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Hillary Clinton Mockingly Reveals What Trump Was Doing In Infamous Debate Moment
The debate might've been even weirder than we thought.
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Maxine Waters Hilariously Shuts Down GOP Rep. By Focusing On Trump’s Love Of Dictators
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) just kept stepping in it as he tried to get the California Democrat to condemn people admired by the former GOP president.
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Matt Gaetz's Pledge Of Allegiance Proposal Gets A Reality Check From House Democrats
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- The New York Times
Hard Drinking and Murky Finances: How an American Veterans Group Imploded in Ukraine
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AOC to GOP: Don't tell me you're condemning anti-Semitism when a Republican 'who has talked about Jewish space lasers' gets a plum committee assignment
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- The Hill
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- The Daily Beast
Trump’s Financial Situation Is Even Shakier Than We Knew
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- HuffPost
Boris Johnson Reveals What ‘Horrified’ Him After Meeting Republicans In DC
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- MarketWatch
Do Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare? Sen. Thom Tillis says those questions are based on ‘a false premise.’
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- Fox News
AOC, other politicians paid thousands in campaign cash to Chinese foreign agent
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- INSIDER
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- The Daily Beast
Judge Gives Trump Lawyers Second Chance in New York Trial Showdown
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Putin was addressing a government meeting about restoring destroyed housing and infrastructure in regions of southwest Russia that border Ukraine. Ukraine does not claim responsibility for strikes inside Russian territory but has described them as "karma" for Moscow's invasion, which has razed Ukrainian cities and systematically targeted the country's energy infrastructure, leaving people frequently without power and water in the depths of winter.
- Lexington Herald-Leader
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Nigeria disagrees with 'surprise' Moody's downgrade - finance minister
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- USA TODAY
Fact check: Trump donated portions of presidential salary to agencies, contrary to viral claim
Multiple federal agencies told USA TODAY that Trump did donate his presidential salary, though that is not reflected in his tax returns.
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