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Facebook refuses to delete fake Pelosi video spread by Trump supporters — Footage of House speaker deliberately slowed down to make her appear drunk or ill — Facebook says it will continue to host a video of Nancy Pelosi that has been edited to give the impression that the Democratic House Speaker …
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Manipulated Pelosi Videos Spread on Social Media, With Help From Trump — Manipulated videos of Speaker Nancy Pelosi that made it seem as if she were repeatedly stumbling and slurring her words spread across social media on Thursday, as tensions escalated between President Trump and the Democratic leader.
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Fox & Friends Correct Record After Diamond & Silk Mock Nancy Pelosi for Slurring Her Words: ‘Not a Real Video’ — Fox & Friends did the right thing Friday morning in swiftly correcting the record after Fox Nation hosts and frequent Fox News guests Diamond & Silk made remarkably disparaging remarks about Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Facebook on fake Pelosi video: Being ‘false’ isn't enough for removal — Facebook said Friday that a video doctored to depict House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slurring her words will remain on the social network because false information alone does not violate the site's rules.
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Trump shares heavily edited video that highlights verbal stumbles by Pelosi and questions her mental acuity

Facebook acknowledges Pelosi video is faked but declines to delete it
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Donald Trump falls for Nancy Pelosi's trap
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Lone Republican blocks disaster aid package on House floor — Rep. Chip Roy became the man who delayed $19.1 billion in disaster aid to communities throughout the country on Friday. — House leaders tried to pass a multibillion-dollar disaster assistance measure, by unanimous consent, but the Texas Republican objected on the floor.
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$19.1 billion disaster aid package stalls after single House Republican objects — House leaders had hoped to pass the disaster aid bill by unanimous consent, allowing them to move the measure despite most lawmakers having left Washington for the Memorial Day recess.
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$19.1 billion in nationwide disaster aid stalls after single House Republican objects
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Conservative blocks House passage of disaster relief bill
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GOP Rep. causes $19.1 billion disaster aid bill to stall in House
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Trump Gives Attorney General Sweeping Power in Review of 2016 Campaign Inquiry — President Trump took extraordinary steps on Thursday to give Attorney General William P. Barr sweeping new authorities to conduct a review into how the 2016 Trump campaign's ties to Russia were investigated …
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Barr's Newfound Power Could Prompt Clash Between Justice Dept. and C.I.A. — WASHINGTON — President Trump's order allowing Attorney General William P. Barr to declassify any intelligence that sparked the opening of the Russia investigation sets up a potential confrontation with the C.I.A. …
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Trump on DOJ review of Russia probe: 'It's not payback'
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House Judiciary Chairman Nadler Falls Ill at Mayor de Blasio Event in Manhattan — When Mayor de Blasio asks Nadler if he is OK, Nadler can be heard responding with a faint “no” before putting his hand over his face — Rep. Nadler Appears Ill at De Blasio Press Conference in Manhattan
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House Judiciary Chairman Nadler Appears Ill at NYC Event
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Jerry Nadler Is Taken to Hospital After Appearing to Faint at News Conference
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Trump to sidestep Congress to clear arms deals benefiting Saudi Arabia, UAE — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo notified lawmakers Friday that President Trump is invoking his emergency authority to sidestep Congress and complete 22 arms deals worth approximately $8 billion that would benefit Saudi Arabia …
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Trump Invokes Emergency Arms Sales Authority to Counter Iran
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Trump Jumps Into Impeachment Fray With Both Feet — WASHINGTON — The idea was to talk about relief for farmers hurt by tariffs, with a couple of them standing behind him in cowboy hats. But it did not take long on Thursday for President Trump to go off on “Crazy Nancy” and “Crying Chuck” …
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Trump Staff Dreads Traveling Overseas With Toddler President — Traditionally, White House staffers cherish the opportunity to travel with the president overseas on Air Force One as a perk of their service. But traditionally, the president they are traveling with is not Donald Trump.
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Theresa May Meets Her Lonely End — It would be understandable to feel sympathy for anyone so isolated and vilified. I don't. — LONDON — In the final season of Game of Thrones, a once-powerful and arrogant queen stands almost alone at the top of her castle, abandoned by the multitudes …
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Theresa May to resign as prime minister
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CrossFit, Inc. Suspends Use of Facebook and Associated Properties — CrossFit is a contrarian physiological and nutrition prescription for improving fitness and health. It is contrarian because prevailing views of fitness, health, and nutrition are wrong and have unleashed a tsunami …
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Reason, Big League Politics and The Verge


Scoop: Trump's plan to let adoption agencies reject same-sex parents — The Trump administration will soon make it easier for adoption agencies to reject same-sex couples, senior administration officials told Axios. — Why it matters: Trump is steadily rolling back Obama-era nondiscrimination …
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Supreme Court says Ohio and Michigan do not have to come up with new maps immediately — The Supreme Court on Friday put on hold lower-court decisions that said Ohio and Michigan had to come up with new electoral maps because of unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering.
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Political donations flow to president's businesses — Reports find GOP has spent more than $4 million at Trump properties, 3.4 percent of D.C. hotel's revenue came from political groups — From “Republicans spend more than $4 million at Trump properties” by Reid Wilson for The Hill:
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Republicans spend more than $4 million at Trump properties
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Out-of-Control Hannity Thumbs His Nose at Fox News Bosses — Despite reportedly being told to stop referring to dubious pundits as ‘investigative reporters,’ the primetime star has continued to do so. Does anyone at Fox control Hannity? — Sean Hannity is apparently above the law at Fox News.
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Federal court blocks Mississippi's fetal heartbeat law from taking effect — A federal court in Mississippi on Friday temporarily blocked the state's new “fetal heartbeat” law that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. The law was set to take effect July 1.


The Secret of Bernie's Millions — BURLINGTON, Vt.—Early on in his eight years as the mayor of this city, when he typically dressed in a tieless ensemble of work boots and corduroys, Bernie Sanders one day left City Hall and found a ticket on the windshield of his rusty Volkswagen Dasher.
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Trump doesn't seem to understand what ‘treason’ means — It doesn't mean being disloyal to the president, and it would not apply to any actions against a private citizen — which Donald Trump was as a candidate. — WASHINGTON — Once again on Thursday, President Donald Trump used the T-word …
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Racial prejudice has declined as a reaction to Trump's presidency, a new study suggests — Donald Trump began his campaign for the presidency by branding Mexicans as “rapists.” He initially declined to denounce David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
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