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Comey takes responsibility for FBI 'sloppiness' revealed in DOJ watchdog's report

Later Sunday, President Donald Trump cast doubt on DOJ watchdog Michael Horowitz, and suggested Comey could face jail time over bureau missteps.

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Lebanese ruling parties' offices burned after night of clashes

The overnight confrontations in Beirut left more than 130 people injured, according to the Red Cross and the Lebanese Civil Defense.

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Nadler: Anti-impeachment Democrat switching parties because he would lose primary

"What he's reacting to is public polling that shows he can't get renominated," the House Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday of Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J.

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GOP's Toomey says USMCA agreement diminishes free trade

The Republican calls deal with Congressional Democrats a "complete capitulation."

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Schiff: I'd impeach Obama if he did the same as Trump

If Obama had done what the current president is accused of, the House Intelligence Committee chairman told ABC's "This Week," then "every one of these Republicans would be voting to impeach him."

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Democratic Sen. Coons says he's 'gravely' concerned about Trump's actions if acquitted by Senate

"If the Senate Republican majority refuses to discipline him through impeachment, he will be unbounded," Coons tells "Meet the Press."

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Trump's campaigning on the roaring economy. Here's how Democrats plan to stop him.

The president points to strong numbers on several fronts, but his rivals for the White House paint a different picture.

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Soccer star under fire for criticizing China's Muslim detention camps, in echo of NBA feud

Özil's social media posts were met by criticism online, and an apparent decision from Chinese TV not to broadcast Sunday's marquee game involving his club Arsenal.

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Top Democratic candidates ask DNC to change debate qualifying rules

The effort was led by Sen. Cory Booker, who will not appear in Thursday's debate in Los Angeles because he didn't meet the criteria.

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Seven candidates. One Issue. Here's what Democratic presidential candidates had to say about education.

A Pittsburgh forum was among the first major events of the 2020 race to focus on education.

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Rep. Jeff Van Drew, opposed to impeachment, expected to leave Democratic Party

The lawmaker from southern New Jersey is expected to struggle to win re-election as a Democrat.

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Greta Thunberg apologizes for 'against the wall' comment

"That's what happens when you improvise speeches in a second language. But of course I apologise if anyone misunderstood this," Thunberg wrote on Twitter on Saturday.

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Trump admin intends to announce Afghanistan drawdown as early as next week

Trump had made clear to his advisers earlier this year that he wanted to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by the November 2020 election.

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Jill Biden says Trump is a bully and `afraid' to run against her husband

The former second lady also dismissed reports that Joe Biden would consider serving just one term, saying, "He has a lot of energy."

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'It's been a blast': Detroit power plant demolished with explosives

It was blown up to make way for a Jeep factory.

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'Largest maze of clear ice in US' opens in Washington DC

A new winter wonderland has opened in the US capital.

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Child marriage is a global scourge. Here's how one country is fighting it.

Banning the practice nationwide nearly two decades ago was only half the battle, advocates and experts say.

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Ex-Sudan strongman al-Bashir gets 2 years for corruption

He is also wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and genocide linked to the Darfur conflict in the 2000s.

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They'd never voted Conservative. Why these left-leaning strongholds shook British politics.

"I've always voted Labour before but I'm pleased we have a Conservative member of Parliament because now we can get on with Brexit," one local said.

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Death toll rises in New Zealand volcano eruption after injured person dies

While the official death toll rose to 15, authorities have said that two more people are missing and presumed dead after the Dec. 9 eruption on White Island.

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Trump impeachment looms as US House committee approves charges

Divided lawmakers approved articles of impeachment charging US President Donald Trump with abusing the power of his office over the Ukraine scandal and obstructing Congress.

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One House Democrat goes on record opposing Trump impeachment

Eight other lawmakers in competitive districts are currently on the fence ahead of the full House vote, according to an NBC News tally.

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Supreme Court agrees to consider whether Trump's tax records should be released

By granting review of these cases now, the justices made it possible for them to be heard during the current court term.

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Indigenous leader Alberto Curamil, a 'green Nobel' winner, acquitted in Chile

But supporters in Chile and elsewhere worry about his safety in a region where many environmental activists have paid with their lives.

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Democratic candidates threaten to boycott presidential debate over labor dispute

The faceoff is schedule for Thursday in Los Angeles at Loyala Marymount University, where workers are planning a picket.

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Soccer star Megan Rapinoe endorses Warren in 2020 Democratic primary

"Consider me team Warren," Rapinoe said in a video she shared of her and the Massachusetts senator on Friday.

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