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Trump effect the top question in Virginia’s key elections
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One key question hovers over this year’s closely watched Virginia legislative elections: Has the Trump effect that helped Democrats two years ago worn off? Voters unhappy with the Republican president,
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Trump disavows ‘send her back’ cry, Omar stands defiant
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has chided his supporters who chanted “send her back” when he questioned the loyalty of a Somali-born congresswoman, joining widespread criticism of the campaign crowd’s cry after Republicans
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Trump to nominate Eugene Scalia for labor secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will nominate lawyer Eugene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be his new labor secretary. Trump tweeted the
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How to beat Trump? Dems divided as he rams race onto ballot
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Biden, the early Democratic presidential front-runner, was at a soul food restaurant in Los Angeles on Thursday when he blasted President Donald Trump’s “racist” taunts at a rally the
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EPA rejects challenge of pesticide linked to brain damage
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency rejected a key legal challenge Thursday to a pesticide linked to brain damage in children, saying environmental groups had failed to prove that a ban was warranted.
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Stevens’ body to lie in repose at Supreme Court on Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says the body of former Justice John Paul Stevens will lie in repose at the court on Monday. Stevens died on Tuesday at age 99. He served nearly
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Trump says American warship destroyed Iranian drone
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, President Donald Trump said. The incident marked a new escalation of tensions
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Senators: Bill on 9/11 victims fund to be voted on next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators from both parties say they have an agreement to vote on a bipartisan bill to ensure a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of
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Trump: Administration to review Pentagon computer contract
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the administration will “take a very long look” at a massive multibillion-dollar contract the Pentagon is about to award for a cloud computing system. Amazon Web Services
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Across US, clergy mobilize to support vulnerable migrants
So far this week, anticipated nationwide immigration raids have not materialized at the expected magnitude. Yet the mere prospect of such raids has prompted legions of pastors, rabbis and their congregations across the United
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