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House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoenas for Epstein Files

The committee’s Republican chairman requested that the documents from the Justice Department and former government officials be delivered by Aug. 19.

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Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, at President Trump’s inauguration in January. They were among the former officials who received subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee.
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Durham’s Debunking of the ‘Clinton Plan’ Emails, Explained

Trump allies have fixated on a purported message about Hillary Clinton and Russia. John H. Durham, the special counsel, found evidence that it was likely a fake assembled by Russian spies.

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John H. Durham, the special counsel appointed by the Trump administration to scour the Russia investigation for wrongdoing, concluded that Russian spies likely concocted emails about Donald J. Trump that Hillary Clinton and her campaign were accused of sending in 2016.
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‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows

An annex to a report by the special counsel John H. Durham was the latest in a series of disclosures about the Russia inquiry, as the Trump team seeks to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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The release of the annex to a report by the special counsel John H. Durham, right, adds new details to the public’s understanding of a complex trove of 2016 Russian intelligence reports analyzing purported emails that Russian hackers stole from Americans.
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Gaza Hunger Presents Trump With Moral Test Familiar to Past Presidents

The crisis has echoes of past humanitarian crises that left presidents wringing their hands over how to respond.

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The plight of Palestinians in Gaza has emerged as a test for President Trump.
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New Reports on Russian Interference Show Trump’s Claims on Obama Are Overblown

The administration’s claims are overblown, but newly declassified information provides some messy details about a January 2017 intelligence assessment of Moscow’s election interference.

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A January 2017 assessment said that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had ordered a multifaceted information operation targeting the U.S. election in 2016.
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Comeback in ’90s Offers Democrats a Bit of Hope. But Not Much.

The party’s last rebuilding effort took nearly a decade and followed debilitating ideological battles. Some in the party see it as a model, up to a point.

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Trump Baselessly Accuses Obama of ‘Treason’ as Questions Swirl About Epstein

President Trump deflected questions about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein by lashing out at his perceived enemies.

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An extended digression by President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday was a stark example of his campaign of retribution against an ever-growing list of enemies.
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