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Congressional leaders just briefed in White House situation room on Iran's shoot down of U.S. drone Jun 21, 2019

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Congressional leaders just briefed in White House situation room on Iran's shoot down of U.S. drone; Trump: "You'll find out" if U.S. will strike Iran; says Iran made "Very big mistake" downing U.S. drone; U.S. Commander: Iranian claims that drone was shot down over Iran are "Categorically False"; Iran: No intention to fight, but "Completely ready for war"; Iran condemns drone flight as "Provocative Action" saying U.S. Aircraft was downed over its territory; Pelosi on Iran: "Essential we remain fully engaged with our allies... do everything in our power to de-escalate"; Trump: "Hard to Believe" drone shutdown was intentional, it could have been done by somebody "Loose and Stupid"; House Judiciary releases transcript of Hope Hicks Interview; Trump, Lawmakers briefed on UFO sightings by military pilots

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Hope Hicks snubs lawmakers' questions about White House, denies knowledge of hush-money payments during campaign; Rivals criticizing Biden for touting "Civility" in his dealings with two segregationist senators Jun 20, 2019

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Hope Hicks snubs lawmakers' questions about White House, denies knowledge of hush-money payments during campaign; Judiciary Chair Nadler vows "We'll destroy" White House's immunity assertion in court; Trump: "Democrats are putting wonderful Hope Hicks through hell"; Sanders, Warren, Booker among Democrats critical of Biden remarks about segregationist senators; Rivals criticizing Biden for touting "Civility" in his dealings with two segregationist senators; McConnell dismisses idea of reparations for slavery, says the country tried to "Deal with" history of racism by electing Obama; Chinese President Xi pledges support to Kim Jong Un as both face Trump troubles ahead of G20 Summit

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New poll shows Trump trailing top Democratic rivals Biden, Sanders, and Warren in Florida, Iran claims ability to strike U.S. aircraft carriers Jun 19, 2019

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Trump says he only recently learned of Shanahan background issues and didn't ask him to withdraw, denies a vetting problem, Trump en route to Orlando for re-election launch after again claiming millions of deportations planned next week, Shanahan withdraws his nomination for Defense Secretary, resigns from Pentagon amid reports of bitter divorce, CNN: House Judiciary Democrats plan to question Hope Hicks about hush-money coverups of Trump's alleged affairs, Trump doubles down on claim of deportations next week, DHS officials surprised but Trump insists they already knew, Representative Kildee joins House Democrats calling for impeachment proceedings, CNN: White House will assert immunity for Hope Hicks during Congressional testimony, Trump: U.S. is "Very prepared" to deal with Iran as Iranian commander boasts about ability to strike American warships, Manafort avoids notorious jail after unusual intervention by Deputy Attorney General

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Pentagon: New images show that Iran attacked tankers; Pompeo: Military options on the table to deal with Iran; Trump says constitution gave him power to fire Mueller Jun 18, 2019

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Iranian official: U.S. and Iran headed for confrontation; Biden says if he's nominated he'll beat Trump in the south; Trump falsely denies existence of dismal internal polls; Campaign fires pollsters after leaks show Biden ahead; NYT: Intel officials hesitant to fully brief Trump on escalating U.S. cyberattacks on Russia; Trump scolds his Chief of Staff: "You just can't cough" in the middle of an interview; New poll shows growing support among Dems for impeachment; Ocasio-Cortez: Pressure to impeach Trump grows every day; Former Trump aide & confidant Hope Hicks to testify behind closed doors before House Panel Wednesday; Intel's Schiff: Threat to subpoena the FBI is yielding results; Biden: "I plan on winning Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina... I believe we can win Texas & Florida"; Dem presidential candidates stepping up attacks on Biden; Kim Jong Un's high-stakes diplomatic gamble: Playing Trump, Putin & China's Xi off each other

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DOJ releases legal opinion backing treasury secretary's refusal to hand over Trump tax returns; Department of Justice Legal Opinion: Democrats' demand for Trump taxes "Unprecedneted" and "Serious risk of abuse" Jun 15, 2019

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DOJ releases legal opinion backing treasury secretary's refusal to hand over Trump tax returns; Trump on foreign dirt: "Of course you have to look at it" but he'd report to FBI if info was "Incorrect, badly stated"; McConnell dismisses outrage over Trump's comments about accepting foreign dirt on opponents; U.S: Drone spotted Iranians closing in on tankers; Pentagon Chief: "We have an international situation"; Department of Justice Legal Opinion: Democrats' demand for Trump taxes "Unprecedented" and "Serious risk of abuse"; Source: First Lady open to her communications director becoming White House Press Secretary; Watch "Woman of Mystery: Melania Trump" at 9PM ET Tonight; Trump compares First Lady to Jackie O; More clues in mysterious shooting for former Red Sox star

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Press Secretary Sarah Sanders to leave the White House; Pompeo blames Iran for attacks on tankers Jun 14, 2019

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Press Secretary Sarah Sanders to leave the White House; Senior GOP Source: Trump's foreign dirt comment is "Really, really bad... it would be impeachable"; Cummings wants Kellyanne Conway to testify after watchdog says she's violated Hatch Act; Pompeo blames Iran for attacks on tankers; CNN: U.S. Navy saw unexploded mine attached to one of the tankers hit by explosives in the Gulf of Oman; Oil prices jump after tanker explosions in Gulf of Oman; Saudi Official: Nobody wants war but it's up to the Iranians; Iran's behavior is not acceptable; State Department suggests Saudis not doing enough to bring Khashoggi killers to justice; House Judiciary Committee members reviewing Mueller documents; Democrats split over how to respond to "unprecedented" White House stonewalling, defying of subpoenas; GOP Sen. Blackburn: Bill to mandate reporting of foreign contacts a "Blatant political stunt"; Kim Jong Un letter to Trump was birthday greeting; Biographer: Dictator know what buttons to push

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