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Volunteer observers keep watch Friday as election workers at tables examine ballots during a hand recount of votes cast in Palm Beach County for the U.S. Senate race.

After Nearly 2 Weeks and 2 Recounts, Florida Senate Race Ends

3:33pm November 18, 2018

by Miles Parks

Nearly two weeks after Election Day, a statewide recount showed that Republican Gov. Rick Scott continued to hold the lead in the Senate race against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson.

President Trump said Saturday that he is not considering extraditing a dissident whom Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses of involvement in a failed coup.

Trump Says Extraditing Turkish Cleric Fethullah Gulen Is 'Not Under Consideration'

5:33pm November 17, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

News outlets had reported that the White House was looking to placate Turkey to ease pressure on the Saudis, after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

National

Rural Town Reacts To Murder Arrest

7:48am November 17, 2018

by Nick Evans

In 2016, members of the Rhoden family were killed in their homes in rural Ohio. This week four members of a different family were charged with aggravated murder.

Protesters gathered Wednesday in Dublin to denounce the Irish legal system's treatment of women who said they had been sexually assaulted.

#ThisIsNotConsent: Protests In Ireland After Thong Underwear Cited In Rape Trial

4:42pm November 16, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

"You have to look at the way she was dressed. She was wearing a thong with a lace front," said a defense attorney whose client was later found not guilty of rape.

George T. Conway III, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, at the 2017 Easter Egg Roll at the White House. Conway says he no longer feels comfortable being a Republican.

Politics & Government

'Mr. Kellyanne Conway' Dishes On President Trump

4:34pm November 16, 2018

by Scott Horsley

"I don't feel comfortable being a Republican anymore," conservative attorney George Conway, who is married to White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, said in a new podcast interview.

Julian Assange speaks to the media from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London last year.

Court Filing Suggests Prosecutors Are Preparing Charges Against Julian Assange

4:33pm November 16, 2018

The document, part of an unrelated case, notes it's important "to keep confidential the fact that Assange has been charged." The Justice Department says the WikiLeaks founder's name was used in error.

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Maria Butina, a Russian woman who has been in custody since the summer facing charges that she is a foreign agent, may conclude a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Maria Butina, Accused Of Being A Russian Agent, May Be In Talks For Plea Deal

2:10pm November 16, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

The Russian woman accused of trying to build bridges with Republican leaders in the United States might not go on trial if her lawyers can conclude a deal with prosecutors. Negotiations are underway.

CNN attorney Ted Boutrous delivers remarks outside U.S. District Court following a hearing Wednesday on CNN's case against the White House for stripping a reporter of his press pass.

Politics & Government

Judge Rules In Favor Of CNN, Temporarily Restores Correspondent's Credential

1:50pm November 16, 2018

In the first legal battle between President Trump and the news media, a federal judge sided with CNN and ordered the White House to immediately restore Jim Acosta's press pass.

Federal Judge Orders White House To Restore Press Credentials To CNN's Jim Acosta

11:38am November 16, 2018

In a narrow ruling, Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, said the White House did not provide CNN's Jim Acosta with the due process required to legally revoke his press pass.

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Unrelated Case Suggests U.S. Prepared Charges Against WikiLeaks' Assange

11:38am November 16, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

There's possible legal trouble for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. A court filing indicates U.S. prosecutors prepared charges against Assange, who's holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

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