A firm connected to billionaire Viktor Vekselberg later paid Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, $500,000 for consulting work.
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‘It’s about time’: Trump pardons late boxer Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson was convicted in 1913 by an all-white jury for violating the Mann Act for traveling with his white girlfriend. That law made it illegal to transport women across state lines for “immoral purposes.”
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Trump signs bill easing Dodd-Frank restraints for banks
But critics say the likelihood of future taxpayer bailouts will be greater now that curbs have been eased.
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Trump can’t block critics on Twitter, judge rules
The judge said that the president was violating the First Amendment by blocking his critics for political speech.
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Trump wades deeper into abortion politics to fire up his base for midterms
The president sees a proposal to remove funding from Planned Parenthood and other family planning clinics as key to getting white evangelical voters energized to support allies running for office.
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Trump, Moon try to keep North Korea summit on track amid doubts
The summit, planned for Singapore, offers a historic chance for peace on the peninsula — but also the risk of an epic diplomatic failure that would allow the North to revive and advance its nuclear weapons program.
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Congress moves to dismantle key post-crisis bank rules
The House voted 258-159 to approve legislation rolling back the Dodd-Frank law, notching a legislative win for President Donald Trump, who made gutting the landmark law a campaign promise.
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Maine advocates angry at Trump proposal to deny funds to clinics that refer clients for abortion
Doctors’ groups and abortion rights supporters say a ban on counseling women trespasses on the doctor-patient relationship.
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Trump vows to press ahead with summit plan despite North Korea’s threat to scrap it
The North says it’s not interested in ‘one-sided’ talks about denuclearization, but U.S. officials compare the threat to Trump’s own warning about walking away if there’s no chance of progress on that issue.
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Trump Jr: Can’t recall any discussion of Russia probe with father
The Senate Intelligence Committee releases more than 1,800 pages of transcripts of interviews with the president’s son and others who attended a June 9, 2016, meeting in Trump Tower.