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The Shifting Standards of Mitch McConnell

Despite his blockade of an Obama Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year, the Senate majority leader is now definitive that he would push a Trump nominee in 2020.

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‘Mueller Told Us a Lot of What We Need to Hear,’ Says Nadler

Representative Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, held a news conference after the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, spoke about the Russia investigation.

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‘We’d Fill It,’ McConnell Says of a Possible 2020 Supreme Court Vacancy

Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, answered a question asking if Republicans would fill a Supreme Court seat if one opened during the election campaign in 2020. Mr. McConnell denied a similar opportunity to President Barack Obama in 2016.

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Man in Critical Condition After Setting Himself on Fire Near the White House

Law enforcement officials said they still had not determined a motivation for the man’s actions.

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After Mueller Statement, More 2020 Democrats Call for Impeachment

Previously, only a few candidates had called for beginning impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Now, a majority of the Democratic field has expressed support.

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Beto O’Rourke Proposes Immigration Overhaul That Would Undo Trump Policies

Mr. O’Rourke’s broad plan also seeks a path to citizenship for undocumented people and strengthened ties between the United States and Latin America.

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A Signal in Giant Earthquakes That Could Save Lives

The full power of the biggest temblors could be determined in as little as 10 to 15 seconds after they begin, a new study finds, and long before it ends.

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Trump Warns Roy Moore Against Alabama Senate Run

Mr. Moore, a Republican former judge who lost a Senate race to Doug Jones after being accused of pursuing teenage girls, has said he is “strongly considering” running again.

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‘The Report Is My Testimony,’ Mueller Says of Russia Inquiry

In his public remarks about the special counsel’s Russia investigation, Robert S. Mueller III suggested that he was reluctant to testify before Congress. On whether President Trump obstructed justice, Mr. Mueller said that “if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.”

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Full Transcript of Mueller’s Statement on Russia Investigation

The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, made public remarks on Wednesday about the Russia investigation.