Trump embarks on search for disloyalty as administration-wide purge escalates
Johnny McEntee, President Trump’s former personal aide who now serves as director of presidential personnel, has begun combing through various agencies with a mandate from the president to force out political appointees who are not seen as sufficiently loyal.
Trump wants to block ‘traitor’ Bolton’s book entirely, claiming most conversations are classified
President Trump told his staff he will seek to stop the book’s publication, said people familiar with the conversations. The president’s private arguments contrast with the traditional point-by-point process used to protect sensitive secrets.
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This is Bernie Sanders's chance to make himself the clear favorite heading into March.
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With little left to lose, Elizabeth Warren rolls the dice
Everybody loses some of their inhibitions in Las Vegas. Even Warren. This is where she shrugged off her reluctance to criticize rivals. This is where she accepted the help of a super PAC. And this is where it started to look like she was having fun for the first time in months.
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Amid an alarming surge in cases with no clear link to China, infectious disease experts believe the flulike illness may soon be impossible to contain.
Cooper tore into the disgraced former governor during a contentious interview, using a vulgar expression to criticize Blagojevich's lack of remorse after being granted clemency by President Trump.
The justices voted 5-4 to remove the remaining judicial order blocking new rules that make it easier to deny immigrants residency or admission to the United States if they might depend on public-assistance programs.
“Even with the most serious charges of murder, 13-year-olds in California can’t be tried as adults,” Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward said. “I’m certain this information may be met with outrage.” He was right.
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Her bond with Biden developed nearly three decades ago in the Senate.
