Politics
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Trump faces obstacles in bid to re-shape key U.S. courts
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s effort to reshape influential U.S. courts by stocking them with conservative judges faces at least one significant impediment: some of the courts best placed to thwart his agenda…
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Trump to get a range of options to curb steel imports: senators
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday he will present to President Donald Trump a range of options to restrict steel imports on national security grounds, according to senators who…
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For women at the U.S. Congress: the right to bare arms?
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After an Internet-fueled furor over rules barring women in sleeveless attire, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan pledged on Thursday that House officials would review and perhaps modernize the chamber’s…
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Trump's Fed nominee has history of benefiting from bailouts
[ad_1] (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to lead bank supervision at the Federal Reserve benefited from the government bailing out or rescuing two banks during the 2008 financial crisis, but that may not prevent…
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Trump's FBI pick vows independence, says Russia probe no 'witch hunt'
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to head the FBI, Christopher Wray, on Wednesday said he would refuse to pledge loyalty to Trump, rejected his description of the probe into Russian election meddling…
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Trump says son is 'innocent' over emails about Russian campaign help
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his eldest son as “innocent” following emails that showed Donald Trump Jr. welcomed Russian help against his father’s rival in the 2016 presidential election,…
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MSNBC host leaving the Republican party, becoming an independent
[ad_1] Co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and former Republican U.S. congressman Joe Scarborough said on Tuesday that he is leaving the Republican party and becoming an independent during an appearance on a late-night talk show.…
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Among Trump associates, concern and frustration over Donald Jr. crisis
[ad_1] By Steve Holland | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Fresh off one foreign trip and preparing for another, Donald Trump was enjoying a period of relative calm – until the White House was rocked by a fresh…
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Trump Jr. email chain cites Russian support for his father
[ad_1] By Doina Chiacu and Arshad Mohammed | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s eldest son eagerly agreed to meet with a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who might have information incriminating…
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Seattle lawmakers pass tax on highest earners; mayor eager to be sued
[ad_1] By Eric M. Johnson | SEATTLE SEATTLE Seattle’s city council unanimously passed a pioneering income tax on the city’s highest earners on Monday, a measure that has become a clarion call for Democrats there…
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Healthcare disagreements roil U.S. Senate Republicans
[ad_1] By Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Republican senators returned to Washington on Monday following a 10-day holiday recess still at odds with one another over legislation President Donald Trump wants passed…
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Trump backtracks on cyber unit with Russia after harsh criticism
[ad_1] By Phil Stewart and Valerie Volcovici | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday backtracked on his push for a cyber security unit with Russia, tweeting that he did not think it could…
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Two senior Republican senators criticize Tillerson comments on Russia
[ad_1] By Valerie Volcovici | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Two senior Republican U.S. senators criticized Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday for saying that Russia may have the “right approach” on Syria and for what they…
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Trump's son met Russian lawyer after promise of information on Clinton: NY Times
[ad_1] WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. agreed to meet with a Kremlin-linked lawyer during the 2016 campaign after being promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Sunday,…
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Senator McCain says Republican healthcare bill likely dead
[ad_1] WASHINGTON Senator John McCain, a senior U.S. Republican, predicted on Sunday that the bill to roll back Obamacare would likely fail in the Senate if put to a vote. “My view is that it’s…
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At G20 summit, Trump pledges $639 million in aid to four countries
[ad_1] By Andrea Shalal | HAMBURG HAMBURG U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday promised $639 million in aid to feed people left starving because of drought and conflict in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen.…
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Hawaii renews bid to narrow Trump travel ban
[ad_1] The state of Hawaii renewed its bid to narrow President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban, following court rulings which said the state had taken the wrong procedural approach in attempts to challenge the administration’s…
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Trump says may take a while for U.S., China to deal with North Korea
[ad_1] HAMBURG U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said it may take time to rein in North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, but expressed confidence that Washington and Beijing could eventually do so. Chinese President Xi Jinping…
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Trump's voter fraud panel to meet as U.S. states' refusals mount
[ad_1] WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s commission to investigate possible election fraud will convene this month, a government notice said on Friday, as more U.S. states have refused to hand over at least some voter data.…
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Hawaii seeks to narrow Trump travel ban during legal challenge
[ad_1] By Dan Levine | SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO The state of Hawaii asked a federal appeals court on Friday to issue an emergency order blocking parts of President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban while…
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U.S. taps ex-envoy to NATO Volker to resolve Ukraine crisis
[ad_1] WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has appointed Kurt Volker, the former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, to serve as a special representative to Ukraine, the State Department said on Friday. Volker will be…
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Illinois House enacts FY 2018 budget, ending record impasse
[ad_1] By Karen Pierog and Dave McKinney | CHICAGO CHICAGO Illinois’ first full-year budget since 2015 became law on Thursday after the House of Representatives overrode the governor’s vetoes of a $36 billion fiscal 2018…
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Congress must shore up insurance markets if Obamacare repeal fails: McConnell
[ad_1] WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that Congress must act to shore up private health insurance markets if it fails to repeal Obamacare, comments seen as providing a pathway to…
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Trump to visit Slovenia, country of wife Melania's birth
[ad_1] LJUBLJANA Slovenian President Borut Pahor, attending a meeting of EU leaders with Donald Trump in Warsaw, has invited the U.S. president to visit Slovenia and Trump has accepted the invitation, Pahor’s cabinet said in…
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Mexico says Trump-Pena Nieto meet unlikely to lead to big deals
[ad_1] By Noel Randewich | MEXICO CITY MEXICO CITY A meeting between Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday at the G20 summit in Germany will last about 30 minutes…
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Illinois risks rating cut to junk even with budget: Moody's
[ad_1] By Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog | CHICAGO CHICAGO Even if Illinois’ House of Representatives takes action to enact a new budget on Thursday, the state still risks a downgrade in its credit rating…
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Groups see climate science review as chance to undercut regulation
[ad_1] By Valerie Volcovici | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The Trump administration will soon begin a review that will question the veracity of the climate change science used by President Barack Obama’s administration as the basis for…
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Illinois House to take up governor's budget, tax vetoes
[ad_1] By Dave McKinney and Karen Pierog | CHICAGO CHICAGO The fate of a spending plan and tax hike aimed at ending Illinois’ unprecedented two-year budget impasse moved on Tuesday to the Democratic-controlled House of…
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In Afghanistan, U.S. senators call for coherent policy from Trump
[ad_1] KABUL A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators visiting Afghanistan on Tuesday called for a new strategy from the Trump administration to turn the tide against an increasingly strong Taliban insurgency and end the longest…
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Trump hamstrung at home as he seeks closer ties with Moscow
[ad_1] By Roberta Rampton | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON During his presidential campaign, Republican Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “strong leader” with whom he’d like to reset tense U.S.-Russian relations. But as Trump…