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Trump touts recent immigration raids, calls them a ‘military operation’

February 23, 2017

President Trump on Thursday celebrated what he called “a military operation” to round up and deport undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes or caused violence in the United States. “We’re getting gang members out, we’re getting drug lords out, we’re getting really bad dudes out of this country — and at a rate that nobody’s […]

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Hill GOP asks governors to help save Obamacare repeal

February 23, 2017

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Congressional Republicans struggling over how to repeal Obamacare are stuck on a key problem: what to do with the millions of people in 31 states covered under the dramatic expansion of Medicaid the law enabled.

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Two-thirds of Americans worried Donald Trump will lead nation into major war: Poll

February 22, 2017

Andrew Blake

A majority of Americans are worried President Trump with lead the United States into a major war within the next four years, according to the results of an NBC News/Survey Monkey poll published Wednesday. Conducted during Mr. Trump's third week in the ...

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White House says transgender students are a states’ rights issue

February 21, 2017

Dave Boyer and Bradford Richardson

The White House said Tuesday that President Trump views school districts' bathroom policies for transgender students as a "states' rights" issue in response to reports that the president will reverse the Obama administration's rule on such policies. Wh...

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Conservatives to GOP leaders: Revive 2015 Obamacare repeal bill now

February 14, 2017

Tom Howell Jr.

Conservatives in the House said Tuesday that the GOP needs to move faster in repealing Obamacare, saying governors who counted on the health law to expand Medicaid are out of luck unless Congress crafts a fairer deal for everyone. Some 31 states, inclu...

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After Flynn’s resignation, Trump says the ‘real story’ is ‘illegal leaks’

February 14, 2017

Ashley Parker and Jenna Johnson

President Trump on Tuesday blamed “illegal leaks” for the downfall of national security adviser Michael Flynn, who resigned late Monday amid reports of potentially illegal interactions with the Russian ambassador to the United States before Trump was sworn in as president. In a tweet, Trump expressed frustration with what he views as a culture of […]

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Governors forward 428 infrastructure projects to Trump administration

February 8, 2017

John Wagner

In anticipation of a major infrastructure initiative promised by President Trump, the National Governors Association on Wednesday forwarded a list of 428 “shovel-ready” projects to the new administration. The list, culled from the states, includes an array of transportation, water, energy and emergency-response projects. And the sheer size of it underscores the intense interest in […]

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Conservatives demand Obamacare repeal this spring

February 8, 2017

Tom Howell Jr.

Congress must hurry up and repeal Obamacare this spring to avoid the wrath of voters who expected Republicans to ease the anxiety about soaring rates and dwindling insurance options in their home states, conservative lawmakers said Wednesday. Replacing...

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Mike Pence: Donald Trump wasn’t drawing ‘moral equivalency’ between U.S., Russia

February 6, 2017

David Sherfinski

Vice President Mike Pence said President Trump was not drawing a "moral equivalency" between the United States and Russia, after Mr. Trump's recent comments that the U.S. has a lot of "killers." "What President Trump is determined to do is reassert Ame...

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Kasich: ‘No equivalence’ with Putin’s ‘brutal regime’

February 5, 2017

Alexander Bolton

Ohio Gov. John Kasich joined other Republicans in scolding President Donald Trump Sunday for suggesting that the United States was guilty along with Russia for human rights abuses."America has been a beacon of ligh...