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AS AMERICA reels from the massacre of 17 people at a Florida high school, Donald Trump has suggested he’s willing to act.

A US spy chief has warned that presidential aides with interim security clearances should have "limited" access to secret information.

Senator Rand Paul on Thursday ahead of a budget vote in Washington. He held up the vote in a protest of government spending.

Pelosi followed her surprise statement with a dramatic and lengthy speech on the House floor, where she read heart-tugging stories of DREAMers aspiring to become U.S. citizens while calling on Ryan to guarantee a vote for a long-term legislative solution for their status.

"They are not a priority for deportation," he told reporters.

A four-page memorandum commissioned by Devin Nunes (R-California), chair of the House Intelligence Committee, has been made public over the objections of Democrats, the FBI, and the Department of Justice.

The move came over the fierce objections of the FBI and Justice Department, which have said the document prepared by Republicans on the House intelligence committee is inaccurate and missing critical context.

A bullish US President Donald Trump has proclaimed a "new American moment" as he delivered his maiden State of the Union speech to Congress.

We asked people from around the United States what issues they most want President Trump to focus on during his first State of the Union address. USA TODAY

Omarosa Manigault's career has included stints on Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" and in President Trump's "The White House." Up next? "Celebrity Big Brother" on CBS.

President Donald Trump has hit back at Jay-Z after the rapper called him a "superbug" and attacked his treatment of minorities.

President Trump sought the firing of Robert S. Mueller III last June, shortly after the special counsel took over the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The president backed off only after White House Counsel Donald McGahn threatened to resign over the move. Trump denied the report, telling reporters today that it was “Fake news, folks. Fake news.”

It's the memo that everyone is talking about, but no-one can (really) talk about.

The New York Times noted the president added a caveat

- Minority leader Chuck Schumer says his party supports Senate bill
- Paul Ryan says if Senate passes spending bill, House will pass it too

Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to US President Donald Trump, has been summoned to testify before a grand jury, US media report.

Graham also lamented that “the discourse right now is pretty low.”