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Boarding Air Force One on July 16, 2018.

Parody: Aboard Air Force One after Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin havoc in Helsinki

Donald Trump: 'I was great, wasn't I? I killed it.' John Kelly: 'Well, in a manner of speaking, sir.' Parody from Air Force One on the havoc in Helsinki.

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Stephen Colbert suggests a 'presidential intervention' after Trump proposes another meeting with Putin
The late-night comics discuss Donald Trump's invitation to Vladimir Putin to meet in Washington in the fall. Watch our favorite jokes, then vote for yours at usatoday.com/opinion

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White people are being outed on social media for racially profiling black people.

White people, just mind your business and let people of color exist
The underlying issue is in the casual racism of perceiving people of color as dangerous and their everyday activities as threatening.

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If Brett Kavanaugh becomes a Supreme Court justice, he'll finish what Scott Pruitt started
Kavanaugh holds extreme environmental views that were deal breakers for other Donald Trump nominees. That means we have a chance to defeat him.

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Children waiting for adoptions in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on June 12, 2006.

Why does the State Department make it hard to adopt children from other countries?
Adoption from other countries is down 80 percent since its peak. Why do we make this hard? America is pro-adoption; the State Department should be, too.

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A makeshift memorial for victims of a mass shooting in Las Vegas on Oct. 8, 2017.

Las Vegas shooting victims don't deserve MGM lawsuits
If MGM’s gambit succeeds, it will dodge any potential responsibility for the rampage in which Stephen Paddock killed 58 people: Our view

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The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

MGM Resorts: We are not denying victims their day in court
SAFETY Act filing will ensure claims are properly resolved in federal court quickly, fairly and efficiently: Opposing view

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Kevin de Leon takes a selfie with fellow Democrats in Los Angeles.

Trump and Republicans can count on Democrats in midterm elections
California Democratic Party's endorsement of a candidate who lost to Dianne Feinstein just the latest potential misstep to November: Our view

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An undated handout picture made available by the Press Service of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation on chamber's official website shows 'The Right to Bear Weapons' Public Organization's Board Chairman Maria Butina posing with a gun in Mosc

Maria Butina is the 'spy' the Trump administration asked for: Talker
Suspected Russian agent Maria Butina is facing charges of acting as an unregistered agent in the U.S. But the Trump administration basically invited this.