The 15 defendants include CEOs, investment executives, real estate developers and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.
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Trump calls on FBI, DOJ to review Jussie Smollett case
Prosecutors offered little explanation and infuriated Chicago’s police chief and mayor this week when they dropped charges against the ‘Empire’ actor.
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Trump Fed pick Stephen Moore owes $75,000 to IRS, court document says
A federal tax lien filed in Maryland, where Moore owns a house, says that the government won a judgment against Moore for $75,328.80 for unpaid taxes from the 2014 tax year.
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LePage pardoned his late mentor’s grandson, 111 others for range of crimes
The information is revealed after a public-records request by The Associated Press and an executive order by Gov. Janet Mills.
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Facebook says it will block white nationalist, white separatist posts
The social media giant is revising its response to criticism that it was allowing racism to live on its platform.
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Lawmakers denounce plan to divert military money for wall
Both Republicans and Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee said there is little support for tapping military construction projects for the wall.
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House Democrats to unveil Affordable Care Act rescue package
The effort is an attempt to deliver on campaign promises about health care and to change the conversation in DC from the political storm over Robert Mueller’s Russia report.
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Democrats demand full Mueller report; Trump says that’s OK with him
The president’s remarks come as Democrats prepare to huddle behind closed doors to plot strategy for their own investigations of obstruction of justice and Russian election interference.
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Democrats demand full Mueller report; Trump says that’s OK with him
The chairmen of 6 House committees tell Attorney General William Barr they will subpoena documents if they’re not turned over within a week.
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Michael Avenatti charged with extortion and wire and bank fraud
The attorney for porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Trump was arrested Monday.