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Trump team seeks to control, block Mueller's Russia investigation

President's legal team is looking to build a case against what they say is the special counsel's conflicts of interest.

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How disability benefits divided this rural community between those who work and those who don't

Disabled and disdained: In rural America, some towns are divided between those who work and those who don't.

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Scaramucci to be White House communications director

Meanwhile, Trump's longtime personal attorney, Marc Kasowitz, will step back from a key role.

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The Daily 202: Asking about a pardon for himself is a quintessentially Trumpian move

He's acted like the rules don't apply to him his whole life.

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Lawyer who met with Trump Jr. had Russian intelligence connections

Russian attorney had represented a unit linked to the Russian spy agency in a property dispute.

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WorldViews • Analysis

Why Japan's first lady was probably not snubbing President Trump at the G-20 dinner

Trump said Japanese first lady Akie Abe did not speak English in Hamburg. "Like, not 'hello,'" he said.

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O.J.’s last defender — F. Lee Bailey — is broke, disbarred and working above a hair salon

The famed former defense attorney has almost nothing left, but he still thinks O.J. Simpson is innocent.

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Trump's breathtaking surrender to Russia

This isn't what Reagan would have done.

By Michael Gerson • Read more »

A total solar eclipse is happening Aug. 21, and here’s what you need to know

What to expect, where to go and how to watch the greatest solar eclipse in America's history.

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Judge to inmates: Get sterilized and I’ll shave off jail time

"This gives them a chance to get on their feet and make something of themselves," Judge Sam Benningfield said.

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Can Trump pardon anyone? Himself? Can he fire Mueller? Your questions, answered.

The answers: Basically, probably not, and sort of.

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Sean Hannity is losing his mind after award kerfuffle

CNN cites sources saying that a conservative group has withdrawn an award for the Fox News host. Now he's dissing the whole idea of awards.

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With the team again in college football's fast lane, the players who stayed in the wake of crippling penalties have entered program folklore.

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