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Trump Says He’ll Nominate Kelly Craft as UN Ambassador

February 23, 2019

President Donald Trump said he intends to nominate Kelly Craft to be his ambassador to the United Nations, filling a marquee diplomatic post that’s been vacant since the end of 2018.

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Trump to veto efforts to terminate national emergency declaration

February 23, 2019

President Trump made clear he plans to veto any congressional action that would terminate his national emergency declaration to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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U.S. to Revise Military Strategy for Exiting Syria

February 23, 2019

The U.S. military on Friday began to revamp its strategy in Syria, after President Trump decided to shift course and keep several hundred American troops in the country.

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February 21, 2019

Thursday's News: The Justice Department is preparing for the completion of Robert Mueller's investigation, Michael Cohen will testify before Congress next week, and law enforcement foiled a Coast Guard lieutenant planning a terror attack on civilians, including Democratic politicians and members of the media.

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Did Trump undercut his own argument to declare a national emergency?

February 16, 2019

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday to get funding for a border wall. But some wonder if he undercut his own argument by saying, “I didn’t need to do this.”

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Funding and Location of Wall Likely to Spark Conflicts

February 16, 2019

President Trump’s proposal to move billions of dollars from military spending and drug interdiction to fund the construction of 234 miles of barriers on the southern border sets up two new conflicts: one over where the money is coming from, and one o

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Trump to veto efforts to terminate national emergency declaration

February 23, 2019

President Trump made clear he plans to veto any congressional action that would terminate his national emergency declaration to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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The latest developments in the Mueller report

February 22, 2019

Special counsel could hand in report next week.

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North Carolina authorities order new Congressional election amid fraud allegations

February 22, 2019

The state’s 9th Congressional district is preparing for a new election after Republican Mark Harris beat Democrat Dan McCready by less than a thousand votes in a race mired by allegations of fraud.

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Analysis: Obamacare ruling puts health care on high-stakes footing

December 17, 2018

A federal court ruling striking down Obamacare threw an explosive political issue in the laps of Republicans and Democrats in Washington just weeks before divided government is set to take hold.