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Porter, a former staff secretary in the White House, took frequent notes during his time there that were detailed throughout the report.

The New York Times' handling of a new sexual misconduct allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh attracted almost as much attention as the accusation itself.

Snowden unsuccessfully applied for asylum in France in 2013 under Macron's predecessor, Francois Hollande. He has also sought asylum in several other countries.

Late Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo directly blamed Iran for the Saudi attack on Twitter, without offering evidence to support his claim.

Said GOP strategist Chris Wilson. "Trump needs to bring more of his fans onto the field."

The justices' order late Wednesday temporarily undoes a lower court ruling that had blocked the new asylum policy in some states along the southern border.

Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson, a conservative who is often considered a voice of the caucus, emerged from Tuesday's lunch saying, "Many of us feel like doing nothing is not a satisfactory answer."

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan has scheduled a conference for Tuesday morning to discuss Flynn's cooperation with prosecutors and whether the two sides are ready to set a sentencing date.

De Blasio failed to make the cut for the September Democratic debate and said Wednesday that it would be "tough to conceive of continuing" if he doesn't qualify for the next round in October.

When asked why he was taking on an incumbent who's popular within the party, Sanford, who has acknowledged his slim chances by saying he doesn't expect to become president, said: "I think we need to have a conversation on what it means to be a Republican. I think that as the Republica…