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Trump officials say U.S. actions to deter attacks Tamping down talk of war, top administration officials told Congress on Tuesday that recent actions by the U.S. deterred attacks on American forces. But some la... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - May 22, 2019

Trump's ex-counsel ducks House hearing Former White House counsel Donald McGahn was a no-show Tuesday at a House committee hearing, angering Democrats who are ramping up calls to start impeachment pr... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - May 22, 2019

Memo zeros in on tax returns A confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo says tax returns must be given to Congress unless the president takes the rare step of asserting executive pr... by Jeff Stein and Josh Dawsey The Washington Post - May 22, 2019

Mar-a-Lago suspect asks to fire lawyers A Chinese woman charged with lying to illegally enter President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort told a judge Tuesday that she wants to fire her attorneys and r... by The Associated Press - May 22, 2019

Russian planes seen off coast of Alaska U.S. military officials said that four Russian bombers and two fighter jets were intercepted off Alaska’s western coast by U.S. aircraft but did not enter U.S.... by The Associated Press - May 22, 2019

Mueller, House said at odds over public testimony Robert Mueller and House Democrats have been unable to reach an agreement on how much of the special counsel's expected congressional testimony would be public,... by Devlin Barrett, Ellen Nakashima, Rachael Bade and Matt Zapotosky The Washington Post - May 22, 2019

President's lawyers appeal ruling on subpoena President Donald Trump's lawyers on Tuesday notified a federal judge that they have appealed "all aspects" of a Monday ruling that the president's accounting fi... by Spencer S. Hsu The Washington Post - May 22, 2019

Heavy rain, tornadoes pummel Midwest Dangerous storms in the Midwest produced dozens of tornadoes for the second-consecutive day Tuesday, demolishing a racetrack grandstand and damaging buildings ... by KEN MILLER The Associated Press - May 22, 2019

Judge rebukes Mississippi over restrictive abortion law A federal judge who struck down Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban last year said during a court hearing Tuesday that the state's legislators defied his ruling ... by EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS The Associated Press - May 22, 2019

New abortion curbs stoke patient fears on clinic availability Abortion clinics are facing protesters emboldened by a flurry of restrictive new state laws as they reassure confused patients that the laws have yet to take ef... by Democrat-Gazette staff and wire reports - May 22, 2019

Senate bill targets campaigns' unreported foreigner contacts The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee is filing legislation to impose criminal penalties on campaign officials who fail to disclose contacts wi... by Karoun Demirjian The Washington Post - May 22, 2019

Lawmakers grill Carson on HUD migrant policy Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Tuesday defended the White House's proposal to purge migrants -- and their U.S.-born childre... by Tracy Jan The Washington Post - May 22, 2019

Bahrain attempts to reassure Palestinians Bahrain on Tuesday defended its decision to host a White House-engineered conference to address the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, saying its only objective is to ... by AYA BATRAWY The Associated Press - May 22, 2019

Mexico studies migrant-shelter redo at Guatemala Mexico is studying a change in the way it handles the migrants who have been overwhelming its facilities near the border with Guatemala, and has floated a propo... by MARIA VERZA The Associated Press - May 22, 2019

Back 'new' Brexit deal, May urges lawmakers British Prime Minister Theresa May urged British lawmakers on Tuesday to back her "new" Brexit deal, which would include a binding vote by Parliament on whether... by Karla Adam The Washington Post - May 22, 2019

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