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Trump: ‘My responsibility is to keep’ Americans safe

February 3, 2017

March Hensch

President Donald Trump used a portion of his weekly address to defend his executive order banning citizens of seven countries from entering the United States, even as a federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary nationwi...

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To ‘drain the swamp,’ Trump should look to states’ civil service reform

February 2, 2017

Inez Feltscher Stepman, opinion contributor

OPINION | Trump will learn it is far easier to say "you're fired" in the private sector.

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John Cornyn on Neil Gorsuch: Donald Trump could barnstorm states to pressure vulnerable Dems

February 1, 2017

David Sherfinski

Sen. John Cornyn suggested Wednesday that President Trump could barnstorm the states he won and where Senate Democrats face re-election in 2018 in order to help secure 60 votes to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch, the president's newly announced Supreme Cour...

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What’s a constitutional crisis — and are we in one?

February 1, 2017

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Less than two weeks into Donald Trump's presidency, the United States is staring down the barrel of a crisis echoing the fraught final months that ended with Richard Nixon's resignation in August 1974.

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Tim Kaine: Chuck Schumer most powerful Democratic official in the U.S.

January 31, 2017

David Sherfinski

Sen. Tim Kaine said Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer is currently the most powerful Democratic official in the United States and that Senate Democrats are uniquely positioned to channel the party's discontent with President Trump....

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New acting attorney general set for brief tenure

January 31, 2017

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The United States acting attorney general -- for the next few days, at least -- is a little-known, but longstanding federal prosecutor.

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Trump fires acting AG after she declines to defend travel ban

January 31, 2017

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President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night for "refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States," the White House said.

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Scott Walker tells Republicans: ‘It’s put up or shut up time’

January 30, 2017

Matea Gold and James Hohmann

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Monday warned that Republicans could suffer political consequences in the 2018 elections if they squander their new political dominance, calling on the Trump administration to dramatically reorient power back to the states. “If they do the things they talk about, we see major tax reform and […]

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GOP blocks Schumer moves to rescind Trump travel ban

January 30, 2017

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Senate Republicans blocked two moves by Democrats Monday to try to reverse President Donald Trump's controversial executive order restricting travel to the United States by Muslims and refugees.

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