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Team Trump mocks ‘Fake Polls’ ahead of 2020 launch: ‘They’re doubling down on poor science’

President Donald Trump waves as he departs after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, June 14, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times 3 minutes ago

President Trump will officially launch his reelection campaign Tuesday in Florida, with polls showing he has Democrats right where he wants them: beating him in nearly every survey.

**FILE** Sara Fitzgerald, left, and Michael Martin, both with the group One Virginia, protest gerrymandering in front of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Washington where the court will hear arguments on a gerrymandering case. The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court hands Dems a win in Va. racial gerrymandering case

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At least five Democratic presidential candidates have made the pilgrimage to Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. (Associated Press/File)

S.C. church fears becoming campaign prop for Democrats, mourns anniversary of massacre

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to members of the media at the State Department, Monday, June 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Mike Pompeo defends Trump’s push to close arms sale deal with Saudi Arabia

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In this March 8, 2018, file photo, Jason Maloni, left, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's spokesman, left, walks with Paul Manafort, center, as they leave the Alexandria Federal Courthouse after an arraignment hearing in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Mueller accuses Trump associates of using campaign to hunt for cash cows in Russia, Ukraine

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

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**FILE** Sara Fitzgerald, left, and Michael Martin, both with the group One Virginia, protest gerrymandering in front of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Washington where the court will hear arguments on a gerrymandering case. The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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