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Putin Denies Russian Election Interference

Russian President Vladimir Putin reached into the annals of American history to deny meddling with the 2016 presidential election. Unfortunately for him, Putin stumbled a bit with the specifics in his denial. Putin participated in a panel Thursday that featured Icelandic President Gudni Johannesson, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and CNBC’s Geoff Cutmore, who moderated the

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Report Confirms Russian Diplomat Was A Spy

Further portions of the controversial dossier purporting collusion between President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and the Russian Kremlin were reportedly confirmed to a secretive Congressional meeting, the BBC reported Wednesday night. The now-verified claim? A Russian diplomat working in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 2016 presidential election was, in fact, a spy working for Russian

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Ivanka Trump will take on an official White House role as the Assistant to the President

After ethics questions were raised about the nature of her role in the White House, Ivanka Trump will officially become an employee of the federal government and will work as the “Assistant to the President” for no pay. Last week, reports came out suggesting the first daughter would be getting a White House office, security

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Attacks on the first lady continue with a petition demanding she move to the White House or foot her own security bill

Over 200,000 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding First Lady Melania Trump either move to the White House or pay the costs of her security at Trump Tower in New York City. “The U.S. taxpayer is paying an exorbitant amount of money to protect the First Lady in Trump Tower, located in New York

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Russia and U.S. Relations at ‘Very Low Level’

Relations between Washington and Moscow have sunk to a very low level, a Russian lawmaker warned Wednesday. Russian upper house speaker Valentina Matviyenko said Russia wants improved relations with the U.S. but that could be difficult given Washington’s continued sanctions against the Kremlin. Her remarks came after Washington imposed sanctions Saturday on eight Russian companies

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Trump Plan to Cut Police Funding Slammed By Union

Police union leaders have warned President Donald Trump against cutting federal funding to so-called “sanctuary cities” in his ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration. Doing so could contribute to public safety problems, the leader of the nation’s largest police union exclusively told Reuters Tuesday after a White House meeting between law enforcement leaders and the Trump

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Senators pledge to ‘go where the intelligence leads’ in Russia probe

WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee’s inquiry into Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential election will be “one of the biggest investigations” in years and has already involved an “unprecedented” level of cooperation between Congress and U.S. spy agencies, the panel’s chairman said Wednesday. At a Capitol Hill news conference, the committee chairman, Sen.

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