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President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck

Trump bickers with Dems, threatens shutdown

Trump threatened to shut down portions of the federal government if Congress does not approve

World Huawei CFO gets bail; ex-Canadian diplomat detained
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian court granted bail on Tuesday to a top Chinese
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World 4 dead, several wounded in Strasbourg shooting
PARIS — A shooting in the French city of Strasbourg killed four people and wounded
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Nation California judge orders porn star to pay Trump legal fees
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has ordered porn star Stormy Daniels to pay Donald
5:24 PM
Nation Walker: Line-item veto possible on at least 1 bill
PEWAUKEE, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday he's considering at least one line-item
4:41 PM
Nation Cuomo, Dems pushing Rice on Pelosi, but she's not budging
ALBANY -- Andrew M. Cuomo and other Democrats are trying to pressure Rep. Kathleen Rice
3:42 PM
World Source: Former Canadian diplomat detained in China
A former Canadian diplomat has been detained while visiting Beijing, a person familiar with the
2:11 PM
Nation Facing pressure, McConnell agrees to criminal justice vote
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will take up a criminal justice bill
1:31 PM
Nation Journalists, newspaper named Time's person of the year
Time magazine's 2018 person of the year are the "guardians and the war on truth."
11:09 AM
Politics 1600: Trump's hush-money tweets – what's he smocking?
President Donald Trump on Monday tweeted that payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal were
9:11 AM
Nation 10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked
7:21 AM