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Trump Revs Up Attacks On Russia Election Influence Probe

6:26am August 02, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump has revved up his attacks on the special counsel's probe as a "rigged witch hunt." The team has thus far secured indictments or guilty pleas of 32 individuals and 3 Russian companies.

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Trump To Take His Rally To Northeast Pennsylvania

6:26am August 02, 2018

by Bobby Allyn

Almost 6,000 voters in Wilkes-Barre switched their registration from Democrat to Republican ahead of the 2016 presidential primary. Political observers wonder if it will remain a Trump stronghold.

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Morning News Brief

5:04am August 02, 2018

Trump escalates rhetoric aimed at probe into Russian interference. The government faces a new deadline in migrant reunification cases. The U.S. sanctioned two Turkish officials over a detained pastor.

Signs bearing the letter "Q" are visible at President Trump's campaign rally in Florida on Tuesday. They're related to the "QAnon" conspiracy theory.

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What Is QAnon? The Conspiracy Theory Tiptoeing Into Trump World

5:00am August 02, 2018

by Brandon Carter

Followers of the "QAnon" conspiracy theory appeared at President Trump's campaign rally in Florida Tuesday. And, Wednesday, the White House press secretary was asked about the fringe group.

People wait in line to enter the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse to attend the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday in Alexandria, Va.

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Manafort Trial: Prosecutors Detail Spending On Luxuries Purchased With Offshore Funds

5:00am August 02, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

Prosecutors plowed through eight witnesses on Day 2. Thursday is expected to be another day of documents and details about lavish spending, overseas bank accounts and financial recordkeeping.

Ill. Lawmaker Quits After Ex-Girlfriend Says He Posted Her Nude Photos To Instagram

3:32am August 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Republican Rep. Nick Sauer allegedly opened an account in the former girlfriend's name and then posted the pictures as a ploy to lure men into "graphic conversations."

Tommy Robinson, Anti-Muslim Activist Charged With Contempt, Out On Bail

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

The imprisonment of white nationalist Tommy Robinson in Britain has become a cause célèbre for far-right activists who say he is being persecuted for his anti-Islamic views. His supporters rallied in London Wednesday when he appealed against his prison sentence.

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Migrant Parents Launch Hunger Strike In Detention Centers

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by John Burnett

Migrant parents who were reunited with their children but remain in detention began a hunger strike Wednesday inside of a family jail in South Texas, in protest of the constant legal limbo.

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Paul Manafort Enters Second Day Of Trial

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

A jury heard testimony from two FBI agents as the prosecution unveiled evidence on the second day of trial for Paul Manafort, a former Trump campaign chairman.

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President Trump Calls For Russia Investigation To End, Again

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump weighed in on the legal peril of his former campaign chairman, as the trial of Paul Manafort entered its second day. He also repeated calls for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to shut down the Russia investigation.

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