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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, makes a phone call as Donald Trump Jr., interviewed behind closed doors by committee staff investigating the meddling and possible Russian links to President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. Trump Jr. released a series of emails in July that detailed preparations for a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer and others where he was expecting to get damaging information about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, makes a phone call as Donald Trump Jr., interviewed behind closed doors by committee staff investigating the meddling and possible Russian links to President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. Trump Jr. released a series of emails in July that detailed preparations for a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer and others where he was expecting to get damaging information about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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11.06.17 | 8:24 am
US President Donald Trump (L) is led by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) before a summit meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on November 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kazuhiro NOGI /// Attn photo desk (AFP POOL-Trump/Abe summit meeting-7) Herewith AFP POOL photo, 110607F. 110607F: US President Donald Trump (L ) is led by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R ) before a summit meeting at Akasaka Guest House in Tokyo on November 6, 2017. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kazuhiro NOGICheers, Nogi/tokpix US President Donald Trump (L) is led by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) before a summit meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on November 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kazuhiro NOGI /// Attn photo desk (AFP POOL-Trump/Abe summit meeting-7) Herewith AFP POOL photo, 110607F. 110607F: US President Donald Trump (L ) is led by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R ) before a summit meeting at Akasaka Guest House in Tokyo on November 6, 2017. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kazuhiro NOGICheers, Nogi/tokpix
Trump To Japanese Auto Firms: ‘Try Building Your Cars In The US’
11.06.17 | 7:27 am
Caputo: Papadopoulos Was ‘Stupid,’ Had ‘No Business’ Attending Meeting
11.03.17 | 3:06 pm
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11.03.17 | 12:46 pm
Bernstein: Russia Scandal Feels ‘Worse Than Watergate In Many, Many Ways’
11.03.17 | 10:51 am
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump’s Twitter Account Deactivated For 11 Minutes By ‘Rogue Employee’
11.03.17 | 9:42 am
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump: ‘We Will See’ If Tillerson Sticks Around For ‘Duration’ Of Presidency
11.03.17 | 8:38 am
Trump: Don’t Worry About Vacant Posts, ‘I’m The Only One That Matters’
11.03.17 | 8:00 am
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump Says He Spoke With Grassley About Ending Visa Lottery Program
11.02.17 | 3:04 pm
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