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It was supposed to be a cakewalk for the Republicans: A special election to fill a vacant Senate seat in one of the country's deepest-red states. But Tuesday's vote in Alabama has turned into a hard-fought battle over both the limits of the nativist populism that carried Donald Trump to the presidency, and accountability for powerful men accused of sexual misconduct.
John Conyers III -- who was endorsed by his father, former Rep. John Conyers, to fill his now-empty House seat -- was reportedly involved in an incident that resulted in his girlfriend sustaining a stab wound. "The DA dismissed the charges, but it's something that causes me a lot of anguish and now it's associated with me," Conyers III told CNN.
FATCA, the expatriate financial reporting law, has been a compliance nightmare for many ordinary Americans abroad, and soon it may vex the British royal family. Depending on how and whether Prince Harry mingles his finances with those of American-born fiancee Meghan Markle, various aspects of Crown finances might have to be reported to American authorities.
When sexual-misconduct allegations surface in t... . The Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP speaks at a rally in Detroit, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017.
In this Feb. 1, file photo, then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Flynn resigned as President Donald Trump's national security adviser on Feb. 13, 2017.
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Former NFL football player Vonta Leach, left, who voted for Hillary Clinton, gets his haircut alongside Jamie Locklear, who voted for Donald Trump, at a barbershop in Lumberton, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. Leach has no problem with Trump's supporters: he works out every morning with some, he plays basketball with them, he routinely gets his hair cut next to a friend who happens to be a Trump fan.
In this March 26, 2015, file photo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray speaks during a panel discussion in Richmond, Va. Cordray, the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, tendered his resignation Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, and simultaneously named his own successor, setting up the consumer agency for another battle with the Trump White House over control of the powerful federal watchdog.
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This week, we're joined by The Guardian's Luke Harding to talk about his new book, Collusion: Secret Meetings, Dirty Money, and How Russia Helped Donald Trump Win. We recorded this interview a day before we learned that Trump's former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and is cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
Significant differences separate the massive tax packages passed by the House and Senate on estate taxes, health care and a prized deduction for home mortgage interest, though Republican leaders are confident none is insurmountable. "We're looking forward to getting a final bill to the president's desk, soon," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday.
On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission released its draft Restoring Internet Freedom Order , detailing the agency's plans to restore the light-touch regulatory framework that enabled vast Internet innovation and economic growth for approximately two decades. While some FCC items primarily concern policy wonks, net neutrality is one of the most controversial matters before the commission, engendering fierce national debate and a record 22 million comments filed with the agency.
A White House official confirmed to CNN Monday that the stop will be part of the President's swing through the South, which will be kicked off with a campaign-style rally in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday. The rally will come just days after Trump endorsed Roy Moore, the contentious Republican candidate in Alabama's Senate race.
Marseilles resident Heidi Henry originally planned to run for state representative, but she ended up going for the state Senate seat held by Republican Sue Rezin. Henry was the only Democrat to file for Senate in the March 20 Democratic primary, while Rezin was the sole candidate on the GOP side.
Baltimore police officials have asked the FBI to take over the investigation into the fatal shooting of a homicide detective the day before he was set to testify in a police corruption case involving fellow officers. Sean Suiter, 43, was shot in the head with his own gun after struggling with his killer November 15 in west Baltimore.
Peter Strzok, the FBI agent removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's probe for sending text messages critical of President Donald Trump and praising Hillary Clinton also had a role in the Clinton email probe. Strzok headed up the Clinton investigation and was the person who changed a draft of then-FBI Director James Comey's description of Clinton's actions from "grossly negligent" to "extremely careless," CNN reported Monday.
President Trump's endorsement of Alabama Senate nominee Roy Moore on Monday prompted the Republican National Committee and a pro-Trump super PAC to re-enter the state, boosting a candidate who had been largely cut off by his party. Senate Republican leaders remained critical of Moore on Monday, warning that the former judge is likely to face an immediate ethics probe if he is elected next week.
Few - if any - close observers of Utah politics doubted for a moment what President Donald Trump meant in Salt Lake City Monday afternoon when he praised Sen. Orrin Hatch and voiced hope that the seven-term Republican "will serve your state and your country in the Senate for a long time to come." At a time when it is widely assumed that Hatch, 83, will soon announce he is retiring from the Senate next year, the President is clearly hoping the senator will change his mind and thus stop the expected candidacy of the Republican widely considered heir apparent to his seat: Mitt Romney, 2012 Republican presidential hopeful and a sworn enemy of Trump.
The Democrat planned to make the announcement in his hometown of Grove City, southwest of Columbus, an adviser to his campaign told The Associated Press.