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Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump

It'll be Donald Trump First, not America First, at Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin

Presidential talk therapy with Russia is a good thing if Trump doesn’t let Putin take him to the cleaners. But there's no guarantee that won't happen.

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Stephen Colbert is waiting for Mueller to tell us what happened to America
Kimmel, Conan and Colbert give a play-by-play of Thursday's hearing with FBI agent Peter Strzok in Best of Late Night.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) makes brief remarks before meeting with Judge Brett Kavanaugh (R) in McConnell's office in the US Capitol, in Washington, DC, on July 10, 2018. President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh to succeed retiring

Mitch McConnell: Far-left scare tactics won't stop Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation
The far-left talks as though evaluating judges means ordering off a menu of predetermined policy outcomes.

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I was a real Republican, before the 'wingnuts' took over my party
Donald Trump is a danger to our nation and a disgrace to the Republican Party, but GOP leaders have decided they want to keep inflicting him on America.

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President Donald Trump addresses a crowd in Great Falls, Montana, on July 5, 2018.

As Donald Trump disrupts NATO and meets Putin, psychiatrists owe society their expertise
Donald Trump is meeting with adversaries, starting trade wars and picking justices. But does he have the mental capacity to make these decisions?

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President Donald Trump and Judge Brett Kavanaugh at the White House on July 9, 2018.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh could deal death blow to Obamacare
With his new Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump is now using all three branches of government to try to kill the Affordable Care Act.

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Passengers board a Delta Airlines flight.

For squeezed summer flyers, no relief in sight
Seats shrink and waistlines grow, but the FAA sees no safety issues.

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Adult film star Stormy Daniels poses and signs autographs at Chi Chi Larue's adult entertainment store in West Hollywood, California.

Stormy Daniels was targeted, by cops and a law that shouldn't exist: Today's talker
After being arrested and released for allegedly touching patrons at a strip club in Ohio, Stormy Daniels brings an 'inane' law to the forefront.

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A man holding a lit cannabis joint by the tips of his fingers in front of his face.

Don't legalize recreational marijuana in my state. Marijuana is still a harmful mind-altering drug.
Marijuana has since risen into prominence as the new cigarette of choice, as folks refuse to believe that weed is harmful.