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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-offshore-drilling-areas-20180104-htmlstory.html
Here is where the Trump administration wants to expand offshore oil and gas drilling
Here is where the Trump administration wants to expand offshore oil and gas drilling President Trump has plans to expand offshore oil and gas drilling — big time. On Thursday, the Trump administration released a proposal to open for exploration the largest expanse of the nation’s offshore oil and natural gas reserves e...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-ohio-marijuana-results-20151103-story.html
Ohio voters soundly reject marijuana legalization initiative
Ohio voters soundly reject marijuana legalization initiative Ohio voters soundly rejected a marijuana initiative Tuesday that would have legalized recreational and medicinal use of the drug, and would have limited commercial growing to a small group of investors who drafted and promoted the measure. The initiative was ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oil-and-gas-20150127-story.html
Plan to drill for oil off East Coast, limit it in Alaska, draws heat
Plan to drill for oil off East Coast, limit it in Alaska, draws heat The Obama administration moved Tuesday to allow offshore drilling on the Atlantic Coast while protecting some, but not all, sensitive Arctic areas — actions that angered many and pleased few. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s proposal — part protectio...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oil-spill-causes-20100523-story.html
Oil spill caused by ‘a confluence of unfortunate events’
Oil spill caused by ‘a confluence of unfortunate events’ Flaws in a cement encasement intended to seal BP’s well were most likely the root of last month’s deadly explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, according to interviews, government officials, congressional hearing testimony, drilling reports and other co...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oklahoma-pot-laws-20181222-story.html
Oklahoma: A red state with some of the most liberal medical pot laws in the nation
Oklahoma: A red state with some of the most liberal medical pot laws in the nation The rollout of statewide medical and recreational marijuana programs typically is a grindingly slow process that can take years. Not so in Oklahoma, which moved with lightning speed once voters approved medical cannabis in June. The ball...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-olivia-lopez-karnes-detention-center-20150727-story.html
Ex-worker at Karnes immigrant detention center says she saw unethical behavior
Ex-worker at Karnes immigrant detention center says she saw unethical behavior When veteran social worker Olivia López took a job at a detention center for immigrant families about an hour’s drive south of San Antonio in October, she was energized. At Karnes County Residential Center, she would be working with a Centra...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oprah-abrams-20181101-story.html
Oprah Winfrey makes rare campaign appearance for Stacey Abrams
Oprah Winfrey makes rare campaign appearance for Stacey Abrams In a rousing speech in the Republican-leaning suburbs of Atlanta, Oprah Winfrey urged voters Thursday to make history by backing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams in next week’s election. Abrams is locked in a tight race with Republican Brian...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oregon-healthcare-20140425-story.html
Oregon leaders to vote on scrapping health insurance exchange
Oregon leaders to vote on scrapping health insurance exchange DURHAM, Ore. — Oregon officials will vote Friday on whether to become the first state to scrap its troubled insurance exchange and switch to the federal system, after spending an estimated $248 million on an ambitious exchange that failed in spectacular fash...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oregon-pot-20151001-story.html
Marijuana advocate talks ‘long, strange trip’ of Oregon legalization and what to expect next
Marijuana advocate talks ‘long, strange trip’ of Oregon legalization and what to expect next Allen St. Pierre went to work at NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, when the United States was in just-say-no-to-drugs mode. That was a generation ago and California was years away from becoming ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oregon-refuge-lavoy-finicum-20160127-story.html
Man killed in Oregon standoff had preached what he called a ‘cowboy’s stand for freedom’
Man killed in Oregon standoff had preached what he called a ‘cowboy’s stand for freedom’ Where some activists at an occupied federal wildlife refuge preached rowdyism and brimstone, Robert “LaVoy” Finicum was wistful, almost sad. Bedecked in his trademark earmuffs and cowboy hat, the Arizona rancher would wonder aloud ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oregon-shooting-name-20151004-story.html
‘Don’t say his name’: Oregon community wants to make shooter anonymous
‘Don’t say his name’: Oregon community wants to make shooter anonymous Keith Weikum, a set builder and special effects operator for theater productions at Umpqua Community College, already had a skeptical expression when he opened his front door. The reporter standing outside asked him whether he knew a particular stud...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oregon-union-dues-20180730-story.html
Oregon labor group to refund worker’s union dues, a first since Supreme Court ruling
Oregon labor group to refund worker’s union dues, a first since Supreme Court ruling An Oregon state employee and a labor union have reached a settlement over her lawsuit seeking payback of obligatory union fees, marking the first refund of forced fees since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in late June that government wor...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oregon-weed-stink-20150825-story.html
Does marijuana smell bad? An Oregon court issues ruling on ‘olfactory assault’
Does marijuana smell bad? An Oregon court issues ruling on ‘olfactory assault’ Every now and then, the people must call upon the wisdom of the American judicial system to answer the urgent questions of our time. For instance: Does weed smell bad? Not necessarily, an Oregon appeals court says. “Indeed, some people undou...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-organ-transplant-20180103-htmlstory.html
In a turf battle for organs, a policy review rattles the national transplant system
In a turf battle for organs, a policy review rattles the national transplant system Tethered to a breathing machine at a Manhattan hospital, 21-year-old Miriam Holman would die without a lung transplant. But her odds of finding a suitable organ were especially low in New York, where waiting times are among the longest ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-orlando-nightclub-shooter-20160612-snap-story.html
Orlando nightclub gunman remembered as abusive, homophobic and racist
Orlando nightclub gunman remembered as abusive, homophobic and racist His ex-wife said he was unstable and beat her. His father said he spoke openly of his disgust for gay people. A co-worker recalled him as a virulent racist. Those who knew Omar Mateen, the 29-year-old Florida security guard who carried out the worst ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-orlando-nightclub-shooting-20160613-snap-story.html?utm_content=buffer3cee5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Orlando gunman had used gay dating app and visited LGBT nightclub on other occasions, witnesses say
Orlando gunman had used gay dating app and visited LGBT nightclub on other occasions, witnesses say The gunman who attacked a Florida LGBT nightclub had attended the club before the attack and had used a gay dating and chat app, witnesses said. Kevin West, a regular at Pulse nightclub, said Omar Mateen messaged him on ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-orlando-paramedics-20160622-snap-story.html
Paramedics barred from saving Orlando shooting victims because club was deemed too dangerous
Paramedics barred from saving Orlando shooting victims because club was deemed too dangerous Paramedics responding to the Orlando, Fla., nightclub shooting never entered the building throughout the three-hour standoff because it was considered too dangerous, officials said Wednesday. The attack at the Pulse nightclub l...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-palin6-2008nov06-story.html
Tensions between McCain and Palin camps come to light
Tensions between McCain and Palin camps come to light Sarah Palin left the national stage Wednesday, but the controversy over her role on the ticket flared as aides to John McCain disclosed new details about her expensive wardrobe purchases and revealed that a Republican Party lawyer would be dispatched to Alaska to in...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-panda-dies-20150826-story.html
Celebration turns to grief with death of one of the panda twins at National Zoo
Celebration turns to grief with death of one of the panda twins at National Zoo One of two pandas whose weekend births captured world attention died Wednesday, a reminder that the bears who grow into giant puffy icons enter the world as fragile creatures, hairless and weighing about as much as a bar of soap. The birth ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pearl-harbor-burials-20161129-story.html
‘Welcome home, Uncle Ed’: The remains of this Pearl Harbor sailor — and many others — are finally coming home
‘Welcome home, Uncle Ed’: The remains of this Pearl Harbor sailor — and many others — are finally coming home Edwin Chester Hopkins’ casket was draped with an American flag that had hung above the state Capitol. Boy Scouts saluted as the motorcade weaved around the colonial town square to the cemetery, wher...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pentagon-suspends-jlens-runaway-blimp-20151103-story.html
Pentagon suspends troubled missile defense system at center of ‘runaway blimp’
Pentagon suspends troubled missile defense system at center of ‘runaway blimp’ The Pentagon has suspended indefinitely a trial run of the troubled missile defense system called JLENS, whose giant, radar-carrying blimps were intended to help safeguard the skies over Washington. The three-year “operational exercise” has ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-perry-fundraising-20110826-story.html
SEC rules could hurt Rick Perry’s fundraising
SEC rules could hurt Rick Perry’s fundraising Nearly two weeks after announcing his presidential bid, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has displayed Texas-size ambition and signs of early success in raising the large sums necessary for a national campaign. But unlike other candidates, Perry may not have ready access to one lucrat...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pet-cemetery-20141201-story.html
Pet cemetery lets best friends stay together after death
Pet cemetery lets best friends stay together after death Rhona Levy gazed into the small oak casket and stroked the soft hair lying on the white satin pillow. “I will always be with you,” she said, leaning down to kiss the tiny forehead. Then Levy removed a pendant from her neck and clasped it around the throat of her ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pet-pot-20150317-story.html
Medical marijuana for dogs and cats? Nevada lawmaker says yes
Medical marijuana for dogs and cats? Nevada lawmaker says yes So your dog is literally on its last legs. The end is near and Fido has stopped eating. You want to bring an end to his pain. What to do? Under a bill proposed this week in Nevada, you can get him medical marijuana. Legislation introduced in the state Senate...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pew-refugee-report-20170525-htmlstory.html
A look at the decline in refugees entering the U.S. under Trump
A look at the decline in refugees entering the U.S. under Trump Courts may have stymied President Trump’s efforts to restrict travel from six majority-Muslim countries and ban all refugee resettlement, but that has not stopped the number of refugees entering the United States from sharply declining. Monthly refugee arr...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-philadelphia-police-charged-20150205-story.html
After video surfaces, grand jury charges 2 Philadelphia policemen in beating
After video surfaces, grand jury charges 2 Philadelphia policemen in beating Two Philadelphia police officers were charged Thursday with beating a man on a scooter nearly two years ago and lying about it, resulting in wrongful charges against him. A Philadelphia grand jury decided to charge Officers Sean McKnight and K...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-photo-migrant-girl-20180622-story.html
A crying toddler has become the symbolic face of family separations. Does her backstory matter?
A crying toddler has become the symbolic face of family separations. Does her backstory matter? A young girl sobs. Standing over her is a smiling President Trump. “Welcome to America,” the accompanying text reads. The cover of Time’s July 2 edition lifts the image of a 2-year-old Honduran girl, Yanela Sanchez, from a p...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pittsburgh-synagogue-massacre-memorial-20181103-story.html
Mourners weep under misty skies at outdoor Sabbath memorial honoring victims of synagogue massacre
Mourners weep under misty skies at outdoor Sabbath memorial honoring victims of synagogue massacre Parents held their children, couples clutched each other and bystanders wept as about 100 people gathered in a steady drizzle outside the Tree of Life Synagogue for what a former rabbi there termed a healing service one w...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-planned-parenthood-20150727-story.html
Planned Parenthood head declares undercover videos a ‘smear campaign’
Planned Parenthood head declares undercover videos a ‘smear campaign’ Planned Parenthood’s leader vehemently denied any violation of laws involving fetal tissue, calling undercover videos recorded by a California-based group a “smear campaign” by “militant antiabortion activists.” In the videos, recorded by the Center ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-planned-parenthood-hearing-abortion-20150909-story.html
Abortion ‘survivors’ criticize Planned Parenthood on Capitol Hill
Abortion ‘survivors’ criticize Planned Parenthood on Capitol Hill As conservatives redouble efforts to end Planned Parenthood’s government funding, House Republicans on Wednesday fueled an already emotional and partisan debate by hearing testimony from two women who were born during botched abortions in the 1970s. “If ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-planned-parenthood-texas-20151123-story.html
Planned Parenthood sues Texas over Medicaid funding
Planned Parenthood sues Texas over Medicaid funding Planned Parenthood and 10 of its patients sued the state of Texas on Monday to block officials from cutting off Medicaid funds, calling the state’s actions political and part of a long-term pattern of denying reproductive healthcare to women. “Women in Texas today hav...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pluto-hearing-new-horizons-20150728-story.html
NASA tells lawmakers to brace for more Pluto secrets revealed by mission
NASA tells lawmakers to brace for more Pluto secrets revealed by mission Hoping to capture lawmakers’ imaginations and perhaps loosen their purse strings, NASA officials said Tuesday that the new scientific information gleaned from the New Horizons mission to Pluto was “revolutionizing” what they know about the icy dwa...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pokemon-go-roundup-20160713-snap-htmlstory.html
The good, the bad and the weird: Mayhem and meet-ups after ‘Pokemon Go’ release
The good, the bad and the weird: Mayhem and meet-ups after ‘Pokemon Go’ release Thousands of people took to the streets this week with their noses buried in smartphones, searching for virtual Pokemon in a hugely popular new smartphone app. But for some users, the augmented reality game got a little too real. Hours afte...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-alicia-machado-20161002-snap-story.html
Trump says former Miss Universe was tied to a murder attempt. So what did happen in Venezuela?
Trump says former Miss Universe was tied to a murder attempt. So what did happen in Venezuela? Alicia Machado, the former Venezuelan beauty queen whose treatment by Donald Trump nearly 20 years ago became a potent political weapon for the Clinton campaign, has had numerous brushes with controversy. During the president...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-border-troops-20181129-story.html
Trump administration is preparing to extend troops’ stay on the border
Trump administration is preparing to extend troops’ stay on the border Pentagon officials are considering whether to keep U.S. troops along the southwest border an additional 45 days, potentially extending a controversial mission to assist the Border Patrol into next year, U.S. officials said. The 5,800 troops now depl...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-comey-congress-20170320-story.html
FBI chief debunks Trump’s wiretap claim and confirms probe of possible campaign links to Russia
FBI chief debunks Trump’s wiretap claim and confirms probe of possible campaign links to Russia In a double-barreled assault on the White House, FBI Director James B. Comey on Monday knocked back President Trump’s claim of wiretapping by the Obama administration and disclosed that the FBI is investigating possible “coo...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-dark-web-counterfeiter-20190201-story.html
Glowing reviews tout counterfeit cash on the dark web
Glowing reviews tout counterfeit cash on the dark web When Secret Service Agent Matthew Britsch began trawling for major counterfeiters in the shadowy marketplaces of the dark web, he acted like any smart consumer on eBay — he studied the reviews. Britsch knew he had struck gold when he found Billmaker, the online moni...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-drone-military-trump-20190620-story.html
U.S. prepared strikes on Iran, but approval was abruptly withdrawn
U.S. prepared strikes on Iran, but approval was abruptly withdrawn The United States abruptly called off preparations for a military strike against Iran over the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, a U.S. official said, while Iran claimed Friday it had issued several warnings before shooting down the drone over what ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-factcheck-obamacare-bill-clinton-20161009-snap-story.html
No, Bill Clinton didn’t ‘torch’ Obamacare. Here’s what he was really talking about
No, Bill Clinton didn’t ‘torch’ Obamacare. Here’s what he was really talking about Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed over the past week that Bill Clinton “torched” the Affordable Care Act when the former president brought up the health law during a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in Michigan on Monday. Trump was a...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-flynn-sanctions-20171206-story.html?_amp=true
Michael Flynn is said to have promised that Russia sanctions would be ‘ripped up’
Michael Flynn is said to have promised that Russia sanctions would be ‘ripped up’ President Trump’s first national security advisor, Michael Flynn, texted a former business associate on Inauguration Day that Obama-era sanctions against Russia would be “ripped up” and that a lucrative proposal to build nuclear reactors ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-gop-dems-state-control-20170804-story.html
With party switch in West Virginia, Republicans now have matched record number of governors’ seats. Will it last?
With party switch in West Virginia, Republicans now have matched record number of governors’ seats. Will it last? The moment was filled with political pomp and pageantry: Thousands of cheering supporters packed into an arena, a sea of poster-board signs and a big announcement. “The Democrats walked away from me,” West ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-gop-tariffs-20180620-story.html
Republicans and Commerce secretary square off in heated hearing over tariffs
Republicans and Commerce secretary square off in heated hearing over tariffs Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross defended the Trump administration’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum before Congress on Wednesday amid withering, bipartisan criticism from senators who condemned the levies as unjustified and economically ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-jeff-flake-20170821-story.html
Trump heads to the home state of Sen. Jeff Flake, a vocal critic. But Flake isn’t worried
Trump heads to the home state of Sen. Jeff Flake, a vocal critic. But Flake isn’t worried For Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, the political climate around him is far from ideal. In recent days, the president, a fellow Republican, has taunted Flake on Twitter and even gone so far as to praise his rival in the state’s Republica...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-kushner-jersey-city-2017-story.html
Jersey City has turned sharply against Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner
Jersey City has turned sharply against Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner Until he stepped aside from his real estate business to become a senior White House aide, developer Jared Kushner was a major player in the gentrification of Jersey City, where former railroad yards and waste sites are being transformed int...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-mcmanus-column-20190116-story.html
Column: Here’s a secret: We may be winning the war on terrorism
Column: Here’s a secret: We may be winning the war on terrorism Are we quietly winning the war on terror — but are afraid to admit it? After President Trump warned on Jan. 4 that terrorists were heading our way from Mexico, a remarkable statistic emerged: The number of terrorist acts committed by people who had sneaked...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-missouri-governor-greitens-20180111-story.html
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ extramarital affair was ‘the worst-kept secret in the world’
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ extramarital affair was ‘the worst-kept secret in the world’ The Missouri political establishment seemed surprised when the story broke. In an audio recording broadcast Wednesday by KMOV-TV in St. Louis, a hairstylist told her ex-husband that she’d had an affair in 2015 with Eric Greitens —...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-north-carolina-election-board-disbanded-20181228-story.html
North Carolina governor reshapes election board amid ballot fraud investigation
North Carolina governor reshapes election board amid ballot fraud investigation The dissolution Friday of North Carolina’s elections board injected further uncertainty into a still-undecided congressional race as the Democratic governor sought an interim panel to investigate ballot fraud allegations while Republicans a...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-orban-trump-democracy-20190513-story.html
Hungary’s strongman, who echoes Trump’s rhetoric, will visit the White House
Hungary’s strongman, who echoes Trump’s rhetoric, will visit the White House Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is widely accused of undermining his country’s democratic institutions, is scheduled to meet President Trump on Monday, the latest authoritarian leader to get a White House invitation. Although Hungar...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-parade-trump-20180309-story.html
Pentagon proposes scaled-down military parade, not one with tanks and firepower that Trump envisioned
Pentagon proposes scaled-down military parade, not one with tanks and firepower that Trump envisioned Pressed by President Trump, the Pentagon is proposing to stage a military parade in November with veterans in historic uniforms and warplanes, but no tanks — a scaled-down version of the grand display of military might...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-pence-japan-trip-north-korea-20181112-story.html
Mike Pence plans to talk trade, North Korea with Japanese officials
Mike Pence plans to talk trade, North Korea with Japanese officials Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Tokyo on Monday to discuss North Korea and other issues with Japanese officials before heading to two regional summits. Pence is expected to also discuss China’s growing regional influence and bilateral trade with J...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-poll-methodology-20160911-story.html
How the poll was conducted
How the poll was conducted This SurveyMonkey Election Tracking Survey for Sept. 1-8, 2016, was conducted online in English and Spanish among a national sample of 4,212 adults who said they are registered to vote in California. Two forms of the survey were fielded in both English and Spanish. The forms were identical ex...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-pompeo-afghanistan-20180709-story.html
Pompeo makes surprise stop in Afghanistan and says Trump’s policy there is working
Pompeo makes surprise stop in Afghanistan and says Trump’s policy there is working His nuclear diplomacy with North Korea finished for the moment, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo made a previously unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday and offered support for the Kabul government’s peace talks with Taliban ins...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-russia-investigation-20170324-story.html
House Intelligence chair partially backs off claim about surveillance of Trump transition team
House Intelligence chair partially backs off claim about surveillance of Trump transition team The head of the House Intelligence Committee partially backed away from his dramatic claim that officials in President Trump’s transition team had been subjects of surveillance by U.S. intelligence agencies, with an aide sayi...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-russia-meddling-senate-report-20180110-story.html
Democrats’ report details Russian meddling in European elections and threats to U.S. campaigns
Democrats’ report details Russian meddling in European elections and threats to U.S. campaigns Russian President Vladimir Putin has systematically attacked democratic institutions across Europe and in his own country for two decades in efforts to undermine elections and other governments, Senate Democrats charged Tuesd...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-senate-yates-testimony-20170508-story.html
Yates warned White House that Trump’s national security advisor ‘could be blackmailed’ by Moscow
Yates warned White House that Trump’s national security advisor ‘could be blackmailed’ by Moscow Former acting Atty. Gen. Sally Yates testified Monday for the first time that she warned White House lawyers at least twice in January that President Trump’s national security advisor at the time, Michael Flynn, “could be b...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-sessions-russia-hearing-20171114-story.html
Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions angrily denies lying to Congress about Trump campaign Russia contacts
Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions angrily denies lying to Congress about Trump campaign Russia contacts Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions repeatedly denied Tuesday that he deliberately misled or lied to Congress about the Trump campaign’s multiple contacts with Russia, saying he forgot that two aides told him about their meetings with R...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-tillerson-20170726-story.html
His frustrations public, Tillerson tries to tamp down resignation speculation
His frustrations public, Tillerson tries to tamp down resignation speculation Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held his first public event in five days Wednesday — a meeting with the visiting Lebanese prime minister — as aides try to quell speculation over whether he is considering resigning. Speculation about the poss...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-travel-ban-white-house-20170306-story.html
Trump cedes the spotlight on travel order as White House tries a more familiar tack
Trump cedes the spotlight on travel order as White House tries a more familiar tack A staple of President Trump’s early flurry of executive actions was the big reveal – the president seated behind a desk proudly displaying his new edict for the cameras. On Monday, though, when Trump signed a second order temporarily ha...
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Bannon apologizes over damning portrait in book as White House presses defense of Trump
Bannon apologizes over damning portrait in book as White House presses defense of Trump With President Trump cheering from the sidelines, the White House on Sunday pressed its defense of the president’s fitness to govern, as fired former aide Stephen K. Bannon reversed course and apologized for his role in a new book’s...
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Trump once welcomed a visit from immigrant ‘Dreamers.’ Now, they anxiously await his next move
Trump once welcomed a visit from immigrant ‘Dreamers.’ Now, they anxiously await his next move Gaby Pacheco strode into Trump Tower’s gilded lobby on a mission to convince the businessman to back immigration reform and help young people like her who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Back in that summer of...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-huawei-20190213-story.html
White House drafts order that would ban Huawei from U.S.
White House drafts order that would ban Huawei from U.S. The White House is preparing a sweeping executive order that could bar Chinese companies from selling equipment for use in future U.S. telecommunications networks, claiming Beijing could exploit the technology to carry out cyber intrusions and espionage. The main...
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As soon as he is inaugurated, Trump will move to clamp down on immigration
As soon as he is inaugurated, Trump will move to clamp down on immigration Aides are clearing the way for President-elect Donald Trump to take the first steps toward transforming the immigration system as soon as he takes office Friday, fulfilling a major campaign pledge while deepening the fears of immigration advocat...
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Federal judge blocks deportations under Trump’s ‘extreme vetting’ order for refugees and others with valid visas
Federal judge blocks deportations under Trump’s ‘extreme vetting’ order for refugees and others with valid visas After a day of chaos at airports around the world, a federal judge in Brooklyn on Saturday night stayed deportations under President Trump’s executive order barring citizens of some Muslim countries from ent...
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Allies and adversaries alike worry as Trump sets stage for reveal on Iran deal
Allies and adversaries alike worry as Trump sets stage for reveal on Iran deal President Trump on Tuesday could make good on his longstanding threat to tear up the Iran nuclear accord — or he could heap fresh disdain on the landmark disarmament pact while charting a course that would keep key elements in place, at leas...
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Donald Trump Jr.: The unapologetic son who courts controversy
Donald Trump Jr.: The unapologetic son who courts controversy Donald Trump Jr. has never shied away from controversy. When photographs surfaced of him in 2012 holding up the severed tail of an elephant alongside his brother Eric and a dead cheetah — the animals their kill from an African safari — he shot back at outrag...
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Trump’s Fourth of July speech inserts politics and protests into national celebration
Trump’s Fourth of July speech inserts politics and protests into national celebration Fourth of July celebrations in Washington usually bring Democrats and Republicans together to mark the national holiday while taking a break from partisan politics. Not this year. With tanks on the streets of the nation’s capital, mil...
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Trump’s foreign policy appears in disarray on major fronts
Trump’s foreign policy appears in disarray on major fronts With the abrupt collapse of President Trump’s second nuclear summit Thursday, another key prong of his audacious foreign policy appeared in disarray, at least for now. The breakdown of talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi came as the White House ...
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Trump urges officers and immigration officials to be ‘rough’ on ‘animals’ terrorizing U.S. neighborhoods
Trump urges officers and immigration officials to be ‘rough’ on ‘animals’ terrorizing U.S. neighborhoods President Trump on Friday called for police and immigration officials to be “rough” with suspected gang members in order to rid the country of “animals” he said are terrorizing communities. “Please don’t be too nice...
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Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson describes Jared Kushner’s secret diplomacy
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson describes Jared Kushner’s secret diplomacy In a remarkable glimpse into President Trump’s unconventional way of running the White House and foreign policy, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has described a string of secret meetings, hidden dinners and undisclosed conversati...
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Trump says ‘no going back’ in attempts to oust Venezuela’s Maduro
Trump says ‘no going back’ in attempts to oust Venezuela’s Maduro President Trump, speaking Monday in vote-rich south Florida, called on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s supporters to abandon him or face ruin, and denounced what he termed socialism at home and abroad. Aides had billed Trump’s speech as a show of s...
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Trump may tap State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as U.S. envoy to United Nations
Trump may tap State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as U.S. envoy to United Nations President Trump said Thursday that Heather Nauert, the State Department spokeswoman, is a leading contender to replace Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, adding that he may reach a decision next week in the late...
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio takes his low popularity to the national stage
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio takes his low popularity to the national stage Some days it seems nobody wants New York’s mayor to run for president — other than New York’s mayor. Bill de Blasio’s constituents appear to waver from being amused to appalled by his White House bid. Some of his past confidants have signaled ...
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Trump administration expresses little concern after Guatemalan president closes anti-corruption commission
Trump administration expresses little concern after Guatemalan president closes anti-corruption commission A robust anti-corruption agency, seen as a model for Latin America, was created 12 years ago in Guatemala with strong U.S. support, and notched up an enviable record. The International Commission Against Impunity ...
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Trump reviving tough sanctions on Iran in effort to replace nuclear pact
Trump reviving tough sanctions on Iran in effort to replace nuclear pact The Trump administration Monday announced it is reimposing harsh economic sanctions on Tehran as part of a strategy to replace the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with what it hopes will be a stronger agreement to curb the Islamic Republic’s ability to...
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White House denounces Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua as a ‘troika of tyranny’
White House denounces Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua as a ‘troika of tyranny’ The Trump administration hit Venezuela with economic sanctions Thursday to block its exports of gold, a lifeline commodity for the embattled leftist government of President Nicolas Maduro, but put off targeting its oil exports, the mainstay of...
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U.S. agrees to aid for southern Mexico and Central America, but not to deal on asylum seekers
U.S. agrees to aid for southern Mexico and Central America, but not to deal on asylum seekers The United States on Tuesday announced it was adding billions of dollars to an ambitious Mexican development project for that country’s southern region and Central America as a way to deter migration. But neither Washington no...
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U.S. slaps economic sanctions on three top Nicaraguan officials
U.S. slaps economic sanctions on three top Nicaraguan officials Stepping up pressure on Nicaragua, the United States on Thursday placed sanctions on three senior Nicaraguan officials, including a top police commander, accusing them of attacking anti-government protesters and other abuses. The action is intended to hold...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-us-north-korea-nuclear-kim-20190315-story.html
Pompeo dismisses North Korean threat to end nuclear talks
Pompeo dismisses North Korean threat to end nuclear talks Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo sought to downplay a North Korean warning Friday that Kim Jong Un was considering breaking off nuclear talks with the Trump administration and resuming the country’s nuclear and missile tests. Pompeo said that during last mon...
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U.S. ending funding for Syria recovery projects, shifting burden to other nations
U.S. ending funding for Syria recovery projects, shifting burden to other nations Making good on President Trump’s stated desire to reduce the U.S. role in Syria, the State Department announced Friday it was eliminating $230 million in funding for “stabilization” projects in the war-ravaged country. The slack will be m...
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Trump hits Venezuela over criticized presidential election
Trump hits Venezuela over criticized presidential election President Trump took steps Monday to punish Venezuela for what his administration called a fraudulent presidential election Sunday in the once-oil-rich country now devastated by economic and social crises. The action came amid a growing international rebuke of ...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-veterans-border-20181102-story.html
Some veterans say Trump is politicizing the military by sending troops to the border days before midterm election
Some veterans say Trump is politicizing the military by sending troops to the border days before midterm election After President Trump ordered more than 5,000 U.S. troops to the southwest border days before the midterm election to intercept what he called an “invasion” of migrants, retired Marine Col. David Lapan deci...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-voter-fraud-commission-20170705-story.html
Here’s why a growing number of states are pushing back against Trump’s voter fraud commission
Here’s why a growing number of states are pushing back against Trump’s voter fraud commission The Trump administration’s new voter fraud commission is lacking a crucial component in these early days: momentum. A growing chorus of secretaries of state — both Democrats and Republicans — has voiced dismay at the commissio...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-white-nationalists-thinktank-20161119-story.html
White nationalists dress up and come to Washington in hopes of influencing Trump
White nationalists dress up and come to Washington in hopes of influencing Trump Inside a beige meeting room at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, the buttoned-down millennials, in their dark suits and ties, settled in for the long conference day ahead. Like countless others who travel to Washin...
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Record number of women running for U.S. House seats
Record number of women running for U.S. House seats The number of women running for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives set a record Thursday, the vast majority of them Democrats motivated by angst over President Trump and policies of the Republican-controlled Congress. Their ranks will continue to grow in the w...
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Pentagon to halt aircraft refueling assistance to Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen
Pentagon to halt aircraft refueling assistance to Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen The Pentagon is halting refueling of warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, U.S. and Saudi officials said Friday, ending the controversial U.S. support to allies in the bloody conflict. Saudi Arabia said it no lon...
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San Francisco slaying upends immigration debate in 2016 presidential race
San Francisco slaying upends immigration debate in 2016 presidential race The immigration debate in the 2016 presidential campaign unfolded along familiar lines: Republicans called for greater border security and Democrats called for expanded rights for those in the country illegally. All that changed one blue-sky day ...
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Philadelphia-area residents see dollar signs in visit by Pope Francis
Philadelphia-area residents see dollar signs in visit by Pope Francis Damien Bash owns a four-bedroom home, built in 1898, in Philadelphia’s historic Germantown section. It features intricate stonework, hardwood floors and 19th century architectural details. Bash is offering the place to visitors attending Pope Francis...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pope-south-philly-20150926-story.html
In South Philly, the faithful pray for a visit from Pope Francis
In South Philly, the faithful pray for a visit from Pope Francis Anyone of a certain age in South Philly can tell you how it felt to see the motorcade of Pope John Paul II on Broad Street in 1979. And if they were too young to remember, they will tell you what their parents or grandparents told them and point to a fami...
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U.S. Catholic Church at a crossroads: Pope Francis appeals to competing currents
U.S. Catholic Church at a crossroads: Pope Francis appeals to competing currents The church in a formerly prosperous neighborhood of doctors and lawyers cannot afford to replace a metal cross atop the steeple that was struck by lightning years ago. Inside, a vast net in the majestic sanctuary protects parishioners from...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-portland-housing-20181124-story.html
Portland ordinance to protect renters may be a model for other cities. But landlords are fighting back.
Portland ordinance to protect renters may be a model for other cities. But landlords are fighting back. The idea seemed simple enough. Last year, Portland passed a law to ease the pain of renters being forced out of their homes or facing large rent hikes. Officials and housing advocates in particular were worried about...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-portland-water-20160613-snap-story.html?track=lat-pick
Portland unnerved by discovery of high lead levels in school drinking water
Portland unnerved by discovery of high lead levels in school drinking water Communities across the U.S. have been testing their water in the wake of a lead contamination crisis in Flint, Mich., and for the most part, the results have seemed reassuring, with many cities declaring their water safe to drink. One exception...
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Government approves medical marijuana research
Government approves medical marijuana research WASHINGTON — The Obama administration handed backers of medical marijuana a significant victory Friday, opening the way for a University of Arizona researcher to examine whether pot can help veterans cope with post-traumatic stress, a move that could lead to broader studie...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-president-obama-on-paris-attacks-20151113-story.html
Statement: President Obama on Paris attacks: ‘A hearbreaking situation’
Statement: President Obama on Paris attacks: ‘A hearbreaking situation’ The following is a statement from President Barack Obama on the attacks in Paris: President Obama: Good evening, everybody. I just want to make a few brief comments about the attacks across Paris tonight. Once again, we’ve seen an outrageous attemp...
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New Hampshire heroin crisis leads presidential candidates to tackle drug abuse
New Hampshire heroin crisis leads presidential candidates to tackle drug abuse Zach Brewster had a long history of addiction and was dealing drugs after flunking out of college. One night he injected a cocktail of cocaine and heroin and stopped breathing. He was taken by ambulance to the emergency room of the suburban ...
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Eric Cantor defeat by tea party shakes Republican politics to its core
Eric Cantor defeat by tea party shakes Republican politics to its core In a shocking political defeat guaranteed to upend Republican Party politics, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia lost his primary election Tuesday to a tea party newcomer who hammered the No. 2 leader for backing aspects of immigration re...
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Puerto Rico, $70 billion in debt, seeks bankruptcy protection
Puerto Rico, $70 billion in debt, seeks bankruptcy protection Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said Wednesday that federal courts would help protect the U.S. territory from its more than $70-billion debt crisis, after multiple creditors filed lawsuits trying to recuperate millions of dollars invested in government bon...
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-puerto-rico-electricity-20171118-story.html
Two months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico struggles to regain electricity and thousands flee the island
Two months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico struggles to regain electricity and thousands flee the island The lights remain off in bustling cities and in small rural villages. Gas generators, the only alternative to the downed power lines that seem to be everywhere, continuously hum outside hospitals and bodegas. Whe...
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Thousands of Puerto Ricans land in Florida, fleeing the misery left by Hurricane Maria
Thousands of Puerto Ricans land in Florida, fleeing the misery left by Hurricane Maria Throngs of Puerto Ricans waving flags, balloons and homemade banners gathered at Port Everglades on Tuesday to greet a massive cruise ship carrying more than 3,300 hurricane evacuees from the Caribbean. As a boombox blasted salsa bea...
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‘Total destruction’ in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, and more rain is on the way
‘Total destruction’ in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, and more rain is on the way Gregmarys Garcia stood atop the home she shares with her two sons, ages 5 and 3, and five other relatives. The house was surrounded by thigh-high water. The family had stockpiled bottled water and food, packing their freezer with ice....
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She was covered in insects and unable to walk: Doctors in Puerto Rico only now discovering the problems in remote towns
She was covered in insects and unable to walk: Doctors in Puerto Rico only now discovering the problems in remote towns After Hurricane Maria’s landslides and flooding further isolated this mountain town, a volunteer doctor rushed to treat diabetic Brunilda Sovilaro, found on the floor of her home, covered in insects, ...