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House Democrats eye GOP playbook for Justice Department requests

Uncertain about how much of the Mueller report may be made public, Democrats will look to use their powers to obtain information.

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Colorado's John Hickenlooper enters presidential race, says country faces a 'crisis'

The former Colorado governor touted his state's success at implementing progressive priorities like gun control and expanding Medicaid.

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Poll: More Americans see Democrats as 'mainstream' on climate, health care

Republicans are seen as more in line with more Americans on issues of taxes and spending.

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Trump admin to let Americans sue some foreign firms doing business in Cuba

The Trump admin has long sought ways to toughen the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba and has rolled back some measures enacted by the Obama administration.

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Warner: "Enormous evidence" of contacts between Trump campaign and Russia

The top Democrat on Senate Intelligence Committee says Trump campaign's contact with Russians during 2016 was historically unprecedented.

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In Chicago, Sanders signals his intent to reach black voters

His effort to address the challenges facing African-Americans comes as the Vermont senator faces a large and diverse primary field.

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Trump's ordering security clearance for Kushner 'an abuse of power,' lawmakers say

Trump's reported demand that Jared Kushner be granted a clearance, overriding intelligence officials' concerns, "bothers me a great deal," Sen. Mark Warner said.

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McCarthy says hush payments aren't impeachable offenses

"So to me, they're trying to find a case for a — for a problem that doesn't exist," McCarthy added.

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Bolton defends Trump's comments about Kim Jong Un and Otto Warmbier

"When he says I'm going to take him at his word, it doesn't mean that he accepted as reality; it means that he accepts that's what" Kim said," Bolton said.

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Judiciary Chairman Nadler requesting documents from more than 60 people in Trump probe

Nadler also said Michael Cohen's testimony "directly implicated the president" in "various crimes."

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NBC News/WSJ poll: 2020 race will be uphill for Trump, but he has strong party loyalty

NBC News/WSJ poll finds President Trump facing headwinds on Russia investigation and border wall but bolstered by strong GOP support and a good economy.

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Democratic voters weigh 2020 candidate traits

The latest NBC/WSJ poll may offer some hints about where Democratic heads are right now.

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Democrats have big plans for every age group. Republicans call that socialism.

Cycle of life: 2020 candidates have cradle-to-grave proposals for universal child care, tuition-free college and larger Social Security benefits.

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Trump lets loose at conservative event in longest speech of his presidency

Trump frequently went off-script in a wide-ranging speech that ran more than two hours.

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Former sales exec says opioid maker bribed doctors to prescribe drugs

Alec Burlakoff, who testified against his former Insys colleagues, made a rap video for a sales meeting in which he popped out of a bottle of opioids.

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House Democrats prepare case to request Trump tax returns

Democrats are crafting a request to send to the IRS and say they will "take all necessary steps" to obtain the president's returns.

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GOP's anti-Muslim display likening Rep. Omar to a terrorist rocks W. Virginia capitol

A poster featured a picture of the burning World Trade Centers and the Democratic lawmaker from Michigan.

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Trump tries to clarify comments about Warmbier's death after firestorm

The president came under attack after he said in Hanoi that he did not hold North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responsible for the student's death.

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Clinton, Sanders camps feuding like it's still 2016

The wounds of the last Democratic presidential primary have clearly not healed as a new contest gets underway.

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This part of Cohen's testimony could spell trouble for Trump

Analysis: If Trump and Roger Stone lied to Robert Mueller about whether they knew of Wikileaks' release of stolen DNC emails, that could come back to haunt them.