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Special counsel Robert Mueller is asking for records related to the former national security adviser
Trump defends McMaster amid calls for his firing
President Trump said in a statement Friday that he and his national security adviser are "working very well together"
New North Korea sanctions would ban $1 billion in exports
A vote on the draft resolution has been scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday in the U.N. Security Council
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Scaramucci tweets cartoon that takes jab at him, White House
The former White House communications director's short-lived tenure was fodder for a Minneapolis Star Tribune cartoon
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President Trump left the White House for his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, for a 17-day working vacation
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Sessions vows crackdown on leaks of classified info
"We will not allow rogue anonymous sources with security clearances to sell out our country any longer," attorney general says
Attorney general takes new steps to punish "sanctuary cities"
The Department of Justice has announced that it would withhold funding to certain cities that don't cooperate with the federal government
Congress leaves for August recess, leaving behind slim record of legislative wins
The House and Senate have left Capitol Hill for a month-long recess and won't return to Washington until September
Trump withholds approval of a long-delayed Afghanistan war strategy
The president is even considering a radical shakeup of his national security team
Sen. Al Franken is letting himself be funny again
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Trump relationship "warm" despite transcripts, Australian PM says
"We're both adults. ... I stand up for Australia's interests, he stands up for America's interests,” Malcolm Turnbull says
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