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Adult-film star Stormy Daniels – who is trying to get out of a nondisclosure agreement over an alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump - might still get her day in court, but it won’t be anytime soon after a California judge Thursday rejected her request for an expedited jury trial. On Tuesday, Daniels filed legal papers asking for a jury trial within 90 days of a judge’s order and the opportunity to depose President Trump and Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney who acknowledged paying the adult-film star $130,000 less

For much of his first year in Washington, President Trump’s EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt occupied prime real estate in a townhouse near the U.S. Capitol that is co-owned by the wife of a top energy lobbyist, property records from 2017 show. Neither the EPA nor the lobbyist, J. Steven Hart, would say how much Pruitt paid to live at the prime Capitol Hill address, though Hart said he believed it to be the market rate.

The TAKE with Rick Klein It counts as a slow week when only one Cabinet secretary is ousted, just days after an adult-film star goes on television to allege an affair with the president. The replacement of David Shulkin as Veterans Affairs secretary might barely merit a footnote in this month of uncommon turbulence

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Herbie Ziskend’s baseball glove won’t make it into Barack Obama’s presidential library.

President Trump tweeted Monday that it was funny to watch ‘‘Fake News Networks’’ criticizing Sinclair for being biased.   Ousted FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe is shutting down the request for donations after he more than tripled his original goal.  The move comes amid calls for Elizabeth Esty’s resignation over her handling of the firing of a former chief of staff accused of harassment, threats, and violence.  A new character has emerged in the continuing drama between the adult film actress and the president.

President Trump tweeted Monday that it was funny to watch ‘‘Fake News Networks’’ criticizing Sinclair for being biased.   Ousted FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe is shutting down the request for donations after he more than tripled his original goal.  The move comes amid calls for Elizabeth Esty’s resignation over her handling of the firing of a former chief of staff accused of harassment, threats, and violence.  A new character has emerged in the continuing drama between the adult film actress and the president.

President Trump tweeted Monday that it was funny to watch ‘‘Fake News Networks’’ criticizing Sinclair for being biased.   Ousted FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe is shutting down the request for donations after he more than tripled his original goal.  The move comes amid calls for Elizabeth Esty’s resignation over her handling of the firing of a former chief of staff accused of harassment, threats, and violence.  A new character has emerged in the continuing drama between the adult film actress and the president.

Crowded primaries have become the new norm for Democrats, throwing a lifeline to Republicans hoping that brutal internal fights will help blunt Democratic energy in the midterms. But even after primaries in Texas and Illinois in March took out some top Democratic candidates, Democrats believe the angst over crowded primaries is overblown. “In an election cycle like this, there is nothing that will cause more Democratic bedwetting than having a lot of candidates,” said Jesse Ferguson, a former top aide to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). “But in reality, there's nothing

China announced Sunday that it is implementing new tariffs on more than 120 U.S. imports in response to MORE’s recent decision to increase taxes on imported steel and aluminum. The Chinese Ministry of Finance announced that it will impose a 15 percent tariff on 120 products, including fruits and other commodities, according to China's state news agency Xinhua. It will also impose a 25 percent tariff on pork and related products. The tariffs will reportedly go into effect starting Monday.  U.S.