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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends an event hosted by the U.S. Department of State's Energy Resources Governance Initiative at the Palace Hotel on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, U.S., September 26, 2019. Photo by Darren Ornitz/Reuters

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Judge tells State Department to begin producing Ukraine records

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

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AP: Trump attorney didn’t want him to sign financial disclosure

Donald Trump's attorneys originally wanted him to submit an updated financial disclosure without certifying the information as true, according to correspondence with the Office of Government Ethics.

By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press

Politics May 06

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GOP chairman warns agencies about requests for records

A House Republican chairman has told a dozen government agencies to exclude communications with his committee from requests made through the Freedom of Information Act.

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Politics Mar 09

GOP sues State Department over access to Clinton emails

WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee has filed two lawsuits in an effort to force the State Department release records related to Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State.

By Associated Press

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News Wrap: Fed opens possibility of interest rate hike

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said it was open to raising interest rates, but the job market must improve and inflation has to move closer to 2 percent for a rate hike. Also, gunmen attacked Tunisia’s National…

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Mar 18

Obama administration sets new record for withholding FOIA requests

By Ted Bridis, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration set a record again for censoring government files or outright denying access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.

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House to Debate Renewal of Gun Tracing Limits

More than 200 U.S. mayors are urging Congress to repeal a piece of legislation limiting the release of information that would allow authorities to track firearms. The original sponsor of the limits and a mayor discuss the law's merits.

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