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New poll shows Biden with big lead over Trump
A separate survey of key battleground states, by CBS, shows Democrats strongly favour Biden as the candidate most likely to beat Trump in next year's elections.
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Biden, in flip, opposes ban on federal funds for abortion
For decades, the former vice president supported the controversial provision that many in his party are now aiming to overturn.
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Trump's potential next chief of staff pick leaving White House
Shortly after Ayers said he would not take on the role, Trump jumped online to tweet: "I am in the process of interviewing some really great people for the position of White House Chief of Staff."
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Democrats strike early in battle for US House, face uphill climb in Senate
That gave Democrats two of the 23 seats they need to capture the Republican-held House, slam the brakes on Trump’s agenda and exercise renewed oversight of his administration.
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US networks drop 'racist' Trump ad as critical elections near
Tuesday’s elections, widely seen as a referendum on Trump, have been portrayed by both Republicans and Democrats as critical for the direction of the country.
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Trump, Obama tout clashing visions of US as elections near
Trump campaigned with Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is in a tight race with Democrat Stacey Abrams for the governor’s office.
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For Trump, midterm elections are about 2020
Even as Americans prepare to vote in 6 November midterm congressional polls, Trump is pushing for a head start in his race for re-election in two years.
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FBI report on Kavanaugh nears completion: sources
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor on Wednesday that “we will not be intimidated” by opponents who have tried to derail Kavanaugh’s nomination.
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FBI digs into US Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh's past
University professor Christine Blasey Ford has said Judge was a witness when Kavanaugh allegedly sexually assaulted her at a party in 1982 when they were high school students in Maryland.
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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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Sessions hits back at Trump over Justice Department criticism
The Republican president reprised a litany of complaints about the Justice Department and the FBI, attacking both without providing evidence they had treated him and his supporters unfairly.
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Trump says his son sought information on Clinton from Russians in 2016
The Republican president had previously said the meeting was about the adoption of Russian children by Americans.
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White House struggles to contain political outcry over Trump-Putin summit
At a later briefing, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the president was saying “no” to answering questions, not to the question itself.
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Trump picks conservative judge Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
In picking the 53-year-old Kavanaugh, Trump aimed to entrench conservative control of the court for years to come with his second lifetime appointment to the nation’s highest judicial body.
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Manafort had $10m loan from Russian oligarch: court filing
The affidavit unsealed on Wednesday also disclosed that Deripaska had financially backed Manafort’s consulting work in Ukraine when it started in 2005-2006.
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Ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort to appeal jailing order
Manafort’s attorneys also said on Monday they plan to appeal an 27 April decision by Jackson dismissing a related civil lawsuit that had challenged the scope of Mueller’s authority.
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US companies found ways to avoid taxes before tax bill: report
The nonpartisan group said the new US tax regime, which slashed the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% beginning in January, will likely allow corporations avoid even more tax.
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FBI raids offices, home of Trump's personal lawyer: sources
Cohen’s lawyer, Stephen M. Ryan, said that US prosecutors conducted a search that was partly a referral by the Office of Special Counsel, Robert Mueller.
