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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says it's "a very sad day for journalism, but a great day for our Country!" after the special counsel's office disputed the accuracy of a BuzzFeed News story about the president. A spokesman for Robert Mueller's office issued an extraordinary statement Friday characterizing as "not accurate" a BuzzFeed story that said Trump had directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about a Trump real estate project in Moscow. BuzzFeed says it stands by its reporting.
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow is brushing off concerns that the ongoing partial government shutdown will have long-term negative impact on the economy. Kudlow tells reporters at the White House Friday that the hardship federal workers are experiencing is surely "a bad thing," but that he expects the economy to bounce back quickly once the shutdown is over.
CHICAGO (AP) — Laquan McDonald's great-uncle says that although it's a partial victory that the former Chicago police officer who killed his relative received any prison time, it's still a sad day for the country and its justice system. The Rev. Marvin Hunter said Friday after Jason Van Dyke was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison that the case sends a "strong message" to other police officers that they can and will go to jail if they're caught lying or breaking the law.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is promising protesters demonstrating against abortion rights that he will veto any bill that "weakens the protection of human life." Trump spoke via video Friday to participants in this year's March for Life on the National Mall. The first march took place on the west steps of the Capitol in January 1974, the year after the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade. Thousands braved the cold to attend Friday's event.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are confirming that a prominent American-born anchorwoman on Iranian state television was jailed in the U.S. as a material witness and has not been charged with any crime. Marzieh Hashemi has appeared twice before a U.S. district judge in Washington, and has been appointed an attorney. U.S. government officials expect her to be released immediately after her testimony before a grand jury.
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