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White House Makes Hard-Line Demands for Any ‘Dreamers’ Deal

“If the president was serious about protecting the Dreamers, his staff has not made a good-faith effort to do so,” they added

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US quits Unesco over 'anti-Israel bias'

The US is pulling out of the UN's cultural organisation Unesco, accusing it of "anti-Israel" bias.

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'Tremendous competition': Trump signs executive order relaxing healthcare rules

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order allowing the purchase of health insurance across state lines, aimed at creating more choice on the marketplace and reining in the rising insurance premiums.

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Trump to end key health-care subsidies, likely threatening marketplaces

Cost-sharing payments that help lower-income consumers afford health plans will end, said two people briefed on the matter. The move could prompt insurers to withdraw from the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act. Earlier, the president signed an executive order that makes it easier to buy a long-disputed type of health insurance with fewer benefits and weaker government protections.

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Judge Temporarily Halts New Version of Trump’s Travel Ban

Tuesday’s ruling was yet another legal setback for one of Mr. Trump

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Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort and aide Rick Gates charged with conspiracy, money laundering

Paul Manafort -- Donald Trump’s former 2016 campaign chairman turns himself in. Buzz60

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Former Trump campaign aide lied to FBI agents - DOJ

A former Trump campaign aide pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents during the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, the Department of Justice said Monday.

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Russia-linked posts 'reached 126m Facebook users in US'

Facebook has said as many as 126 million American users may have seen content uploaded by Russia-based operatives over the past two years.

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NYC mayor calls deadly truck attack 'cowardly act of terror'

'I saw a lot of blood over there. A lot of people on the ground,' witness says

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Five Argentines among 8 dead in New York City terror attack

The violence was terrifyingly similar to vehicle attacks carried out in Europe, where Islamic State supporters have used cars and trucks to strike pedestrians in crowded streets, a tactic that has been employed in France, Britain, Germany, Sweden and Spain.

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Hero cop stopped terror suspect’s NYC killing spree

POLICE officer Ryan Nash was on a routine call when he came face-to-face with the suspected New York terrorist. Here’s what he did next.

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Trump criticizes Democrats after reports visa program admitted alleged attacker

US president targeted Chuck Schumer in apparent response to unconfirmed reports that Sayfullo Saipov entered US under Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

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Uber driver, Uzbekistan native: A look at NYC attack suspect

Police say the attack that transformed a popular New York City bike path along the Hudson River into a scene of terror was perpetrated by a lone man they consider a terrorist.

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US files terrorism charges against NYC attacker, questions 2nd Uzbek man

Sayfullo Saipov has been charged with providing material support and resources to the Islamic State terrorist group, in connection with the truck attack in Manhattan that killed eight people. A second Uzbek man is being questioned in relation to the attack.

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Trump names Powell as Fed chair nominee

The president moves to make his mark on the world’s most powerful central bank

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Trump says extreme vetting for Texas shooter would have made 'no difference'

The president was briefed on developments in the shooting while in Japan, and said soon after that it should be credited to a "mental health problem" and not U.S. gun laws.

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