Trump likely to reveal this week whether secret tapes exist
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Trump likely to reveal this week whether secret tapes exist

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to make an announcement in the coming days on whether any recordings exist of his private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey, potentially bringing to an end one of the central mysteries of the ongoing probe that has consumed his White House. White House press secretary … Continue reading

AP FACT CHECK: Whom to believe, Trump or his lawyer?
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AP FACT CHECK: Whom to believe, Trump or his lawyer?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and one of his personal lawyers have contradicted each other over whether the president is under investigation by the special counsel probing Russians’ meddling in the 2016 election and possible links with the Trump campaign. A look at recent statements by Trump, lawyer Jay Sekulow and Vice President Mike … Continue reading

Republican Handel wins Georgia race, thanks Donald Trump
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Republican Handel wins Georgia race, thanks Donald Trump

DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — Republican Karen Handel won a nationally watched congressional election Tuesday in Georgia, and she thanked President Donald Trump after she avoided an upset that would have rocked Washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Returns showed Handel, a former Georgia secretary of state, winning about 52 percent of the vote over … Continue reading

Cosby alternate juror: I ‘probably’ would have convicted him
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Cosby alternate juror: I ‘probably’ would have convicted him

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An alternate juror in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case said Monday he “probably” would have voted to convict and was “ridiculously sick” when he found out the main jury couldn’t reach a verdict. A mistrial was declared Saturday after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked. Prosecutors plan to retry the 79-year-old … Continue reading

Companies end sponsorship over Trump killing scene in play
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Companies end sponsorship over Trump killing scene in play

NEW YORK (AP) — Delta Air Lines and Bank of America have announced that they are pulling their sponsorship of a Manhattan-based theater company’s portrayal of Julius Caesar as a Donald Trump look-alike in a business suit who gets knifed to death on stage. Atlanta-based Delta released a statement on Sunday saying it was pulling … Continue reading

The Latest: Cosby lawyers say he and accuser were lovers
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The Latest: Cosby lawyers say he and accuser were lovers

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Bill Cosby’s defense lawyer says the comedian and his primary accuser were lovers. Cosby is on trial on charges he sexually assaulted a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in January 2004. His lawyers said in … Continue reading