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US shutdown: Trump urged to temporarily reopen government
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Government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history, enters 'uncharted territory'
“We’re talking about $5.7 billion for a wall, but the costs that are inflicted on the economy are orders of magnitude beyond that $5.7 billion,” one expert warned.
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Trump to take over airwaves, and Democrats demand equal time
The speech is part of a public relations blitz by the president.
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Rashida Tlaib: Congresswoman's Trump profanity sparks furore
US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi Speaker has shrugged off a new lawmaker's use of a profane epithet to assail President Donald Trump.
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‘Build the wall or close the border’: Trump issues new ultimatum to Democrats
Trump has refused to sign a broader funding package, insisting that the border wall issue take precedence.
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Trump retreats on US government shutdown threat over wall
US President Donald Trump is backing down on his threat to shut down the government after Democrats refused to grant him the funding to build the wall he wants on the border with Mexico.
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Americans terrified over looming government shutdown
The US is facing an impending crisis which could cost the economy billions of dollars. And both sides of politics are refusing to budge.
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Awkward video of Trump aide surfaces
When selecting his new chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, President Trump said he wanted someone loyal. But an embarrassing video which has surfaced may change his mind.
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Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison, blames President Trump for his 'path of darkness'
The sentencing hearing for Michael Cohen was emotional at times.
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Trump bickers with top Democrats over border wall funding
US President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened a government shutdown over funding for his proposed border wall in a budget row with top Democrats.
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How Trump feud with 'dumb as a rock' Tillerson erupted
Donald Trump allows no bit of criticism to go unanswered, Exhibit Eleventy-Billion.
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President Donald Trump abruptly cancels Vladimir Putin meeting at G-20 summit, hours after Michael Cohen guilty plea
Trump said in a tweet the decision was made based on the fact that Russia hadn't yet returned the Ukrainian ships or crew members.
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Trump Russia: What (else) we've just learnt about Mueller probe
With the US mid-term elections over, attention in the US again quickly returned to when Robert Mueller would make His Next Move. It turns out the wait was just over three weeks.
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Nancy Pelosi nominated by Democrats to be next House speaker
Pelosi ran unopposed but number of members who voted against her could signal a messy battle when new Congress convenes
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Ivanka breaks silence on email drama
Ivanka Trump has defended her use of a private email account she was using for government business saying it is not the same as the Hillary Clinton case.
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Paul Manafort Secretly Met With Julian Assange Multiple Times: Report
Trump responded to the news Tuesday by lashing out at Mueller and accusing him of being “a conflicted prosecutor gone rogue,” and again proclaiming the investigation a “Witch Hunt.”
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Stacey Abrams Ends Fight for Georgia Governor
She said she saw no legal path to overturn the results. “The law currently allows no further viable remedy,” she said.
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Trump ordered to restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta's access
A judge in Washington DC has ordered the White House to return CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass after it was revoked by the US Secret Service.
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Trump administration defends its case against CNN's Acosta
The CNN lawsuit calls the revocation "an unabashed attempt to censor the press and exclude reporters from the White House who challenge and dispute the President's point of view.
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CNN sues President Trump and top White House aides for barring Jim Acosta
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday morning.
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