| Mueller report stokes political rift. Could it inspire some unity too? Posted: 25 Mar 2019 02:06 PM PDT ![Mueller report stokes political rift. Could it inspire some unity too?]( "Mueller report stokes political rift. Could it inspire some unity too?") Sunday's release of special counsel Robert Mueller's main conclusions, as summarized by Attorney General William Barr, could widen the gulf of suspicion and misunderstanding between the nation's polarized political factions. Republicans are triumphant that the threat of a conspiracy indictment for President Donald Trump or his family members or associates has evaporated. Democrats are downcast that the special counsel investigation apparently isn't going to push Mr. Trump out of office, or hobble him with serious legal accusations.
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| As ISIS fell, Syrian hospital inundated by wave of its children Posted: 25 Mar 2019 01:31 PM PDT ![As ISIS fell, Syrian hospital inundated by wave of its children]( "As ISIS fell, Syrian hospital inundated by wave of its children") Tucked away within the heart of a bustling souk in northeastern Syria lies a hospital treating dozens of babies, gravely ill survivors of the final siege against the Islamic State's so-called caliphate. The majority are the children of foreign fighters and mothers who subscribed to a radically hard-line interpretation of Islam. "Often we don't know who the father is in the first place," explains Saad Ali, the director of Al-Hikma Hospital in Hassakeh city.
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| Why Americans need a peek at the Mueller report Posted: 25 Mar 2019 12:51 PM PDT ![Why Americans need a peek at the Mueller report]( "Why Americans need a peek at the Mueller report") According to Attorney General William Barr, the main conclusion of the nearly two-year investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller is that members of Donald Trump's campaign did not conspire or coordinate with Russia in its meddling in the 2016 election. While they may have welcomed meddling by Russia to win the election, nonetheless they decided not to assist the Kremlin, either tacitly or directly, in trying to spread distrust toward candidates and disrupt the American electoral system.
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| Challenge for 2020 Democrats: How to rise above the pack Posted: 25 Mar 2019 12:35 PM PDT ![Challenge for 2020 Democrats: How to rise above the pack]( "Challenge for 2020 Democrats: How to rise above the pack") Elizabeth Warren, the senior senator from Massachusetts, is on a tear, teeing up one policy proposal after another. In recent weeks, Senator Warren has proposed a "wealth tax," the breakup of Big Tech, universal child care, a housing plan, and an end to the Electoral College.
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