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Trump warns of ‘terror, bloodshed and suffering’ in Abolish ICE movement

Authorities take action to reopen Portland's Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters early Thursday, June 28, 2018 in Portland, Ore. Federal officers arrested eight protesters while trying to reopen the building, that has been closed for more than a week because of a round-the-clock demonstration. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP) **FILE**

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President Trump lashed out at the Abolish ICE movement Monday and warned state and local leaders they must choose between anarchy or law and order as they pick sides in the fight.

Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh isn't afraid to break with his colleagues of the federal appeals court. (Associated Press/File)

Kavanaugh racks up record of dissenting opinions in major federal cases

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White House counsel Donald McGahn is reported to have spent 30 hours over three days answering questions as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference. (Associated Press/File)

Leak of White House counsel’s cooperation shows Mueller’s team ‘panicking,’ Giuliani says

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Rep. Keith Ellison won the Democratic primary for Minnesota attorney general last week despite claims that he abused his former girlfriend. (Associated Press/File)

Ellison’s political future ‘on the ropes’ after ex-girlfriend’s claims of abuse

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A Broward County sheriff's deputy was on hand Wednesday as students arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, for the first day of classes. (Associated Press/File)

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In this September 2017 photo provided by World Surf League, eleven-time World Champion Kelly Slater rides a wave at the Future Classic surfing meet in Lemoore, Calif. Slater has not only found what could be the perfect wave, but he's created it. Slater will introduce his Surf Ranch in Lemoore to the world this weekend, when the two-day Founders' Cup of Surfing is held on May 5 and 6, 2018, in a nondescript corner of California's Central Valley, some 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean. (Kenneth Morris/World Surf League via AP)

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From left, Timothy B. Schmit, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh of The Eagles pose together with an autographed guitar after a news conference at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Park City, Utah. The documentary film "The History of The Eagles Part 1" is being shown at the festival. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Chelsea Clinton listens to the speakers from the audience during the Rise Up For Roe national tour, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Senate Intelligence Committee ranking member Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks to witnesses during a committee hearing on foreign influence operations and their use of social media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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U.S. President Donald Trump salutes as he watches with his wife Melania Trump the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, Friday, July 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) ** FILE **

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In this September 2017 photo provided by World Surf League, eleven-time World Champion Kelly Slater rides a wave at the Future Classic surfing meet in Lemoore, Calif. Slater has not only found what could be the perfect wave, but he's created it. Slater will introduce his Surf Ranch in Lemoore to the world this weekend, when the two-day Founders' Cup of Surfing is held on May 5 and 6, 2018, in a nondescript corner of California's Central Valley, some 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean. (Kenneth Morris/World Surf League via AP)

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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2017, file photo, Arizona Cardinals running back Adrian Peterson answers a question during an NFL football news conference at the team's training facility in Tempe, Ariz. The Cardinals host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) **FILE**

Adrian Peterson signing with the Redskins: reports

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This image released by HBO shows John Oliver, host of &quot;Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.&quot; Oliver said Sunday that he'd achieved all he'd wanted for the show by having an Australian animal hospital's special ward to treat a chlamydia outbreak among koalas named for him. He said, &quot;goodbye, forever, everyone,&quot; as stagehands broke up his set around him. That inspired a wave of social media posts among fans wondering if he was serious. (Eric Liebowitz/HBO via AP)

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D.C. United midfielder Luciano Acosta (10) celebrates his goal with forward Wayne Rooney (9) and Yamil Asad (22) during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Orlando City, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in Washington. D.C. United won 3-2. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

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First lady Melania Trump attends the 6th Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention (FPBP) Summit at Health and Human Service in Rockville, Md., Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Melania Trump jetting to Africa on first major solo trip abroad

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FILE - In this July 15, 2016, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker listens to a speaker at the National Governors Association meeting in Des Moines, Iowa. Walker said Monday, July 18, 2016, that he won't run for president again as a sitting governor and that he intends to use his prime-time speech at the Republican National Convention this week to argue that America deserves better than Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Second former Scott Walker administration official endorses his Democratic opponent

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In this July 9, 2018, file photo, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee stands in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Kavanaugh suggested that attorneys preparing to question President Bill Clinton in 1998 seek graphic details about the president's sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky. The questions are part of a memo in which Kavanaugh advised Independent Counsel Ken Starr and others not to give the president &quot;any break&quot; during questioning. He suggested Clinton be asked whether he had phone sex with Lewinsky and whether he performed specific sexual acts. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Schumer: Judiciary Committee must share all confidential Kavanaugh records with Senate

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Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Trump, during campaign event for Eddie Edwards, who is running for the U.S. Congress in New Hampshire, in Portsmouth, N.H., Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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FILE - In this Monday, June 11, 2012 file photo, John Dean, White House counsel to President Nixon, speaks in Washington, D.C., during an event sponsored by the Washington Post to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Watergate. Michael Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, has been talking with Dean over the last few months "to hear his wisdom, the lessons that he learned, and his reflections on what he saw Michael Cohen going through." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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