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Battle for the Senate: Candidates in key races respond to Kavanaugh allegations

Battle for the Senate: Candidates in key races respond to Kavanaugh allegations

NPR reached out to candidates in the major 2018 Senate races, including Democrats facing pressure to support Brett Kavanaugh and GOP candidates raising doubts over timing of the sexual assault claim.

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Ex-cop, Minneapolis want to put shooting lawsuit on hold

Ex-cop, Minneapolis want to put shooting lawsuit on hold

The city of Minneapolis and a former police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman are asking a federal judge to put a $50 million civil rights lawsuit by the woman's family on hold while a criminal case is pending.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Jury fines man $1 for punching Charlottesville rally organizer

Jury fines man $1 for punching Charlottesville rally organizer

When "Unite the Right" organizer Jason Kessler attempted to hold a news conference after a woman was killed protesting his rally, an angry group shouted him down — and one man threw a punch.
by Bill Chappell

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Texan says he's selling 3D-printed gun plans, despite ruling

Texan says he's selling 3D-printed gun plans, despite ruling

The owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3D-printed guns said Tuesday that he has begun selling the blueprints through his website to anyone who wants to make one, despite a federal court order barring him from posting the plans online.
by Associated Press

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Judges: NC congressional map still unlawful with partisan bias

The three-judge panel also raised the possibility of directing the GOP-dominated Legislature to redraw the maps by mid-September so they could be in effect for the fall elections, or getting an outside expert to do so.
by The Associated Press

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Reports: Trump Organization finance chief gets immunity

Media outlets are reporting that President Donald Trump's bookkeeper for his personal and business affairs for decades has been granted immunity in the federal probe of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.
by Associated Press

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Michael Cohen sets up GoFundMe page for legal costs

Michael Cohen sets up GoFundMe page for legal costs

Michael Cohen is sticking his hand out and asking the public for help paying for his legal defense, and one anonymous donor already has ponied up $50,000.
by Associated Press

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Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme

Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and "fixer," pleaded guilty Tuesday to campaign-finance violations and other charges, saying he and Trump arranged the payment of hush money.
by The Associated Press

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Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of 8 charges

Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of 8 charges

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been found guilty of eight financial crime charges in the first trial victory for special counsel Robert Mueller's team.
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