Prosecutors: Political Donor Sought to Silence Witnesses
A political fundraiser accused of funneling foreign money into U.S. elections offered six witnesses in his case more than $6 million to keep quiet, federal prosecutors said.
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Prominent DC Lawyer Takes Stand to Deny Foreign Lobbying
A prominent Washington lawyer testified that he never misled the Justice Department about his work for the government of Ukraine as he sought to challenge allegations that his legal services crossed a line into foreign lobbying.
Trump Claims Credit for Shell Plant Announced under Obama
President Donald Trump sought to take credit for the construction of a major manufacturing facility in western Pennsylvania as he tries to reinvigorate supporters in the Rust Belt towns that sent him to the White House in 2016.
McConnell Equates His Ancestors’ Slave Ownership to Obama’s
House Democrats are considering legislation to study reparations for slavery.
Did Denzel Washington Once Call Obama the ‘Criminal-In-Chief?’
An article reporting that the actor had insulted former President Barack Obama by calling him a "criminal" is just fake news.
Did Ben & Jerry’s Create an ‘ImPeachMint’ Flavored Ice Cream for President Donald Trump?
The politically flavored frozen treat is a mockup — not an official product from the ice cream company.
In Wake of Election, Obama Passes Executive Order Banning All Fake News Outlets
A story that the President is banning all fake news came from — you guessed it — a fake news site.
President Obama Takes a Knee During National Anthem
An article reporting that the president kneeled in protest while "The Star-Spangled Banner" played was a hoax.
Rush Limbaugh: Obama Sending Lesbian Farmers to Invade Red States
Conservative radio pundit Rush Limbaugh railed against what he described as an Obama administration plot to pay lesbians to become farmers and invade conservative rural strongholds.
President Obama: ‘Even Terrorists Have Rights and We Should Respect Them’
A clickbait web site is sucking in users by peddling a fake Obama quote stating that even terrorists have rights, and we should respect them.
Donald Trump: ‘Obama Founded ISIS’
In a campaign speech in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Donald Trump called President Obama the 'founder of Isis' and Hillary Clinton the group's 'co-founder.'
President Obama Issues Record Number of Commutations
67 of the 214 inmates whose prison terms he shortened previously had life sentences.
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Is the EPA Allowing for the Approval of New Asbestos-Containing Products?
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