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President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. Photo Credit: AP / Carolyn Kaster
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Politics 1600: Trump is California steamin'
Left-out coast Listen up, California: Donald Trump is hella fed up with you people. The ...
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Nation Trump ally Stone gets gag order after 'crosshairs' post
A federal judge issued a broad gag order forbidding Roger Stone to discuss his criminal case with anyone and gave him a stinging reprimand Thursday over the longtime Trump confidant's posting of a photo of the judge with what appeared to be crosshairs of a gun.
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Nation Dems' resolution against Trump coming Friday
WASHINGTON — House Democrats will file a resolution Friday aimed at blocking the national emergency ...
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Nation Fact check: Trump's State of the Union claims
President Trump laced his speech with puffed-up numbers and partial truths Tuesday as he hailed an "economic miracle," warned of human traffickers flooding across the border and appeared to place Afghanistan in the Middle East instead of where it is, Asia.
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Politics 1600: Trump climate panel coming from another planet
The White House is considering establishing a committee to assess scientific consensus on climate change, of which its proposed leader is a skeptic, according to reports.
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Dan Janison Janison: POTUS clashes with U.S. institutions
At different times, Trump demeans news media, the courts, Congress, national security offices and the federal bureaucracy. But the overall impact of his public snits remains hazy.
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Nation Michael Cohen's prison surrender delayed
A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday ordered a 60-day delay Wednesday in Michael Cohen’s ...
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Nation 13 quotes that stood out in Trump's State of the Union
Here are 13 quotes that stood out from President Donald Trump's second State of the Union address.
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Nation U.S.: Alabama woman who joined IS isn't citizen
An Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria won't be allowed to return to the United States with her toddler son because she is not an American citizen, the U.S. said on Wednesday. Her lawyer is challenging that claim.
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Nation Dems to file measure blocking Trump emergency
House Democrats will file a resolution Friday aimed at blocking the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump has issued to help finance his wall along the Southwest border, teeing up a clash over billions of dollars, immigration policy and the Constitution's separation of powers.
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World Hanoi barber offers free Kim or Trump hairdos
HANOI, Vietnam — At a barbershop tucked away in a Hanoi alley, Le Phuc Hai ...
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Politics 1600: Trump thumbprints on scales of justice, NYT says
The Times reports that Trump sought to have a supporter put in charge of the Manhattan U.S. attorney's investigation of Michael Cohen last year. The president denies the allegation.