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The NRA is still lobbying, but spends more on advertising

by Ben Bradford
Apr 26, 2019
In recent years, the NRA has increased spending on communications and advertising.
A photo of National Rife Association spokesperson Dana Loesch decorates a wall at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center during the NRA's annual convention May 6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas.
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The Mueller Report is an overnight bestseller

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Apr 19, 2019
Book publishers are cashing in on the public's intrigue.
Robert Mueller, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2011 in Washington, D.C. 
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Trump calls for more economic outcomes data

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 22, 2019
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for more protections of campus free speech and comprehensive publication of data about students’ post-graduation economic outcomes.
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for more protections of campus free speech and comprehensive publication of data about students’ post-graduation economic outcomes.
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Bills on family leave proposed with female voters in mind

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 18, 2019
With divided government, getting family-leave or sick-day bills out of Congress and to the president is highly unlikely before the 2020 election.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) speaks during a news conference February 12, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Gillibrand and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) held a news conference to introduce the "Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act," or FAMILY Act.
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Trump says he’s declaring emergency to build border wall

by Associated Press
Feb 15, 2019
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will declare a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
President Donald Trump, repeating his claim that 'walls work,' announced that he will declare a national emergency in order to build a barrier on the US-Mexico border without funding from Congress.
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Fact checking President Trump's economic claims

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 6, 2019
The economy was the first big issue President Donald Trump tackled last night.
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Trump confidant Stone is arrested, faces obstruction charge

by Associated Press
Jan 25, 2019
The indictment accuses Stone of lying to Congress and tampering with witnesses.
Roger Stone, longtime friend and confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday.
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Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress

by Associated Press
Nov 29, 2018
President Trump’s former lawyer, has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on a Trump real estate project in Russia.
Presdient Donald Trump's former attorney pleaded guilty to lying to the Congress Thursday.
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The last CEO standing from the financial crisis

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 3, 2018
Cybersecurity is now the top worry of Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase.
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Trump's situation isn't new — presidential conflicts of interest date back to George Washington

by Tony Wagner
Sep 26, 2018
A closer look at Washington's finances, slaves and the conflicts of interest that came with them.
First U.S. President George Washington and 45th President Donald Trump
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