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Trump fires State Department inspector-general critical of admin moves
The ouster is the latest in a series of moves against independent executive branch watchdogs who have found fault with the Trump administration
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US House passes $3-trillion coronavirus relief package to revive economy
The rescue plan was approved on Friday night by a tight 208-199 margin amid opposition by Republicans
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Republicans attack Biden on sexual assault charges; shake up Democrat camp
There is heightened tension because Biden himself is saying nothing about the allegation
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US coronavirus stimulus: Here's what Trump, Republicans, and Democrats say
Any plan the White House introduces will need to be approved by both houses of the U.S. Congress.
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Trump on track for acquittal after Senate blocks impeachment witnesses
The Republican Party-controlled US Senate on Friday narrowly rejected the opposition Democrats' motion to call new witnesses and documents for the impeachment trial against US President Donald Trump
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Republican senators say no to dropping charges against Trump without trial
The Democratic-led US House of Representatives is expected to formally send the charges to the Senate this week, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to help acquit his fellow Republican
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Republicans back US's Iran strikes after Congress says wasn't warned before
"Wow - the price of killing and injuring Americans has just gone up drastically," Senator Lindsey Graham, a close confidant of Trump, wrote on Twitter.
Witness to a prosecution
US impeachment process holds salutary lessons
Political campaigns in the US track where voters go using their smartphones
Voter targeting has grown more invasive with location data that apps can transmit from cellphones
Bill introduced in US Congress to ban unlimited scrolling on social media
The bill would ban infinite, automatic content additions when users approach the end of feeds on sites. It wouldn't apply to music-streaming sites or pre-compiled playlists
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Zombies, vampires and Republicans
This isn't a Trump story; it's about the cynicism and corruption of the whole congressional GOP
US Republicans debating remedies for corporate tax avoidance
Companies have accumulated some $2.6 trillion in abroad
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