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People wait in line to enter the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse to attend the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday in Alexandria, Va.

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Manafort Trial: Prosecutors Detail Spending On Luxuries Purchased With Offshore Funds

5:00am August 02, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

Prosecutors plowed through eight witnesses on Day 2. Thursday is expected to be another day of documents and details about lavish spending, overseas bank accounts and financial recordkeeping.

Ill. Lawmaker Quits After Ex-Girlfriend Says He Posted Her Nude Photos To Instagram

3:32am August 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Republican Rep. Nick Sauer allegedly opened an account in the former girlfriend's name and then posted the pictures as a ploy to lure men into "graphic conversations."

Tommy Robinson, Anti-Muslim Activist Charged With Contempt, Out On Bail

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

The imprisonment of white nationalist Tommy Robinson in Britain has become a cause célèbre for far-right activists who say he is being persecuted for his anti-Islamic views. His supporters rallied in London Wednesday when he appealed against his prison sentence.

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Migrant Parents Launch Hunger Strike In Detention Centers

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by John Burnett

Migrant parents who were reunited with their children but remain in detention began a hunger strike Wednesday inside of a family jail in South Texas, in protest of the constant legal limbo.

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Paul Manafort Enters Second Day Of Trial

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

A jury heard testimony from two FBI agents as the prosecution unveiled evidence on the second day of trial for Paul Manafort, a former Trump campaign chairman.

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President Trump Calls For Russia Investigation To End, Again

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump weighed in on the legal peril of his former campaign chairman, as the trial of Paul Manafort entered its second day. He also repeated calls for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to shut down the Russia investigation.

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The Trump administration threatened to raise proposed tariffs on Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent, escalating U.S. trade tensions with Beijing.

Trump Administration Threatens Even Higher Tariffs On China

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on China over trade. The administration threatened to raise proposed tariffs on Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent.

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Arizona Governor Issues Executive Order Following NPR Investigation

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

The governor of Arizona removed a doctor from the state's Medicaid drug committee and issued an executive order requiring disclosure of financial conflicts in response to a joint investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity Investigation.

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Says She Was A Target Of A Hacking Attempt

7:28pm August 01, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen D-N.H., about reports that her office may have been a recent target for Russian hackers.

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Department Of Education Plans To Change Rules For Regulating Colleges

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Cory Turner

The Education Department unveiled a plan to rewrite and roll back important rules that govern colleges and their accrediting agencies. The department says it wants to reduce obstacles to innovation, but critics worry this will lower school standards and hurt students.

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