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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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Nation
Lawmakers plan votes on border security agreement
WASHINGTON — Congressional lawmakers late Wednesday finished writing legislation embodying the agreement on border security ...
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Nation
McConnell wields Green New Deal against Dems
The Senate majority leader announced a move designed to force Senate Democrats — including a cast of presidential candidates — into a political bind.
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Politics
1600: Take the lowball wall cash, GOP urges Trump
The president said he's "not happy" about the border security dollars in the bipartisan framework struck to fund the government beyond Friday, but "I don't think you're going to see a shutdown."
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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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Lane Filler
Filler: Climate change? Yes. Me change? No.
When it comes to the threat of global climate change, there are only two valid responses.
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Nation
Trump 'not happy' with bipartisan border deal
"I'm not happy about it. It's not doing the trick," the president told reporters when asked about the deal at the White House as he gathered with his Cabinet members for a meeting.
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Nation
National debt hits new milestone, topping $22T
The debt figure has been rising at a faster pace following passage of Trump's $1.5 trillion tax cut in December 2017 and action by Congress last year to increase spending on domestic and military programs.
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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
Trump, Cuomo talk SALT, but little headway reported
ALBANY — President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to give a lukewarm reception to New ...
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Nation
Ohio Dem defends decision not to endorse Green New Deal
Sen. Sherrod Brown, a potential 2020 Democratic presidential contender, shrugged off arguments from liberals that signing onto the climate change plan known as the Green New Deal is essential to winning over the party's base.
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Commentary
Opinion: In tweet, Trump treats Trail of Tears as a joke
This act of genocide is the moment of American history that Trump and his followers choose to turn into a joke.
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Nation
In Texas: Trump backs wall, O'Rourke rallies opponents
EL PASO, Texas — President Donald Trump charged ahead with his pledge to build a ...