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White House Blasts Omarosa Manigault Newman For Tape's Release

12:18pm August 13, 2018

by Tamara Keith

Last December, the ex-White House aide secretly audio taped her firing over the alleged misuse of a government car. The recording was played Sunday during her appearance on NBC's Meet the Press.

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W.Va. House To Consider Impeaching State Supreme Court Justices

12:18pm August 13, 2018

by Dave Mistich

The West Virginia House of Delegates Monday considers the impeachment of four state Supreme Court justices who are accused of corruption. The fifth has already resigned and is facing federal charges.

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Omarosa Manigault Newman, when she was still a White House staffer. She has since written a book about her time with the Trump administration, which prompted President Trump to call her a "lowlife" on Twitter.

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In Presidential Tweet, Trump Says Former Aide Was 'A Loser' And 'Vicious'

12:01pm August 13, 2018

by Tamara Keith

On the eve of Omarosa Manigault Newman's book release, Trump tweeted scathing criticism of his former top-level aide.

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Dems Tap Montgomery To Finish Unexpired State House Term

11:46am August 13, 2018

by Paul Garber

Forsyth County Democrats have chosen a Winston-Salem city councilman to fill the unexpired term of Ed Hanes in the North Carolina House.

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Hawaii Gov. David Ige Is A Step Closer To A 2nd Term

9:12am August 13, 2018

by Bill Dorman

Hawaii Gov. David Ige headed off a challenge from Rep. Colleen Hanabusa in the state's Democratic primary. Voter turnout was once again low in this solidly blue state.

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The White House is proposing changes to the Military Lending Act that critics say would leave service members vulnerable when they buy cars.

White House Takes Aim At Financial Protections For Military

9:12am August 13, 2018

by Chris Arnold

Documents obtained by NPR show proposed changes that critics say would leave service members vulnerable to getting ripped off when they buy cars.

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Donations Grow For Funds That Pay To Get Migrants Out Of ICE Detention

6:32am August 13, 2018

by John Burnett

Outrage over the administration's policy of family separations at the border prompted an outpouring of donations to bond funds. People are giving so detained immigrants can post bond and be released.

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Fact-Checking Trump's Tweets On The Economy

6:28am August 13, 2018

David Greene checks in with David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, for context and comment on President Trump's latest tweets on trade and the economy.

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Morning News Brief

5:56am August 13, 2018

The administration takes aim at a law designed to protect military members from shady lending practices. Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman says she secretly audio taped her firing.

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Washington Prepares For White Supremacist Rally

6:01pm August 12, 2018

by Brian Mann

An update on the march by white supremacists in Washington D.C.

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