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Ex-Bolton aide's lawsuit against Congress and White House dismissed

Charles Kupperman was the deputy of national security adviser John Bolton. Both were told not to cooperate with House investigators.

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Bernie Sanders 'more than fit enough' for presidency despite heart attack, doctors say

"I am confident he has the mental and physical stamina to fully undertake the rigors of the Presidency," Sanders' longtime doctor wrote in a letter.

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'A crisis of hate': Politicians condemn anti-Semitism after Hannukah attack

Saturday's incident comes after a string of violent attacks on Jewish communities in New York and around the country.

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Andrew Yang asks DNC for more qualifying polls ahead of January debate. DNC says no.

Yang argued that a "diverse set of candidate might be absent from the stage in Des Moines for reasons out of anyone's control."

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Pompeo says Senate run 'not something I want to do'

President Trump said last month that Pompeo could jump into the race if Republicans were concerned they'd lose the red-state Senate seat.

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GOP senator says Trump isn't a role model but 'I don't get to pick the people that I work with'

Lankford said it's been "a bit of a conundrum" to disagree with the president on moral issues but the administration has been "tenaciously pro-life" and "very focused on religious liberty."

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New York bail changes set to take effect in January despite late swell of opposition

Cash bail requirements and pretrial detention will be eliminated for those accused of most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies.

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Democratic defector? Sen. Jones could break with his party to back Trump at Senate trial.

NBC News interviewed Alabama voters to find out what they think the freshman lawmaker, facing the re-election fight of his life, should do.

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In heavily white Iowa, Democratic candidates focus on minority communities

Blacks and Latinos make up about 10 percent of the population in the first-in-the-nation 2020 voting state. That could be the winning difference.

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Trump fans upset Canada cut president's 'Home Alone 2' cameo

"These edits were done in 2014, when we first acquired the film and before Mr. Trump was elected president," a network spokesman said

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Chelsea Clinton responds to GOP congressman's Christmas Eve sneer

Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona mocked her parents in a tweet that featured a video from 1992.

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'Liars!': Trump fires off post-Christmas tweetstorm over impeachment impasse

Trump asked if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will face a primary challenge, blasting her San Francisco district as "filthy dirty."

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Tulsi Gabbard banks on billboards, yard signs to get her message out

The Hawaii lawmaker and 2020 Democrat's approach is one of her main ways of reaching voters.

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GOP Sen. Murkowski 'disturbed' by McConnell comments about impeachment trial

The Alaska lawmaker is seen as one of the few Republicans who could break from her party on a Senate vote to convict Trump.

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Our crazy politics year: From buying Greenland to Giuliani butt-dials to live-streaming dental work

As 2019 comes to a close, it's time to look back at the lighter side of campaigns, candidates and elected officials, including the president.

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Bloomberg cuts ties with company using prison inmates to make campaign calls

The Democratic 2020 contender said he was unaware that incarcerated people had been hired.

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Report: FBI looking into pardons by ex-Kentucky Gov. Bevin

A murderer and a child rapist were among those whom the gov pardoned during his final weeks in office.

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Trump doesn't rule out pardon for convicted confidant Roger Stone

The president trashed prosecutors and investigators who he said perpetrated "a big hoax."

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Trump says Pelosi 'desperate' and 'hates all of the people that voted for me'

The president spoke to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in southern Florida where he's spending the holidays.

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What's next for bipartisan criminal justice reform? Look to the state that gave us Willie Horton

"I think that we are in a moment now where there is bipartisan support for criminal justice reform, where policymakers really understand that mass incarceration has not increased public safety," one expert said.