have you with us in the White House. Thank you very much. Great job. He looks awfully good. Twelve bullets."

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Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Congress would not allow President Donald Trump to use infrastructure to “blackmail” Congress to stop investigations into him and his administration. Waters said, “I was concerned about the fact that he

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