Trump condemns Capitol Hill violence day after telling rioters “we love you”

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Tonight, two Republican senators holding up Todd Blanche's confirmation as full-fledged attorney general are still at it, even after a late-day meeting with him aimed at settling their differences. Plus, what the father of one of the Idaho college murder victims has to say about ...  Show more

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