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*** BESTPIX *** WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalists before departing the White House May 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to New York where he will tour the Morrelly Homeland Security Center and th

Donald Trump's clever plan to foil an obstruction of justice charge

The latest news about Donald Trump's demand for Jeff Sessions to 'unrecuse' himself from the Russia investigation, may reveal the president's defense.

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If we're headed for regime change in Iran, get ready for a military draft. We'll need one.
Our leaders seem interested in toppling Iran's theocracy. But do they want a new U.S. military draft? Because make no mistake, that's what it will take.

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My life as a writer for 'Roseanne' was great. Too bad her tweet blew it for cast and crew
Back in the 1990s, when I worked on 'Roseanne,' we had fun causing headaches for the ABC brass, but it was nothing like Roseanne Barr's racist tweet.

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In this April 29, 2018 file photo, a member of the Central American migrant caravan, holding a child, looks through the border wall toward a group of people gathered on the U.S. side, as he stands on the beach where the border wall ends in the ocean,

Feds say 1,475 lost migrant kids aren’t lost, but don’t know where they are
The Trump administration seems more worried about getting some bad press than it is about the children.

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Today's talker: Trump's auto tariffs are an attack on the rule of law
Should Congress step in to prevent President Trump from starting a trade war?

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The five things we must to do together to end the opioids epidemic: Bill Frist
We came together in 2003 to turn the tide on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We must unite again now to overcome the opioids crisis. Together we can do better.

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Separating immigrant families at the border, traumatizing their kids
With illegal immigration and asylum seekers, remedies short of wrenching a child from a parent are readily available: Our view

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Migrant children at a detention center in Nogales, Ariz., in 2014.

Illegal aliens are increasing
Prosecutions deter illegal immigration, avoiding the dangers for families: Opposing view

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Jimmy Kimmel has an idea for reviving the 'Roseanne' reboot that got booted
The show was a big moneymaker for ABC. So what's next? Kimmel and Jordan Klepper have ideas in Best of Late Night.