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WASHINGTON — The White House sharply escalated its resistance to congressional attempts to investigate President Trump, notifying the House Judiciary panel Wednesday that it would refuse to comply with sweeping requests for documents and witness testimony while declaring that the legislative branch had no right to a ‘‘do-over’’ of the special counsel’s Russia probe. White House counsel Pat Cipollone sent a 12-page letter to the committee chairman, Rep.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for president, adding his name to an already long list of candidates itching for a chance to take on Donald Trump. The mayor announced his run with a video released by his campaign. ‘‘There’s plenty of money in this world. There’s plenty of money in this country.

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MORE Saturday as he officially launched his presidential campaign in Philadelphia.  Speaking on a Philadelphia stage accompanied by screens that encouraged supporters to text “UNITED” to a campaign number, the former vice president appeared in his signature aviator sunglasses to cast his White House bid as an effort to “restore the soul of our nation.”

  MORE called for Republicans to be 'united' in the midst of a wave of new abortion laws signed by Republican governors. Trump tweeted late Saturday night that he was "strongly pro-life" and shared former President Ronald Reagan's views that there should be exemptions for rape, incest and the mother's health.  "We have come very far in the last two years," Trump said, highlighting the appointment of 105 federal judges and appointing two Supreme Court justices.     "The Radical Left, with late term abortion (and worse), is imploding on this issue," Trump said.

A Michigan Republican and member of the House Freedom Caucus accused MORE's report of the investigation's findings. "Here are my principal conclusions: 1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report. 2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct. 3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances. 4.

The White House is seeking to thwart more than 20 congressional investigations into MORE and his administration, accusing Democrats of trying to score political points against the commander in chief ahead of a reelection year. The executive branch has refused to cooperate with the requests for documents and witness interviews and fought resulting subpoenas from Democrats seeking to compel the administration to comply. Democrats have accused Trump and his administration of flouting congressional investigative and oversight powers in an unprecedented way, blocking deman

The former vice president spoke to the campaign crowd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and called President Trump the “divider-in-chief,” qualifying the comment by saying he is not the only one dividing the country. Biden accused Trump of using individuals like immigrants as political “scapegoats.” “America…is an idea stronger than any Army, bigger than any ocean, more powerful than any dictator or tyrant,” said the former vice president. He denied assertions that Democrats need to act angry to win 2020. Biden touted his work under President Barack Obama.

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The key findings, according to the results published on Friday, suggest a new issue growing in this era of increasing accountability.