Trump gives Barr power to declassify intelligence related to Russia probe

President Trump has granted Attorney General William P. Barr “full and complete authority” to declassify government secrets, issuing a memorandum late Thursday that orders U.S. intelligence agencies to cooperate promptly with Barr’s audit of the investigation into Russia’s election interference in 2016.

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The story behind Pelosi’s claim, that White House meeting and Trump’s angry comments

Yet another White House meeting between President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blew up on Wednesday and in classic Washington fashion, both sides worked quickly to spin what happened while sources spilled their version of what was going on behind the scenes.

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Under mounting pressure from Dems, Pelosi to hold closed-door impeachment meeting

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, facing a revolt from members of her caucus, has been compelled to hold an closed-door meeting Wednesday morning to deal with new pressure to go forward with an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

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Pelosi clashes with fellow Dems in closed-door debate on impeachment

House Democratic leaders sparred internally on Monday over whether to begin an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her allies rejecting the call to move forward for now, according to multiple sources.

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Democrats have plans to close vast racial wealth gap

If you’ve been to an event with a Democrat running for president this year, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about it: the racial wealth gap.

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Trump plays for the middle — and 2020 — with legal-immigration focus

President Donald Trump didn’t make much of an effort to hide what the latest in his rat-a-tat series of immigration proposals is all about: 2020.

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