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Posted on May 11, 2021 · A federal judge threw out the National Rifle Association's bid to declare bankruptcy Tuesday, allowing New York to proceed in its effort to dissolve the gun rights group for alleged "fraud and abuse."

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Posted on April 12, 2018 · The Trump administration says it won't release a secret memorandum that explains why it has the legal authority to attack Syria without permission from Congress.

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Posted on March 2, 2018 · Alexander Torshin's links to NRA leaders are deeper than previously known, NPR has learned. He claims to have met Donald Trump in 2015 and served as a U.S. election observer in 2012 through the NRA

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Posted on February 8, 2018 · Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that Russia is trying to influence the 2018 elections. In addition to sowing division in America, new data show Russia now pushing its agenda in U.S. politics

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Alleged Link Between NRA And Russia Becomes Fodder For The Left

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Posted on January 29, 2018 · A liberal group is asking the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether the powerful gun rights group took contributions from Russians with ties to the Kremlin.

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