Watch Donald Trump's rape trial deposition, where he mixes up accuser E. Jean Carroll with his ex-wife

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Former president Donald Trump in a deposition taken for E. Jean Carroll's rape and defamation lawsuit against him.

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The President's power to pardon is broad, unchallengeable, and almost unlimited. Here are 25 of the most controversial pardons and commutations in history.

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President Richard Nixon wraps his arm around the shoulders of Gerald Ford in 1974.
Former Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in 1974.

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The US is heading toward a catastrophic — and avoidable — default. Here's what the debt ceiling is, and why it's so dangerous.

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters outside of his office in the US Capitol Building on March 7, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Secret billionaire benefactors, mysterious debt, undisclosed real estate deals, millions in headhunting fees, and more: All of the ethics questions hanging over the Supreme Court

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Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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New York Times editorial board says Chuck Schumer should pressure Dianne Feinstein to 'return or resign'

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Someone needs to tell MTG that Biden can't be both a criminal mastermind and completely senile

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Joe Biden and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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Putin has given up on ambitions to conquer Ukraine after military losses that could take a decade to repair, says US intel

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting on tourism development in Russia via a video link from Saint Petersburg on May 2, 2023.

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Lauren Boebert is being accused of illegal campaign spending and using her own leadership PAC 'as a personal bank'

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Lauren Boebert.
Lauren Boebert.

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Clarence Thomas' wife Ginni was paid nearly $100,000 for 'consulting' by a nonprofit that ended up filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court: report

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Virginia “Ginni” Thomas at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 23, 2017.

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Clarence Thomas — who let a GOP megadonor foot bills for him for years — said being a Supreme Court justice 'is not worth doing for what they pay'

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Clarence Thomas, US Supreme Court Associate Justice, in December 1993.
Clarence Thomas, US Supreme Court Associate Justice, in December 1993.

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