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Florida Senate and governor races head to machine recount

The recount will include the U.S. Senate race, governor's race, and commissioner of agriculture race.

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Ratcliffe, Gowdy join list of potential attorney general picks

Congressmen, confidantes and TV commentators are among those being considered by the White House.

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Trump and Macron paper over differences in Paris meeting

On the eve of his arrival in France, Trump criticized the French president's pitch for hardening European defenses to protect the continent from countries including the U.S. as "insulting."

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The Trump admin thinks Iran's regime is set to fall. Few others do.

"When I came in here, it was a question of when would they take over the Middle East," said Trump. "Now it's a question of will they survive."

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Trump asked National Enquirer CEO to help campaign by silencing women

The revelation is contained in a lengthy and highly detailed Wall Street Journal article about Trump's alleged involvement in the hush money payoffs.

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Midterm turnout surges to 50-year high, early estimates show

A projected 113 million voters cast a ballot, with high participation among both parties.

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'Unprecedented' interest in midterms from U.S. voters living abroad

The midterms "were previously a big yawn and this year they are more like a scream," said Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, president of the U.S. Vote Foundation.

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Trump hails arrival of troops at border while pumping up Florida voters

Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Pensacola on behalf of GOP gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and GOP Senate candidate Rick Scott.

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US midterms: Trump and Obama trade blows before crucial vote

The current president and his predecessor take swipes at eachother over everything from the migrant crisis to healthcare, days before the US goes to the polls.

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Trump vows to crack down on asylum seekers at the border

In a speech Thursday, the president announced two new immigration policies that are expected to be met with lawsuits in federal court.

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Trump says he could send as many as 15,000 troops to the border

The total would be nearly triple the 5,200 announced by the Defense Department, and nearly triple the number authorized to serve in Iraq.

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Late Registration: Kanye West says he's 'distancing himself from politics'

The music mogul says his "eyes are now wide open" and he's "been used to spread messaged I don't believe in."

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Mueller refers sex assault scheme targeting him to FBI for investigation

"We immediately referred the matter to the FBI for investigation," said Peter Carr, spokesperson for the special counsel.

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Trump's birthright plan vs. the U.S. Constitution: Here's who wins

ANALYSIS: The 14th Amendment may not have been intended to provide citizenship to everyone born in the U.S.

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Trump visits site of Pittsburgh synagogue murders

His visit was controversial in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood, the Jewish community here, among city leaders and in the political world.

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Pentagon to send 5,200 troops to U.S.-Mexico border in 'Operation Faithful Patriot' to stop migrant caravan

President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Monday to deploy 5,200 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border by the end of the week to stop a large group migrants and refugees in a caravan from entering the country.

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Pittsburgh Mayor to Trump: Armed guards are not the answer

"We should try to stop irrational behavior from happening at the forefront," Bill Peduto tells "Meet the Press" in the wake of Saturday's deadly shooting.

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In this close race, progressives have barely lifted a finger for one of their own

Kara Eastman won an upset victory in a Democratic primary in Nebraska, but national groups on the left haven't spent much to help her since.

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Pence rejects suggestions of a link between Trump rhetoric and acts of violence

The vice president defended Trump's attacks on opponents as part of "political debate."

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DHS chief marks first section of Trump's border wall. (But it kinda looks like a fence.)

At an event in southern California, Kirsten Nielsen put up a plaque with the president's name.