Ayesha Rascoe
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Law & Courts
Debate Over Voting Rights For Prisoners Divides 2020 Candidates
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said he believes inmates should be able to vote. President Trump and some Democrats have pushed back against the idea.
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National
White House Instructs Ex-Counsel McGahn Not To Comply With Congressional Subpoena
The Trump administration instructed Don McGahn, former White House counsel, to ignore a subpoena requested by the House Judiciary Committee, escalating the conflict between the president and Congress.
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Politics
Democratic Presidential Field Divides Over Whether Inmates May Vote
A debate over whether prison inmates should be allowed to vote is rippling through the 2020 Democratic primary field. The issue is also dividing criminal justice activists.
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Politics
Infrastructure Gets The Attention Of Trump, Schumer And Pelosi
President Trump is meeting with Democratic leaders in the Senate and House Tuesday morning to discuss the nation's infrastructure needs. It seems to be a rare moment of bipartisanship.
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Politics
Mueller Report Includes Descriptions Of White House Staffers Refusing Trump's Orders
The Mueller report reveals many instances when aides ignored President Trump's orders. But that's a recurring theme in his administration that goes beyond the Russia investigation.
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Politics
Trump And South Korean President Moon Jae-In Meet To Discuss Talks With North Korea
President Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Thursday to discuss the path forward on talks with North Korea.
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Politics
Trump Responds To Findings In The Special Counsel's Report
President Trump talked with reporters Sunday as he prepared to return from Florida to the White House, calling the Robert Mueller investigation "an illegal take-down that failed."
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Politics
White House Says Attorney General Will Make Next Decisions With Mueller Report
President Trump was in Florida, when special counsel Robert Mueller's report was delivered to the attorney general on Friday.
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Politics
President Trump Meets With North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un In Second Summit
President Trump is holding his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. There are big questions on the table — like whether or not the two can agree on what it means to denuclearize.
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Politics
Trump To Meet With North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un In Vietnam
President Trump will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this month in Vietnam. The stakes are high, as are the challenges for the Trump administration.