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Former Massey CEO and West Virginia Senatorial candidate, Don Blankenship, speaks during a town hall to kick off his GOP campaign in Logan, W.Va., on Jan. 18, 2018. After losing the Republican primary, Blankenship says he'll run under the Constitution Par

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Don Blankenship To Mount Third-Party Senate Bid After Losing W.Va. GOP Primary

11:28am May 21, 2018

by Asma Khalid

The convicted coal executive said he's running with the Constitution Party after coming in third in the GOP primary. But the decision to run after losing the primary is not legal under state law.

In this photo released by the National Electoral Institute (INE), presidential candidates ( from left) independent Jaime Rodriguez, known as "El Bronco," Ricardo Anaya of the Forward for Mexico Coalition, Jose Antonio Meade, of the Institutional Revolutio

Mexican Presidential Hopefuls Debate Relations With Trump And U.S.

10:49am May 21, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In the second of three debates ahead of July 1 elections, four candidates vying for the presidency talked about relations with Washington and how to deal with the U.S. president.

Senate Judiciary Committee Minority Staff Director Brian Benczkowski (left) talks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.on June 11, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Bipartisan Group Of DOJ Veterans Calls For Confirmation Of Nominee

10:06am May 21, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Five former Justice officials are urging senators to advance the nomination of Brian Benczkowski to head the criminal division. Benczkowski performed work for a controversial Russian bank.

Stacey Abrams gives her supporters a pep talk at an early vote rally in DeKalb County, Ga.

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Stacey Vs. Stacey: The Democratic Fight For Governor In Georgia

9:35am May 21, 2018

by Asma Khalid

There are two Democrats running for governor in Georgia — Stacey Abrams, who's black and Stacey Evans, who's white. It's a contest that's underscored how complicated race remains for Democrats.

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Trump Says He'll Demand A Probe Into Campaign Surveillance Allegations

7:36am May 21, 2018

David Greene talks to former U.S. Attorney Michael Moore about President Trump saying he'll insist on an investigation into whether the FBI infiltrated his 2016 campaign for political purposes.

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U.S. Puts Trade War On Hold While Talking With China, Mnuchin Says

6:36am May 21, 2018

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says the U.S. and China have agreed on a trade framework. Steve Inskeep talks to William Zarit, head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Beijing.

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Trump To Demand Review Of Surveillance Tactics In Russia Probe

6:36am May 21, 2018

by Tim Mak

President Trump says he will insist that the Justice Department investigate whether his 2016 campaign was infiltrated by the DOJ or FBI for political purposes.

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Morning News Brief

5:00am May 21, 2018

Trump says he'll order an investigation into whether the FBI and the DOJ "infiltrated or surveilled" his campaign "for political purposes." And, a follow-up to the deadly school shooting in Texas.

A group of Robert F. Kennedy supporters 1968 in Los Angeles.

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A Campaign Frozen In Time: Photographer Reflects On Covering Bobby Kennedy

2:29am May 21, 2018

It's been 50 years since Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Kennerly, who covered his short-lived run for president, describes what it was like on the ground.

President Donald Trump says he will order the Department of Justice to look into whether the Trump campaign was watched "for political purposes."

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Trump Demands Review Of Russia Investigation Surveillance Tactics

10:04pm May 20, 2018

by Miles Parks

The president says he will call on the Department of Justice to look into whether the department itself or the FBI surveilled the Trump campaign "for political purposes."