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GOP-backed 'independent' removed from Virginia ballot after Republican aides busted for fraud

A Virginia "independent" candidate's name will be removed from the November ballot after aides for the district's Republican candidate were busted for fraud, reports The Virginian-Pilot.

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Here are the 9 weirdest facts about 'birther king' Jerome Corsi -- who's now being questioned by Mueller

On Wednesday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe expanded to include Jerome Corsi, the so-called "birther king." Corsi is most widely known for promoting the conspiracy theory—amplified by Donald Trump—that former President Barack Obama was not born in the US.

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Kavanaugh hearing erupts as Democrat Leahy accuses nominee of receiving stolen emails and Republicans of hiding proof

The confirmation hearing for Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, erupted Wednesday as Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) accused Kavanaugh of receiving stolen emails from his office during confirmation hearings held for nominees from the George W. Bush administration.

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Brett Kavanaugh claimed to be from 'a city plagued by gun and gang violence' -- he's actually from one of the wealthiest suburbs in the US

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee was questioned about his positions on gun control on Wednesday and appealed to his experience living in an "urban" area plagued by gun, drug and gang violence.

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Prosecutors admit there's no evidence black man accused of shooting at cop even had a gun

A Louisiana man accused of shooting a police officer during a chase didn't even have a weapon on him, the Advocate reports.

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Sarah Sanders goes on Fox & Friends to clean up mess from Woodward book -- and still flops

Excerpts from a new book from Pulitzer-winning Watergate reporter Bob Woodward were released on Tuesday, revealing among other things that President Donald Trump thinks his attorney general is "retarded" and that the president's aides steal papers off the Resolute desk before he can read them and become angry or confused.

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Donald Trump derides 'nasty' Woodward expose and claims it's made up

On Tuesday, the Washington Post ran excerpts from a blockbuster book by veteran journalist Bob Woodward called "Fear: Trump in the White House," about how top White House aides have navigated President Donald Trump's treacherous administration.

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New York Times and Washington Post reporters surprised White House has no response to Woodward bombshells

Pulitzer-winning Watergate reporter Bob Woodward dropped bombshell excerpts from his new book about the Trump administration on Tuesday, revealing that President Donald Trump's aides steal papers off the Resolute desk to prevent him from making mistakes and that many of his senior staff consider him to be an idiot.

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Michael Avenatti: Trump 'will effectively usher in the Ice Age' if he wins in 2020

In a wide-ranging interview published in Paper magazine, Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti has advice for Democrats ahead of the midterms and onward to 2020.

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Bob Woodward's new book just hit the Trump White House like a bomb -- here are the 5 most shocking details

On Tuesday, leaks from veteran journalist Bob Woodward's expose of the Trump presidency titled “Fear: Trump in the White House,” began to emerge.

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Trump's staff staged a 'coup' to stop him from destroying nation: Woodward

President Donald Trump's own staff staged a quiet "coup" to prevent "a nervous breakdown of the executive power of the most powerful country in the world," according to a new book by Pulitzer-winning Watergate reporter Bob Woodward.

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Watch: Republican Orrin Hatch loses it and yells at 'loudmouth' observers during Kavanaugh hearing

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) became distracted and angry when observers offered criticism of his testimony in the confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.

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Trump becoming increasingly upset that he wasn’t interviewed for Bob Woodward’s upcoming book: report

On September 11th, legendary journalist Bob Woodward, whose reporting on the Watergate scandal helped bring down Richard Nixon, is set to release a new book about the Trump administration.

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