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2 students injured, 2 adults dead in San Bernardino school murder-suicide
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Neil Gorsuch sworn in as Supreme Court justice
Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate after a bruising fight when McConnell invoked the so-called nuclear option, which allowed Republicans to end debate with a simple majority and subsequently push through the nomination.
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Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon hold sit-down amid reports of power struggle
TOP White House advisers Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner have purportedly met to “smooth things over,” amid continuing reports about high-level, Trump administration turmoil.
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Donald Trump supporters are not racist “deplorables”
In a comment seized upon by the Trump campaign, Clinton famously said in September that half of Trump’s supporters were “deplorables,” a comment which she almost immediately said she regretted.
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Trump to 'reboot' US-Egypt ties with Sisi meeting
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is to visit the White House for the first time since he led the military's overthrow of his predecessor in 2013.
Fired Trump aide Michael Flynn's immunity bid 'momentous'
Mr Flynn's ties with Russia have been under scrutiny
Ex-Trump adviser Flynn seeks immunity to testify in Russia probe
Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, has offered to testify before congressional committees probing ties between the Trump campaign and Russia but wants protection against “unfair prosecution,” his lawyer said on Thursday.
North Carolina 'bathroom' law: Lawmakers pass repeal bill
North Carolina lawmakers have approved the repeal of a controversial law that limits protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Halt on Trump travel ban extended indefinitely by Hawaii judge
Judge Watson issued the permanent preliminary injunction
Capitol Hill on lockdown after reports of shots fired
Congressional office buildings have been locked down after reports of gunfire.
Trump signs order undoing Obama climate change policies
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order rolling back Obama-era rules aimed at curbing climate change.
Democrats Ask Leader of House Russia Inquiry to Step Down
Top Democrats rebuked Representative Devin Nunes for his secret meeting on the White House grounds to review intelligence related to surveillance involving President Trump’s team.
U.S. may cut funding to sanctuary cities, attorney general says
'Failure to deport aliens who are convicted of criminal offences puts whole communities at risk'
How disastrous is this for Trump?
How bad was Friday's defeat of the American Health Care Act in the House of Representatives? Bad. Very bad.
Trump administration approves Keystone XL pipeline
It wasn't immediately clear what, if anything, had changed since the State Department reached the opposite conclusion two years ago.
Trump Administration Orders Tougher Screening of Visa Applicants
The State Department also urged its embassy officials to delay or reschedule interviews if an applicant was unable to provide all of the information demanded.
McCain: Nunes’ action as intelligence committee chair ‘very disturbing’
I have not seen anything like it, and it’s very disturbing
Still no deal on Obamacare repeal after White House meeting
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters Tuesday that lawmakers who fail to support the Obamacare replacement health care bill will "pay a price at home."
‘I didn’t want the job, wife said I had to’ – US Secretary of State Tillerson
I didn’t want this job.
What to Watch: Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Confirmation Hearings
In the hearings, if recent history is a guide, some of the sharpest questioning might come from Senator Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, whose approach at the cabinet hearings produced several memorable moments.
