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Politics Sep 24
McConnell accuses Democrats of ‘smear campaign’ against KavanaughRepublicans launched an all-out campaign to save Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination Monday.
Nation Sep 24
New sexual-misconduct accusation rocks Kavanaugh nominationIn a statement provided by the White House, Brett Kavanaugh said the event "did not happen" and that the allegation was "a smear, plain and simple."…
Nation Sep 23
Kavanaugh accuser commits to hearingAttorneys for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, and the Senate Judiciary Committee have reached agreement for a public hearing Thursday.
Nation Sep 04
WATCH: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg testify to Congress on foreign election interferenceFacebook and Twitter executives assured Congress on Wednesday that they are aggressively working to root out foreign attempts to sow discord in America, and they pledged to better protect their social networks against manipulation during the 2018 midterm elections and…
Nation Sep 04
WATCH: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey faces questions about ‘transparency and accountability’ in House hearingIn prepared testimony released ahead of a House hearing Wednesday, Jack Dorsey says he wants to be clear about one thing: "Twitter does not use political ideology to make any decisions, whether related to ranking content on our service or…
Politics Sep 04
Supporters of election security bill warn delay could embolden Russia in 2018 midtermsBipartisan legislation to try to prevent foreign hacking into U.S. election systems is stalled in Congress because the White House and some Republicans worry it could exert too much federal control over the states.
Politics Aug 13
FBI fires Peter Strzok in wake of anti-Trump text messagesThe FBI has fired a longtime agent who once worked on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation after he sent text messages criticizing President Donald Trump to a colleague.
Politics Jul 25
House conservatives launch bid to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod RosensteinHouse Republicans have criticized Rosenstein for not being responsive enough as they have requested documents related to the Russia investigation as well as a closed investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton's emails.
Politics Jul 24
Trump says without evidence that Russia will be ‘pushing very hard’ to help Democrats win in 2018Trump has offered mixed messages on Russian interference in U.S. elections — at times even calling it a "hoax."…
Politics Jul 13
5 takeaways from FBI agent Peter Strzok’s explosive congressional hearingIn an tense, hourslong congressional hearing Thursday, FBI agent Peter Strzok was defiant as Republicans unleashed blistering attacks, saying his anti-Trump sentiment — captured in personal text messages — is evidence of bias at the Justice Department.
