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Bump stock ban appears to be starting toward desired effect
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Lawmakers push to end NSA phone data collection program
The collection program, first implemented in the aftermath of 9/11, allowed the NSA to collect details, known as metadata, about which phone numbers had been connected and when
McConnell sets vote to shorten debate on judicial nominations
McConnell said he's making the move in response to "unprecedented obstruction" by Democrats on judicial nominations
Former intelligence officals create report for 2020 candidates
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Pew poll finds Trump response to white nationalists not enough
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Trump reverses call to cut federal funding for Special Olympics
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Senior U.S. official gives Huawei "failing grade" in U.K. review
British oversight board says Huawei's engineering processes and software have "significant technical issues" that led to "new risks" in networks where Huawei's equipment was being used
Puerto Rico gov on Trump: "If the bully gets close, I'll punch the bully in the mouth"
"It would be a mistake to confuse courtesy with courage," Rosselló said, after he was asked if he felt working with the president was like "dealing with a bully"
Twitter considers labeling threatening tweets by public figures
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Miami to host first Democratic debate in June
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Supreme Court isn't stopping Trump's bump stock ban
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Dick Durbin tells Betsy DeVos cuts to Special Olympics get "gold medal for insensitivity"
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