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POLITICAL NEWS
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8/31/19
GOP fears Trump backlash in suburbs
Approving
the USMCA must be at the top of Congress's fall check list
North Korea berates Pompeo, says
hopes for talks fading
Bolton sidelined from Afghanistan policy as his standing with Trump
falters
Iran displays satellite after Trump
tweet showing damaged launch site
New tariffs on shoes, televisions,
diapers and other Chinese-made products take effect Sunday
How Trump Can Win the Trade War
Green cards only for immigrants with
'green'?
Democrats call for action after Texas
mass shooting
Schumer calls on McConnell to take
up background check bill after Texas shooting
Pelosi, Schumer call on McConnell to
take up background check bill after Texas shooting
Warren, Sanders battle to be main
alternative to Biden
Trump lashes out at former intel
officials for criticism of Iran tweet
Trump denies fallout from tariffs
(He says ‘badly run’ firms are to
blame for economic slowdown, and claims farmers back his trade wars.)
Amid
Recession Worries, Trump Points Finger at American Businesses
Trump's
new detention rule: The least traumatic option
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8/30/19
Stocks close little changed as Wall
Street wraps up volatile August
US consumer sentiment falls to 89.8 in
August for biggest monthly drop since 2012
This time consumers face pain of
Trump tariffs
Illinois Rep. Shimkus won't run for
reelection
Nancy who? GOP targets House Dem 'squad'
in campaign attacks
GOP voters overwhelmingly want Pence
on 2020 ticket with Trump
Trump defends trade war with China amid GOP fears of economic impact
Christians cannot serve both God and
the GOP
Netanyahu said to have ‘frantically’
tried to reach Trump over Iran talks fears
ICE rule change on U visas sparks
outrage
Veterans condemn new citizenship
policy for kids of overseas U.S. service members
Veterans say the Trump
administration's confusing new rule may be 'targeting' immigrants who serve in
war zones
New Trump rule on military families riles LGBT
community
Wall Street ends volatile month in
major test for Trump
Trump's stimulus hopes may get
frustrated by Congress, 2020 politics
Five things to know about Trump's
Labor Day weekend tariffs
Women voters spell trouble for Trump
in 2020
What to know about Deutsche Bank's
Trump-related tax returns
Shields and Brooks on Trump at the
G-7, Democratic debates
House Judiciary postpones gun bills
hearing over Hurricane Dorian
Trump defends trade war with China amid GOP fears of economic impact
‘Excuses!’ Trump claims ‘badly run
and weak companies’ are using China tariffs as a scapegoat
Trump attacks General Motors over China, US employment
Trump says trade talks with China
have helped limit violence in Hong Kong
White House still considering tax
cut bypassing Congress that Trump seemed to rule out last week
Trump defends tweeting sensitive
photo of Iran launch site
Trump: Fired aide made comments
about children
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8/29/19
Dow surges more than 300 points
after China hints it won’t retaliate for now in
trade war
Senate GOP writes letter to the
Supreme Court, pledging not to allow Dems to 'pack the Court'
Texas governor says 'mistakes' made in
immigrant rhetoric
Surge in young U.S. Republicans worried about the
environment
New YorkcountyGOP takes down video warning of Hasidic
Jewish 'takeover'
Five takeaways from Justice IG
report on Comey
Judge denies Democrats' request to
speed up Trump tax return lawsuit
Court upholds Illinois
county's assault weapons ban
Our Lawless President Is Trampling
Still More Laws to Build His Big, Beautiful Wall
Trump administration appears to
violate law in forcing asylum seekers back to Mexico, officials warn
Fox News's Shepard Smith pushes back
on Trump: 'There's no new wall ... not true'
Fox's Cavuto roasts Trump over criticism of
network
Democrats alarmed by Trump’s promise
of pardons to build border wall
Democrats see golden opportunity to
take Georgia Senate seat
Democrats release September debate
lineup featuring only 10 candidates on a single night
Biden calls racism a 'white man's
problem,' touts search for woman 'of color' as running mate
Stacey Abrams says she’d be
‘honored’ to be vice president
Big crowds stir talk of momentum for
Warren
Trump says US and China resume trade talks Thursday ‘at a
different level’
Trump: Taliban deal close, US
troops to drop to 8,600
Trump administration ends relief
program for immigrants with medical issues
Trump administration to relax
restrictions on methane, a powerful greenhouse gas
Trump cancels trip to Poland, says
he is staying in the U.S. to monitor Hurricane Dorian
Trump says it would be 'disloyal to
my followers' to do a CNN interview
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8/28/19
Dow rises more than 250 points,
energy shares get a boost from oil prices
The Fed’s efforts to stay out of
politics just got a lot tougher this week
New recession warning: The rich
aren’t spending
New China tariffs a 'job killer,' US industry tells Trump
GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson to resign at
end of year
Georgia GOP abuzz about Senate vacancy
Trump's earliest GOP backers fall on
hard times: 'Because of Trump, a lot of people had to suffer'
Russians tried to hack our elections. Voters
overwhelmingly support stronger security measures
(So why doesn’t Mitch McConnell?)
Bolton: Trump’s readiness to talk with Iran doesn’t signal shift in stance
Interior official threatens to
withhold jobs in lawmakers' districts after opposition to BLM move
Homeland Security moves $155 million
from FEMA disaster relief for immigration enforcement
Mattis says he served ‘as long as I
could,’ warns of a leader not committed to working with allies
Trump’s trade war could cost him
with a key constituency: Farmers
Most voters disapprove of Trump's
Jewish 'loyalty' comment: poll
Trump’s Unpardonable Admission About
His Border Wall
(The president wants to spend
billions of taxpayer dollars for a project that he acknowledges is largely
symbolic—even if it breaks the law.)
A rattled Trump scrambles for
victories ahead of election
Trump can change history by
declassifying three Obama-era documents
Nadler tees up post-recess showdown
with Trump
Democrats eye action on threat of
white nationalism
Stacey Abrams says she won't run for
Georgia Senate seat
Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of
presidential race
Two new polls show Biden with big
edge on Warren, Sanders
Joe Biden says he’d prefer a running
mate who is ‘of color and/or a different gender’
10 Democrats set to debate after
other half falls short
Democratic strategist says third
debate is 'do or die' for Buttigieg
Trump officials
say children of some service members overseas will not get automatic citizenship
Trump to participate in launch of US
Space Command Thursday
Trump Says He'll Pardon Aides if
They Break Laws to Get His Wall Built By Election Day
Trump criticizes Fox, which 'isn't
working for us anymore
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8/27/19
Dow drops more than 100 points as
bond-market recession indicator, trade worries worsen
The US is about to send a lot more oil
into an already oversupplied world market
Rise in Unemployment May Signal
State Recessions
Alabama Republicans approve
resolution calling for Omar to be expelled from Congress
Nervous Republicans focus energy on
protecting Senate 'firewall'
Collins says she's 'sad' about some
of the support she lost from voters over her vote for Kavanaugh
Another resignation shakes LGBT
Republican group after Trump endorsement
Are Republican challengers a threat
to Trump?
China insists it is unaware of calls to
Trump and says tariffs are ‘extreme pressure’ and ‘not constructive at all’
China and US need to keep talking as
threat of global recession looms
(Mixed
signals from Donald Trump only add to trade war confusion and increase
economic uncertainty both in America and the rest of the world)
A year into the trade war, China learns to ride out Trump’s
turbulence
Iran’s Rouhani tells US to end
sanctions before he’ll talk to Trump
Iran appears to shut door on
Trump-Rouhani meeting
Russia denies visas to two U.S.
senators, amid G7 tensions
Deutsche Bank tells court it has tax
returns tied to Trump family businesses
Former US envoy: Trump is harming Israel for his own political gain
Trump’s Weird Whoppers at the G-7
Summit
Trump's bad math on Chinese tariffs
Iowa corn farmers to Trump: The
government put us in 'one hell of a bad situation'
‘Take the land’: President Trump wants a border wall. He wants it black. And he wants it by Election Day.
The Fed Shouldn’t Enable Donald Trump
(The central bank should refuse to
play along with an economic disaster in the making.)
Trump approval rating plummets in
every 2020 battleground state, including Republican strongholds
Scientists fight Trump EPA 'secret
science' proposal to exclude certain research
Federal judge blocks 8-week abortion
law in Missouri
Barr books Trump’s hotel for $30,000
holiday party
(Experts say private, 200-person
party adds to questions about attorney general’s independence from president.)
Schumer blasts Trump officials:
Diverting FEMA money to border 'backwards and cruel'
As Trump policies deepen farmers'
pain, Democrats see an opening in rural America
Omar hits back at Alabama GOP after it approves resolution
calling for her expulsion
Trump says open to meeting Iran’s Rouhani, a ‘great negotiator,’ in
coming weeks
Trump fumes as allies reject ISIS captives: 'They didn't come from
the United States'
Trump blames Fed for manufacturing
slowdown
‘Take the land’: President Trump
wants a border wall. He wants it black. And he wants it by Election Day.
Trump pushes to allow new logging in
Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Trump complains about media coverage
of Warren's crowd sizes
Trump dismisses potential primary
challengers as 'Three Stooges'
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8/26/19
Dow gains more than 250 points on
hopes US and China restart trade talks
Wall Street sees elevated recession
risk, market woes after US and China stoke trade fears
Republican Rep. Sean Duffy to resign
next month, cites health complications with child due in October
Inside Susan Collins’ reelection
fight in the age of Trump
Russia denies GOP senator visa ahead of
trip
GOP spokeswoman calls Sanders
climate change plan 'fantasy land'
FEC vice chairman resigns, leaving
agency unable to vote
Chinese newspaper editor disputes Trump’s trade
war claims: ‘China
didn’t change its position’
G-7 summit ends with little consensus
amid Trump’s mixed messaging on the trade war
Trump’s National Security Advisor to
Visit Belaru
(The highest-level trip this century
will likely anger the Kremlin, even as the U.S. president tries to bring Russia back into the G-7.)
Putin built a hypersonic arsenal, while the Pentagon slept
A new Trump administration rule
allows children to be detained indefinitely. Here’s what you need to know.
20 states sue Trump administration
over Flores rule
Administration ends protection for
migrant medical care
Trump’s trade war could cause the
crisis his critics feared
Trump Shifts Tone on China But Not Tactics as Deal Grows
Distant
Trump says he's 'an
environmentalist' after skipping G-7 climate meeting
Trump Allies Target
Journalists Over Coverage Deemed Hostile to White House
Nadler
files motion to expedite lawsuit seeking McGahn testimony
Former
Trump aide subpoenaed to testify before House Judiciary Committee
Poll:
Sanders, Warren, Biden in virtual tie for top spot among 2020 Democratic
candidates
Kennedy
confirms he’s interested in Senate primary: ‘I’m not sure this is a moment for
waiting’
Trump on
trade war: China wants to
negotiate and we will be ‘getting back to the table’
Trump Shifts Tone on China But Not Tactics as Deal Grows Distant
Trump says he's 'an environmentalist' after skipping G-7 climate meeting
Near the
airport, ample parking: Why Trump says his Florida golf club should host the
next G-7
Trump may
reveal peace plan before Israeli elections, thinks deal ‘will happen’
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8/25/19
Graham: America must 'accept the pain that comes
with standing up to China'
Lindsey Graham warns Trump not to
pull all U.S. forces out of Afghanistan
Former congressman Joe Walsh
announces primary challenge against Trump
Walsh says employing 25th Amendment
'should be looked at'
Weld 'thrilled' more Republicans are
challenging Trump
Census could reveal electoral extinction of the
Republicans
Mnuchin: Trump's 'as determined as
ever' on China trade fight
Kudlow rejects international
criticism of Trump tariffs: G-7 'has gone very well'
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25 ,2019
Mixed signals, reversals cloud second day of G-7 summit from Trump
Trump finds himself on his heels and fumbling at G-7
Iran’s Zarif makes surprise trip to G-7, catching Trump off-guard
'A slap in the face': Trump's
ethanol waivers are sparking rebellion in farm country
Foreign policy setbacks cloud Trump
2020 pitch
New data challenges Trump's economic
narrative
The hardest Trump story for the
press to cover: His fitness for the job
Psychiatrist to CNN's Stelter: Trump
'may be responsible for many more million deaths' than Hitler, Stalin, Mao
White House insists Trump has
authority to block American companies from doing business in China
Klobuchar knocks Trump: 'This
negotiating by tweet hasn't been working'
Warren says 15,000 attended her Seattle rally
Mixed signals, reversals cloud
second day of G-7 summit from Trump
Trump finds himself on his heels and
fumbling at G-7
Trump takes time out of G-7 meeting
to lash out at media
Trump suggests using nuclear bombs
to fend off hurricanes
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8/24/19
Republicans suffer whiplash from
Trump's erratic week
King doubles down, says rape, incest
should not be factored in to abortion decisions
G-7 leaders hope for productive —
and quiet — summit amid worries Trump will disrupt the gathering
World leaders believe ‘it’s
pointless’ trying to show unity with Trump at
China warns U.S. to stop 'wrong' trade actions or
face consequences
Isolated Trump descends on G7,
talking trade war
Trump ‘hereby’ orders U.S. business out of China. Can he do that?
Trump’s company could save millions
if interest rates fall as he demands
McGrath releases ad blasting
McConnell with coal miners in Kentucky: 'Which side are you on?'
Trump says he will approve 'major
middle income tax cut' if GOP wins House, Senate in 2020
Trump wants the Fed to save the
economy, but central bankers say they can only do so much
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8/23/19
Dow plummets more than 600 points
after Trump orders US manufacturers to leave China
Powell says there’s no ‘rulebook’
for trade war, pledges to ‘act as appropriate’ to sustain economy
Fed chairman takes swipe at Trump's
trade war
Trump and the GOP want you to know
they’re really, seriously thinking about budget-cutting ... in a few years
Republican megadonors Sheldon Adelson and wife
give a whopping $213,000 to Senate GOP fundraising committee
Ted Cruz defends Hasbro’s ‘Monopoly
Socialism’ after parody board game draws criticism online
Republicans Are Selling T-Shirts
Featuring Greenland As Part Of The U.S.
Billionaire businessman David Koch
dead at 79
China will retaliate with tariffs on $75
billion more of US goods and resume auto tariffs
North Korea fires two more projectiles into sea
Mohammed bin Salman’s Collapsing
Coalition in Yemen Means Trouble for Trump
National Farmers Union condemns new tariffs: 'Trump is
making things worse'
Five things to watch as Trump heads
to G-7 summit
Trump is flailing to blame someone, anyone, for
an economy he’s increasingly anxious about
Trump Longs to Command the Economy
(In his struggle against China, the president has begun to
resemble his authoritarian rival Xi Jinping.)
Feeling heat, Trump won’t cut foreign aid
Judges surprise attorneys for
Trump’s bankers by asking about his tax returns
Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru on
Trump’s trade war and Biden’s lead
Pelosi asks Democrats for 'leverage'
on impeachment
Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts
drops out of presidential race, then draws a surprise tweet from President Trump
Trump retaliates in trade war by
escalating tariffs on Chinese imports and demanding companies cut ties with
China
Trump says he’s ordering American
companies to immediately start looking for an alternative to China
Trump calls the Fed chair an ‘enemy’
after Powell said trade war is ‘turbulent’
Trump and the GOP want you to know they’re really, seriously thinking about budget-cutting ... in a few years
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8/22/19
Dow rises slightly ahead of big
speech from the Fed chief
All eyes on Fed chairman as
recession fears ramp up
The Fed is divided over how to deal
with economic headwinds
Cramer says Trump is basically
risking recession over trade to force the Fed to cut rates again
The month a shadow fell on Trump’s
economy
(Faced with internal warnings about
a slowdown, President Trump pursued chaotic, contradictory responses.)
Sen. Cotton says he raised the idea
of buying Greenland in conversations with Trump and Danish ambassador
North Korea foreign minister calls Pompeo
'poisonous plant'
Four Signs Trump’s Venezuela Strategy Is
Backfiring
Pentagon expresses 'concern and
disappointment' over axed South Korea-Japan intelligence sharing pact
Federal judge rules that immigration
law is unconstitutional
Federal judge allows Trump to appeal lawsuit
over foreign payments accepted by his hotels
Trump has over 2,000 conflicts of
interest since he’s taken office: report
Trump has 62 percent disapproval
rating in new AP poll
Trump approval rating dips among
women
White House allies on president's
wild week: 'It is typical Trump'
‘It’s going to be tough’: House
Democrats appear less likely to get Trump’s tax returns before 2020 election
John Hickenlooper is running for U.S. Senate: “I’m not done fighting for
the people of Colorado”
Joe Biden’s campaign plays the
electability card: ‘You have to look at who is going to win’
Trump fumes over California emissions deal
Trump, frustrated by unpopularity
with Jews, thrusts Israel into his culture war
The Trump Administration’s Sustained
Attack on the Rights of Immigrant Children
White House considers new project
seeking links between mental health and violent behavior
Trump to return to North Carolina to stump for special election
candidate
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8/21/19
Report shows US deficit to exceed $1 trillion next
year
Federal analysis: Economy created
half a million fewer jobs than was reported
With deficit rising, worries grow
the U.S. may be out of tools if recession
hits
Republican Group Urges GOP Senators
To Stand Up To McConnell In Damning New Ads
Cindy McCain says there is no 'voice
of reason' in GOP, nearly a year after John McCain's death
Ex-RNC Chair Makes Ominous
Prediction About Trump’s 2020 Tactics
Pompeo warns anyone who ‘touches’ Iran tanker risks US sanctions
U.S. military confrontation with Iran would be unpopular. Here’s why.
U.S. farmers, lawmakers dial up
pressure on Trump over biofuel policy
Jewish Democrats decry Trump's
'loyalty' remarks
Trump job approval dips in new poll
Here are eight reasons to be
skeptical of Trump's payroll tax cut talk
Trump’s erratic style becomes more
problematic as the economy slows
Trump is ramping up his economic
double-talk to tamp down recession fears
A crack in Trump’s ‘poorly educated’ base?
Jay Inslee, governor centered on
climate change, drops out of presidential race
John Hickenlooper will run for U.S.
Senate, sources say
Trump says administration looking
'seriously' at ending birthright citizenship
Trump's latest plan to undermine Social Security
Trump orders elimination of student
loan debt for thousands of disabled veterans
Trump admits his trade war could
lead to recession but says ‘I have to do it’
Trump says the Fed is the ‘only
problem’ with the economy, calls Powell ‘a golfer who can’t putt’
Trump retreats on new limits for guns
(Echoing the NRA talking points of
his base, president does an about-face weeks after mass shootings.)
In reversal, Trump says he is no
longer looking at a payroll tax cut
Trump administration moves to
terminate court agreement, hold migrant children and parents longer
‘I am the chosen one’: Trump again
plays on messianic claims as he embraces ‘King of Israel’ title
‘I am the Chosen One,’ Trump proclaims as he defends
trade war with China
Trump attacks Danish prime minister
for her ‘nasty’ comments about his interest in U.S. purchase of Greenland
Trump stuns with Denmark fight
Trump unleashes in lengthy exchange
with reporters at White House
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8/20/19
Mitt Romney slaps ‘socialist’ agenda
of Democratic presidential candidates — and Donald Trump’s character
The U.S. is nearing a deal with the Taliban.
But another major threat looms in Afghan
Detained immigrants sue over
conditions, medical care
Why a top House Democrat is coming
out in favor of an impeachment inquiry
Democrats back off once-fervent
embrace of Medicare-for-all
Omar says US should halt aid to Israel until it gives Palestinians ‘full
rights’
Trump confirms he’s considering a
payroll tax cut amid mounting economic concerns
Trump postpones Denmark trip after
prime minister declines to sell him Greenland
Trump says Jews who vote Democrat
show ‘great disloyalty’
Trump again appears to back away
from gun background checks
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8/19/19
Dow rallies more than 200 points as
Wall Street continues rebound from August sell-off
Rep. Steve King says media, GOP
leaders owe him an apology after his comments on rape and incest
A Republican poll shows overwhelming
support for stricter gun control among suburban women
Americans overwhelmingly support
free trade as concern grows about Trump’s economy: NBC/WSJ poll
Can Trump Make a Deal for Afghanistan?
It sounds as if Trump has no
intention of pushing for gun-control laws
Donald Trump's Campaign Is Becoming
an Exercise in Public Insanity
After Epstein’s death, attorney
general replaces leader at Bureau of Prisons
Tamara Keith and Joshua Johnson on
Trump and recession fears, gun safety momentum
Trump says Fed should cut rates by
at least 1% ‘with perhaps some quantitative easing’
White House pushes back against
recession fears, defends trade war
White House officials eyeing payroll
tax cut in effort to reverse weakening economy
How Trump is reshaping one of the
country’s most liberal courts
Trump tweets without evidence that
Google ‘manipulated’ votes in the 2016 election and ‘should be sued’
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8/18/19
Sen. Graham: The dream of every
leftist is to have a liberal court enacting laws from the bench
Sunday shows - Recession fears
dominate
White House offers reassurances amid
recession fears as 2020 candidates sound alarm
WH economic adviser: ‘I sure don’t
see a recession’
Trump, top officials play down
recession risks
White House trade adviser says
Chinese tariffs are not hurting US
FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace 8/18/19 | Breaking Fox News August
18, 2019
THE ADVISER WHO SCRIPTS
(With unswerving loyalty, Stephen Miller has
singular control of an issue central to the presidency)
American consumers are holding up
the global economy. But for how long?
Pelosi warns Mnuchin to stop
'illegal' $4.3B cut to foreign aid
Gillibrand: Rosy economic outlook
not 'reflected in everyday, kitchen-table issues families are facing'
Tlaib attends Shabbat event with
pro-BDS group after rejecting West Bank visit
'That is ridiculous': Andrew Gillum
rips Rick Santorum for claiming guns aren't 'problem' in mass shootings
Trump privately floated possibility
of imposing naval blockade against Venezuela: report
Trump Trashes Fox News to Reporters,
Makes Vague 2020 Debate Threat: ‘I’m the One That Calls the Shots’
Trump slams Fox News over recent
polling
Trump calls Juan Williams
'pathetic,' 'always nasty and wrong'
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8/17/19
GOP Senator John Cornyn Torched Over
‘Dumbest’ Climate Change Explainer
After Trump’s Greenville rally, this
election in Eastern NC will be a test for GOP
U.S. seeks seizure of Iranian oil tanker
in new escalation
Manufacturing shrinks, raising
questions for Trump
Signs of recession worry Trump ahead
of 2020
Economic angst rises at bad time for
Trump
Is Trump's love affair with Fox News
fading?
Thousands of union workers given
option to either attend Trump speech at Shell or lose out on wages: reports
FEC chair calls on Trump to provide evidence of NH voter fraud
California sues Trump over ‘public charge’
rule denying green cards to immigrants
Volatile presidential polls spark
new round of anxieties
Warning or threat? Democrats ignite
controversy with Supreme Court brief in gun case
Biden: 'There's an awful lot of
really good Republicans out there'
Trump wants border-bound asylum
seekers to find refuge in Guatemala instead. Guatemala isn’t ready.
Trump nominates judge who argued
countries are stronger if everyone is same ethnic group
Trump mistakenly mocks his own
supporter after Jewish group interrupts him
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8/16/19
Dow rallies 300 points to end
another wild week on Wall Street
Danger looms for stocks deep into
next year, investor Jack Ablin warns
Fed may not have enough firepower to
prevent a recession
US
consumer sentiment for August comes in well below estimates
Trump’s tax cut isn’t giving the US economy the boost it needs
Republican Iowa senator says Trump EPA 'screwed us'
with biofuel waivers
Republicans offer support for Steve
King challenger
GOP memo deflects some gun questions
to 'violence from the left'
Cook Political Report moves Susan
Collins Senate race to 'toss up'
Corey Lewandowski’s potential New Hampshire Senate run is a very Trumpian move
In climbdown, Israel says Tlaib can enter to visit her Palestinian family
US issues warrant for Iranian tanker
released by Gibraltar
Appeals court again allows Trump
family planning rules to go into effect
Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy concludes
his death was a suicide by hanging
White Supremacists Want a Dirty Bomb
(And the Trump administration is
letting them get dangerously close to acquiring one.)
'Trump isn't racist. He's worse:'
Anthony Scaramucci rips into Trump as their feud escalates
Trump gets surprise Log Cabin
Republicans endorsement
Trump's winning weapon: Time
2 troubling signs for Trump in this
new Fox News poll
Michael Gerson and Karen Tumulty on
2020 Senate races, Israel and Trump
House Democrat calls for gun
control: Cities can ban plastic straws but 'we can't ban assault weapons?'
The newest purity test for Democrats
is whether to mandate assault weapons buybacks
Wyden blasts FEC Republicans for
blocking probe into NRA over possible Russia donations
Rep. Tlaib says she will not go to
Israel after the country initially rejected her request for a visit, then
reversed course
Obama has taken active interest in
Biden's campaign: report
Trump administration plans $8
billion fighter jet sale to Taiwan, angering China
Trump and senior aides discuss
withdrawal from Afghanistan as talks with Taliban advance
Trump’s Plan to Slash Foreign Aid
Puts Humanitarian Programs in Jeopardy
(Administration hopes to bypass
Congress by running down the budget clock.)
Trump called the CEOs of the biggest
US banks on Wednesday as the stock
market plunged
Trump admin argues transgender
workers aren't protected by civil rights law in new Supreme Court filing
Trump Administration Asks Supreme
Court To Legalize Firing Transgender Workers
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8/15/19
Dow rises 99 points led by Walmart,
rebounding from worst day of 2019
Bond market’s recession signal
reflects US-China trade war damage, Asia expert Stephen Roach says
Who’s got a good shot of defeating
his golf buddy? Graham weighs in on 2020 race
Montana’s GOP wants to make it impossible
for local governments to enact gun control
Some
Conservatives Denounce Israel's
Decision To Ban Reps. Omar And Tlaib
GOP
Georgia
congressional candidate withdraws after calling himself a 'white nationalist'
El
Paso's Republican mayor says
Trump called him a 'RINO' during visit after mass shooting
Steve King to
Gillibrand: Odds of me resigning same as yours of winning presidential
nomination
Gibraltar
releases Iranian supertanker despite U.S.
plea
The
Latest: US to revoke visas held by crew of Iranian ship
Israel
denies entry to Reps. Omar and Tlaib hours after Trump’s push for a ban
Diplomats
Losing Out to Trump Picks for Top Spots
(Current
and former U.S.
officials say the deluge of political appointees at the State Department is
hurting American diplomacy.)
Senior Trump officials accused of harassing, retaliating against career State Dept. employees
Autopsy
finds broken bones in Jeffrey Epstein’s neck, deepening questions around his
death
Hope
Hicks defends accuracy of her congressional testimony
Police
officers keep getting shot by people with criminal records who are not allowed
to own guns
Judges
reject Trump administration’s bid to deny detained migrant kids soap, toothpaste
Trump
crosses new line with Omar, Tlaib, Israel move
Trump, banking on strong economy to win reelection, frets over a possible downturn
Trump’s
Trade War Could Make the Trump Recession a Reality
Trump,
Navarro are the only officials in the White House blaming the Fed for
volatility, sources say
Trump
approval rating drops following mass shootings in latest Fox News poll
Fox News poll shows
Trump losing to Biden, Warren, Sanders and Harris
House
Democrats subpoena former Trump campaign manager Lewandowski and ex-White House
official Dearborn
Democrats
demand Trump officials withdraw rule on transgender health
John
Hickenlooper drops out of 2020 presidential race, giving Colorado’s
U.S.
Senate race “serious thought”
Trump
administration mulls $4.3B in foreign aid cuts
Trump
pressured Mnuchin to label China ‘currency manipulator,’ a move he had
previously resisted
Trump, banking on strong
economy to win reelection, frets over a possible downturn
Trump
vows to 'always uphold the Second Amendment' amid ongoing talks on gun laws
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Trump
eyes U.S. purchase of Greenland
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live: Trump holds MAGA rally in New
Hampshire
Trump
says economy will 'go down the tubes' if he loses
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8/14/19
Dow tanks 800 points in worst day of 2019 after
bond market sends recession warning
Recession fears surge as stock
markets plunge
Stocks losses deepen as a key
recession warning surfaces
Recession signal could put more
pressure on the Fed to keep cutting rates
Clouds of economic uncertainty loom
despite temporary reprieve from Trump on China tariffs
Republican Sen. Martha McSally wants
to make domestic terrorism a federal crime
King incites furor with abortion,
rape and incest remarks
Rep. Steve King says humanity might
not exist if not for rape and incest
Cheney on Steve King's rape, incest
comments: 'It's time for him to go'
Assault weapons ban picks up steam in Congress
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
discusses the latest on the China...
As China Cracks Down on Uighurs, a Uighur
American Joins the White House
(Trump’s new China hand could be a sticking point in
talks with Beijing.)
U.S. officials shield Ivanka Trump’s and
Mike Pence’s projects in review of foreign aid
Labor Dept. proposes granting
businesses with federal contracts 'religious exemption' in hiring
Fox News poll: Trump disapproval
rises to near record
Two-thirds of Americans support assault weapons
ban: Fox News poll
13 states file lawsuit over Trump
'public charge' rule
Trump has turned the government
against the middle class
(Administration cut taxes for the
rich, raised costs for the working people)
The tinfoil hat presidency
Pelosi calls McConnell ‘Moscow Mitch’ as she recounts bills he has
blocked
Democrats’ uneasy 2020 reality: They
need the likes of O’Rourke, Bullock and Hickenlooper to run for Senate — badly
Trump hits 'clueless' Fed chair,
'crazy inverted yield curve' after stocks plunge
White House adds Uighur American to
security council: report
Trump calls China's Xi 'a good man' in a 'tough
business' amid Hong Kong unrest
Trump Turns On Conservatives Who
Defended CNN's Chris Cuomo
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8/13/19
Stocks jump led by Apple after US
delays some China tariffs
'This is going to get worse': fiscal
policy expert on US budget deficit
US delays China tariffs for some items including
cellphones, removing other products from list
How a McConnell-backed effort to
lift Russian sanctions boosted a Kentucky project
U.S. Senate leader: Any violent
crackdown in Hong Kong would be 'completely unacceptable'
GOP challenger Weld denounces
Trump's 'pathetic' boasting in El Paso
New polls identify fault lines inside the GOP
over Trump’s immigration agenda and treatment of asylum seekers
GOP strategist: Biden gaffes are
'serving him pretty well'
Feds face mounting pressure over Epstein's death
Some children still not reunited
with parents after Mississippi ICE raids, agency says
Trump immigration official: Give me your tired,
your poor — but not too poor
Cuccinelli: Statue of Liberty poem refers to people from Europe
States and cities sue EPA over
rollback of climate regulations aimed at coal plants
Trump crackdown on legal immigrants
could damage California economy, experts say
‘Everything that we hold dear’: From
race to plastic straws, Trump dials up culture wars in divisive play for 2020
votes
Suburbs spell trouble for Trump
Schumer to Urge Trump to Reallocate $5 Billion
in Border-Wall Money to Fight Gun Violence, White Supremacy
Democrats warn Supreme Court it's
too unhealthy to hear gun case
Jackson Lee: 'Racism is a national
security threat'
John Hickenlooper is considering a
Senate run amid pressure from national Democrats
Trump just blinked, giving China a possible edge in trade war, Jim
Chanos and others say
Trump finally acknowledges his
tariffs could hit consumers
Trump delays some China
tariffs to limit impact on holiday shopping
Trump phoned Democratic senator to
talk gun control
Trump: Voter ID must play 'very
strong part' in deal on election security
Trump rips emolument lawsuits: Being
president 'costing me a fortune'
Trump defends promoting conspiracy
theory about Epstein's death: 'It was a retweet'
Trump blasts media, Biden, Warren in
Pennsylvania
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8/12/19
Dow drops 390 points and slips back
below 26,000 as bond yields decline
Stocks sink as odds of U.S.-China
trade deal appear to wane
The US budget deficit is up 27% and
getting closer to $1 trillion
GOP Sen. Rick Scott: Americans
should get tax cuts in return for tariffs paid on Chinese goods
‘The shooter is responsible’: Rep.
Steve Scalise says Trump’s rhetoric is not to blame for El Paso attack
GOP's disregard for venomous Trump
rhetoric against Latinos is inexcusable
Attorney general rips ‘failure’ of
prison officials to keep Epstein alive, vows to investigate any co-conspirators
Large majority of Americans want
undocumented immigrants in US to be granted legal status: poll
How U.S. citizens’ health could suffer under Trump’s new rule aimed at immigrants
US to deny citizenship to immigrants
who use public benefits
Administration is trying to gut
health care for trans folks: It will take all of us to stop them
Trump officials move to deny green
cards, path to citizenship for poor immigrants
Trump administration releases new
'public charge' rule making it easier to reject immigrants
Is President Trump’s rhetoric
racist? It depends on whom you ask.
U.S.
Significantly Weakens Endangered Species Act
Watchdog report says Trump's State
Department hiring freeze impacted safety
Scaramucci breaks up with Trump in
now-familiar pattern
House Judiciary leaders demand
answers from Bureau of Prisons on Epstein death
Biden calls for reinstating assault
weapons ban, buyback program
Tamara Keith and Shawna Thomas on
2020 Democrats in Iowa, Trump's conspiracy tweets
New Trump rules weaken wildlife
protections
Trump hits back at Scaramucci after
ex-aide suggests replacing him atop GOP ticket
Inside Trump's plan to save Appalachia: Mountains of plastic, rivers of
radioactive waste and billions of Chinese dollars
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8/11/19
Goldman Sachs economists say fears rise that
U.S.-China trade war leading to recession
Farmers don't think tariff fight
helps them
Republican plans to cancel Trump
primaries in some states see pushback
Scalise: Trump no more responsible
for El Paso than 'Bernie Sanders is for my
shooting'
Republican challenger Weld warns
party of Trump's 'racist tirades'
Bloomberg: McConnell may allow gun
reform vote to boost reelection chances
Pompeo slams Iran
leader’s ‘sick’ threat against Israel
ahead of Tisha B’Av
Nearly 100 anti-ICE protesters arrested after
shutting down highway in Manhattan
Former acting solicitor general:
'Literally unfathomable' that Trump would retweet conspiracy theory about
Epstein death
Conway downplays Trump's Epstein retweet:
'I think the president just wants everything to be investigated'
'Words matter': Bloomberg says Trump
rhetoric can encourage violence
Trump's gun pledge met with
skepticism
The brand label that stokes Trump’s
fury: ‘Racist, racist, racist.’
Scaramucci fires back at Trump: He
will turn 'on everyone' and then 'entire country'
Scaramucci: GOP may need to replace
Trump for 2020
Schumer proposes bill to regulate
body armor
Democrats blast Trump's Epstein conspiracy
theory retweet as Conway
defends the president
Blaming Trump for 'trigger' words
pours more fuel on the age of rage
O'Rourke says Trump's behavior
during El Paso visit shows 'how sick this guy is'
Sanders: Trump doesn't 'want to see
somebody get shot' but 'creates the climate for it'
Tim Ryan: 'White supremacists think
that Donald trump is a white supremacist'
Harris decries Trump's 'campaign of
terror' against immigrants
Biden faces challenge from Warren in
Iowa
Trump's gun pledge met with skepticism
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8/10/19
Trump-McConnell 2020? Senate leader
takes on role of wingman
Currency War With China Dooms Trade Talks
(Trump’s puzzling move to ratchet up
tensions won’t work, experts say.)
Cyberattacks find easy target in
nation's schools
As workplace raids multiply, Trump
administration charges few companies
Bloomberg knocks Trump's rhetoric:
He can't 'shoot off his mouth and say anything'
Jeffrey Epstein dead after ‘apparent
suicide’ in New York
Barr announces investigation into
Epstein's death amid reports the he wasn't on suicide watch
Nadler hits gas on impeachment
Trump says North Korea's Kim apologized for missile tests,
wants to meet soon
Trump again appears to take North Korea’s side against his own military,
allies
Trump says China 'wants to make a deal so badly' and
may want a Democrat to beat him
Trump administration moves to
enforce abortion restriction
Trump lashes out at NYT reporter
over Dayton, El Paso coverage
Trump retweets post promoting
conspiracy theory about Jeffrey Epstein's death
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8/9/19
Stocks fall on renewed trade war
fears as Wall Street concludes volatile week
Half of Republicans say US deficit needs to be dealt with
immediately
Illinois Republicans warn Trump against
letting Rod Blagojevich out of jail early
GOP chairwoman says Trump raised
$12M in Hamptons 'thanks to the unhinged mob'
The return of Mitch McConnell’s
campaign Twitter account
‘They’re afraid’: Suburban voters in
red states threaten GOP’s grip on power
US oil is likely to be China’s next target as trade war rages,
energy analysts warn
North Korea fires two more projectiles
into sea: South
Hiring Freeze Put U.S. Diplomats Under Threat Worldwide,
Report Says
(Many programs in counterterrorism,
global health, and cybersecurity are also struggling.)
House Homeland Security chair blasts
ICE raid's 'blatant lack of planning and resulting chaos'
ICE official on children left behind
after Mississippi raids: We're 'not a social services
agency'
El Paso suspect said he was targeting
‘Mexicans,’ told officers he was the shooter, police say
How states have moved to make gun
laws while Congress is deadlocked
A Trump-Bolsonaro free-trade
agreement is an apocalyptically bad idea
‘If you’re a good worker, papers
don’t matter’: How a Trump construction crew has relied on immigrants without
legal status
Donald Trump Doesn't Have the
Will—or the Intelligence—to Control What He's Let Loose
Sue Gordon’s subtle but significant
Trump protest
David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart
on Trump's mass shooting response
Elizabeth Warren called Trump a
white supremacist. And she’s not the only one
Trump insists Fed cut rates sharply
as he sounds pessimistic note on China talks
Trump says US government won’t do
business with Huawei, not ready to make a trade deal with China
Trump threatens to 'reciprocate'
countries that issue travel warnings to US
White House proposal would have FCC
and FTC police alleged social media censorship
Trump calls for 'intelligent
background checks' in response to mass shootings
Trump flirts with action on gun
control
Trump claims strong congressional
support for strengthening background checks for gun buys, at odds with GOP
statements
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8/8/19
Stocks rally, pushing S&P 500
into positive territory for the wild week
Shaky investors eye global recession
warnings as U.S.-China conflict escalates
Businesses, farmers brace for new
phase in Trump trade war
GOP lawmaker's town hall erupts in
shouting over mass shootings, Trump
Republican groups halt Twitter
spending after McConnell account locked
Republican groups vow to stop buying
Twitter ads until McConnell campaign account is unfrozen
McConnell rejects calls to bring
Senate back early for gun debate
Graham promises ObamaCare repeal if
Trump, Republicans win in 2020
Pentagon watchdog warns that ISIS is ‘resurging in Syria’ after Trump’s drawdown of U.S. troops
Assistant secretary of State resigns
after immigration clash: report
Deputy intelligence director under
Trump resigns
I can no longer justify being a part
of Trump’s ‘ComplacentState.’ So I’m resigning.
Andrew McCabe sues FBI over firing,
alleges plot by Trump to oust those disloyal to the president
Trump’s openness to extensive
background checks for gun buys draws warning from NRA
Trump visits grieving cities, and lashes out
(President’s trips to El Paso and Dayton — and attacks on critics — amplify national divide after shootings.)
Trump seen in video touting rally
crowd size during El Paso hospital visit
No still-hospitalized victims of El Paso shooting met with Trump: report
After shootings, Democrats rethink
reluctance on assault weapons ban
Democrats voice doubts Congress will
take serious action on guns
Nadler: 'This is formal impeachment
proceedings'
Meet the House lawyer helping
Democrats fight Trump
'Medicare for All' complicates
Democrats' pitch to retake Senate
Schiff: Intelligence officials'
retirements a 'devastating loss'
Biden gets into heated exchange with Breitbart
reporter over Trump's response to white nationalism
Buttigieg: 'Systemic racism is a
white problem'
Trump announces shakeup at top of U.S.
intelligence
Trump picks acting national
intelligence director
Trump rips strong dollar, says the
Fed has ‘called it wrong at every step of the way’
Trump visits grieving cities, and
lashes out
(President’s trips to El Paso and Dayton — and attacks on critics — amplify
national divide after shootings.)
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8/7/19
Dow closes little changed after
rally back from 589-point drop in wild session
Twitter locks McConnell campaign
account after posting video of protester shouting threats, profanities
House Democrats tell McConnell: Pass
stricter gun laws now
McConnell faces pressure to bring
Senate back for gun legislation
Mitch McConnell’s campaign keeps
creating controversies. Why?
Texas
faces turbulent political moment
The GOP has caught autocratic fever
(The number of conservative
Republicans favoring fewer checks and balances on a president has doubled since
last year.)
Did El Paso show us that white supremacists are
a serious threat? Few Republicans think so.
Ohio congressman joins a group of
Republicans who flipped on guns after violence hit close to home
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney,
Reps. Chris Stewart and John Curtis support a federal ‘red flag’ law after mass
shootings
Orange County,
longtime GOP stronghold, now has more registered Democrats than Republicans
Jon
Huntsman resigns as U.S. ambassador to Russia to return to Utah for possible run for
governor
Conservatives buck Trump over
worries of 'socialist' drug pricing
China may be willing to accept an
economic downturn to hurt Trump and win a better trade deal
Trump and Xi lock horns — and drag
the world with them
The cracks in Trump’s trade war are
expanding
Trump risks a backfire in China trade war
(Escalation of the fight could bring
short- and long-term economic pains — and hurt the president in 2020.)
Exclusive: White House rebuffed
attempts by DHS to make combating domestic terrorism a higher priority
Trump's trip to Dayton and El Paso marked by protests, attacks on
critics
Donald Trump's no racist, as past
acts and presidential record prove
ICE agents arrest 680 undocumented workers in
Mississippi
Top US diplomat for Latin America resigns
Nadler eyes early August recess
return to address gun violence
Biden, in Iowa speech, says Trump
has ‘fanned the flames of white supremacy’
Democrats ask federal judge to force
testimony from ex-White House counsel McGahn
Trump attacks local leaders as he
visits two cities grieving from mass shootings
Trump defends rhetoric after critics
point finger over mass shooting
Trump re-raising US flags on Aug. 8
'very significant to the neo-Nazi movement'
Trump lashes out at cable news
coverage of Biden speech while flying to El Paso
Trump lashes out at Fox News's Shep
Smith, says 'fake news CNN is better'
Trump lashes out at Joaquin Castro
as the 'lesser brother of a failed presidential candidate'
Trump 'all in favor' of background
checks but doubts will of Congress
Trump considering executive action
over alleged anti-conservative tech bias: report
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8/6/19
Dow ends more than 700 points lower as trade war
escalation with China
pummels stock market
Wall Street's rough day could
presage turning point in trade war
Trump, RNC file legal challenges to Calif. law seeking release of the
president’s tax returns
Texas faces turbulent political moment
Why the Conservative Frontrunner
Might Lose the Mississippi Governor's Race
Joaquin
Castro tweeted the names of top Trump donors. Republicans say it will encourage
violence.
Judge questions Barr's handling of Mueller
findings
US Ambassador to Russia
Jon Huntsman resigns
Donald
Trump’s Trade War with China Is Spiralling Out of Control
Trump and
Xi lock horns — and drag the world with them
Rise of far-right violence leads
some to call for realignment of post-9/11 national security priorities
Are video games or mental illness
causing America’s mass shootings? No, research
shows.
Renewed calls for gun control after
dual massacres test a deeply divided NRA
Trump may get cool reception from Dayton, El
Paso leaders
Trump blamed mental illness for mass shootings. The reality is more complicated.
How the
Trump Campaign Used Facebook Ads to Amplify His ‘Invasion’ Claim
(Some of
President Trump’s re-election ads have repeated his inflammatory claims about
an “invasion” on the southern border — language that is under scrutiny after
the El Paso shooting.)
The
hypocrite in chief takes on domestic terror
Democrats
don't buy Trump condemnation of white supremacy
Unanimity
on gun control among 2020 Democrats reflects the party’s realignment toward the
suburbs
Democrats
call for Pelosi to cut recess short to address white nationalism
Texas
Democrats: Victims wounded in El Paso shooting
said tell Trump not to visit
Joe Biden
pushes for federal gun buyback program, assault weapons ban in wake of mass
shootings
O'Rourke
to take part in event countering Trump visit to El Paso
The Memo:
Obama throws down challenge to Trump
Biden
says there are four women qualified to be president who aren't running
Sanders, Warren gain
on Biden in New Hampshire
Trump
plans visits to El Paso and Dayton, where
he won’t be universally welcome
Trump
tells O'Rourke to 'be quiet' in wake of El Paso shooting
Trump
Condemns White Supremacy but Stops Short of Major Gun Controls
Trump
says US in ‘strong position’ and money ‘pouring’ in from China as trade
war intensifies
Trump
promises more aid for farmers in 2020 ‘if necessary’ as China trade
war drags on
Trump
signs executive order freezing Venezuelan assets, ramping up pressure on Maduro
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8/5/19
Dow plunges 760 points in worst day
of 2019 as trade war intensifies
Wall Street just chalked up its
worst day of 2019. Here’s who won, who lost and why.
Dow plummets on devaluation of China's currency
Rep. Kenny Marchant calls it quits,
becomes 12th House Republican to retire
Video games. Homelessness. Social media. After
shootings, Republicans have avoided talking about Trump and white nationalism
Lawmakers Redouble Push to Stop
Trump From Going to War With Iran
(The U.S. president’s maximum pressure
campaign on Iran is creating strange bedfellows in
Congress.)
Treasury Department labels China a currency manipulator
After El Paso massacre, liberal US Jews say Trump fueling white
nationalism
How the Trail of American White
Supremacy Led to El Paso
Counties that hosted a 2016 Trump
rally saw a 226 percent increase in hate crimes
Eight reasons to be skeptical that
Trump is serious about his new call for ‘strong background checks’
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on
Trump's reaction to El Paso and Dayton massacres
Democratic leaders seek to have it both ways on
impeachment
House judiciary chairman says Trump’s call for
immigration reform after shootings ‘reminds me of the 1930s in Germany’
In wake of El Paso shooting, Obama
calls on country to reject words ‘of any of our leaders’ that feed fear and
hatred
O'Rourke to take part in event
countering Trump visit to El Paso
Trump condemns white supremacy,
focuses on combating mental illness over new gun-control measures
Trump responds to El Paso, Dayton with the NRA’s favorite talking
point
Trump suggests tying background
checks to immigration reform legislation after deadly shootings
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8/4/19
Republicans struggle to respond in
wake of El Paso, Dayton shootings
Hurd
calls on public to flag shooting threats on social media
Brown:
McConnell should bring Senate back into session to pass background checks
CNN's
Jake Tapper calls out Republicans who turned down interviews after shootings
McConnell
Promised to End Senate Gridlock. Instead, Republicans Are Stuck in Neutral.
Cotton:
'The Democrats have truly lost their mind'
Budget
deal sparks scramble to prevent shutdown
Mick
Mulvaney: To think mass shooting is 'just a gun issue ... is not right'
Trump’s America unravels
in one bloody nightmare weekend. Now it’s time to clean house. | Will Bunch
Trump
judges face scrutiny over president's cases
Democrats
point to Trump rhetoric on immigration in wake of two mass shootings
Castro:
Trump 'made a choice to divide people' for his 'political benefit'
Buttigieg:
'There's no question white nationalism is condoned at the highest levels of our
government'
Warren faces
lingering concerns about her ability to beat Trump
Trump on mass
shootings: 'Hate has no place in our country'
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8/3/19
Republicans' rendezvous with reality
— their plan is to cut Social Security
Hurd retirement leaves GOP gloomy on
2020
‘Take Texas seriously’: GOP anxiety spikes
after retirements, Democratic gains
Republicans fear backlash from
voters over Trump’s dismissal of climate change
George P. Bush denounces 'white
terrorism' after El Paso shooting
McConnell fires back at 'Moscow Mitch' attacks by Democrats
LEFT BEHIND
(Farmers fight to save their land in
rural Minnesota as trade war intensifies)
Emails reveal Miller ripped USCIS
'embarrassment' over slow pace on green card restrictions: report
Cities a proxy for Trump’s message
(His attacks on urban areas with
diverse populations are meant to galvanize his rural, mostly white base.)
Elijah Cummings defends Baltimore in wake of Trump’s Twitter assault
House Democrat knocks Trump's
Cummings tweet: 'This guy is a terrible, terrible human being'
2020 Democrats call for action after
El Paso shooting
2020 Dems back gun limits after El Paso mass shooting
Biden faces scrutiny for his age
from other Democrats
Trump defends position on trade
after threat of new China tariffs
Trump praises North Korea after missile tests rattle region
Trump says media is part of vetting
his nominees: 'We save a lot of money that way'
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8/2/19
Stocks fall on trade war fears,
sending the S&P 500 to its worst week of 2019
Payrolls rise 164,000 as labor force
sets a record high
Fears become a reality for retail
with a fourth round of tariffs
Utah GOP Sens. Mike Lee, Mitt Romney
vote against bipartisan budget deal
GOP senator held up Trump aide's
confirmation to get info on border wall contracts
Rand Paul pushed for Iranian
diplomat to meet with Trump: report
GOP punches back in election
security fight
Nikki Haley hits Trump's
'unnecessary' response to Cummings break-in
Far-right activist Laura Loomer
announces 2020 congressional bid
North Korea says it has tested another rocket
launcher system
Beijing responds to Trump’s new $300
billion tariff threat
US ends Reagan-era nuclear missile
pact with Russia
Federal judge rules against Trump
asylum policy
EXPLAINER-Trump's China tariffs:
Paid by U.S. importers, not by China
Trump Hired Robert Lighthizer to Win a Trade
War. He Lost.
(The Trump administration’s
obsession with trade threats, tariffs, and bullying both allies and rivals into
submission was based on an ambitious theory. It turned out to be a fallacy.)
'Self-inflicted wound': Donald Trump
signs budget bill as experts warn he's on track to add trillions to U.S. debt
Shields and Brooks on Trump and
race, Democrats' 2020 values
More than half of House Democrats
support an impeachment inquiry. So, why isn’t there one yet?
Pelosi defends Trump oversight as
Democrats' calls for impeachment grow
An impeachment inquiry has begun
Biden holds two-to-one lead over
Sanders in post-debate poll
What we learned from the 2020 Democratic debates
in Detroit
Trump signs two-year budget deal
'Self-inflicted wound': Donald Trump signs budget bill as experts warn he's on track to add trillions to U.S. debt
Dismissing missile tests, Trump says
Kim won't want to 'disappoint me'
Trump casts uncertainty over top
intelligence role
Trump withdraws Ratcliffe as
Intelligence pick
President Trump says California is a disgrace to the country
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8/1/19
Dow drops 280 points, giving up big
earlier gain after Trump says US adding more tariffs on China
Senate passes sweeping budget deal,
sending it to Trump
#LeningradLindsey trends after
Graham forces asylum bill through Senate committee
Will Hurd, only black Republican
congressman, retiring
As Democrats squabble, Trump worries
some Republicans with his Twitter battles
U.S. preparing to withdraw thousands
of troops from Afghanistan in initial deal with Taliban
Exclusive: FBI document warns
conspiracy theories are a new domestic terrorism threat
Appeals court fast tracks Trump
border wall funding case
Trump plan failed to note that it
could jeopardize free school lunches for 500,000 children, Democrats say
‘How the hell is this not inciting
violence?’ Gun store erects billboard with minority lawmakers’ faces
Democrats express alarm over
debate's negative tone
Facing Trump, Democrats turn on another president: Obama
Democrats rally to Obama's defense
amid 2020 criticism
Biden: 'Bizarre' that Democrats
attacked Obama's policies at debate
Majority of House Democrats Now Back
Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Trump says he will impose new
tariffs on $300 billion of imports from China starting next month, ending brief
cease-fire in trade war
Trump opens the door to chaos as
landmark treaty expires
Trump escalates attacks on Baltimore and other cities — says federal
funds have been ‘stolen,’ ‘wasted’
Trump targets Democrats over state
of US cities at Cincinnati rally
Trump swipes at Warren:
'I have more Indian blood than she does, and I have none'
'Lock her up' chant breaks out at
Trump rally
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7/31/19
Fed cuts interest rates for first
time since financial crisis
Fed cuts interest rates for first
time since 2008 but sends confusing signals about what’s next
Powell says Fed will never move
rates because of political factors or to prove its independence
Senate confirms 13 Trump judges
ahead of August break
Kelly Knight Craft confirmed as Trump’s next U.N. ambassador in vote largely on party lines
Republicans don’t think Trump’s
tweets are racist. That fits a long American history of denying racism.
Ex-McConnell staffers lobbied on
Russian-backed Kentucky project
RNC chair defends GOP donor platform
in tense meeting
5th congressional Republican in 2
weeks announces retirement
North Korea says it tested crucial new rocket
launch system
Germany will not take part in US-led
mission in Strait of Hormuz: Foreign minister
U.S. sanctions Iran’s foreign minister amid escalating
tensions
US planning to roll out peace plan
at meeting with Arab leaders – report
Judge leaning toward order that
would keep Trump's tax returns with NY for now
The anti-Trump ‘Lights for Liberty’ events might be the most
significant protests you’ve never heard of.
Senate Democrats see Warren, Sanders proposals as unfeasible
Infighting, personal attacks, lack
of agreement on issues: Debate spotlights vast differences among candidates
Winners and losers from night two of
the CNN debate
Democrats warn of Trump trap
Kentucky Democrats sell 'Moscow Mitch' gear after McConnell blocks
election security bills
Trump officially designates Brazil a non-NATO ally
Trump bashes Fed after rate cut: 'As
usual, Powell let us down'
Trump officials tighten asylum
rules, enlist foreign nations to deter migration
Trump defends treatment of migrants
at border following criticism at Democratic debate
Trump attacks CNN's Don Lemon over debate
question
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7/30/19
Stocks fall after Trump attack on China dampens hope of a trade deal, Fed
meeting looms
Multinational companies are getting
clobbered by Trump’s tariffs
House GOP fears retirement wave will
lead to tsunami
GOP Rep. Mike Conaway won't seek
reelection in 2020
#MoscowMitchMcTreason trends after McConnell
defends blocking election security bills
Why is Mitch McConnell blocking
election security bills? Good question.
Two senators split sharply in
assessments of general accused of sexual assault
North Korea fires more missiles, the
South’s military says
Call your Iran policy by its true name
Judge dismisses DNC lawsuit against
Trump campaign, Russia over election interference
California governor signs bill requiring Trump
release his tax returns to appear on ballot
Baltimore Jews rally behind ‘true ally’
Cummings after Trump attacks
Trump's speech in Jamestown interrupted by protester, boycotted
by black lawmakers
'A lot of yelling': President Donald
Trump had a contentious meeting with airline CEOs, report says
Trump attacks on Fed and Cummings
imperil push to put economy front and center
Can Trump’s Pick for Intel Chief
Tell the President What He Needs to Hear?
(Critics say John Ratcliffe may be
too political to be believed as the next director of national intelligence.)
ACLU: U.S. has taken nearly 1,000 child
migrants from their parents since judge ordered stop to border separations
Editorial: Protecting American
elections from sabotage is apparently now a partisan issue
Schumer backs Pelosi as impeachment
roils caucus
Murray move raises impeachment
pressure on Schumer
Democrats introduce constitutional
amendment to overturn Citizens United
Democratic debate: Liberal-moderate
divides on health care, immigration and core issues clear
Moderate Democrats take aim at liberal
candidates at debate
5 key takeaways from the Democratic
debate in Detroit
Winners and losers from Night 1 of
the second Democratic debate
Elizabeth Warren’s Big Night
Biden holds big lead over 2020
Democrats in two new national polls
Trump backpedals on China threats as trade deal shows signs
of slipping away
Trump calls for a ‘large’ interest
rate cut a day before the Fed makes decision
Trump says 'the witch hunt ends'
after judge dismisses DNC lawsuit
Trump: 'There's no strategy' in
attacks on Cummings
Trump on being called a racist:
'Everybody's called a racist now'
Trump blames 'fake news' for poll
showing African-Americans think he's racist
Trump says U.S. Congress should give 'notice'
before requesting state tax return
Trump says U.S intelligence agencies have 'run
amok'
Trump says Washington Post should apologize to McConnell
over 'Russian asset' column
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7/29/19
Stocks close little changed as
investors temper trade expectations, await Fed decision
With the economy on the line, the
Fed prepares to take its biggest gamble in years
Senate fails to override Trump veto
on Saudi arms sale
Meadows on Trump, Cummings spat:
'Neither man is a racist'
McConnell blasts 'modern-day
McCarthyism,' defends blocking election bills
GOP senator introduces resolution to
formally condemn socialism
Sen. Rand Paul offers to buy Rep.
Ilhan Omar a ticket to Somalia so she’ll ‘appreciate America more’
Judge orders Trump, New York, Ways and Means to try to reach
deal on tax returns
The Real Reason So Many Republicans
Love Israel? Their Own White Supremacy.
Barr reverses ruling on asylum for
those with persecuted family members
Christian group warns against rise
of 'Christian nationalism'
Trump fundraiser Thomas Barrack Jr.
lobbied for Saudi nuclear deal, new report alleges
A brief history of Trump making 9/11
about himself
Trump thinks racist rhetoric will
help him in 2020. The data suggest otherwise.
Tamara Keith and Kimberly Atkins on
Trump's Baltimore attacks, Detroit debates
List: The 107 House Democrats
calling for an impeachment inquiry into Trump
WATCH: Responding to Trump’s
attacks, Al Sharpton says president has ‘venom’ for people of color
Pelosi backers feel vindicated after
tumultuous stretch
Poll: Biden holds 19-point lead over
2020 Democratic field, Warren places second
Democratic rep says fake resignation
letter citing personal scandal was 'completely untrue'
Trump renews attacks on Cummings:
'He should investigate himself'
Trump hits the Fed again, says
‘small rate cut’ this week is not enough
Trump directed aides to reduce U.S. troops in Afghanistan by 2020 election, Pompeo says
Trump announces seven pardons or sentence
commutations
At signing ceremony to extend 9/11
victim fund, Trump says he spent a lot of time Ground Zero
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7/28/19
GM plant shutters in crucial swing
region
(Closure is upending lives in Michigan just as Democrats are arriving for
debate.)
Trump allies defend attacks on Cummings
amid Democratic denunciations
GOP rep on Trump's Cummings tweets:
'I wouldn't be tweeting this way'
Hogan’s muted response to Trump
comments about Baltimore stirs more anger
Lawmakers point to entitlements when
asked about deficits
Why the Trump tax cuts could turn
into a problem for the Republicans
The Republican Party Is Transforming
Right Before Our Very Eyes
World powers, Iran to meet in attempt to save nuclear
deal
READ: Director of National
Intelligence Dan Coats's resignation letter
Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace 7/28/19 FULL SCREEN | Fox News Live Stream Today July 28, 2019
Mulvaney defends Trump's 'infested'
remarks in grilling from Chris Wallace
Mulvaney: 'We're doing everything
necessary' on election security
Despite calls to start over, U.S. health system covers 90%
What to know about the fight over
Trump's tax returns
Trump banks on Federal Reserve and China to fuel 2020 economy
What happened to the immigration
raids touted by Trump?
The Fox News distortions behind
Trump's attack on Baltimore and its congressman
Something Trump-Bashed Baltimore Area Would Like To Ditch:
'Kushnerville' Homes
Kushner owns lots of Baltimore-area
apartments. Some are infested with mice.
Cummings fires back at Trump: 'It is my
constitutional duty to conduct oversight'
Warner: 'Common sense' election
security bills 'would get 75 votes' if brought to the Senate floor
Nadler: Mueller testimony 'broke the
lie' on collusion and obstruction
Schiff: Mueller testimony about
Russian interference was 'chilling'
No. 3 Senate Democrat calls for
House to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump
Wave of Washington lawmakers call
for impeachment proceedings against Trump
Schumer: Ratcliffe picked for top
intel position due to his 'blind loyalty' to Trump
Ex-Virginia governor: Trump could
'rob a bank' and Senate wouldn't convict him
Trump taps Texas Rep. Ratcliffe to
replace Dan Coats as top intelligence official
Trump spends weekend lashing out at Cummings
Trump doubles down on attacks
against Cummings and Baltimore district
Trump attacks Pelosi and her San
Francisco district
Trump campaign sees political
advantage in a divisive appeal to working-class white voters
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7/27/19
Donald Trump and the G.O.P. Confirm
Their Fiscal Conservatism Was a Sham
McConnell under fire for burying
election bills in 'legislative graveyard'
'Mitch McConnell is a Russian'
trends after GOP senator blocks election security bills
Mitch McConnell Does Not Give a Damn
About the Future of This Country
Trump adds $4.1 trillion to national
debt. Here's where the money went
Trump is on the path to reelection
Baltimore Sun editorial board lashes out at Trump: 'Better to have a few rats than to be one'
AP FACT CHECK: Mueller's words twisted by Trump
and more
Democrats denounce Trump's attack on
Cummings: 'These are not the words of a patriot'
Pelosi slams Trump's 'racist attacks' on
Cummings
With a month of victories, Pelosi
shows who holds the reins in a fractious House
Trump Supports Labeling Antifa A
‘Major Organization Of Terror’
Trump adds $4.1 trillion to national debt. Here's where the money went
Trump attacks Rep. Cummings’s
district, calling it a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess’
Trump slams Cummings as a 'brutal
bully,' claims Baltimore district 'far worse' than southern
border
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7/26/19
S&P 500, Nasdaq notch another
record close after strong earnings from Alphabet, Starbucks
US economy slows to 2.1 percent growth
in second quarter
Trump struggles to achieve 3 percent economic goal as growth slows
Recount shows Trump didn’t get his
3% growth in 2018 after all
Conservative GOP under heavy
pressure to get on board with new drug pricing bill
Rob Portman says drug companies
should be required to help those hurt by opioids
New Senate intelligence report
deepens the mysteries surrounding Russian 2016 election interference
Republicans Are Doing a Good Job
Blocking Efforts to Fight Russian Meddling in 2020
Washington Post columnist accuses McConnell of
doing 'Putin's bidding'
Scarborough calls McConnell 'Moscow Mitch,' says lack of action on
Russian meddling is 'un-American'
Congress to China: ‘Stop Stealing Our Stuff’
(Republican Rep. Mark Green talks
about forthcoming bipartisan legislation that would protect U.S. technology from Chinese espionage.)
Rand Paul Fights Sanctions on
Russian Pipeline
Trump-supporting Republican hoping
to oust Ilhan Omar charged with stealing from shops
Republicans Are Losing Another Woman In The House
Document of the Week: Trump’s Mistake Reminds the World of This 47-Year-Old Pact
(Read the 1972 Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.)
Supreme Court rules Trump can use
military funds for border wall construction
Kudlow: ‘I wouldn’t expect any grand
deal’ on China
Optics aside, Mueller’s testimony was damning
The question isn't whether Trump
obstructed justice, but whether Congress even cares
Trump administration’s setbacks on
asylum restrictions put efforts to stem migrant flow in jeopardy
The United States Treats Migrants Worse Than
Prisoners of War
(Immigrant detainees regularly face
conditions that would violate the Geneva Conventions.)
Fox's Napolitano: Trump's 'go back'
tweet 'a rejection of the nation as a melting pot'
Shields and Brooks on Mueller's
testimony, election security
Democrats dig in on probes post-Mueller
House panel seeks grand jury material underlying
Mueller report
Four House Judiciary members say
they will 'move forward' with impeachment
Democrats see window closing for
impeachment
Democrats urge Graham to back down
from rules change threat
Pelosi downplays divisions with
Ocasio-Cortez after meeting
Team Biden fires back: 'You can't
let people say bullshit and not respond to it'
Trump says he has agreement with Guatemala to help stem flow of migrants at
the border
Trump struggles to achieve 3 percent economic
goal as growth slows
Trump says he ‘might’ put tariffs on French wine
in response to digital tax
Trump blasts Fox News over poll
showing him losing to Biden
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7/25/19
Dow drops more than 100 points on
fears of a less aggressive Fed next week, Facebook falls
U.S. manufacturing is in a ‘technical
recession.’ How worried should we be?
Major automakers strike climate deal
with California, rebuffing Trump on proposed
mileage freeze
McConnell blocks two election security bills
Graham threatens to change committee
rules to pass asylum bill
Senate Intel finds 'extensive'
Russian election interference going back to 2014
Republicans' cognitive dissonance
about Congress
House Republicans score fourth major
procedural win with motion to recommit
GOP can't agree on the government's
role in forcing down drug prices
Tensions flare amid Saudi fight in
Senate
Reporter asks Rubio to delete tweet with edited video of his interview with Omar: 'Shame on you'
Texas GOP Rep. Pete Olson announces retirement
N. Korea says missile test was 'solemn
warning' to S. Korea
How Pakistan Is Playing Washington—Again
(Trump thinks he can get Imran Khan
to help as he exits Afghanistan. History suggests otherwise.)
It’s not just the Russians anymore
as Iranians and others turn up disinformation efforts ahead of 2020 vote
Mueller Fears Trump’s Embrace of
Russian Interference Could Be a ‘New Normal’
(In hours of grilling on Capitol
Hill, the former U.S. special counsel reveals little new
but issues a stark warning.)
Trump’s Secret Foreign Aid Program
(He’s giving away billions to overseas investors.)
Mueller tells House panel Trump
asked staff to falsify records
Justice Department plans to restart
capital punishment after long hiatus
House passes two-year budget deal to
lift spending, suspend debt ceiling
House passes temporary immigration
protections for Venezuelans
House panel releases documents of
presidential tax return request before Trump
House panel approves subpoena for
official White House communications
House Democratic leadership member
backs impeachment inquiry
Pelosi Battles Progressives, Thirst
to Impeach Trump, and Time
Ted Lieu: Mueller walked back
obstruction answer to avoid calling Trump 'a felon'
Fox News poll: Biden leads Trump by
10 points in 2020 matchup
Trump administration starts paying $14.5 billion
to farmers hurt by the trade war
Trump, frustrated by Fed, could move
to weaken the dollar
Trump Might Launch an Amphibious
Assault Against Iran If a War Starts
Trump’s Secret Foreign Aid Program
(He’s giving away billions to
overseas investors.)
Trump: Sweden has 'let our African American
community down' in A$AP Rocky case
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7/24/19
S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at
record highs as tech sector shakes off new regulatory threat
House Republicans claim victory
after Mueller hearings
At Mueller Hearings, Republicans
Assert Trump Is Above The Law
GOP lawmaker tears into Mueller,
alleging his report violates DOJ principles
GOP blocks election security bills
after Mueller testimony
Trump at odds with Senate GOP over
punishing Turkey for purchase of Russian missiles
Top GOP state lawmaker launches US
Senate bid in Kansas
Michigan Rep. Mitchell won't seek
3rd term in Congress
The United States won’t feed 30,000 starving Syrians
living under its protection
The folly of Trump’s careless Afghanistan comments
Why Social Security might be a loser of the recent budget deal
Federal judge in California halts Trump’s latest asylum ban
New York
judge allows portion of lawsuit against Trump and his children to proceed
DOJ says it won't prosecute Barr,
Ross after criminal contempt vote
Mueller Testimony: “The President
Was Not Exculpated”
Live coverage: Mueller testifies
before Congress
‘It is not a witch hunt,’ Mueller
says of his investigation
Mueller calls Trump's praise of
WikiLeaks 'problematic’
Mueller: 'We believe' some Trump
campaign officials deleted communications
Mueller tells House panel Trump
asked staff to falsify records
Mueller: Trump's answers were
'generally' untruthful
Mueller: Trump could be charged with
obstruction of justice after leaving office
Mueller's stumbles distract from
substance
Five takeaways from Mueller's
marathon testimony
6 takeaways from Robert Mueller’s
testimony
10 key takeaways from Robert
Mueller's testimony
Winners and losers from Robert Mueller's
testimony
Schiff: Mueller investigation showed
Trump's 'disloyalty to country'
Pelosi praises Mueller, but still
rejects Trump impeachment
Cummings implores 'American people
to pay attention to what's going on' after Mueller testimony
House passes legislation aimed at
stabilizing multiemployer pension plans
House panel to go to court to
enforce McGahn subpoena, Nadler says
Trump vetoes Congress’s attempt to
block arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Trump at odds with Senate GOP over punishing Turkey for purchase of Russian missiles
Trump Does an About-Face on Pakistan—and Blunders Into the Kashmir Dispute
(The U.S. president is desperate to salvage
peace talks with the Taliban, even if it means cozying up to Pakistan at the expense of America’s newest partner in the
Indo-Pacific.)
Trump Doubles Down on Failed Cuba Policy
While bemoaning Mueller probe, Trump
falsely says the Constitution gives him ‘the right to do whatever I want’
Trump lashes out at NBC reporter who
asked if he's worried he could be indicted after leaving office
Trump says ‘we had a very good day’
after Mueller hearings end
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7/22/19-7/23/19
Stocks rise on hopes for
better-than-expected earnings from key tech companies like Amazon, Facebook
The Fed has three options. Here’s
the difference between them, and why anything could happen
The budget deal shows how unserious
the GOP is about deficits in the Trump era
Senate confirms Esper to be Trump's
Defense chief
Compensation fund for 9/11 responders passes the
Senate, goes to Trump to sign
Why didn’t more congressional
Republicans condemn Trump’s racist tweets about the ‘Squad’? This graph explains
Conservatives erupt in outrage
against budget deal
Freedom Caucus formally opposes Trump's budget deal
McConnell, Jon Stewart cross paths
in Capitol ahead of vote on 9/11 funding bill
Pence’s squirmy ‘Send her back!’
interview lays bare the GOP’s dilemma
Lindsey Graham slams change to
iconic bomber jacket for 'Top Gun: Maverick'
Winners and losers in the Trump-Pelosi budget
deal
US, China in-person trade talks expected next
week; White House eyeing longer-term timeline for deal
Iran's spy claims raise tensions
another notch with Trump
FBI's Wray says most domestic
terrorism arrests this year involve white supremacy
Mueller testimony could be
frustrating for both parties
Robert Mueller soon may be exposed
as the 'magician of omission' on Russia
Mueller’s longtime aide to counsel
him at House committee hearing
3.1 Million People Could Lose Food
Stamps Under New Trump Administration Rule
Editorial: Colorado’s leaders must decry Trump’s racist
tweets
Trump criticized the U.S. for years. Now he wants people who
do that to leave.
Trump's risky bid for attention
NAACP calls for Trump impeachment
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on
Trump’s approval ratings, Mueller testimony
House Oversight schedules Thursday
vote to hold Kellyanne Conway in contempt
Pelosi, Democrats launch Mueller
messaging blitz
Adam Schiff urges Mueller to reject
Justice Department limits on testimony
House passes bill opposing BDS,
exposing divide among Democrats
Trump announces support for two-year
bipartisan budget deal that boosts spending, suspends debt limit
Trump, Democrats clinch two-year
budget deal
Trump administration to expand its
power to deport undocumented immigrants
Trump is mum on Hong Kong as mobs attack protesters and China challenges U.S. influence
Trump renews Mueller attacks days before
testimony
Trump asserts his actions don't amount to
obstruction on eve of Mueller testimony
Trump calls for Mueller deputy to be
blocked from testimony
Trump has open schedule during Mueller hearings
Trump sues lawmakers, NY officials
to thwart potential release of state tax returns
Trump attacks the 'Squad' as 'Racist group of
troublemakers'
Trump accuses four minority
congresswomen of being ‘very Racist’ and ‘not very smart’
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7/21/19
GOP Senator: 'I Don't Agree' With
Trump's Latest Attack On Democrats
Liz Cheney: 'Send her back' chant
'inappropriate' but not about race, gender
Ted Cruz: 'Fox News went all in for
Trump'
Illinois GOP group shares, then
deletes meme labeling minority congresswomen 'Jihad Squad'
Two senators want antifa activists
to be labeled ‘domestic terrorists.’ Here’s what that means.
US notes advance in Mexican
migration enforcement
The United States Is Going After
China’s Banks
Five things to know about Turkey's
rift with Trump
Emerging budget deal likely to include few or no
actual spending cuts, while lifting debt limit for two years
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Election security to take back seat
at Mueller hearing
10 questions for Robert Mueller
Donald Trump’s Idea of Selective Citizenship
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2019
Chris Wallace presses Stephen Miller
on 'send her back' chant at Trump rally
'Very substantial evidence' Trump is
'guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors,' House Judiciary Chair says
Nadler has privately voiced support
for impeachment inquiry against Trump: report
Two Democrats vow to press forward
on Trump impeachment
Cummings: 'No doubt about it' Trump is a racist
Schiff: Trump 'has decided racism is
good politics'
Top Democrat insists country hasn't
moved on from Mueller
Biden campaign taps foreign policy
vet Nicholas Burns as adviser
Trump welcomes Pakistan’s troubled leader
Trump says he will meet with Schumer
'ASAP' after border visit
Trump lashes out at Washington Post over reporting: 'Presidential
Harassment!'
Trump struggles to win over voters
reaping economic boom
Trump tweets, rally chant dominate
Sunday shows as president continues attacks
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7/20/19
Ted Cruz: Trump's chances of winning
reelection are '50-50'
Rubio criticizes reporters, Democrat
for racism accusations against McCain
Ana Navarro lashes out at Rubio for
calling outrage over Trump's 'go back' tweet 'self righteous'
RNC raises nearly $20.8M in June
Senator’s speech an anti-Semitic dog
whistle or poli-sci speak?
Pompeo: There's 'no indication' Iran will change direction
Federal judge temporarily halts
congressional Democrats’ subpoenas of Trump financial records
Immigrants on edge over prospect of
ICE raids
Trump falsely claims Democratic
congresswomen spoke of ‘evil Jews’
(The president also misrepresents
comments by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to assert four women
of color called ‘our country and our people ‘garbage”)
Budget talks between White House,
Pelosi spill into weekend
Mueller's testimony poses risk for
Trump, but also Democrats
Virginia Democrats vow to boycott event if
Trump attends, invoke 'send her back' chants
Ocasio-Cortez tears into Trump's
immigration agenda: 'It's about ethnicity and racism'
Harris faces pressure to define
policy proposals
Trump telling aides to look at
potential spending cuts if he wins reelection: report
Trump defends response to rally
chant: I did not 'lead people on'
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7/19/19
Stocks fall, S&P 500 and Nasdaq
post worst week since late May
Trump wades into debate over
controversial Fed speech Thursday, calls for end to tight policy
GOP rattled by Trump rally
Send her back!’ chant: Sen. Tillis
says Trump doesn’t control crowd, while Rep. Walker fears it will define GOP
Republicans are courting Asian
American voters. Telling the ‘Squad’ to go home is a terrible start.
Trump and the GOP are sneaking a
Trojan horse into the 2020 dialogue
EXCLUSIVE: Trump campaign, RNC
training army of volunteers in key 2020 states
Trump confirms he authorized Rand Paul to negotiate with Iran
GOP senator praises Pelosi work on
debt ceiling, saying a deal ‘doesn’t need to be perfect’
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
seizes British-flagged, Liberian-flagged tankers in Strait of Hormuz
Iran is becoming a drone superpower
In a War, Iran Could Go After a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier and Win
Iran Overtures Are the Latest Setback
for Bolton
'Horrific for all': Pentagon
intelligence chief says Iran does not want war
US moves forward on operation to counter Iran,
begins sending troops to Saudi Arabia
Judge upholds a Trump admin
alternative to Obamacare
Appeals court rejects Trump
administration's request to dismiss Democrats' emoluments lawsuit
Trump’s Skimpy Health Insurance
Plans, Coming to a Market Near You
Times Investigation: Trump
administration has gutted programs aimed at detecting weapons of mass
destruction
New poll finds Trump’s job
performance gets thumbs-down from 53% of Utah voters
What Americans think of Trump’s ‘go
back’ to your country tweets
Shields and Brooks on Trump’s
attacks, Biden vs. Sanders on health care
House gears up for Mueller testimony
More than 90 House Democrats want to
open an impeachment inquiry into Trump
Trump faces new hit on deficit
Ocasio-Cortez hits DHS chief for
'images of my violent rape' in Facebook group
Trump administration weighs allowing
no refugees into US next year
Trump administration planning
changes to U.S. citizenship test
Trump confirms he authorized Rand
Paul to negotiate with Iran
Trump steps up attacks on 'Squad'
Trump rips 'phony' New York Times
columnist who called him a 'racist'
Trump complains of 'crazed' media
coverage over 'send her back' chants
Trump vows congresswomen ‘can’t get
away with’ criticizing U.S.
Trump fumes over Ilhan Omar's
'welcome home' crowd
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7/18/19
S&P 500 rises on hopes the Fed
will take a more aggressive easing approach
GOP wants commitment that Trump will
sign budget deal
Republican lawmakers ask Trump not
to delay Pentagon cloud-computing contract
Senate poised to pass Sept. 11
victims bill, after votes demanded by Sens. Mike Lee, Rand Paul
Rand Paul accuses Jon Stewart of
being 'part of left-wing mob' after criticism over 9/11 victim fund
Graham: Every Republican president or nominee
'will be accused of being a racist'
Graham: I don't remember anyone
treating McCain the way they're treating Trump
Poll: McConnell is most unpopular
senator
McConnell: Trump 'on to something'
with attacks on four congresswomen
Top Missouri newspaper condemns GOP's 'shameful
silence' on Trump's 'racism'
The Abyss Is Opening Under China-U.S. Relations
(Cool heads are needed in both Beijing and Washington.)
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on
the debt limit and trade
FBI believed Trump was closely
involved in hush-money scheme, unsealed documents show
FBI tied Donald Trump and top aides
to 2016 effort to silence a porn star, new court files show
Trump’s business allies and over 400
bundlers give his 2020 war chest a boost
Trump repeated an unfounded claim
that freshman lawmaker Ilhan Omar married her brother to sneak him into the US
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts Omar's
words on terrorism
Fox News legal analyst calls Trump's
attacks on minority Democrats 'racist'
EPA will not ban use of
controversial pesticide linked to children’s health problems
House passes bill to hike the
federal minimum wage to $15 per hour
Health care moves to center stage in
Democratic primary fight
Schumer leading Democratic trip to
inspect border facility
Dems open to killing filibuster in
next Congress
Barr probe sets up showdown between
Obama intelligence chiefs, dissenters
Third Kentucky Democrat announces
challenge to McConnell
It’s Biden v. Harris Part 2 at next
Democratic presidential debate
Omar stops traffic with impromptu
news conference blasting Trump
Democrats call for increased
security after 'send her back' chants
Trump says the U.S. Navy downed an
Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz
Trump taps Scalia's son as Labor
secretary pick
Trump says he disagrees with 'send
her back' chant
Trump: Those chanting 'send her
back' are 'people that love our country'
Trump repeated an unfounded claim that freshman lawmaker Ilhan Omar married her brother to sneak him into the US
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts Omar's words on terrorism
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7/17/19
Dow drops 115 points as stocks fall
for a second day on concern about earnings
US deficit to hit record high,
surpassing $1 trillion in 2019
Senate passes bill making hacking
voting systems a federal crime
Rand Paul blocks Senate from
approving 9/11 victim compensation fund
9/11 victims bill stalls as
Republican senators seek conditions for funding
Jon Stewart rips into Rand Paul
after he blocks 9/11 victim compensation fund: 'An abomination'
GOP lawmaker: 'I'm a person of
color. I'm white.'
Potential budget deal faces one last
hurdle
White House, Congress inch toward
debt, budget deal
States need more federal funds to secure
elections: report
Federal guidance identifying 'go
back to where you came from' as discrimination goes viral after Trump comments
Poll: Most Americans call Trump's
tweets targeting 4 congresswomen 'un-American'
America’s Road to Reputational Ruin
(The decline in U.S. soft power didn’t start with Trump,
but he accelerated it this week with his racist tweets.)
Trump's options are narrowing to
lower drug prices and score a political win
Is Trump right when he tweets that
tariffs bring in government revenue? Here are 5 things you need to know.
(Tariffs haven’t been a major source
of U.S. revenue in 100 years. Here’s why.)
Trump officials accused of lying in
court about the real reason for citizenship question
Judge says probe tied to Trump
hush-money payments is over
House votes to kill impeachment
effort against Trump
Here are the 95 Democrats who voted
to support impeachment
House votes to block Trump’s arms
sales to Saudi Arabia, setting up a likely veto
House votes to hold Trump Cabinet
members Barr, Ross in contempt
Schumer calls on FBI, FTC to
investigate FaceApp
Liberal Democrats warn: We'll sink
minimum wage bill if moderates change it
Trump diverting Central America aid
(Funds for Guatemala and Honduras will go to opposition leader in Venezuela instead.)
Trump administration’s push for
energy production on public lands would increase Colorado’s emissions, report finds
Administration pushes back on quick
budget deal: 'We have a way to go'
Trump blasts Mueller investigation
as 'bulls---'
Trump blasts 2020 Dems during campaign rally
Trump blasts minority Democrats,
rally crowd chants 'send her back'
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7/16/19
Stocks slip from record highs after
Trump says ‘long way to go’ on trade talks with China
Powell says ‘uncertainties’ have increased
chances of a rate cut
Senate ratifies long-stalled tax
treaty
Republicans scramble to contain
Trump fallout
GOP put on the back foot by Trump's
race storm
White identity politics drives
Trump, and the Republican Party under him
Reporter presses McConnell on if
it's racist to tell his immigrant wife to 'go back to her country'
Poll: Trump GOP support rises after
racially charged tweets
The four Republicans who voted to
condemn Trump's tweets
What do Sen. Mitt Romney, other
Utahns say about Trump's statements against minority congresswomen?
Former Texas judge leaves GOP over Trump
Former Republican National Committee
Chairman Michael Steele calls evangelicals who support Trump 'the biggest
phonies of all'
Rep. Kevin McCarthy: We can't depend
on the government to protect...
Why Roy Moore 2020 is a Republican
nightmare
North Korea hints it may resume nuclear
testing, accuses U.S. of reneging on pact
Jewish groups condemn Trump’s tweet
targeting some Democratic congresswomen
Liberal US Jews say Trump is
weaponizing Israel to defend his racist tweets
Toxic 2020 is unavoidable conclusion
from Trump tweets
ACLU, others file suit in San Francisco federal court to halt Trump asylum
ban
In win for Trump administration,
appeals court stymies union challenge to civil service restrictions
House votes to condemn Trump for
'racist comments'
Green files articles of impeachment
against Trump, setting up floor vote
House votes against striking Pelosi
remarks from record
Philadelphia mayor: Trump would 'go to hell' if
he had to go back to where he came from
Biden campaign hired former Bill
Clinton, Obama speechwriter after first debate
Trump administration blasts WTO
ruling on China
Trump Administration: Title X
Abortion Restrictions Now in Effect
Trump Renews Attacks Against Dem
Congresswomen: ‘Pro-Terrorist,’ ‘Vile’
Trump praises GOP unity in opposing
resolution condemning tweets
Trump: I don't have a racist bone in my body
White House abruptly cancels Trump
meeting with GOP leaders
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7/15/19
Stocks eke out a record close, but
Wall Street remains cautious on upcoming earnings reports
Half of the companies that have
reported earnings so far say the strong dollar is hurting them
Investors track new Washington drama as debt ceiling deadline
approaches
WH projects $1 trillion deficit for 2019
Republican silence on Trump’s racist
tweets shows how fearful they’ve become of defying him and losing voters
GOP Congressman Calls Trump's Racist
Tweet 'Obviously Not Racist'
Lindsey Graham Just
Debased Himself Again While Running Cover for Trump's Racist Twitter Tirade
Republicans are quiet as Trump urges minority congresswomen to
leave the country
Lindsey Graham’s and the GOP’s
initial responses to Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets are a mess
(They’re all over the place, and
they’re often nonsensical.)
Two GOP lawmakers back Trump's
comments on Democratic lawmakers: 'I'll pay for their tickets out of this
country'
Member of Senate GOP leadership says
Trump tweets are racist
Meghan McCain knocks Lindsey Graham
for defending Trump's tweets: 'This is not the person I used to know'
Fox personalities blast Trump's
remarks
Cruz in 2016 said 'something
fundamentally wrong' with Christians who back Trump: book
Juan Williams: GOP in a panic over
Mueller
Iran's top diplomat warns US is 'playing
with fire'
Trump’s racism cements his party’s
place among the West’s far right
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on
Trump's tweet storm, Biden's strategy shift
House Democrats seek to move past rifts
with minimum wage bill
Pelosi knocks White House fallback
plan on debt limit, putting pressure on late-stage budget talks
Pelosi announces House resolution to
condemn Trump's 'xenophobic tweets'
House Democrats introduce resolution
condemning Trump for 'racist' comments
‘This is the agenda of white
nationalists’: Four minority congresswomen condemn Trump’s racist remarks
Dems erupt over Trump attacks
Al Green to force impeachment vote
following incendiary Trump tweet
Lock them up, Elizabeth Warren says about border agents who mistreat immigrants
Biden rolls out plan for older
Americans
Biden releases health care plan that
builds upon Obamacare
Trump steps up attacks on minority
congresswomen
Trump rejects criticism that his
tweet about four minority lawmakers was racist, says they ‘hate our country’
Trump to end asylum protections for
most Central American migrants at US-Mexico border
Trump administration begins formally
enforcing new abortion restrictions
WH projects $1 trillion deficit for
2019
Trump weighs ousting Commerce
Secretary Wilbur Ross - NBC
Trump puts hopes for Fed revolution
on unconventional candidate
Trump tells White House counselor
Kellyanne Conway to ignore congressional subpoena
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7/14/19
GOP struggles to find backup plan
for avoiding debt default
Republicans make U-turn on health
care
NY Republican: Democrats vilifying
ICE agents to pander to radical left for votes
These Republicans signed the ‘never
Trump’ letters in 2016. Now some are having second thoughts.
Congress mobilizes on cyber threats
to electric grid
The frightening reality of a war
with Iran
As immigrant families wait in dread,
no sign of large-scale enforcement raids
Kellyanne Conway on President
Trump's immigration policies, push for citizenship count - with Chris Wallace 7/14/19
‘His own fiefdom’: Mulvaney builds
‘an empire for the right wing’ as Trump’s chief of staff
Trump's most openly racist rhetoric
yet is not at all surprising
Trump trails Biden, other 2020
Democrats in new poll
Top Democrat blasts Trump's 'racist
tweet' about progressive congresswomen
Trump's tweets unify a fractured
Democratic Party
'Racist and un-American': Harris
condemns Trump for latest attacks on Democrats
Ocasio-Cortez reminds Trump, 'I come
from the United States' after the president suggests
congresswomen of color should 'go back' home
Pelosi: Trump's attack on Democratic
lawmakers reaffirms his plan to make 'America white again'
Klobuchar: Trump 'wants this chaos'
caused by expected ICE raids
Trump tells progressive
congresswomen to 'go back' where they came from
Trump doubles down after telling
Democratic congresswomen to 'go back' to their countries
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7/13/19
GOP balks at White House push for
standalone vote on debt ceiling
Ex-British ambassador said Trump left Iran deal to spite Obama
Thousands protest ICE across cities
targeted for weekend raids
Amid hurricane emergency, Trump fired off dozens
of tweets promoting his golf course, skewering Andrew McCabe, and criticizing
journalists
Racial politics roil Democratic Party
Four heated moments from House
hearing on conditions at border facilities
Progressive groups slam House
Democratic leadership's 'escalating attacks' on progressives
Buttigieg makes new pitch to attract
black voters
Warren travels country to build primary
momentum
Ex-ICE chief blasts House Democrat
after tense hearing: 'He ran out of there like a little girl'
Trump knocks Mueller after deal
struck for him to testify
Trump attacks Mueller, accuses him
of 'Illegal Deletion'
Trump lashes out at 'major
sleazebag' McCabe
Trump campaigns on more of the same
(As Democrats draft innovative
plans, he’s sticking to favorites like ‘America first’ and ‘Build the wall.’)
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7/12/19
Dow jumps 240 points to all-time
high as Wall Street ends record-breaking week on a high note
Mnuchin
warns US could hit debt ceiling in early September
GOP balks at White House push for standalone vote on debt ceiling
Republicans check Trump on Powell attacks
Cruz calls on Tennessee to change law honoring early KKK
leader: 'This is wrong'
Dems, GOP trade blame over migrant
conditions at border
House Republicans dismissive of Paul
Ryan's take on Trump
Mitt
Romney Defends Paul Ryan Amid Trump Attacks: 2012 Election Loss Was My Fault
“Congratulations Again, Mr.
President”: Trump and the Co-opting of the G.O.P.
(He is a
Twitter cry baby, but it’s more calculated than it looks.)
Iran’s
nuclear program seems to be accelerating. Will Saudi
Arabia take a similar path?
How
Europe Can Save What’s Left of the Iran Nuclear Deal
(With the
help of Russia and China,
European leaders can prevent the total collapse of the 2015 agreement—and keep
the region safer.)
What is
the Russian S-400 air defense system, and why is the U.S. upset Turkey bought
it?
How Trump could use
tariffs to fight back against France’s tax on US technology giants
ICE raids are
looming. Panicked immigrants are skipping work, hiding out and bracing for the
worst
Planned
ICE raids show Trump runs the U.S. like his
business — with no idea what he's doing
Pence
says he's 'not surprised' after visiting crowded detention facilities
Pence
tour of migrant center shows men crowded in cages
Trump's
census opponents warn the fight isn't over
Judges
appear deeply skeptical of Trump arguments against financial records subpoena
Appeals
court blocks Trump administration birth control rules
9th
Circuit rules in favor of Trump admin in 'sanctuary city' case
Mueller to give
extended testimony after appearance postponed
Trump's
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigns amid Epstein plea fallout
Mark
Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru on Democratic divisions, citizenship data
House
approves 9/11 victims bill, sends it to Senate
House
approves defense bill after adding liberal sweeteners
House
votes to restrain Trump on war with Iran, setting up showdown with the Senate
House
Oversight examines Trump family separation policy
Biden
touts foreign policy credentials
(The
candidate says he’s best qualified to
restore America’s
pre-Trump standing.)
Trump
admin asks Supreme Court to allow military funds for border wall construction
Trump
says nationwide immigration arrests to begin Sunday
President
Trump attacks former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan
Trump
complains China isn't
buying US agricultural products, despite his earlier claims
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7/11/19
Dow hits 27,000 for first time ever
Fed chairman warns of 'unthinkable'
harm if debt ceiling isn't raised
Fed’s Powell says US
homebuilders hit by ‘a perfect storm’ of Trump’s immigration policy, tariffs
Fed rate cut may not keep Trump at
bay
(Central bank chief signals a
decrease this month, probably of a quarter point, but the president wants more.)
Powell has some
bad, good and ugly news for Trump
GOP frets over nightmare scenario
for Senate primaries
Alabama senator says Trump opposed to
Sessions Senate bid
Arizona GOP governor reverses course
after Betsy Ross flag controversy, now 'welcomes' Nike facility
SC’s Lindsey Graham encourages Trump
to ‘admit climate change is real’ and find solutions
France adopts new tax on big tech,
despite U.S. pressure
U.S.
allies risk becoming collateral damage in Iran
fight
Erasing
Obamacare Could Undermine Trump’s Own Health Initiatives
Beware the Trump administration’s plans for ‘fresh thinking’ on human rights
Trump social media summit attendees
clash with reporters in Rose Garden
Senior
Trump administration official to leave post next week
Pelosi
says she is seeking to finalize deal to raise debt ceiling and resolve budget
impasse before August recess
Pelosi says she's done talking about
fight with 'Squad'
Democrats rush to support Pelosi
amid fight with Ocasio-Cortez
House panel votes to subpoena
Kushner, former attorney general Sessions in investigation of whether Trump
obstructed justice
Members to have little time to
question Mueller
House Democrats request briefing on Epstein,
Acosta
Warren responds to Trump retreat on census
citizenship question: 'Wow, he's going to follow the law?'
Democrats warn push for border
crossing decriminalization will prove costly in 2020
Biden attacks Trump’s foreign policy
as an embarrassment
Sanders says he backs abolishing
Electoral College
Moulton: Trump voters 'know that
he's an a--hole'
Trump drops bid to add citizenship question to
2020 census
Trump administration plans
immigration enforcement operation
White House pushes Congress to
strike deal as Treasury could run out of cash faster
Trump kills key drug price proposal he once
embraced
Beware the Trump administration’s
plans for ‘fresh thinking’ on human rights
Trump accuses social media companies
of ‘terrible bias’ at White House summit decried by critics
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7/10/19
Stocks soar as Fed Chair Jerome
Powell hints interest rate cut likely in July
Stocks close higher, S&P 500
hits 3,000 for the first time as Fed chief signals rate cut ahead
High anxiety hits Senate over
raising debt ceiling
Senators briefed on assault
allegation against top Trump military nominee
Senate committee approves FAA
nominee over Dem objections
Conservatives ask Barr to lay
out Trump's rationale for census question
Republicans say they're satisfied
with 2020 election security after classified briefings
Lindsey Graham’s infantilization of Trump
Graham blames press for resignation
of U.K. ambassador
From Roy Moore to Kris Kobach: Why
Senate Republicans are heavily involved in primaries again
Heavy loss by woman candidate in RepublicanNC runoff sparks shock
N. Korea vows to respond to South's purchase
of F-35 jets
Diplomats Fear Chilling Effect of
British Ambassador’s Resignation
Mnuchin signals he wants debt
ceiling vote before August recess
Appeals court dismisses Emoluments
Clause lawsuit in win for Trump
Second judge rejects Justice Department
request to change census lawyers
23 Governors Join California's Fight Against Trump
Administration's Rollback of Fuel Efficiency Rules
Trump officials defend use of facial recognition
amid backlash
Trump's 'Salute to America' cost more than $5M
Trump’s Fourth of July event and
weekend protests bankrupted D.C. security fund, mayor says
Democratic leaders seek balance amid liberal
push to go big on immigration
Dems struggle to quell infighting
Pelosi scolds Democrats for public
barbs
Democrats voice confidence Pentagon
bill will survive party squabbling
McConnell's Democratic challenger
says she likely would have voted for Kavanaugh
Poll: Biden leads 2020 Democrats by
5 points, followed by Warren, Harris
Trump: sanctions on Iran 'will soon be increased,
substantially'
Trump increasingly boxed in on census
citizenship question
Trump distances himself from
Epstein, will look ‘very closely’ at plea deal
(US president says the two had a
falling-out 15 or so years ago; offers support for Labor Secretary Alex
Acosta’s handling of sex trafficking case)
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7/9/19
Dow posts 3-day slide as Wall Street
awaits Powell testimony
Make America's deficits great again
Cruz to hold hearing on Google's
alleged anti-conservative bias next week
Acosta on shaky ground as GOP support wavers
Sen. Ted Cruz argues a citizenship
question on the US census is 'basic common sense
Cruz: First boot on Mars will be 'an
American astronaut'
McConnell says he and Obama are both
'descendants of slaveholders'
Gun debate ends abruptly in Virginia as GOP-controlled legislature
adjourns after 90 minutes
Congress needs more authority in
international arms sales
‘What’s the point?’ Lawmakers fess
up to not fully reading the Mueller report
(Time for a Mueller report reality
check: Only a small segment of America’s most powerful have read it.)
Greenblatt: Trump may decide to release peace plan before Israeli elections
Border arrests drop for first time this year as Mexico migration crackdown appears to cut crossings
Judge rejects Justice Dept request
to pull lawyers from census case
Appeals court rules Trump can't
block people on Twitter
Census paves moment of truth for the
Supreme Court and rule of law
National Economic Council's Larry
Kudlow on a rate cut and the Fed's...
Michael Flynn won't testify against
former business partner, will be designated co-conspirator
The President's Latest Rant About
Wildfires Is Mind-Numbingly Stupid
Fox News cuts into Trump speech to
deliver a brutal real-time fact check
House Democrats seeking testimony
from two Mueller deputies
Dem tensions snag defense bill
Pelosi takes fire from progressives
over border
Pelosi says she'll no longer address
anything Barr says
Democrats look to demonize GOP
leader
Billionaire anti-Trump activist Tom
Steyer enters 2020 race with pledge to spend $100 million
Democrats irked as billionaire
Steyer joins 2020 race
Kentucky Democrat announces
challenge to McConnell
White House threatens to veto $733B
defense policy bill
Trump defends Acosta amid Epstein scrutiny
Trump calls British ambassador
a ‘very stupid guy’ and a ‘pompous fool’
Trump peeved at Fox News for airing
'F--- Trump' chant: report
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7/8/19
$15 minimum wage would boost pay for
17 million but 1.3 million would lose their jobs, CBO says
Small businesses are starting to
lose faith in Trump's America
The economy is lifting Trump’s
approval rating but leaving many Americans behind
Trump vs. Obama on jobs
GOP senators decline to criticize
Acosta after new Epstein charges
Mia Love says she's poised to run
again, none of Republicans in race so far can beat McAdams
Former Rep. Scott Taylor announces US Senate bid
in Virginia
Federal grand jury probing GOP
fundraiser Elliott Broidy
Iran surpasses uranium enrichment limit
in its first major breach of nuclear deal
Judge rules against Trump on drug
pricing disclosures
DOJ asks appeals court to block
Democrats' Emoluments Clause lawsuit against Trump
Barr says Trump administration can
legally add citizenship question to census
Barr: House Democrats creating
'public spectacle' with Mueller testimony
Pompeo launches controversial
commission to examine 'unalienable rights'
NY governor signs bill allowing
Congress to obtain Trump's state tax returns
White House directs former aide not
to answer over 200 questions in congressional probe
Trump has referred to his Wharton
degree as ‘super genius stuff.’ An admissions officer recalls it differently.
The Trump administration has changed
its story on the census citizenship question at least 10 times in four months
Trump's legal battles over census go
public
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden's outlook,
House Democratic divisions
Pelosi: House will 'soon' vote on
contempt for Barr, Ross over census docs
Trump associate Felix Sater to
testify Tuesday before House Intel
Pelosi: Census citizenship question
is effort to 'make America white again'
Elizabeth Warren raises $19 million
in second quarter, ahead of Sanders but behind Biden
Swalwell drops out of presidential
race, will seek reelection to House
Trump says he will 'no longer deal
with' UK's ambassador to US
Trump defends environmental record
that critics call disastrous
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7/7/19
Moody's economist: We'll see the
markets 'tank' if the Fed doesn't cut rates
Meet the key Senate player in GOP
fight over Saudi Arabia
Affordable Care Act threatened as
Trump administration, GOP states fight US House, Democratic states in court
5th Circuit decision on ACA could
create political havoc for GOP
Amash criticizes Trump, Pelosi in
first Sunday show appearance since leaving GOP
Amash responds to Trump: Congress is
elected to defend the Constitution, not 'one person'
Hurd: 'I shouldn't be the only
African-American Republican in the House'
Peter King: Improper behavior by FBI
officials 'going to come out'
The Latest: Japan concerned over Iran's uranium enrichment
Iran
set to breach limit on enriched uranium within ‘hours’
FOX News Sunday With
Chris Wallace 7/7/19 | Fox News Sunday July 7, 2019
Cuccinelli: White House actions on
immigration coming in 'next few months'
McAleenan denies 'unsubstantiated'
allegations of inadequate food, water for children at border stations
Cuccinelli: 'I do think' citizenship
question will be on 2020 census
FBI, ICE using state driver's
license photos without consent for facial recognition searches: report
Justice Department shifting census
case to new team of lawyers
New York Times Hits Back At Trump
Claim Of 'Phony' Story On Migrant Detention
New York Times responds after Trump
criticizes its reporting on border centers
Aided by a strong economy, Trump
approval rises, but a majority also see him as ‘unpresidential’
Trump sees a border threat. Others see a crisis of conscience.
Trump misleadingly says prescription
drug prices have gone down
Crowd chants 'F--- Trump' during Fox
News broadcast at French sports bar
Democratic senator: White House has
'used cruelty to children' as a tool of immigration policy
Moulton knocks Trump for lack of
military service
Trump sees a border threat. Others
see a crisis of conscience.
Trump: 'I want the press to go in and see'
migrant detention centers
Trump unleashes on Fox News: 'They
forgot the people who got them there'
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7/6/19
Amash says decision to leave
Republican Party was made 'in this current Congress'
Susan Collins says she doesn't
regret Kavanaugh vote 'in the least'
Five things to know about Iran's breaches of the nuclear deal
UK ambassador to US called Trump
'inept,' 'incompetent' in memos: report
Ex-ethics chief rips Trump July 4
event as 'taxpayer-funded campaign ad'
Is President Donald Trump losing his
fight to save coal? Third major company since May files for bankruptcy
California Gov. says Trump wants to
help with earthquake recovery
US House members talk restoring aid
to Palestinians with Israeli, PA officials
Democrats test limits of oversight
powers on Trump
Ocasio-Cortez hits back at Pelosi
after she knocked progressives for voting against spending package
Kamala Harris tries to turbocharge
her campaign but faces lingering questions
Biden to invoke Obama in defense of
civil rights record
Biden says he was wrong in comments
about segregationists
Trump says he doesn’t know if his
golf clubs still have undocumented workers
Fear of immigration raids looms as
plans for ICE ‘family operation’ move forward
Trump and the coming moment of truth for the
federal judiciary
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7/5/19
Stocks fall from record highs after
strong jobs report dampens hope of a Fed rate cut
Hiring rebounds in June, easing fears of a U.S.
recession
‘This doesn’t look like the best
economy ever’: 40% of Americans say they still struggle to pay bills
GOP lawmaker calls for Amash to
leave Republican Conference
Russia readies S-400 missiles for Turkey amid warnings of U.S. sanctions on NATO ally
Top USCIS official suggests census
citizenship question could help with ‘burden’ of illegal immigration
Justice says it is reviewing 'all
available options' on census
Government lawyers affirm
administration will pursue adding citizenship question to 2020 Census,
according to statement to judge
Judge skeptical as Trump lawyers
plot to restore citizenship question
ACLU asks court to block Trump
efforts to add citizenship question to census
New York AG slams reports of Trump
executive order on citizenship census question
Fed Should ‘Take Back’ Rate Hike,
White House’s Kudlow Says
Internal memo shows officials were aware of
Border Patrol agent Facebook group as early as February 2018: report
Hopes dim for passage of Trump trade
deal
David Brooks and Karen Tumulty on
Trump's July 4 event, 2020 Democrats
Democratic Senate hopes hinge on
Trump tide
Most 2020 Democrats say ending child
separation would be their day-one priority for migrant children
Joe Biden Accuses Kamala Harris of
Taking His Busing Position ‘Out of Context’
Sanders backs AOC after Biden
suggests her politics are too far left for the general election
Trump considering executive order on
citizenship question for census
Trump just admitted something he
probably shouldn’t have about the census citizenship question
Trump predicts military will see 'big spike' in
recruitment thanks to his July 4 celebration
Trump hits Obama, Biden over 'mess'
with China and North Korea
Trump mistakenly claims
Revolutionary War soldiers 'took over airports' in 'Salute to America' speech
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7/4/19
Rep. Justin Amash, lone GOP critic
of Trump, leaves Republican Party
Rep. Justin Amash sounds like a guy
who might just run for president
Why nearly 350,000 workers in mostly
red states aren’t seeing wage increases, even though their local lawmakers
passed them
Trump’s undocumented former
employees call on president to spare them from deportation
Texas may cost Trump 2020
Trump avoids politics — but not the
rain — at Salute to America event
'Relax and speak to America': U.S. soldiers in Trump's military parade
are handed instructions on what not to say
Trump’s Fourth of July celebration
thrills supporters, angers opponents
Fight for black voters intensifies as Biden
struggles
Buttigieg scolds man at campaign
event who calls for black people to 'stop committing crimes and doing drugs'
FULL DAY: Salute to America, TRUMP SPEECH, Parade and Fireworks from DC 7/4/19
SALUTE TO AMERICA: President Trump HISTORIC Lincoln Memorial speech
Trump focuses July 4 speech on
celebrating armed forces
President Trump Delivers Remarks to
United States Service Members
Trump's Independence Day salute:
Five things to watch
Trump team buries the Hatch Act
(Reelection bid relies on trappings
of White House to an unprecedented degree)
Trump warns Iran
nuclear threats will ‘come back to bite you’
Reversing course, Trump
administration will look for a way to add citizenship question to 2020 Census
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7/3/19
Dow blasts past record in shortened
session on heightened Fed expectations
Job creation has another rough month
in June as private payrolls rise by just 102,000
GOP senator knocks Ocasio-Cortez for
comparing Trump admin detention centers to concentration camps
Senate GOP raises concerns about
White House stopgap plan to avoid shutdown
Several of Trump’s GOP allies raise
alarms about administration’s budget proposal
Prominent
Republicans File Brief to Support L.G.B.T. Rights in Legal Case
New poll has good
news for Gov. Jared Polis but says Sen. Cory Gardner faces an uphill climb in
2020
(Republican
senator’s favorability lags Trump’s among registered Republicans)
Former
GOP Governor John Kasich says Republicans are 'in a coma'
Iranian
president warns Tehran will
increase uranium enrichment ‘as much as we want’ on Sunday
North
Korea: Trump tries to undermine
peace with sanctions
El Paso, Texas, becomes a flash point in the U.S. border crisis
Five critical
findings from watchdog report on border detentions
DHS chief
orders investigation into reports of secret Border Patrol Facebook group
DOJ
reverses, says it's trying to find ways to include citizenship question on 2020
census
9th
Circuit rejects Trump admin request to allow use of military funds for border
wall
Appeals
court places Trump abortion referral ban on hold
Federal
judge blocks Ohio's
'heartbeat bill' abortion ban
Trump’s bromance with authoritarians
Trump's
tax returns won't answer all of Democrats' questions
Celebrating
Trump’s Fourth of July
(The
president’s military parade only furthers his vision of a Trumpified,
dumbed-down America that may
no longer be up to the task of global leadership.)
Poll: 45 percent of
Americans say Trump should be impeached
Democrats
on high alert to block any funding for Trump's border wall
Hispanic
Democrats press House leaders to act quickly to address border crisis
Democrats
decry use of park fees for Trump's July 4 event as 'slush fund'
Reversing
course, Trump administration will look for a way to add citizenship question to
2020 Census
Trump
dismisses furor over conditions for migrants
Trump’s
Fighter Jet Sale to Taiwan Advances Despite China’s Protests
Trump’s
latest Fed moves are another step in trying to take control of interest rates
White
House insists Trump's 'Salute to America' won't
be political
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7/2/19
S&P 500 posts new record close,
but trade worries cap gains
GOP sees potent Trump attack line:
health care for immigrants
Graham: 'I will not invest a dime' in Mideast
peace plan that results in one state
House GOP mocks Kaepernick in tweet
cheering on women's national soccer team
A GOP governor wants to cancel a
Nike contract after flag-shoe flap, but the city it’s headed for isn’t backing
down
McConnell urges Nike to release
'Betsy Ross' shoes: 'I'll make the first order'
Iran-Linked Hackers Said to Be Ready for Attacks
on U.S.
Targets
Israel preparing for possible 'military
conflagration' with Iran, official says
Trump’s envoys take a hammer to Mideast
peace
Judge blocks Trump policy keeping
asylum-seekers locked up
Federal judge blocks Barr order on
indefinite detention for asylum seekers
Jewish activists shut down traffic
in Boston to urge Trump to 'close the camps'
Government watchdog photos show
dangerous conditions at Border Patrol sites for migrants
Conservative justices surprise court watchers
with swing votes
President Trump should consider
these next moves on North Korea
Trump’s incoherent monologue on
homelessness
Trump approval rating dips to 44
percent: poll
Park Service diverts $2.5 million in
fees for Trump’s July Fourth extravaganza
House Democrats sue Treasury to turn
over Trump tax returns
Democrats celebrate announcement on
citizenship census question
House Democrats to hold hearing next
week on treatment of migrant children
Democratic outrage grows over
conditions at border detention centers
Border agents confiscated lawmakers’
phones. Joaquin Castro captured photo and video anyway.
Lawmakers condemn ‘vulgar’ posts in
secret border agent Facebook group
Border aid fallout tests
Pelosi-Schumer relationship
Oregon governor prepared to use executive
powers to pass climate legislation after GOP walk
Mark Kelly raised $4.2M for Arizona Senate bid
Trump administration drops
citizenship question from 2020 census
Trump admin issues notices of $500K
fines for immigrants in US illegally: NPR
Trump says he intends to nominate
Christopher Waller for Fed board
Trump says Mueller 'must' stick to
report's findings during testimony
Trump to hold campaign rally on day of Mueller
testimony
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7/1/19
S&P 500 closes at new record as
chipmakers get a boost from US-China trade truce
Stocks surge on U.S.-China trade
cease-fire; S&P 500 closes at record high
Top GOP lawmakers allege House
Democrats are less effective
What Roy Moore tells us about the Republican
Party
How Close Is Iran to a Nuclear Bomb, Really?
Israel will be destroyed in half an
hour if America attacks Iran: senior Iranian MP
Border crossing shut down after
'large and unruly group' forms in Mexico
Mixing 5G and weather satellites
could skew forecasts of next major storm
No tanks, Trump. Real Washingtonians
aren’t interested in your party.
Trump is giving Kim Jong Un major concessions —
and may now be asking for less in return
Trump's deal with China offers less than meets the eye
Editorial: The Trump administration
has failed at the border; we must be more humane
Fact check: Trump told the troops he gave them
their first raise in years. He didn't.
Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. women’s
team take on Trump
Lawmakers describe migrants held in
cell with no running water after tour of Texas facility
Democrats decry 'inhumane
conditions' at migrant detention camps
Democrats have lurched leftward on
health benefits for undocumented immigrants
Schumer: Trump's meeting with North
Korean leader 'one of the worst days' in American diplomacy
Democrats running out of options to
stop Trump from moving two USDA offices
Democratic debates kick off Iowa summer sprint
Pete Buttigieg raises $24.8 million
in the second quarter as his White House bid gains momentum
First black female senator defends
Biden from Harris: 'For her to take that tack is sad'
Harris hops past Biden in early race
for Black Caucus support
CNN Poll: Harris and Warren rise and
Biden slides after first Democratic debates
Trump calls Korea trip ‘legendary’
(U.S.
foreign policy analysts are less impressed with the outcome of his talks with
Kim Jong Un.)
Trump raises 2020 stakes by
elevating North Korea, China on agenda
Trump: Trade talks with China have 'already begun'
Trump: Iran 'playing with fire' by exceeding
uranium stockpile limit
Trump says US will keep strong intel
presence in Afghanistan
Trump signs bipartisan IRS reform
bill
Trump looking 'very strongly' at delaying census
Trump says immigration raids will
happen after July 4
Trump asks for tanks, Marine One and
much more for grandiose July Fourth event
Trump: Cuomo using New York attorney general as 'bludgeoning
tool' against me
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6/30/19
Internal cracks emerge in GOP
strategy to avoid shutdown
Top GOP senator says he's concerned
over Trump lifting Huawei ban
Kudlow reassures concerned GOP:
Trump not going easy on Huawei
GOP senator: ‘Underestimate Joe
Biden at your own peril’
Ted Cruz seeks federal action
against Portland mayor after antifa attacks
journalist
Cruz calls for 'legal action'
against Portland mayor after clash between
far-right, antifa protesters
GOP Oregon lawmaker who threatened police
during climate bill boycott hit with formal complaint
Republicans funding Marianne
Williamson’s campaign for the entertainment value
Chinese publication warns that trade
deal with U.S. is in serious question
Federal judge orders CBP to let
doctors into migrant children detention centers
Trump is sincerely trying to put
US-North Korea relations on a better path
Donald Trump's future depends in
part on Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un
Trump-Kim mini-summit: 'Reality
show' or a new reality in diplomacy?
Beyond ‘Freedom’s Frontier,’ Trump scores his
biggest live show yet in North
Korea
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Analysis: Trump’s diplomacy puts
relationships over results
Kudlow hits Democratic candidates'
economic policies: 'I don't understand what planet they're describing'
Trump adviser: Fed chair should not
be 'independent' of administration
'Sorry To Interrupt Your Campaign
Speech': Chris Wallace Dings Larry Kudlow In Interview
Open: This is "Face the
Nation," June 30
15 questions Congress should pose to
Robert Mueller
In an astonishing turn, George Soros
and Charles Koch team up to end US ‘forever war’ policy
McGahn subpoena fight to test limits
of executive 'immunity'
'Racist and vile': Democrats unite
after Trump Jr. shares post questioning Kamala Harris's race
Jesse Jackson: Harris 'established
Biden on the states' rights side of history'
Castro: Nobody has called for
allowing an unlimited number of immigrants into the US
2020 Democratic candidates pan
Trump's North Korea visit
Democratic presidential contenders
slam Trump for his meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Sanders hits Trump on North Korea visit: 'We need real diplomacy'
Obama CIA director warns Trump-Kim
meeting will 'weaken sanctions enforcement against North Korea'
Illinois governor signs order protecting
transgender students
Trump becomes first sitting
president to set foot into North Korea
Trump is sincerely trying to put US-North Korea relations on a better path
Trump’s Curious Rendezvous with Kim
Jong Un at the D.M.Z.
Donald Trump's future depends in part on Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un
Trump defends election meddling
remarks to Putin
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6/29/19
How healthy is the U.S. economy? Here’s what 7 key
indicators reveal.
Graham says Harris will 'be a force
to be reckoned with"
McConnell relishes role as 2020
debate villain
Oregon Republicans end carbon bill walkout
Chris Christie after debate: 'Biden
is still the most electable Democrat'
Iran vows to ‘soon’ breach uranium
stockpile limits, as European efforts fall short
US deploys stealth fighters to Qatar airbase amid Iran tensions
U.S. and China agree to restart
trade negotiations following meeting between Trump and Xi at Group of 20 summit
Truce in US-China trade war as 2 rivals seek
breakthrough
Supreme Court stokes DACA fight for
2020
Trump consultant behind mock Joe
Biden election website
Rather rips Trump for 'deeply
strange behavior' at G-20: He 'is praising almost any autocrat he can find'
‘A betrayal’: Inside the bitter rift
between Pelosi and Schumer over border bill
Debates reshape Democratic race
Biden tells fundraisers he refuses
to accept 'old guy' criticism
U.S. and China agree to restart trade negotiations following meeting between Trump and Xi at Group of 20 summit
Kim Jong Un will join Trump for a
meeting at the Korean demilitarized zone, South Korean President Moon Jae-in
says
As G-20 reaffirms fight against
climate change, Trump again stands apart
Trump Meets Putin at G-20 While
Ukrainian Sailors Remain Jailed
(The U.S. president drew a red line when 24
Ukrainians were seized last year. Now his sit-down with the Russian president
is back on.)
Trump tells Saudi crown prince he’s doing ‘a spectacular job’
Trump: If no Israeli-Palestinian
peace deal during my tenure, it’ll never happen
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6/28/19
Stocks rise to close out Dow’s
biggest June gain since 1938, S&P 500′s best first half in 2 decades
Retail gets wrecked, but two stocks could see
revival
Senate rejects attempt to curb
Trump's Iran war powers
GOP lawmakers press Trump to cut
deal with China at G-20
Conservative organization using
claims of 'secret list' of liberal judges to rally Republican base
GOP Pennsylvania lawmaker yells over Dem reading
letter from former homeless man in viral video
Supreme Court to review DACA program
protecting young undocumented immigrants
U.S. Supreme Court declines Alabama bid to revive abortion restriction
Judge permanently blocks Trump from using
billions in military funds for border wall
Shields and Brooks on Democratic
debates, Supreme Court rulings
House Ethics Committee investigating Gaetz over
Cohen threats
2020 Democrats don't want to talk
about China. That's a problem.
Winners and losers from two nights
of Democratic debates
Kamala Harris changes answer on
abolishing private health insurance, saying she misheard debate question
Biden defends civil rights record
after clash with Harris
Biden says he ‘fought my heart out’ on issues of
racial equality
Biden sees support from Democrats
slip 10 points after debate
Jimmy Carter: Trump only won in 2016
because of Russian meddling
Trade war hangs in balance as Trump and Xi finally meet
Trump under pressure for China trade breakthrough
Trump, Putin share a 'cheers' at
G-20 dinner
In Japan, Trump appears to make
light of Russian election interference during meeting with Putin
Trump offers to meet North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un in DMZ
Trump praises Saudi crown prince,
declines to say whether he'll bring up Khashoggi
Trump's regulatory approach will
boost incomes by $3,100: White House
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6/27/19
S&P 500 snaps 4-day slide as
bank shares rise, Wall Street awaits Trump-Xi meeting at G-20 summit
Mitch McConnell Looms Larger Than
Donald Trump at the First Democratic Debate
Republicans demand Trump face rape investigation
Supreme Court rules against Trump on
census citizenship question
Americans Want Their Leaders to Obey
the Laws of War
(New research claims that the U.S. public doesn’t care about
protecting enemy civilians. It is wrong—and dangerous.)
20 questions for Robert Mueller
As Trump touts stocks, bonds send an
ominous message
How Trump's Plan to Redefine Poverty
Would Impact Health Care and Food Stamps
Twitter adds labels for tweets that
break its rules — a move with potentially stark implications for Trump’s account
House sends Trump border aid bill
after Pelosi caves to pressure from moderates
House Democrats cave, will take up
Senate border bill
Rex Tillerson airs concern about
Jared Kushner’s secret dealings with foreign leaders
Winners and losers from the
Democratic presidential debate’s first night
Warren shines in first Democratic debate
Dem candidates rip Trump on China ahead of crucial trade summit
Democrats unite at debate in
endorsing health care to undocumented immigrants
Democratic debate: Harris takes on
Biden on race; candidates talk guns, abortion, economy
Sanders admits he would raise taxes
on the middle class to pay for programs
Trump arrives at global economic
summit with full agenda and list of grievances
Trump slams Democrats over health
care for undocumented immigrants
Trump to push for delay on census in
wake of Supreme Court ruling
As second Democratic debate wraps,
Trump camp focuses on Biden
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6/26/19
S&P 500 falls for a fourth
straight day as Wall Street gets ready for US-China trade talks
Senate passes $4.6 billion bill for
border crisis, but key differences with House remain
Two Republican senators say rape
allegation against Trump should be investigated while many in GOP stay mum
GOP Holds Voter-Registration
Advantage in Races for Governor and President
How Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao
turned a Kentucky town into their personal swamp
Mnuchin: ‘We were about 90% of the
way’ on China trade deal and there’s a ‘path to
complete this’
Kremlin confirms Putin-Trump meeting
at G-20 summit
Five things to watch as Trump heads
to G-20 in Japan
If Trump backs down from his latest Iran threat, will he lose support? We
checked.
U. S. asylum officers say Trump’s ‘Remain
in Mexico’ policy is threatening migrants’
lives, ask federal court to end it
Did Trump just joke about John
McCain’s death?
As Mueller reluctantly agrees to testify, Trump goes on the attack and Democrats hope for the best
Five things to watch when Bob
Mueller testifies
Gorsuch joins liberal justices in
ruling against federal criminal statute
Democratic debate night: Fact
checking the candidates on the issues
Winners and losers from the
Democratic presidential debate’s first night
House panel votes to authorize
subpoena for White House’s Conway after she fails to show for hearing
Schiff calls viral photo of drowned
immigrants product of Trump's policies
Warren: I have a 'plan' for dealing with
McConnell
Senate Democrats wish talk on
reparations would go away
Democratic debate: Candidates tackle
immigration
Trump heads to the G-20, and Japan braces for impact
Trump says war with Iran would not involve ground troops or
last long
Trump to reporter: What I say to
Putin at G-20 is none of your business
Trump not planning to block Mueller
testimony: lawyer
As Mueller reluctantly agrees to
testify, Trump goes on the attack and Democrats hope for the best
Trump says big tech companies like
Twitter are ‘all Democrats’ and purposely repressing his reach
Trump weighs in on first Democratic
debate
In rambling interview, Trump
pronounces Biden 'a lost soul'
Did Trump just joke about John McCain’s death?
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6/25/19
Dow drops more than 150 points in
worst day of June after Fed officials curb rate-cut enthusiasm
CBO projects 'unprecedented' debt of
144 percent of GDP by 2049
Major companies are ringing alarm
bells, trying to warn Washington about more tariffs
Consumer confidence drops more than
expected, reaching its lowest point in nearly two years
Powell asserts Fed independence as
Trump blasts central bank
Senate GOP blocks election security
bill
McConnell opens door to vote on Iran war authorization
'I believe the president': GOP
stands by Trump on sexual assault allegation
Texas freshman courts right-wing support,
and a tough 2020 race, with hard-nosed tactics
GOP lays debate trap for 2020 Democrats
GOP launches new fundraising
platform to capitalize on Republican small-dollar donor base
Oregon Republicans remain in ‘undisclosed
locations’ as Senate leader suggests climate bill won’t pass
Head of Pennsylvania GOP resigns over alleged
explicit texts
Christie Says Trump Failed the
Country by Not Listening to Him
Economic Band-Aids Won’t Bring Peace
to the Middle
East
(European leaders should not lend
support to a Trump administration plan that dangles economic carrots to
Palestinians while entrenching the Israeli occupation.)
Trump and Xi meet Saturday — If it
goes poorly, the global economy could teeter into recession
‘Now comes the reckoning’: Trump
arrives at global gathering with most of his foreign policy gambits hanging in
the balance
Latest U.S. steps on Iran may lack sting
(Sanctions on supreme leader and top
envoy are seen as more bark than bite and muddy Trump’s offer to talk.)
400,000 households could lose food
stamps under Trump plan expected soon
U.S. returns 100 migrant children to
overcrowded border facility as HHS says it is out of space
Federal judge rules Trump emoluments
lawsuit can proceed
Mueller to testify publicly on July
17
Stephanie Grisham to take over as
White House press secretary
House passes $4.5B border funding
bill
The four House Democrats who voted against the
border funding bill
House Democrats unveil changes to
border bill to win over progressives
House approves $383 billion spending
package
House passes emergency funding bill
for migrant care crisis
Proposals to tax the wealthy are
gaining steam. That could help some 2020 Democrats.
Trump warns Iran of ‘overwhelming force’ in the
event of an attack on ‘anything American’
READ: Trump's full exclusive
interview with The Hill
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6/24/19
Amash after Trump says he doesn't need Congress
approval to strike Iran:
'Constitution: Wrong'
Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee says Trump ‘made
the right call’ by halting Iran strike
Democrat Sara Gideon announces run
against Susan Collins
West Virginia GOP chair praises state lawmaker's
op-ed on 'shame of LGBTQ Pride'
Pompeo seeks support from allies to monitor
Persian Gulf region amid tensions with Iran
Gorsuch sides with liberal justices
in finding gun law to be 'vague'
'Imagine your own children there':
Grim reports mount from border detention camps
Government moves migrant kids after
AP exposes bad treatment
Trump’s erratic policy moves put national
security at risk, experts warn
Despite new law, Trump administration has not
given Puerto Rico
emergency food stamp aid
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The Trump administration has
reportedly buried reports warning that climate change will harm crops and cause
health problems
White House to block Conway from testifying over alleged Hatch
Act violations
Tamara Keith and Thelisha Eaddy on
South Carolina's significance for 2020 Democrats
Pelosi to Trump: 'You're scaring the children of
America'
Nearly 80 House Democrats want to
open
an impeachment inquiry into Trump
Oversight calls for administration
docs on security clearance overhaul
Democratic lawmaker calls Trump a
'moron' for his handling of Iran
Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran, warns U.S. ‘restraint’ is limited
Trump: I do not need congressional
approval to strike Iran
Trump signs executive order to
compel disclosure of health-care prices
Trump says he has the power to
remove Federal Reserve chairman 'if I wanted to'
Trump declines to say he has confidence
in FBI director
White House to block Conway from testifying over alleged Hatch Act violations
White House threatens veto of House
border bill
Trump vehemently denies E. Jean
Carroll allegation, says 'she's not my type'
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6/23/19
Texas Republican: Migrant conditions in
his state the 'worst' he's seen
GOP rep: 'This story is not over' if
Iran continues 'aggressive' and
'provocative' behavior
Cotton: I hope Trump's statement
'got through' to Iran's leaders
Cotton: 'Healthy skepticism
warranted' when dealing with Democrats on immigration
McConnell to meet with 9/11 first responders
following Jon Stewart criticism: report
Pence: Reports of conditions in
detention centers prove 'Congress has to act'
Former NATO chief: Tensions with Iran highest in 30 years
Former Joint Chiefs chairman: 'The
last thing in the world we need right now is a war with Iran'
Immediate crisis with Iran abates, but potential for conflict
persists
Pompeo accuses Iran of
spreading ‘blatant disinformation’ on downing of drone
Supreme Court set to deliver ruling
on census citizenship question
High-stakes legal fight looms over
Trump pollution rule
Leaked documents show 'red flags' of Trump
officials
Why are headlines still taking Trump
at his word?
Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats to
pass part of Trump's emergency border funding
Congress unlikely to reach deal on
Trump border bill before break
The House-passed bills that have
ended up in the Senate 'graveyard'
House Oversight Committee to vote on
authorizing subpoena for Kellyanne Conway
Schiff would support impeachment if
White House ignores a final court decision on documents, testimony
Democrats seek to ban federal
spending at Trump businesses
Sanders to propose canceling entire
$1.6 trillion in U.S. student loan debt, escalating
Democratic policy battle
Trump says he's not looking for war
while warning of 'obliteration like you've never seen'
Trump: Bolton would take on the whole world at
one time
Trump mum on FBI investigation of
Khashoggi killing
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6/22/19
GOP lawmakers want Mulvaney
sidelined in budget talks
Trump urged to quickly fill Pentagon
post amid Iran tensions
War-weary Republicans and Democrats
express relief after Trump calls off strike on Iran
Trump’s
Iran Response Underlines Republican Rift Over National Security
Bolton lands in Israel ahead of unprecedented security
summit
Iran warns US
the region could be ‘set on fire,’ vows to defend its borders
US finds itself
isolated in Iran conflict
White
House's Kushner unveils economic portion of Middle
East peace plan
VA employees say
agency is actively retaliating against whistleblowers
Pelosi
called Trump Friday, asked him to halt ICE raids
Pelosi
welcomes Trump’s decision to put ICE raids on hold hours before they were to
start
Democrats
try for a ratings blockbuster during two nights of presidential campaign debates
President
Trump postpones nationwide immigration enforcement sweep
Trump
delays operation to deport migrant families
Trump
claims media got it wrong on Iran strike:
'I never called the strike' back
Trump
vows more sanctions on Iran, says
military action is still 'on the table'
Trump
approved cyber-strikes against Iran’s
missile systems
After a
tense week, Trump strikes an unusually friendly tone toward Iran
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