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Sex-abuse scandal: Pope seeks prayers to fight ‘devil’

Associated Press VATICAN CITY Pope Francis asked Saturday for daily prayers to protect the


How Sen. Flake brought the Senate back from the brink

Associated Press WASHINGTON The tension in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room was


What the FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation will entail

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has ordered the FBI to reopen Supreme Court


FBI contacts Kavanaugh’s accuser from college

Trump says investigation could be ‘blessing in disguise’ Associated Press WASHINGTON The FBI


Trump urges supporters to vote in wake of Kavanaugh hearing

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Saturday turned his embattled Supreme


School bus collides with truck in W. Pa.

Authorities say a school bus with students aboard has collided with a pickup truck in Pittsburgh, leaving some students with minor injuries.


Trump signs spending plan, avoiding shutdown

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed an $854 billion spending bill Friday


Rosenstein agrees to private meeting with lawmakers

Associated Press WASHINGTON Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has agreed to speak


Dems receive green light to sue Trump

Associated Press WASHINGTON A federal district judge in Washington ruled Friday that a group


Trump agrees to probe of nomineeSFlb

Associated Press WASHINGTON Reversing course, President Donald Trump bowed to Democrats’


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Valley voices weigh in on testimonies

Ryan and Brown praised Ford, while Portman supports Kavanaugh. Some oOther community leaders call for Kavanaugh's removal from any bench.

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Fiery Kavanaugh denies quiet accuser in Senate showdown

Christine Blasey Ford, left, and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday.

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White House postpones meeting between Trump, Rosenstein

A highly anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was postponed until next week to avoid conflicting with a dramatic Senate hearing involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the White House said Thursday.


Dutch police arrest 7 men suspected of plotting major attack

Seven men were arrested Thursday in the Netherlands on suspicion of plotting a large-scale extremist attack that Dutch prosecutors said they think was foiled following a months-long investigation.


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Trump admits influence of allegations against him

An agitated President Donald Trump acknowledged Wednesday that past accusations of sexual misconduct against him have influenced the way he views similar allegations his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who was set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee today about multiple accusations.

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