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House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler reaches a deal with the Justice Department to obtain evidence from the Mueller report related to obstruction https://t.co/AayqiB08p7 pic.twitter.com/MiFFohH0Dq — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 10, 2019

Ortiz Shot

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WTF? Former Boston Red Sox slugger and Dominican star David Ortiz is out of surgery and doing “fine,” according to his family, after he was shot Sunday at a club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Ortiz’s media assistant, Leo Lopez, told ESPN’s Enrique Rojas that Ortiz is stable but still in intensive care. “Doctors say he is out of danger, but he … Read More

Trump Ends Tariffs Threat After Working Out A Deal With Mexico, Except….

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Except the “deal” was going to happen anyway. Yup: The deal to avert tariffs that President Trump announced with great fanfare on Friday night consists largely of actions that Mexico had already promised to take in prior discussions with the United States over the past several months, according to officials from both countries who are familiar with the negotiations. Friday’s … Read More

Weekly List 134

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This week Trump traveled to the U.K., where he was met with mass protests which he denied existed, then to his property in Ireland en route to the 75th anniversary of D-Day ceremony in Normandy, where he attacked Robert Mueller and Speaker Nancy Pelosi in an interview. In London, Trump and his children acted more as if a royal family … Read More

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The US has reached an agreement with Mexico, President Trump says, and will not start new tariffs next week https://t.co/jd1xi3tzSw pic.twitter.com/J1wJiD6rio — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 8, 2019

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A federal judge has ordered a former informal Trump advisor who cooperated with Mueller's investigation to stay in jail until his trial on child pornography charges https://t.co/trLdOdcEih pic.twitter.com/3yb9m5vVKG — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 7, 2019

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President Trump signs a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill after delays stalled the measure from getting passed https://t.co/273Lc77GZu pic.twitter.com/p1UCGy7nmY — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 6, 2019

D-Day Plus 75

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160 U.S. veterans of that day attended today’s ceremony in Normandy. One hundred and sixty. On June 6, 1944, American, British, and Canadian forces stormed the 50-mile stretch of coastline in northwest France in the largest seaborne invasion in history. https://t.co/2rZ3pEO1kx #DDay75 pic.twitter.com/6QznpvHwY3 — US National Archives (@USNatArchives) June 6, 2019

Breaking News From CNN

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Air Force One has just touched down in Normandy, where Trump will join world leaders for a day of D-Day commemorative events https://t.co/3QUZIw30VQ — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 6, 2019

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Trump tweets from Ireland that no deal has been reached with Mexico on tariffs. Talks between the White House and Mexico officials will continue on Thursday. https://t.co/2dsYv9bZ0M pic.twitter.com/brlQaaMhBA — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 6, 2019

Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump (Fictional)

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ARTICLE I The Russian government engaged in a sophisticated campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election. On May 17, 2017, a special counsel was appointed to investigate Russian interference, including any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign. The special counsel was also given “the authority to investigate and prosecute federal crimes committed … Read More

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GOP senators railed against Trump's Mexico tariffs in a private lunch with White House and DOJ officials https://t.co/ppWrST1kxs pic.twitter.com/DWhLXHDQ1X — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 4, 2019