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Former Virginia GOP Sen. John Warner tells
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No sitting senator has ever given birth.
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JUST IN: American Legion commander in letter to President Trump: "I strongly urge you to make an appropriate presidential proclamation noting Sen. McCain’s death and legacy of service to our nation, and that our nation’s flag be half-staffed through his interment."
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BREAKING: Steve Bannon is likely to meet with Special Counsel Mueller next week, source familiar with the process tells
@NBCNews
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JUST IN: Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords, says he will run for US Senate in Arizona.
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Exclusive: An FBI agent who House Republicans said was a whistleblower has been suspended by the bureau because internal investigators concluded that he leaked classified information to Project Veritas, a bureau official says.
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NEW: Joint statement from DOJ, DOD, DHS, DNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA on 2020 election security: "Russia, China, Iran, and other foreign malicious actors all will seek to interfere in the voting process or influence voter perceptions."
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JUST IN: Former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page subpoenaed by the Senate Intel Committee as part of Russia election meddling probe
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Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Barack Obama met Tuesday in Houston for "a very pleasant and private visit at the Bush residence, where they rekindled what was already a very warm friendship," Bush spokesperson says.
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BREAKING: Minority Leader Pelosi calls on Speaker Ryan to remove Devin Nunes as chair of the House Intel Committee
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Rep. Schiff hits back at President Trump for morning tweet calling him "one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington"
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JUST IN: Mitt Romney says President Trump should apologize for his statements on Charlottesville
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NEW: Federal judge tosses out President Trump's lawsuit to block House committee from getting his state taxes, ruling that his court is not the proper jurisdiction to hear the case.
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John Kerry — one of Biden's highest-profile endorsers — overheard Sunday on phone at Des Moines hotel explaining what he would have to do to enter the presidential race amid "the possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party— down whole."
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Rep. Clyburn blasts AG Barr for comparing pandemic shutdowns to slavery, calling the remarks "the most ridiculous, tone-deaf, God-awful thing I've ever heard."
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Reporter: Do you believe that Donald Trump is a racist?
Sen. Booker: “I don’t know the heart of anybody. I’ll leave that to the Lord ... I know there are a lot of people who profess the ideology of white supremacy that use his words.”
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McRaven: "Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation. If you think for a moment that your McCarthy-era tactics will suppress the voices of criticism, you are sadly mistaken"
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Sen Warren: ”If you say, 'Yeah, there was sexism in this race,' everyone says, 'whiner.' And if you say, 'No, there was no sexism,' about a bazillion women think, 'What planet do you live on?' I promise you this: I'll have a lot more to say on that subject later on."
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JUST IN: Senators Kristen Gillibrand and Susan Collins introduce bipartisan amendment to protect transgender service members:
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BREAKING: Fmr. New York Rep. Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months in federal prison for his role in insider trading.
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“The FBI has not found any evidence the servers were compromised,” an FBI official tells
@NBCNews
after President Trump asserted in a tweet that Hillary Clinton's email "got hacked by China."
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NEW: President-elect Biden announces key picks for his foreign policy team:
• Sec of State: Antony Blinken
• Homeland Security Sec: Alejandro Mayorkas
• DNI: Avril Haines
• US Amb to UN: Linda Thomas-Greenfield
• NSA: Jake Sullivan
• Climate Envoy: John Kerry
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Rep. Himes: "Would you call yourself a Never Trumper?"
Lt. Col. Vindman: "I'd call myself never partisan."
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President Obama remembering Rep. Elijah Cummings: "There's nothing weak about being honorable. You're not a sucker to have integrity and to treat others with respect."
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Mitt Romney: "I don't think I would point to the president as a role model for my grandkids on the basis of his personal style. He has departed in some cases from the truth, and has attacked in a way that I think is not entirely appropriate "
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Pres. Trump: “That was a retweet, I’ll put it out there. People can decide for themselves.”
@SavannahGuthrie
: “I don’t get that. You’re the president. You’re not, like, someone’s crazy uncle who can just retweet whatever.”
#TrumpTownHall
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JUST IN: John McCain comments on partisan attacks against the FBI and Justice Department:
"If we continue to undermine our own rule of law, we are doing Putin’s job for him.”
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Senior White House official tells NBC News President Trump wasn't supposed to answer any questions today but "went rogue" in front of press
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Today in 1987, Pres. Reagan spoke on
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"If someone, even a friend, uses an ugly word referring to another's race or religion, let's make it clear we won't put up with it... There is no place for them in a democratic and free America."
#MLKDay
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JUST IN: FBI Director Christopher Wray sends message to all bureau employees:
"Talk is cheap; the work you do is what will endure ...
Thank you for standing strong together, and for keeping your faith in this institution that means so much to all of us."
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BREAKING: US Senate votes to acquit President Trump on first article of impeachment, abuse of power.
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Senate Judiciary Cmte. Democratic Sen. Blumenthal says Judge Kavanaugh should withdraw his nomination for the US Supreme Court.
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JUST IN: Reversing course, Massachusetts Gov. Baker directs National Guard not to send any assets or personnel to the Southwest border "because the federal government’s current actions are resulting in the inhumane treatment of children.” -
@NBC10Boston
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JUST IN: Rubio says McCabe should have been allowed to retire
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JUST IN: Former FBI Director James Comey responds to President Trump's Saturday tweets:
"Mr. President, the American people will hear my story very soon. And they can judge for themselves who is honorable and who is not."
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Flake: "We must stop pretending the degradation of our politics and conduct of some in our executive branch are normal. They are not normal"
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Yang is one of the top six polling candidates in the Democratic primary field heading into Thursday's ABC debate.
One of the lesser-known candidates, Yang still faces long odds.
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Sen. John McCain: "I have seen Jeff Flake stand up for what he believes in, knowing full well there would be a political price to pay."
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Jon Stewart is on Capitol Hill advocating for legislation that would help US veterans exposed to burn pits.
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Sen. Whitehouse: The Senate Ethics Committee "must consider the expulsion, or censure and punishment, of Senators Cruz, Hawley, and perhaps others."
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President Biden took Ford's new electric truck out for a test drive after touring their electric vehicle center in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Critics charge that Georgia's Republican governor candidate has been mass purging voter rolls before election.
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JUST IN: Senate Judiciary Cmte. member Sasse says the US Justice Dept. has opened an investigation into allegations that dept. attorneys "may have committed professional misconduct in the manner in which the [Jeffrey] Epstein criminal matter was resolved."
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Speaker Pelosi: "There's not going to be any wall money in the legislation” being negotiated by the bipartisan border security conference committee.
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Ivanka Trump tweets support for Goya Foods in a move that may have violated federal ethics laws.
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JUST IN: Federal Reserve Chairman Powell says he would not resign from his post if President Trump asked him to -
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