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Trump accuses China of 2018 election meddling: They ‘don’t want me to win’

President Donald Trump talks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, at U.N. Headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Trump on Wednesday accused China of attempting to interfere in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections, even as he claimed the U.S. was winning “at every level” in the ongoing trade war with Beijing.

In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Protesters gather in front of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. A second allegation of sexual misconduct has emerged against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a development that has further imperiled his nomination to the Supreme Court, forced the White House and Senate Republicans onto the defensive and fueled calls from Democrats to postpone further action on his confirmation. President Donald Trump is so far standing by his nominee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer gestures from the mound after he recorded his 300th strikeout of the season during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Michael Avenatti, attorney for porn actress Stormy Daniels, talks to reporters after a federal court hearing in Los Angeles, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Judge S. James Otero appears poised to toss out a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump by Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. Otero said that a tweet the president wrote in April appears to be "rhetorical hyperbole" and protected speech. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)

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Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a member of the Judiciary Committee, responds to reporters' questions on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid scrutiny of a woman's claim he sexually assaulted her at a party when they were in high school, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup meeting on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Senate Republicans are bringing in Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to handle questioning about Christine Blasey Ford's allegations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. A news release from Grassley's office describes Mitchell as &quot;a career prosecutor with decades of experience prosecuting sex crimes.&quot; (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Attorney for the alleged victim in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case, John Clune, center, laughs as he chats with members of the Eagle County Sheriffs department outside the Eagle County Courthouse, Wednesday March 24, 2004, in Eagle, Colorado. Clune's client testified about her sex life for more than three hours Wednesday during a closed-door hearing that will determine whether any of the information can be introduced at the NBA star's rape trial. (AP Photo/Peter Fredin)

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