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Senate Republicans vote to open debate on repealing and replacing Obamacare
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Republicans to open debate on Obamacare repeal after 51-50 vote
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to begin formal debate of healthcare legislation that would repeal major elements of Obamacare and possibly replace it with a less costly program.
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Truck driver appears in court in Texas after death toll from Walmart car park tragedy reaches ten
A TRUCK driver has arrived at a US federal court, accused in a suspected human smuggling operation in which 10 people died and dozens more were hospitalised.
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Sen. John McCain diagnosed with brain tumor after blood clot removed
Sen. John McCain, 80, has a brain tumor, the Mayo Clinic and the Arizona Republican's office announced Wednesday night.
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Travel Ban Loosens
In another setback for President Donald Trump, a federal judge in Hawaii has further weakened his already diluted travel ban by vastly expanding the list of family relationships with U.S. citizens that visa applicants can use to get into the U.S.
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Trump and Putin set to meet at G20
Issues like international security and free trade may take a back seat at the G20 as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet for the first time at the summit
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Chris Christie, New Jersey governor, enjoys beach he closed to public
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing heavy criticism after he was photographed relaxing on a state beach he had ordered closed to the public.
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Supreme Court to hear Trump travel ban case, allows part to go into effect
The case will be argued in October, at the start of the new Supreme Court term.
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Travel ban, church-state case await action by Supreme Court
But something could overshadow rulings in those high-profile cases
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Donald Trump says he didn't record Comey conversations
Trump teased the possibility of tapes on May 12, the week of James Comey's firing
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After another bitter loss, can Democrats ever top Trump?
A party can't build a governing majority with moral victories.
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Gunman dead after attacking congressmen at Virginia baseball field
A gunman who sprayed bullets at Republican lawmakers during baseball practice in a Washington DC suburb has died, US President Donald Trump said.
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Steve Scalise: Republican House whip shot and wounded
A top US Republican was among five people who were shot and wounded by a gunman during baseball practice in Virginia.
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Still on hold: 9th circuit court rules against Trump’s travel ban
Mirroring the 4th Circuit Court decision from May 25, the 9th circuit called the ban motivated by a desire to exclude Muslims.
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US President Donald Trump faces conflict of interest accusations over new FBI headquarters
A KEY business partner of US President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner is reportedly pursuing a $US2 billion ($2.65 billion) government contract to build a new FBI headquarters, sparking conflict of interest concerns.
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Donald Trump blasts ex-FBI director James Comey on Twitter as UK media report he has cancelled state visit
AMERICAN President Donald Trump has called his ex-FBI director James Comey “very cowardly’ even as it emerged he reportedly bottled out of a UK state visit over fears of mass protests.
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Mass shooting at Orlando industrial park leaves ‘multiple fatalities’
A SHOOTING at a business headquarters in Orlando, Florida has left five people dead, including the gunman, US media reports.
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Putin a ‘greater threat than ISIS’, John McCain tells 7.30
SENATOR John McCain thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose government interfered in the 2016 presidential election, is more of a threat to America than Islamic State terrorists.
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Appeals court upholds block on Trump's travel ban; administration to appeal to Supreme Court
A federal appeals court upheld Thursday a lower court's temporary block of key provisions of President Donald Trump's revised executive order banning travel from some Middle East and African countries.
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