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President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.
Lawyers for James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James are set to ask a federal judge Thursday to dismiss the criminal cases against them, arguing that the U.S. attorney who secured the indictments was illegally installed in the role.
Emails released by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday show Jeffrey Epstein sounding off on Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and more.
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