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Trump defends Supreme Court nominee as accuser faces deadline
With Trump’s effort to cement conservative control of the nation’s highest court on a knife’s edge, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley set a Friday morning deadline for Christine Blasey Ford to decide if she will talk to lawmakers.
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Woodward's Trump book sells 1.1 million in first week
The tell-all account of the inner workings of US President Donald Trump's administration sold a staggering 900,000 on its 11 September release day.
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Trump says FBI should not probe allegations against top court pick
Donald Trump blamed Democrats for the delay weeks before the US midterm congressional elections on 6 November.
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Porn star Daniels' tell-all Trump book full of salacious details - newspaper
The tell-all book will come out a little over a month before the crucial 6 November congressional elections.
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Trump court pick Kavanaugh issues denial; accuser willing to testify
Christine Blasey Ford has accused Kavanaugh of trying to attack her and remove her clothing in 1982 when they were both high school students in a Maryland suburb outside Washington.
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Trump rejects Puerto Rico storm toll of 3,000 as Democrat plot
Hurricane Maria killed 2,975 people in Puerto Rico, a long-awaited independent investigation into the 2017 storm concluded last month.
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Adult film star Stormy Daniels to publish book on Trump affair in October
Stormy Daniels, who says she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006, said she would dedicate the tell-all entitled 'Full Disclosure' to her young daughter.
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US invites China to trade talks as tariffs loom: White House adviser
Larry Kudlow told Fox Business Network that US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had sent an invitation to senior Chinese officials, but he declined to provide further details.
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[OPINION] Anonymous anti-Trump op-ed boosts democracy
John Lloyd says that democratic habits – and, crucially, civic decency and responsibility – can, in step with free journalism, win out over degraded administrations.
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Trump in Pennsylvania on 9/11 to honour Flight 93 heroes
President Donald Trump will be accompanied by his wife Melania on a day that has come to symbolise national unity.
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Russia says US dropped phosphorus bombs over Syria, which Pentagon denies
The air strikes targeted the village of Hajin, the last major stronghold of Islamic State in Syria, and resulted in fires, but there was no information about casualties, the Russian military said.
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Donald Trump facing a ‘coup’ - Steve Bannon
The former White House chief strategist said the last time a US president had been challenged in such a fashion was during the American Civil War.
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Trump tells Apple to make products in US to avoid China tariffs
The company told trade officials in a letter on Friday that the proposed tariffs would affect prices for a ‘wide range’ of Apple products.
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Trump ups ante on China
The moves would sharply escalate President Donald Trump’s trade war with Beijing over his demands for major changes in economic, trade and technology policy.
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Trump calls for probe of NY Times after critical anonymous column
President Donald Trump also said he was considering taking action against the Times, whose shares moved briefly lower after his comments were made public.
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Ex-Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos sentenced to 14 days in prison
Prosecutors for Special Counsel Robert Mueller said Papadopoulos lied to agents about his contacts with Russians during the campaign.
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Trump says govt shutdown not likely before November election
In an interview with Fox News, Trump said he had been persuaded that closing the government would hurt his fellow Republican candidates.
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'TREASON?' asks Trump as senior official says staff are against him
"TREASON?" Trump posted in response to the article entitled "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration," which claimed the president's own staff see him as a danger to the nation.
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New book by Woodward says Trump wanted Syrian leader killed
The book, which is scheduled for release on 11 September, is the latest to detail tensions within the White House under Trump’s 20-month-old presidency.
