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Trump criss-crosses U.S. for Republican candidates

With two weeks until election day and control of Congress on the line, President Trump says he plans to spend more than $400 million on the races. Nancy Cordes reports.

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Trump torched as ‘thug’ for threatening sick families with ‘extortion’President Donald Trump drew swift condemnation from critics after making a promise to ailing families that came with a political string attached. On Tuesday, Trump vowed that his administration would settle outstanding claims from people sickened by toxic water at Camp Lejeune , the Marine Corps base in North Carolina , but only if Republicans prevail in…

Raw Story7h agoWhole story →

Some on DOJ's 20,000 "likely" noncitizen list in Calif. appear to be U.S.-bornElection officials in Los Angeles County say their preliminary analysis of the federal government's list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizens registered to vote in California shows the list is "unreliable."

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