Politics

Source: Simon and Schuster The family of President Donald Trump is asking a court to block the publication of a forthcoming tell-all book written by Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, her lawyer and publisher confirmed Tuesday. The New York Times, citing a person familiar with the matter, first reported Tuesday afternoon that Trump’s brother, Robert Trump, sought a restraining order
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives as Senate Republicans hold their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 16, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A slate of primary elections Tuesday will decide who faces the top Senate Republican in November and whether two notable House Democrats can win another term in
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) speaking at The Center for American Progress CAP 2019 Ideas Conference. Michael Brochstein | SOP Images | Getty Images Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is under more pressure than ever to choose a Black woman as his running mate, but several other names are still floating around. New Mexico
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Jay Clayton, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission” on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Bill Clark In a stunning Friday night announcement, the U.S. Justice Department
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U.S. National Security Advisor, John Bolton, meets with journalists during a visit to London, August 12, 2019. Peter Nicholls | Reuters WASHINGTON – A lawyer for the U.S. government said Friday that former national security advisor John Bolton’s decision to publish a damning book about his time serving President Donald Trump is “a flagrant breach of”
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For 25 days, Americans have been demanding from the country’s civic and corporate leaders their plans to tackle police brutality and systemic racism during protests that have gripped the nation following the killing of George Floyd.  On Friday, Juneteenth, many of those leaders have a big first opportunity to put into action the rhetoric that
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National Security Adviser John Bolton listens as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, April 9, 2018. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump asked China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to help him win the 2020 U.S. presidential election, suggesting that China’s boosted purchases of U.S. agricultural products could
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Attorney General William Barr speaks in Washington, December 10, 2019. Al Drago | Reuters The Department of Justice is taking aim at tech’s liability shield with a new set of legislative proposals released on Wednesday. The proposed reforms are the latest action aiming to weaken legal protection established through Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act,
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The Supreme Court said Monday that workers cannot be fired for being gay or transgender, a blockbuster ruling for LGBT rights. The historic 6-3 decision was written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative appointed by Donald Trump. “An individual’s homosexuality or transgender status is not relevant to employment decisions,” Gorsuch wrote. “That’s because it is
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