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National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins speaks during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., on Sept. 18, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

NIH ousts three employees over controversial alcohol study

The National Institutes of Health has ousted three employees who were involved in a highly questioned study of moderate alcohol use, and Director Francis S. Collins said he's determined to prevent other bum studies from moving forward in the future.

October 30, 2018
In this Aug. 18, 2010, file photo, California National Guard troops, part of Task Force Sierra, which are training for future deployment at the border along with Border Patrol Agents, stand in formation near the California/Mexico border in San Diego. (John Gibbons/San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) **FILE**

5,200 active-duty troops headed to U.S.-Mexico border

The Pentagon announced a massive deployment Monday of military muscle to the U.S.-Mexico border, saying at least 5,200 troops will soon be on the lines helping build fencing, ferry Border Patrol agents to hotspots and provide support as the government braces for the migrant caravan.

October 29, 2018
Emergency vehicles block off the area around the McAnulty Acres apartment complex as authorities continue their investigation of a shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue where multiple people were killed on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 in Baldwin, Pa., a suburb south of Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Pipe bombs, synagogue shooting result of heated rhetoric

Moments after President Trump called for an end to the politics of personal destruction at a rally in North Carolina late Friday, the crowd broke into the president's trademark Hillary Clinton chant: "Lock her up!"

October 28, 2018
President Donald Trump arrives arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Bojangles' Coliseum, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, supporters defiant in wake of bombing accusations

Hours after the FBI arrested a Trump supporter and charged him with attempting to bomb Democrats, President Trump blasted the media for trying to "score political points" with its overwhelming focus on the man's political leanings.

October 26, 2018
The U.S. population now stands at 328,231,337 which is up 6.31 percent since the last national census. (U.S. Census Bureau) ** FILE **

Judge rejects DOJ, orders speedy trial on Census citizenship question

A federal judge Friday said the government was too clever by half in demanding a halt to a planned trial over adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, saying the call for a stay contradicts the Trump administration's earlier repeated requests for speedy action.

October 26, 2018
In this Sept. 24, 2018, file photo, Michael Avenatti, attorney for porn actress Stormy Daniels, talks to reporters after a federal court hearing in Los Angeles. A California judge on Monday, Oct. 22, ordered Avenatti to pay $4.85 million to an attorney at his former law firm--the first time the potential presidential candidate is being held personally liable in the case. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers) **FILE**

Senate tells FBI to investigate Michael Avenatti over Kavanaugh accusations

Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley asked the Justice Department Thursday to investigate anti-Trump lawyer Michael Avenatti and his client Julie Swetnick, saying they likely fed senators "materially false" information by accusing Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh of involvement in gang rapes.

October 25, 2018