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2020 election

George Conway Had the Perfect Response After New Poll Shows Susan Collins Losing to Her Democratic Rival Among Key Constituencies

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Maine's Democratic primary is slated for March 3.

The vote will determine who faces off against incumbent Republican Susan Collins in November.

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Meghan McCain Bursts into Laughter After Trump-Loving Congressman Says Trump Should Pardon Roger Stone

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President Donald Trump has made no effort to keep his thoughts on the trial of his former advisor, Roger Stone, a secret.

Stone was convicted of lying to Congress, obstructing justice, and threatening a witness last year. When prosecutors recommended a seven to nine year prison sentence, Trump fumed on Twitter and the Justice Department subsequently overrode the opinion of its prosecutors, who resigned in response.

Today, Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his crimes, leading everyone to ask: Will Trump pardon one of his most vocal allies?

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GOP Facebook Executive Argued Against Removing Fake News Pages Because It Would Disproportionately Affect Republicans

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With 2.4 billion active users, Facebook has become a breeding ground for disinformation. Misleading or outright false allegations played an unignorable part of the assault on the 2016 election and a number of lawmakers say Facebook isn't doing enough to curtail fake news ahead of 2020.

Now a recent Washington Post report detailing Facebook's response to fake news pages after President Donald Trump's shocking victory in 2016 is raising even more concerns.

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Trump's Chief of Staff Just Admitted How Hypocritical Republicans Are When It Comes to Deficits Under Trump Versus Obama

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Republicans often claim their party has the upper hand with voters when it comes to fiscal responsibility. When a Democrat is in office, one of the chief complaints you can count on from Republican lawmakers is that the President is ballooning the deficit, or sending the federal debt skyward.

This hasn't quite been the case when it's a Republican President occupying the White House.

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2020 election

Internet Hero Edits Mike Bloomberg's Wikipedia Page to Reflect His 'Cause of Death' After Warren Eviscerated Him at Debate

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Contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination debated in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday ahead of the state's primary in the most confrontational debate yet.

Present on the debate stage for the first time was billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a late entry to the campaign whose advertising blitz helped contribute to his rise in the polls, despite having yet to appear on a primary ballot.

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Donald Trump

We Now Know How Much Taxpayers Pay for Trump to Play Golf, and Turns Out 'He's America's 10th Highest Paid Athlete'

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President Donald Trump's constant trips to his own golf properties around the globe has been a matter of some controversy since he took office in 2017.

A constant critic of President Barack Obama's golf outings—which unlike Trump Obama did not personally profit from—the 45th POTUS claimed he would be too busy working to ever play golf.

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