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For 21st century Washington, governing is a climb that keeps getting steeper. Consider the farm bill defeated on the House floor Friday. » Read More
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At the time of the meeting, Cohen was under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in New York, who still are probing a $130,000 payment Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump. » Read More |
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The GOP's conservative wing sank the farm bill over immigration as moderates also subvert Republican leaders over immigration concerns.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, is responsible for detecting incoming threats and protecting the airspace above the United States and Canada.
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Megan Brennan, the first female to hold the role as the Postal Service's chief executive officer, has pushed back on Trump's demands, arguing that the relationship is beneficial to the USPS, The Washington Post reports.
- Trump will nominate Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to become permanent VA secretary
Wilkie led the Department of Veterans Affairs in an acting role after David Shulkin departed in March.
Schumer's message comes as the Trump administration meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He about striking a possible trade deal.
Viktor Vekselberg has been banned from doing business in America under U.S. sanctions. But as of this week, he was still the chairman of a U.S. nonprofit group that boasts support from a few Fortune 100 corporations and one of Trump's top advisors.
The news comes a day after the Pentagon said there were no plans to scale back the exercises.
Giuliani says Comey's firing, regardless of why Trump did it, would not indicate potential obstruction of justice.
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McCarthy reportedly does not want to pursue a DACA and immigration deal, setting him apart from House Speaker Paul Ryan.
California's legal 'war' with the Trump administration includes at least 32 lawsuits on more than a dozen subjects and many could take years to resolve.
Smaller countries with strong ties to Israel and the U.S. are considering their own embassy moves to Jerusalem.
The president has repeatedly called the special counsel's investigation a "witch hunt."
Chinese officials are currently in Washington negotiating on trade with the Trump administration.
The Pentagon defended the ongoing joint U.S. and South Korean military exercises amid threats from North Korea to withdraw from upcoming talks with President Trump.
There had been uncertainty about Navarro's participation following a reported blowup during May trade talks in Beijing.
A source tells CNBC that Scaramucci met Goldstone a few times, and that the entertainment publicist who helped arrange the infamous Trump Tower meeting with Russians was "helpful" to the Trump campaign.
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