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us federal communications commission chairman said tuesday agency authority revoke broadcast licenses, despite suggestions president donald trump ajit pai, republican named chairman telecommunications regulator january, broke days silence rejecting trump tweet fcc could challenge license nbc stories trump declared true law, fcc authority revoke license broadcast station based content, pai said forum fcc leadership stand first amendment first amendment us constitution guarantees freedom speech freedom press democrats pushing pai denounce trump suggestion broadcast licenses could threatened following reports nbc news secretary state, rex tillerson, called moron discussion us nuclear arsenal fake news coming nbc networks, point appropriate challenge license bad country trump tweeted wednesday trump supporters repeatedly used term fake news cast doubt media reports critical administration, often without providing evidence support case reports untrue move challenge media companies licenses, however, would likely face significant hurdles fcc, independent federal agency, license broadcast networks, issues individual broadcast stations renewed staggered basis eight year periods comcast corp, owns nbc universal, also owns broadcast stations, including outlets new york, washington, los angeles, san francisco, boston, dallas chicago reviewing licenses fcc must determine renewal public interest courts held station exercising first amendment rights adequate grounds challenge license agency issue similar licenses cable networks cnn msnbc, regulate internet news websites early s, president richard nixon top aides discussed using fcc license renewal process way punishing washington post coverage watergate burglary ultimately brought presidency
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aides former us president barack obama fired back tuesday criticism mounted president donald trump claim past us presidents contact family members soldiers died combat time white house trump offered evidence back claim monday, immediately pointed false remarks came amid questions press conference trump responded yet deaths four us soldiers oct ambush niger asked acknowledged soldiers deaths, trump said would send letters families later monday would call point period time obama former white house spokesman josh earnest said tuesday obama would repeatedly show enormous respect paid ultimate sacrifice country various visits meetings well phonecalls letters trump, republican president serves commander chief us military, appeared criticize predecessors handling issue american soldiers deaths traditional way, look president obama presidents, make calls lot make calls, trump said pressed claim, particularly obama, trump retreated know no, trump said told often, lot presidents write letters combination president obama, think, probably sometimes, maybe sometimes know told, trump added presidents call, write letters presidents anything obama former aides quick lash back stop damn lying
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like deal maker says is, us president donald trump appears keeping options open republican party threatens erupt full scale war monday, almost immediately saying empathized effort former strategist steve bannon back challenges republican senators next year congressional elections, trump stood senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, pledging party unity saying fighting thing months, mcconnell object trump wrath failure republican led congress repeal replace affordable care act, known obamacare
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us president donald trump said monday would review report nominee drug czar championed law weakened government ability fight nation opioid epidemic, said could consider jettisoning pick going look report, trump told reporters white house asked report undercut confidence nominee head office national drug control policy, representative tom marino, trump said spoken him, speak him, make determination think percent negative want do, make change, yes, added marino office immediately return request comment report washington post cbs described marino introduced helped push industry backed legislation undercut drug enforcement administration ability freeze suspicious shipments pain pills drug companies number democrats called trump abandon nominee wake report congressman marino longer trust public aggressively pursue fight opioid abuse, democratic senator joe manchin said statement manchin state west virginia hit hard opioid crisis remarks reporters, trump suggested would open changing law marino, fellow republican, helped push said would make good earlier promise declare opioid epidemic national emergency going next week, said, calling crisis massive problem opioids involved , deaths united states , last year publicly available data, according centers disease control prevention overdoses category drugs nearly quadrupled , cdc said
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us senate republicans monday gained crucial support vote budget resolution vital president donald trump hopes signing sweeping tax reform legislation law january two republican lawmakers, seen potential votes, said would likely support measure third, senator rand paul, may vote yes depending final resolution looks like leaning yes , senator lisa murkowski alaska told reporters chamber prepared expected late thursday vote fiscal spending blueprint senator susan collins maine announced sunday likely vote yes senate house representatives must agree budget resolution unlock legislative tool known reconciliation republicans need move tax legislation senate without support democrats failing overturn obamacare earlier year, republicans must pass legislation cut taxes businesses individuals face backlash constituents next year congressional midterm election campaign though murkowski said final decision would depend amendments added budget, qualified support reduces possibility failure murkowski one three republicans sank senate healthcare bill july paul kentucky told reporters possibility vote yes discussions trying get document think represents stand for, paul said without budget reconciliation, republicans would need votes senate, hold majority republicans usually lose two votes senator thad cochran mississippi ill, margin error budget shrunk one vote earlier, white house released report saying middle class americans would eventually see incomes rise , trump plan cut corporate tax rate percent percent democrats lambasted trump tax plan giveaway wealthy trump fired back separate tweet monday democrats want increase taxes obstruct good
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us senate monday voted confirm president donald trump nomination callista gingrich us ambassador vatican gingrich, , author, documentary filmmaker former congressional aide, wife former speaker us house representatives newt gingrich, vocal trump ally nomination approved vote gingrich nomination post holy see may caused controversy marriage gingrich, became involved still married second wife gingrich roman catholic gingrich may need smooth relations pope francis, criticized trump administration positions environment immigration
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us senator bob corker, republican chairman senate foreign relations committee, urged president donald trump administration monday work closely european allies develops new iran policy something work administration exercises tremendous diplomacy european allies, corker told reporters senate returned capitol first time since trump announced iran policy trump defied allies adversaries friday refusing certify iran complying international agreement nuclear program, threatened might ultimately terminate accord corker leading effort congress write legislation setting new conditions us role pact, automatically reimposing sanctions iran deemed within one year developing nuclear weapon details finalized, plan outline raised concerns might cause washington
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us president donald trump monday declared obamacare dead gone, urged republicans democrats congress craft short term fix healthcare markets year old law critics say effectively sabotaged dead gone longer
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us republican senator lisa murkowski said monday leaning toward yes vote senate budget resolution intended facilitate passage tax reform legislation later year leaning yes, murkowski told reporters added final decision would depend amendments added budget resolution comes final passage
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us political research firm commissioned dossier donald trump running president said monday would comply subpoenas issued us house representatives intelligence committee lawyers fusion gps, hired former british spy christopher steele produce trump research, told committee republican chairman, us representative devin nunes, letter subpoenas flawed nothing subpoenas indicated intelligence committee authorized issue lawyers also questioned nunes role signing subpoenas since recused committee investigation alleged russian interference us presidential campaign act another example you, chair, run operation parallel committee investigation, said lawyers noted subpoenas, made public, ordered central intelligence agency produce documents pointed fusion gps firm representatives received subpoenas relationship cia letter accuses house committee bad faith interactions fusion lawyers says left us choice advise clients assert privileges face subpoenas requests committee excuse fusion representatives testifying committee forced appear, invoke constitutional privileges testify representatives nunes immediately respond emails requesting comment august, senate judiciary committee, also investigating steele dossier, met hours fusion founder glenn simpson committee released transcript simpson testimony dossier assembled former mi officer christopher steele outlined russian financial personal links trump campaign associates senate intelligence committee special counsel robert mueller looking possible collusion russia trump campaign mueller investigators met steele
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woman said us president donald trump groped meeting subpoenaed presidential campaign documents concerning similar allegations, according subpoena filed new york state supreme court summer zervos, former contestant trump reality tv show apprentice, sought documents campaign pertaining woman alleging donald j trump touched inappropriately, identifying nine name, subpoena said trump denied zervos accusation past monday, asked subpoena impromptu white house news conference, trump called totally fake news fake fake made stuff, disgraceful, happens, happens
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united states sought monday avoid openly taking sides iraqi kurdish dispute, iraq capture kurdish held city kirkuk raised risk open conflict us allies fight islamic state us president donald trump expressed disappointment two sides fighting like fact clashing taking sides, trump told reporters white house many years good relationship kurds know also side iraq, even though never first place never taking sides battle iraqi government forces captured major kurdish held oil city kirkuk monday, responding kurdish referendum independence bold lightning strike transforms balance power country convoy armored vehicles iraq elite us trained counter terrorism force seized kirkuk provincial government headquarters monday afternoon, less day operation began, reuters reporter kirkuk said senator john mccain, influential chairman senate armed services committee, warned iraq government severe consequences misuse us provided weaponry kurdish forces pentagon spokesman colonel robert manning declined speculate whether united states might cut military aid training iraqi forces event major conflict, saying going speculate tell looking options planning considerations encourage dialogue
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us president donald trump meet federal reserve chair janet yellen thursday part search new candidate position, source familiar planned meeting said thursday, white house official said trump met stanford university economist john taylor discuss job trump working short list also includes jerome powell, fed governor kevin warsh, former fed governor trump top economic adviser gary cohn yellen, whose term expires february, sources said white house chief staff john kelly said thursday trump time away decision chair federal reserve still ongoing interviews, kelly told reporters people interview really first round draft choices, come, said trump told reporters late last month met four candidates lead us central bank would make decision next two three weeks kelly remarks suggest somewhat longer time frame white house official said trump met taylor wednesday discuss job, accompanied vice president mike pence, treasury secretary steve mnuchin members team helping search last month, trump met former fed governor kevin warsh new fed chair would take helm central bank eases well away crisis era policies response strengthening economy falling unemployment, though inflation still lingers fed percent goal yellen, fed raised interest rates launched plan shrink trillion balance sheet, much accumulated bond buying program yellen said helped economy avert even deeper downturn
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president donald trump said monday believes havana responsible series incidents washington thinks hurt least us diplomats period months cuba, prompting washington scale back presence believe cuba responsible, trump told reporters impromptu news conference white house rose garden believe unusual attack, know believe cuba responsible united states formally concluded cuba carried attacks, involved high pitched sounds, said havana responsible ensuring safety security us diplomatic personnel failed least diplomatic personnel affected unexplained incidents, caused hearing loss, dizziness, fatigue cognitive issues private us travelers also affected
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united states monday condemned venezuela weekend gubernatorial elections neither free fair vowed use economic diplomatic power support venezuelans restoring democracy oil exporting nation condemn lack free fair elections yesterday venezuela voice venezuelan people heard, state department spokeswoman heather nauert said statement long venezuelan president nicolas maduro regime conducts authoritarian dictatorship, work members international community bring full weight american economic diplomatic power bear support venezuelan people seek restore democracy
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head us environmental protection agency issued directive agency monday seeking end practice settling lawsuits environmental groups behind closed doors, saying groups much influence regulation epa administrator scott pruitt, sued agency runs dozen times former job attorney general oil producing oklahoma, long railed called practice sue settle epa former president barack obama quietly settled lawsuits environmental groups little input regulated entities, power plants, state governments, argues directive seeks make epa transparent lawsuits reaching states industry could affected settlements, forbidding practice entering settlements exceed authority courts, excluding attorney fees litigation costs settling groups lawsuits green groups agency seek push agency speed regulation issues climate air water pollution, studies shown days regulation litigation over, pruitt said longer go behind closed doors use consent decrees settlement agreements resolve lawsuits filed agency pruitt order supported conservative groups daren bakst, research fellow agricultural policy heritage foundation think tank, said sue settle led egregious antics effectively handed setting agency priorities environmental pressure groups, led rushed rulemaking agency pat parenteau, environmental law professor vermont law school, said pruitt directive would counterproductive costly end courts could fine agency meet compliance dates issuing regulations fight wants long wants, spend much money wants, parenteau said end missed statutory deadline, going ordered court comply going ordered pay fees
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republican senator thad cochran delayed return washington following medical procedure, office said monday, possibly complicating passage budget blueprint needed push republicans plan tax reform day monitoring condition, advice physicians health care professionals, senator cochran postponed return washington, said brad white, chief staff mississippi legislator senator expressed intention return senate health permits, fulfill commitment duties people state, white said statement senate trying week pass partisan budget blueprint would help guide federal spending republicans hold majority senate cochran present votes, republicans could afford lose one vote, assuming democrats two independents oppose budget measure addition sketching overall spending levels year beyond, republicans want use budget resolution pave way party later year next year pass major tax cut bill without democratic support cochran, chairman senate appropriations committee, helps oversee legislation funds government programs activities early december, congress must extend funds risk partial government shutdowns th paragraph, corrects show republicans could afford lose one vote, two votes
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bribery case us senator bob menendez survived key test monday, federal judge overseeing trial rejected defense motion throw serious charges us district judge william walls newark, new jersey, allowed trial proceed charges, five days suggesting inclined dismiss heart case based us supreme court decision last year narrowed legal definition public corruption prosecutors accused menendez, year old democrat, taking bribes florida ophthalmologist salomon melgen exchange using office help doctor variety ways men deny wrongdoing say melgen acting friendship prosecutors rested case wednesday, defense lawyers renewed argument supreme court decision last year vacating corruption conviction former virginia governor bob mcdonnell also undermined bribery counts menendez walls initially appeared ready accept contention mcdonnell ruling invalidated bribery theory known stream benefits, someone offers bribes essentially keep politician retainer, rather paying specific acts following additional filings weekend arguments monday, walls said believed stream benefits theory still valid law mcdonnell decision caused several corruption convictions overturned, including former top new york state lawmakers sheldon silver dean skelos trial first six weeks, prosecutors presented evidence menendez pressured federal officials secure visas melgen girlfriends, resolve port dispute involving one melgen businesses change medicare reimbursement policy agency determined melgen overbilled millions dollars exchange, melgen showered menendez private flights, luxury vacations hundreds thousands dollars campaign backing, prosecutors said defense expected begin monday afternoon unlikely menendez take witness stand, though lawyers said whether plans case closely watched washington, republicans hold edge senate menendez convicted either resigns expelled republican new jersey governor chris christie term expires january, christie would name replacement
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us president donald trump said monday weighing recommendations welfare reform government looks ways cut costs speaking reporters beginning cabinet meeting, trump said welfare recipients taking advantage system, others receiving enough benefits live discuss specific recommendations
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bribery case us senator bob menendez survived key test monday, federal judge overseeing trial rejected defense motion throw serious charges us district judge william walls newark, new jersey, allowed trial proceed charges suggested oct inclined dismiss core case based us supreme court decision last year narrowed legal definition public corruption
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trump administration monday order federal agencies adopt common email security standards effort better protect hackers, senior department homeland security official said dhs assistant secretary cybersecurity jeanette manfra, speaking event new york, said agency would issue binding directive require implementation two cyber security measures, known dmarc starttls, intended guard email spoofing phishing attacks new requirements discrete steps scalable, broad impact improve federal government cyber security, manfra said dmarc, domain based message authentication, reporting conformance, decade old popular technical standard helps detect block email impersonation, hacker might try pose government official agency starttls form encryption technology protects email traveling servers, making difficult third party intercept civilian agencies days implement new security measures, manfra said many agencies already use dmarc starttls recent reviews found protocols used universally across government foreign governments hackers pilfered millions personal records sensitive data us government recent years trump administration made upgrading government agencies much maligned network security top cyber priority democratic senator ron wyden, earlier year pushed federal agencies adopt security standards widely, said statement moves two cheap, effective ways secure email intercepted impersonated bad guys said hoped decision would compel private sector companies upgrade email security quickly august report global cyber alliance, international non profit, found federal government adoption dmarc rising recent months less percent domains protocol fully implemented usage dmarc much higher consumer level percent inboxes, including hosted alphabet google googlo microsoft msfto , supporting standard, according global cyber alliance
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democrat kevin de leon, president california state senate, announced sunday would run us senate , challenging incumbent senator dianne feinstein los angeles democrat announcement mention feinstein, feinstein, first elected senate , top democrat senate judiciary committee first woman hold role also senior member senate select committee intelligence first woman lead panel, feinstein said last week would run fifth term oldest us senator among several octogenarians, including republicans chuck grassley, orrin hatch, richard shelby, jim inhofe, pat roberts john mccain
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senior trump administration officials said sunday united states committed remaining part iran nuclear accord now, despite president donald trump criticisms deal warnings might pull nikki haley, us ambassador united nations, said tehran complying nuclear accord intended increase iran accountability return lifting economic sanctions think right now, going see us stay deal, haley told nbc meet press speech friday, trump laid aggressive approach iran said would certify complying nuclear accord, despite determination united nations nuclear watchdog tehran meeting terms republican president threw issue us congress, days decide whether reinstate us sanctions warned able reach solution working congress allies, agreement terminated far, none signatories deal
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us president donald trump hurt low income americans away obamacare subsidies make harder engage bipartisan talks democrats congress edges toward possible government shutdown, lawmakers said sunday white house announced republican administration stop paying billions dollars insurers help low income consumers meet pocket medical expenses, part president step step effort dismantle affordable care act, democratic former president barack obama signature healthcare law expected loss cost sharing subsidies, estimated worth billion year billion , prompted worries insurance market chaos undermined prices insurer hospital company shares antagonizing democrats support obamacare, trump actions could also lead political turmoil spending december, republicans hope put final touches sweeping tax reform bill republican senator susan collins, opposed trump backed legislation repeal replace obamacare, warned president move also affect ability vulnerable low income people access healthcare afford pocket medical costs concerned impact going people, collins said cnn state union funding available cost sharing reductions used subsidize pocket costs afford deductible, insurance pretty much useless asked trump actions would hurt americans, replied believe last week, president also offered invitation democratic leaders come white house negotiate healthcare house representatives democratic leader nancy pelosi showed little interest sunday little far road that, pelosi said abc week program pelosi indicated president actions continued white house pressure fund wall us mexico border could make harder republicans win democratic cooperation december, current government spending measure due expire wants negotiate healthcare bill repealing affordable care act building wall no, pelosi said republicans majority signature president keep government open collins pelosi see bipartisan path healthcare discussions possible legislation republican senator lamar alexander democratic senator patty murray republican senator lindsey graham told cbs face nation trump also encouraged alexander get bipartisan deal also wants future healthcare bill reform current system president going continue throw good money bad, give billion insurance companies unless something changes obamacare would justify it, graham said got good deal
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us secretary state rex tillerson sunday minimized tensions boss, president donald trump, brushed aside comments influential lawmaker, compared trump undermining top diplomat public castration fully committed objectives agree objectives agree trying do, tillerson said trump cnn state union program tillerson tenure secretary state dogged rumors rifts trump policy earlier month, trump undercut tillerson twitter message, saying secretary state wasting time trying negotiate north korean leader kim jong un senate foreign relations committee chairman bob corker said trump comments equivalent castrating secretary public checked fully intact, tillerson said asked corker comments cnn tillerson repeatedly declined answer question report nbc news said secretary state called trump moron private meeting july us officials secretary state accused cnn moderator jake tapper trying make game pressing moron comment playing, tillerson said tillerson often found odds president range issues, withdrawing paris agreement climate change north korea and, times, iran, according current former us officials news media reports signs tensions trump tillerson raised questions among foreign capitals whether secretary state speaks administration tillerson batted away rumors might resign nikki haley, us ambassador united nations, mentioned possible replacement tillerson step said happy new york, united nations based, said observed trump tillerson constructive relationship secretary puts many options president makes decision, mutual respect, go forward everything witnessed, fine, said tillerson acknowledged separate appearance cbs face nation sunday president agree everything sometimes changes mind, tillerson said work hard implement decisions successfully
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president donald trump reelection campaign raised million third quarter spent million, including million legal fees trump campaign paid , lawyer alan futerfas, representing donald trump jr matters related campaign involvement russian interference us election payment came addition , paid previous quarter lawyer futerfas responded repeated requests comment payment campaign also paid , williams jensen, law firm karina lynch, also representing trump jr, works lynch respond request comment payment third quarter, trump campaign paid , company legal consulting, well , law firm jones day, provides routine legal assistance campaign trump filed election day took office
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secretary state rex tillerson said sunday president donald trump instructed continue diplomatic efforts calm rising tensions north korea, saying diplomatic efforts continue first bomb drops speaking cnn state union, tillerson downplayed messages president trump previously posted twitter suggesting tillerson wasting time trying negotiate little rocket man, derogatory nickname trump coined north korea leader kim jong un trump made clear continue diplomatic efforts, tillerson said tillerson comments sunday come amid soaring tensions united states north korea following series weapons tests pyongyang war words two countries leaders north korea conducted series nuclear tests recent weeks ago launched two missiles japan tillerson talks china enlist help getting north korea back trump recent twitter messages appeared undercut tillerson efforts, prompting senate foreign relations committee chairman bob corker complain trump publicly castrating tillerson hurting diplomatic talks tillerson downplayed tweets sunday, telling cnn trump china president xi jinping extremely close relationship china understands us position rest assured chinese confused way american policy towards north korea, added
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politicians north south korea hold direct talks russia monday pyongyang nuclear missile program despite attending event urged moscow, russian news agencies said sunday valentina matviyenko, speaker russia upper house parliament, due discuss missile crisis separate talks deputy head north korea legislature head south korea parliament sidelines congress parliamentarians st petersburg monday moscow called two countries use opportunity direct talks try narrow differences ria news agency sunday cited piotr tolstoi, deputy speaker russian lower house parliament, unnamed member north korea delegation saying would direct talks unnamed north korean delegate quoted saying us pressure pyongyang us south korean military exercises meant preconditions talks met konstantin kosachyov, head upper house parliament foreign affairs committee, said moscow would try monday encourage two delegations hold face face talks despite lack progress russian news agencies quoted saying north korean delegation far declined hold talks, south korean delegation said ready meeting definitely try coerce talk somebody anything, interfax news agency cited kosachyov saying pity, human political level, another opportunity de escalate tensions relations north korea south korea missed north korea nuclear tests missile launches stirred global tensions prompted several rounds international sanctions un security council de escalation plan, backed russia china, would see north korea suspend ballistic missile program united states south korea simultaneously call moratorium large scale missile exercises, moves aimed paving way multilateral talks
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britain germany agreed sunday remained committed nuclear deal iran us decision decertify agreement, spokeswoman said call prime minister theresa may german chancellor angela merkel agreed uk germany remained firmly committed deal, spokeswoman said statement also agreed international community needed continue come together push back iran destabilizing regional activity, explore ways addressing concerns iran ballistic missile program
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us republican senator susan collins, helped torpedo president donald trump effort repeal obamacare, said sunday leaning towards yes vote senate budget resolution advance tax reform likely yes budget much want see tax reform, collins said abc week news program senate expected vote fiscal measure week resolution contains legislative tool could facilitate adoption tax reform bill later year
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us president donald trump struck blow iran nuclear agreement friday defiance world powers, choosing certify tehran complying deal warning might ultimately terminate trump announced major shift us policy speech detailed aggressive approach iran nuclear ballistic missile programs support extremist groups middle east accused iran living spirit nuclear agreement said goal ensure tehran never obtains nuclear weapon, effect throwing fate deal congress singled iran islamic revolutionary guard corps sanctions delivered blistering critique tehran, accused destabilizing actions syria, yemen iraq continue path whose predictable conclusion violence, terror real threat iran nuclear breakout, trump said trump hardline remarks drew praise israel, iran arch foe, criticized european allies move trump part america first approach international agreements led withdraw united states paris climate accord trans pacific partnership trade talks renegotiate north american free trade agreement canada mexico iran strategy angered tehran put washington odds signatories accord
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united states terminates iran nuclear deal reimposes sanctions tehran could result iran developing nuclear weapons raise danger war close europe, germany foreign minister said saturday us president donald trump refused friday formally certify tehran complying accord even though international inspectors say warned might ultimately terminate agreement german foreign minister sigmar gabriel told deutschlandfunk radio trump sent difficult dangerous signal us administration also dealing north korea nuclear crisis big concern happening iran iran us perspective remain iranian issue many others world consider whether acquire nuclear weapons given agreements destroyed, gabriel said children grandchildren grow dangerous world, said said united states terminated deal sanctions reimposed tehran, would give iranian hardliners, negotiations west, upper hand might revert developing nuclear weapons, gabriel said, adding israel would tolerate back , years ago danger war relatively close europe urged united states endanger security allies people domestic policy reasons hailed trump predecessor barack obama key stopping iran building nuclear bomb, deal also signed china, france, russia, britain, germany european union european allies warned split washington nuclear agreement say putting limbo undermines us credibility abroad trump given us congress days decide whether reinstate economic sanctions iran lifted
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us republican senator bob corker stepped public feud donald trump friday, saying us president undermining top diplomat like castrating public corker told washington post interview trump undercut secretary state rex tillerson efforts enlist china reining north korea nuclear program denigrating diplomat cannot publicly castrate secretary state without limiting options dealing north korea, corker, chairman senate foreign relations committee, told post tillerson told news conference beijing two weeks ago united states directly communicating north korea nuclear missile programs shown interest dialogue trump took twitter next day, saying tillerson wasting time trying negotiate north korean leader kim jong un greatest diplomatic activities china, important, come long, long way, corker said things talking phenomenal jack legs chief diplomat, cause fall apart, corker told post, adding working china key reaching peaceful settlement north korea publicly castrate secretary state, take table
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trump administration friday demanded us made content account half value cars trucks sold north american free trade agreement, raising doubts potential deal renew pact three sources briefed protectionist us proposal, line president donald trump goal shrinking trade deficit mexico stemming loss us manufacturing jobs, said also seeks sharply higher north american automotive content overall proposal made contentious talks washington, fourth seven planned rounds negotiations overhaul treaty mexican sources denounced absurd, juan carlos baker, mexico deputy economy minister, put brave face state nafta negotiations halfway point question difficult proposals, baker told reporters mexico embassy washington said mexico consider them, though said, clear us certain things proposals go country objectives trump, claims original pact disaster united states, threatening walk away agreement unless major changes made washington auto industry gambit came hot heels demand nafta also contain called sunset clause could mean new deal expires five years, idea canada mexico also strongly oppose although sources briefed talks describe mood sour, mexican canadian politicians say question leaving table collapse nafta would wreak havoc throughout north american economy, disrupting highly integrated manufacturing supply chains agricultural exports steep tariffs would snap back place trade among three countries quadrupled since trillion annually sources close talks said washington wants increase north american content requirement trucks, autos large engines percent percent period years addition insistence percent products used vehicle us made within first year signed deal proposal also requires steel, aluminum, copper, plastics, electronics parts sourced north america vehicles qualify nafta tariff free status trump made clear prefers bilateral trade deals, skeptics wonder whether us demands part america first strategy designed ensure current talks fail us chamber commerce listed demand greater use us made products vehicles among number poison pill proposals said would torpedo talks nl n ml jw chamber says proposal would cost jobs, since automakers parts suppliers would likely forgo nafta benefits simply pay percent us tariff imported cars many parts unifor, union represents canada auto workers, said us proposals deliberately untenable frankly, think bully move american government, unifor president jerry dias said statement trump officials say current rules lax allow auto companies bring many cheap parts china low wage asian countries mexico heavily dependent united states nafta economic viability, uncertainty outcome talks helped push mexican peso near five month lows week canadian officials said soon write deal making process noted us trade representative robert lighthizer, canadian foreign minister chrystia freeland mexican economy minister ildefonso guajardo due meet washington tuesday take stock negotiations separately, us negotiators friday formally asked canada address bilateral dispute dairy pricing, request canadians set resist, sources familiar talks said
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administration president donald trump quietly cutting support halfway houses federal prisoners, severing contracts many facilities recent months, prompting concern inmates forced stay behind bars longer necessary federal bureau prisons spokesman justin long confirmed cuts response email inquiry reuters, said affect areas small populations underutilized centers bureau remains firmly committed practices, make modifications programs due fiscal environment, long said halfway houses part justice system since s, thousands people moving year profit prison companies geo group inc moved halfway house market, though many houses run directly government agencies non profit organizations geo spokeswoman declined comment article bureau, falls us department justice, last year competitive contracts residential reentry centers run non profit profit companies, geo international community corrections association says website separate halfway houses communities nationwide covered contracts federal judges spoke reuters said cuts impact districts, particularly states fewer facilities larger geographic areas nearest center might several hundred miles away judge edmund sargus southern district ohio said real stumper july government ended contract alvis facility serving dayton area long said cuts reduced referral rates placements, impact total number beds contract however, changes coincide major criminal justice policy shifts us attorney general jeff sessions, pushed aggressive prosecutions drug offenses crackdown illegal immigrants commit crimes may, sessions ordered prosecutors charge defendants highest provable offense, move likely trigger lengthy prison sentences , , inmates released federal prison, percent released halfway house home confinement, according trade association need improve entry services move flies face consensus, said kevin ring, whose non profit families mandatory minimums recently launched twitter campaign raise awareness problem sessions scheduled testify next week senate judiciary committee ring said hopes lawmakers ask sessions changes underway halfway houses cutting entry opportunities really going make us safer congress needs ask justice department part strategy, said kymjetta carr, cuts personal impact year old cincinnati said expected fiance anthony lamar get prison go halfway house november, serving seven years drug charge tell year old son father christmas birthday lamar release halfway house come late july seems like rug pulled us, said, interview arranged families mandatory minimums, nonprofit advocacy group halfway houses low security residences thousands convicted prisoners serving alternative sentences release prison partial freedom programs outside facilities meant help prisoners reenter communities, find job get lives back track study commissioned last year justice department found centers come greater strain recent years, people released prison blair campmier, executive director reality house columbia, missouri, said notified early june center eight year old contract would terminated clients sent halfway houses kansas city springfield, two hours away happy, families happy, said campmier ricardo martinez, chief us district judge western district washington chairman committee criminal law judicial conference united states, told reuters sent letter bureau prisons new director mark inch requesting discussions perspective, facilities useful
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moment, us president donald trump going alone weeks seeing agenda imperiled republican divisions infighting among aides, trump whirl activity week, reasserting campaign priorities trying deliver wins fervent frustrated base supporters trump took steps dramatically undercut obamacare health system, sent notice willing scuttle nuclear deal iran, moved roll back coal plant limits, demanded wall along mexican border social media republican president appeared relish feuds news media, senior republicans congress, national football league players protested national anthem sense, vintage, freewheeling trump throwing red meat voter base, following gut, haranguing critics end week, made progress undoing policy accomplishments democratic predecessor, barack obama, time trump knows make good several campaign promises, said ford connell, republican strategist clock ticking, congress useless portions base growing frustrated time, still chaos uncertainty white house, much much trump chief staff, john kelly, took unusual step telling reporters resigning meanwhile, job status secretary state, rex tillerson, appears remain tenuous timing trump measures week driven external deadlines, especially case iran deal administration also occupied spate deadly hurricanes shooting spree las vegas, hampered ability move forward policy agenda trump week also sending clear message plans much without waiting congress act president campaigned bold agenda, congress inaction stop administration tireless efforts boost economy, improve healthcare, protect american people, said raj shah, white house principal deputy press secretary sat oval office, obama defiantly declared would circumvent hostile congress using pen phone, issuing executive orders possible trump ran president last year, frequently said alone could fix nation problems took office, trump attempted follow lead republicans capitol hill, watched dismay little movement made priorities healthcare, immigration, national security trump, too, remains bothered another time deferred congressional republicans supported incumbent senator luther strange divisive primary fight last month alabama strange lost roy moore, archconservative backed trump former adviser, steve bannon, many trump core supporters voting moore loss came trump alarmed conservatives saying could cut deals democratic congressional leaders chuck schumer nancy pelosi advance agenda, particularly providing relief deportation dreamers
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advocates americans imprisoned iranian authorities said friday concerned trump administration hard line iran would close chance talks secure prisoners release major shift us policy, president donald trump announced would certify iran complying nuclear deal warned might ultimately terminate agreement administration also designated iran islamic revolutionary guard corps, dominant player country security, economy politics, terrorist group, move one expert said would make group less willing negotiate prisoners jason rezaian, washington post reporter detained iran months, said twitter trump iran strategy hurt american hostages held iran hope wrong, looks though americans held hostage iran abandoned realdonaldtrump, rezaian wrote, using trump twitter handle white house respond request comment state department official said united states calls immediate release us citizens held unjustly iran seven known american citizens permanent residents detained last two years iran businessman siamak namazi year old father baquer namazi princeton doctoral student xiyue wang art gallery owner karan vafadari wife afarin niasari robin reza shahini, iranian american california nizar zakka, lebanese national us permanent residency biggest frustration still us government plan resolve this, husband prison months, wang wife, hua qu, told reuters said new us sanctions made afraid husband fate, show relationship deteriorating wang arrested august dissertation research sentenced years prison espionage charges, allegations family university deny know us government going engage iran, qu said living terror everyday despair karim sadjadpour, iran expert carnegie endowment international peace washington, said conference call reporters designating irgc terrorist group would make far difficult direct line communication irgc going much less mood engage serious negotiation united states this, said sadjadpour, friend namazi january , obama administration secured release five americans imprisoned iran agreeing much criticized prisoner swap protracted direct talks iran months following swap, iranian government arrested several americans irgc typically entity detained interrogated americans, according family members human rights groups jason poblete, us based attorney zakka, said sanctions could helpful gets parties talking criticized obama administration approach iran focused enough unconditional release hostages anything moves us speaking clearly one another, president doing, much better flimsy talk taking place now, poblete said
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friday speech laying strategy toward iran decision certify complying nuclear agreement, us president donald trump made series statements analysts questioned trump said might terminate deal iran agreed curb disputed nuclear program return lifting economic sanctions, laid aggressive approach counter iran ballistic missile programs support militant groups trump controversial comments, along analysis basis fact trump previous administration lifted sanctions, would total collapse iranian regime, deeply controversial nuclear deal iran several foreign policy analysts said reason believe government iran, whose economy suffered economic sanctions targeted oil industry, close falling apart evidence aware would suggest regime verge collapse, said michael singh, expert washington institute near east policy served republican president george w bush national security council staff sanctions pretty strong impact iranian economy especially oil sanctions, real contraction iranian economy, said saying anything beyond matter speculation fact, singh argued, pressure brought tehran international sanctions could actually help unite factions within iran thereby strengthen rulers trump nuclear deal threw iran dictatorship political economic lifeline, providing urgently needed relief intense domestic pressure sanctions created also gave regime immediate financial boost billion government could use fund terrorism billion, fact, already belonged iran represented foreign assets blocked sanctions unfrozen lifting international sanctions deal, formally called joint comprehensive plan action jcpoa but, experts said tehran would see fraction sum debts owed, including billion china infrastructure projects various estimates put actual amount tehran received billion addition, roughly billion handed iran stemmed uncompleted arms deal united states government late shah, paid million deposit toppled iran revolution remaining billion represented interest owed million, according us officials, used money leverage obtain release five us citizens held iran obama administration repaid deposit pallets cash delivered aircraft iran made multiple violations nuclear deal trump iranian regime committed multiple violations agreement example, two separate occasions, exceeded limit metric tons heavy water recently, iranian regime also failed meet expectations operation advanced centrifuges international atomic energy agency iaea , un nuclear watchdog charged monitoring deal, says tehran full compliance judgment trump administration twice previously affirmed
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us house representatives speaker paul ryan said friday federal government would provide funding puerto rico long term rebuilding, although say funding would approved last aid package second come, ryan told reporters san juan, puerto rico, adding later, get final analysis, administration submit yet congress request another aid package respond longer term problems thursday, house approved billion emergency relief puerto rico areas hit recent disasters senate approval expected coming weeks
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president donald trump former white house chief staff reince priebus interviewed friday special counsel investigating whether trump campaign colluded russia us election mr priebus voluntarily interviewed special counsel mueller team today, said lawyer, william burck happy answer questions special counsel robert mueller investigators interviewing number white house officials part inquiry ties trump presidential campaign russia mueller inquiry includes whether trump might obstructed justice trying persuade fbi director james comey drop investigation michael flynn, president first national security adviser flynn resigned february disclosures discussed us sanctions russia russian ambassador united states trump took office misled vice president mike pence conversations priebus, republican national committee chairman campaign, became white house chief staff upon trump taking office january resigned july major pieces legislation trump agenda failed pass congress
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us military said friday identifying new areas could work allies put pressure iran support president donald trump new strategy, promises far confrontational approach tehran trump struck blow iran nuclear agreement friday defiance world powers, choosing certify tehran complying deal warning might ultimately terminate also promised address iran broadly, including support extremist groups middle east major adrian rankine galloway, defense department spokesman, told reuters pentagon assessing positioning forces well planning offered details identifying new areas work allies put pressure iranian regime, neutralize destabilizing influences, constrain aggressive power projection, particularly support terrorist groups militants, said us defense secretary jim mattis said first goal would talk us allies europe, middle east elsewhere gain shared understanding iran actions certainly intend dissuade shipping arms places like yemen explosives bahrain things surrogates, like lebanese hezbollah, mattis said us military long strident critic iran, accusing directly indirectly trying undermine united states allies, including iraq, syria yemen tensions escalated recent months syria, american pilots shot two iranian made drones summer still, aggressive approach iran could trigger backlash iran elite islamic revolutionary guard corps irgc forces backs includes iraq, us troops fighting islamic state trying keep distance shi ite militia aligned iran us forces iraq quite exposed, coalition forces quite exposed risk attack iranian elements choose, said jennifer cafarella, lead intelligence planner institute study war, think tank washington us military analyzing explosively formed penetrator, efp, killed american soldier iraq month reappearance device, iran backed shi ite militia routinely used target american troops iraq withdrawal , startled us officials cia director mike pompeo noted device detonated area controlled militia backed tehran evidence direct link iran, closely examining tragic incident, pompeo said wednesday cafarella said killing us soldier may warning iran think possible iranians attempting signal commitment retaliate us strategy, said mattis said united states watching new provocations iran asked whether thought tehran might retaliate, said would ill advised attack us reuters previously reported options increase pressure iran include aggressive us interceptions iranian arms shipments, houthi rebels yemen, could also direct us naval forces react forcefully harassed armed irgc speed boats pentagon friday detailed series major concern iran, including ballistic missile development cyber attacks united states us allies pentagon promised review us security cooperation activities allies region, something could lead alterations us arms sales military exercises also signaled willingness examine positioning roughly , american troops pentagon says stationed middle east still, mattis said right changing posture
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eighteen us states sued president donald trump administration friday stop scrapping key component obamacare, subsidies insurers help millions low income people pay medical expenses, even trump invited democratic leaders negotiate deal one day administration announced plans end payments next week, trump said would dismantle obamacare step step latest action raised concerns chaos insurance markets subsidies cost billion year estimated billion , according congressional analysts far subsidies concerned, want make insurance companies rich, trump told reporters white house making fortune getting kind money trump action took aim critical element law, democratic predecessor barack obama signature domestic policy achievement frustrated failure fellow republicans control houses congress repeal replace obamacare, trump taken several steps chip away democrats accused trump sabotaging law democratic attorneys general states well washington, dc, filed lawsuit federal court california later friday states include california, connecticut, delaware, kentucky, illinois, iowa, maryland, massachusetts, minnesota, new mexico, new york, north carolina, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia washington state states ask court force trump make next payment legal experts said states likely face uphill battle court effort gut subsidies warning even plan contain fallout breathtakingly reckless, new york attorney general eric schneiderman said effort simply blow system new lawsuit would separate case pending appeals court district columbia democratic state attorneys general defending legality payments subsidies vanish, low income americans obtain insurance obamacare online marketplaces insurers sell policies would face higher insurance premiums pocket medical costs would particularly hurt lower middle class families whose incomes still high qualify certain government assistance million people enrolled obamacare online marketplaces, receive subsidies trump action came weeks period starting nov individuals begin enrolling insurance coverage law marketplaces administration make next payment insurers, scheduled wednesday, us attorney general jeff sessions said senate democratic leader chuck schumer expressed optimism chances deal republicans continue subsidy payments going good opportunity get done bipartisan way negotiations december broad federal spending legislation, get done sooner, schumer told reporters trump offered invitation democratic leaders come white house, also lashing negotiate deal good everybody always bloc vote everything like obstructionists, trump told reporters senate failed july september pass legislation backed trump repeal obamacare due opposition handful republican senators one them, susan collins, moderate republican maine contemplating running governor next year, friday said planned remain senate would use voice reforming healthcare system hospitals, doctors, health insurers, state insurance commissioners patient advocates decried trump move, saying consumers ultimately pay price called congress appropriate funds needed keep subsidy payments shares us hospital companies health insurers closed friday subsidies announcement centene corp cncn closed percent molina healthcare mohn closed percent among hospital shares, tenet healthcare thcn finished percent lower community health systems cyhn declined percent nonpartisan congressional budget office estimated erasing subsidies would increase federal deficit billion next decade government still would obligated parts obamacare help lower income people pay insurance premiums trump, candidate last year promised roll back law formally called affordable care act, received applause latest action appearance friday group conservative voters step step step, big step yesterday, trump said one one, going come down, going great healthcare country earlier twitter called obamacare broken mess imploding, referred pet insurance companies democrats republicans seven years vowed get rid obamacare, deep intra party divisions scuttled efforts get legislation senate, hold slim majority since taking office january, trump threatened many times cut subsidies health insurers planned stay obamacare market prepared move many states submitting two sets premium rates regulators without subsidies national association insurance commissioners said change would drive premium costs consumers least percent cut billion payments insurers white house announced cut hours trump signed order intended allow insurers sell lower cost, bare bones policies limited benefits consumer protections republicans called obamacare unnecessary government intrusion american healthcare system democrats said law needs fixes noted brought insurance million people
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iran harshly reacted president donald trump decision certify nuclear deal six major powers, president hassan rouhani said tehran might walk away continuing agreement serve country national interests defying trump, rouhani said tehran double efforts expand country defense capabilities, including country ballistic missile program despite us pressure suspend trump said address white house would continue certify multinational agreement warned might ultimately terminate president revoke international deal iran continue respect long serves interests, rouhani said live television address, adding trump speech full insults fake accusations iranians trump pull united states agreement, aimed preventing iran developing nuclear bomb, gave us congress days decide whether reimpose economic sanctions tehran lifted pact increases tension iran well putting washington odds signatories accord britain, france, germany, russia, china european union, say us cannot unilaterally cancel nuclear deal iran world powers iranian nation never bow foreign pressure iran deal cannot renegotiated, rouhani said trump announced major shift us policy speech detailed confrontational approach iran nuclear ballistic missile programs support extremist groups middle east pragmatist rouhani backed iran elite islamic revolutionary guards corps irgc , saying irgc continue fight regional terrorists irgc always protected nation terrorists continue help oppressed nations region, rouhani said iran accuses regional rival saudi arabia fuelling regional tension sunni muslim kingdom odds tehran revolutionary shi ite leaders struggles across arab world, including syria, yemen, iraq, bahrain lebanon irgc iran powerful security entity wields control large swathes iran economy well considerable influence within political system
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us defense secretary jim mattis said friday tensions kurdish iraqi forces around kirkuk full attention united states, working ensure escalate kurdish authorities said sent thousands troops kirkuk confront threats iraqi military attack, also pulled back defense lines around disputed oil producing area slightly ease tensions got work this, secretary state lead, forces integrated among forces working too, make certain keep potential conflict table, mattis told reporters baghdad central government taken series steps isolate autonomous kurdish region since overwhelming vote independence sept referendum, including banning international flights going mattis said aware troop movements, heard fighting called sides focus fighting islamic state militants turn right want go shooting situation, mattis added kirkuk, city million people, lies outside kurdish territory, peshmerga forces deployed iraqi security forces collapsed face islamic state onslaught peshmerga deployment prevented kirkuk oil fields falling jihadist hands territory controlled islamic state shrunk, ethnic sectarian fractures plagued iraq decade started resurface group last territory iraq stretch skirting western border syria following fall town hawija surrounding areas oct offensive us backed iraqi forces mattis said differences would worked politically battlefield issues longstanding cases going recalibrate move back way solve politically work compromised solutions, said
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green groups friday slammed us president donald trump choosing nominee white house environmental panel wrote opinion article last year carbon dioxide pollutant white house said thursday trump nominated kathleen hartnett white, served texas top environmental regulator state former governor, us energy secretary rick perry, white house council environmental quality council sets administration environmental policy goals white, senior fellow texas public policy institute, questioned notion burning fossil fuels causing harmful increases global temperatures opinion article austin american statesman newspaper june , , said natural gas falsely maligned known gas life environmental working group president ken cook said friday assertion indicated white would facilitate rampant looting environmental public health protection policies, according news release environmental working group describes non profit, non partisan organization dedicated protecting human health environment sierra club environmental group called white fossil fuel industry apologist news release friday white immediately respond request comment kathleen hartnett white eminently qualified served environmental regulator numerous environmental boards commissions, white house spokeswoman said nomination cleared office government ethics look forward mrs white confirmed overwhelming majority scientists think carbon dioxide emissions burning fossil fuels major contributor global climate change, triggering sea level rise, droughts frequent violent storms white first person trump picked join administration rejects scientific consensus march, us environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt said believe carbon dioxide major contributor global warming
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president donald trump call congress toughen iran nuclear deal faced opposition friday among ranks fellow republicans well democrats, narrowing chances legislation could pass trump announced chosen certify tehran complying deal would immediately withdraw it, republican senators bob corker tom cotton offered outline legislation said would address flaws accord passed, measure would set stricter restrictions iran immediately revive us sanctions imposed iran nuclear program tehran deemed able produce nuclear weapon within year provided route overcome deficiencies agreement keep administration deal, actually make kind deal first place, corker, chairman senate foreign relations committee, said call journalists republicans control congress, four seat edge senate means measure would need democratic support pass, even every member trump party supports given republican senator marco rubio said serious doubts corker cotton plan said would reserve judgment final measure, preferred trump abandon deal ultimately, leaving nuclear deal, reimposing suspended sanctions, president impose additional sanctions would serve national interest better decertified deal leaves sanctions suspended new law leaves major flaws agreement place, rubio said statement democrats strongly opposed senator ben cardin, ranking democrat foreign relations panel, said would support measure backed european allies signed nuclear pact, formally known jcpoa anything must consistent jcpoa, cannot lead us path violate jcpoa must support european allies, told reuters telephone interview cardin said wanted full senate briefing plan administration officials, committee hearings corker acknowledged tough fight ahead, said hoped win democrats pledged seek support european allies britain, france germany, signed agreement urged trump decertify
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iran, us allies europe russia friday defended nuclear agreement tehran said would stick it, us president donald trump threatened terminate agreement trump said washington speech would certify iran complying agreement six world powers european union, despite determination un nuclear watchdog tehran meeting deal terms republican president threw issue us congress, days decide whether reinstate us sanctions warned able reach solution working congress allies, agreement terminated trump actions appeared leave united states relatively isolated world stage hawkish new stance toward iran, including steps islamic revolutionary guard corps, received strong backing israel gulf states saudi arabia iranian president hassan rouhani said iran remain committed multinational deal long serves country national interests trump decision decertify deal isolate united states, signatories accord remained committed it, rouhani said live television address deal renegotiable, said agreement, negotiated trump democratic predecessor barack obama, eased sanctions tehran returns strict limits nuclear program trump stance put odds key us allies, including britain, france germany who, along russia china, negotiated deal iran alongside european union brussels, eu foreign policy chief federica mogherini said washington could unilaterally cancel agreement cannot afford international community dismantle nuclear agreement working, said mogherini, chaired final stages landmark talks deal bilateral agreement international community, european union it, clearly indicated deal is, continue be, place, mogherini told reporters brussels leaders britain, france germany issued joint statement warning united states taking decisions could harm nuclear deal imposing sanctions three leaders also said shared us concerns iran ballistic missile program regional destabilizing activities ready work washington address concerns french president emmanuel macron office said spoken rouhani telephone assured france commitment deal, tehran must strictly comply russia foreign ministry said place international diplomacy threatening aggressive rhetoric, said methods doomed fail, statement issued trump speech ministry said trump decision de certify deal would direct impact implementation agreement ran counter spirit immediate reaction china, though alexei pushkov, pro kremlin lawmaker upper house russian parliament, said neither moscow beijing backed trump stance russia course support us position, china trump left proud isolation attempt improve image among supporters, pushkov told russia state run rossiya tv station head un international atomic energy agency said iran complying accord, formally known joint comprehensive plan action, world robust nuclear verification regime nuclear related commitments undertaken iran jcpoa implemented, yukiya amano, director general iaea said statement agreed must fully implemented important deal, sorry see happening, former united nations secretary general ban ki moon told reporters united nations friday ban, stepped end , un chief deal agreed trump received support israel, saudi arabia, united arab emirates bahrain, oppose say iran expansionary moves middle east president trump created opportunity fix bad deal, roll back iran aggression confront criminal support terrorism, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said video statement comments, gulf states focused trump overall iran policy rather nuclear deal saudi arabia welcomed called trump decisive strategy toward iran said lifting sanctions allowed tehran develop ballistic missile program, step support militant groups including hezbollah houthis yemen, attack global shipping lanes riyadh government said statement supported nuclear agreement, iran took advantage economic gain raising sanctions used continue destabilizing region united arab emirates said fully supported new us policy toward iran renewed commitment work washington counter iran support extremism, state news agency wam reported uae announces full support new us strategy deal iranian policies undermining security stability, wam said twitter account
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us senator susan collins maine, moderate republican helped block party efforts repeal affordable care act year, said planned remain current office rather run governor four term incumbent attracted national attention summer one three republican senators voted july bill repeal law often called obamacare, move angered us president donald trump said friday remaining senate would allow use powerful voice reforming us healthcare system collins, like republicans senate voted sweeping healthcare legislation, said believed urgent action needed improve criticized way repeal efforts handled summer dealing issue affects millions americans, need understand consequences doing, vote bills middle night substantive hearings, collins, , told group business leaders rockland, city state midcoast must stop allowing partisanship pre existing condition prevents meaningful healthcare reform urgent action needed stabilize insurance markets, including creating high risk pools, said wants require employers offer healthcare coverage people work hours week more, raising threshold hours weeks, collins flirted publicly idea launching bid succeed governor paul lepage, fiery conservative first elected wave support populist tea party movement state laws forbid lepage seeking third term collins lepage mark two poles state republican party collins independence makes increasingly powerful player washington, one veteran maine political observer said center virtually every big policy debate big vote us senate, said mark brewer, professor political science university maine remains incredibly important player issue wants focus senate majority leader mitch mcconnell welcomed news decision remain senate important people maine, serves well, nation whole
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us defense secretary jim mattis said friday yet seen provocative actions iran following president donald trump speech outlining confrontational approach iran added change us military posture far right now, keep eye potential provocations iranians right seen that, mattis told reporters board military plane iranians destabilizing record lebanon syria, yemen afghanistan, course watch this, mattis said right changing posture
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united arab emirates said friday fully supported new us policy toward iran renewed commitment work washington counter iran support extremism, state news agency wam reported uae announces full support new us strategy deal iranian policies undermining security stability, wam said twitter account bahrain also announced welcomed shift us policy iran nuclear ballistic missile programs support extremist groups middle east
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chief un atomic watchdog reiterated friday iran world robust nuclear verification regime us president donald trump struck blow iran nuclear deal, defiance world powers nuclear related commitments undertaken iran jcpoa implemented, yukiya amano, director general international atomic energy agency said referred iran nuclear proper name, joint comprehensive plan action
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french president emmanuel macron assured iranian president hassan rouhani friday france commitment iranian nuclear deal, macron office said macron told rouhani us decision certify agreement would end france european partners would keep carrying commitments regard deal, statement said macron also spelled phone conversation conditions iran must comply with, including strict respect deal
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russia said friday us president donald trump chose certify deal iran nuclear program place international diplomacy aggressive rhetoric, methods doomed fail trump announcement underlines inadmissibility using aggressive threatening rhetoric international relations, russia foreign ministry said statement hangover past, correspond modern norms civilized dealings countries, statement said viewed regret decision us president confirm congress iran fulfilling good faith nuclear deal, statement said expect step direct effect progress implementation agreements, although, clearly, correspond spirit letter, nuclear deal iran strictly abiding terms deal, agreement already making contribution making world safer, added event, regardless decisions individual parties agreement, possible return situation previously existed around iranian nuclear program, statement said particular, talk renewal sanctions via un security council russia remains committed iran nuclear deal , wants preserved continue fulfill obligations deal call participants same, ministry said
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president trump told reporters friday democratic leaders come white house negotiate deal healthcare, calling cost sharing reduction payments obamacare payoff insurance industry democrats smart, come negotiate something people could really get kind healthcare deserve, said
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russian deputy foreign minister sergei ryabkov said friday extremely troubling us president donald trump raising questions settled international deal iran nuclear program signed, ria news agency reported ryabkov quoted saying russia sees main task preventing iran nuclear deal collapsing called sides stay committed deal, news agency reported
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us president donald trump said friday wants see action fix flaws sees iran nuclear deal short period time, adding could end deal instantaneously see happens next short period time instantaneously, trump told reporters asked choose scrap deal like two step process much better, said trump, speaking shortly announced would certify deal, aimed preventing iran developing nuclear bomb, major shift us policy
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us house representatives republican, majority leader kevin mccarthy, said friday committed working president donald trump fix iran nuclear agreement advocate ending deal mccarthy one congressional leaders allowed law introduce legislation that, passed, would immediately reimposed us sanctions iran nuclear program lifted international nuclear accord comment indication republican controlled congress intend pursue course
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israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu congratulated us president donald trump speech iran friday, seeing opportunity change nuclear deal tehran well iranian conduct region trump boldly confronted iran terrorist regime created opportunity fix bad deal, roll back iran aggression confront criminal support terrorism, netanyahu said facebook video
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united states cannot unilaterally cancel nuclear deal iran world powers, eu foreign policy chief federica mogherini said friday reaction president donald trump decision certify accord cannot afford international community dismantle nuclear agreement working, said mogherini, chaired final stages landmark talks deal bilateral agreement international community, european union it, clearly indicated deal is, will, continue place, mogherini told reporters mogherini said spoke us secretary state rex tillerson immediately trump speech friday
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saudi arabia welcomed new us policy toward iran said lifting sanctions allowed iran develop ballistic missile program step support militant groups, state news agency spa reported friday kingdom said iran took advantage additional financial revenues support lebanese shi ite movement hezbollah houthi group yemen
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israel intelligence minister said us president donald trump speech international nuclear deal iran friday significant could lead war given threats preceded tehran israel channel tv asked intelligence minister israel katz whether saw risk war trump speech absolutely, yes think speech significant, katz responded iran new north korea see things goings
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us senate democratic leader chuck schumer friday expressed optimism chances deal republicans continue obamacare subsidy payments low income people, despite president donald trump decision scrap healthcare insurance supports speaking reporters conference call, schumer said, going good opportunity get done bipartisan way negotiations december broad federal spending legislation, get done sooner
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coalition us states file new lawsuit challenging president donald trump plan end obamacare subsidies health insurers help low income people pay pocket medical expenses, source new york attorney general office said friday new lawsuit would separate existing case currently pending appeals court washington democratic state attorneys general defending legality payments new york attorney general eric schneiderman, democrat, due announce details plans later friday
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california attorney general xavier becerra said friday lead coalition states suing prevent president donald trump ending obamacare subsidies health insurers help low income people pay pocket medical expenses california joined kentucky, massachusetts, connecticut states, becerra, democrat, told reporters lawsuit appears separate similar effort led new york attorney general eric schneiderman
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us president donald trump strike blow iran nuclear agreement friday defiance world powers, choosing certify tehran complying deal major reversal us policy trump decision withdraw united states agreement, negotiated washington world powers administration former president barack obama move likely gives us lawmakers days decide whether bring back sanctions iran lifted deal congress reimposes sanctions, united states would effect violation terms nuclear deal would likely fall apart lawmakers nothing, deal remains place look key us lawmakers stand deal senate majority leader mitch mcconnell like every republican congress, mcconnell voted iran nuclear agreement expressed position respond trump decertification, yet broken trump policy matters house representatives speaker paul ryan said stands want get ahead president, said last week house majority leader kevin mccarthy said would senate foreign relations committee chairman bob corker repeatedly spoke agreement wrote legislation gave congress say questioned trump recently foreign policy issues
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us president donald trump struck blow iran nuclear agreement friday defiance world powers, choosing certify tehran complying deal based factual record put forward, announcing today cannot make certification, trump said white house event unveiled tougher strategy tehran trump move pull united states agreement, formally known jcpoa
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facebook inc fbo chief operating officer sheryl sandberg said thursday company committed helping us congressional investigators publicly release russia backed political ads ran us election things happened platform election happened, sandberg said interview washington axios news broadcast website told congress intelligence committees ready release ads, ready help axios asked sandberg world largest social network knew extent russia use platform ads facebook placed russian accounts donald trump presidential campaign overlapped terms target audiences appeared sidestep questions said targeting facebook often broad interview first senior facebook executive since company disclosed last month found , politically divisive ads believed bought russia presidential campaign us intelligence agencies concluded russia used cyber enabled means attempt help trump win white house, allegation kremlin denied sandberg washington meetings us lawmakers sandberg told congressional black caucus thursday facebook planned add african american board directors, source familiar closed door meeting said, offered details board criticized lack diversity two facebook executives, erin egan elliot schrage, also met privately representative jackie speier, california democrat member house intelligence committee facebook major internet companies including alphabet google googlo twitter twtrn defensive try limit fallout torrent revelations moscow sought use platforms sow discord united states influence election sandberg told axios facebook began hearing rumors around election day last november russian attempts use platform spread propaganda give precise timeline company began review sandberg said supported public release ads, pages connected information ads targeted specific types users would also released, said asked facebook contributed democratic candidate hillary clinton defeat last year, sandberg, open clinton supporter campaign, answer directly said important website free abuse election country congressional committees special counsel robert mueller investigating russian interference election, including whether collusion trump associates moscow trump denied collusion campaign associates russia sandberg acknowledged company erred handled issue foreign interference last year apologize angry, upset really owe american people determination better job preventing foreign meddling, said want kind foreign interference facebook, sandberg said said company permissive times terms advertisers allowed target users sandberg said important protect free expression facebook russian ads bought legitimate accounts instead fraudulent ones, many would allowed run site criticized twitter decision week remove campaign video republican representative marsha blackburn, running us senate seat tennessee twitter took video, saying remark blackburn made opposing abortion inflammatory twitter later reversed decision ad, lot things people like, like question is, divisive political issue ads run answer yes cut speech one person cut speech people, said sandberg said facebook wanted internet companies work toward making ad purchases transparent, said facebook talking lawmakers want introduce legislation issue representatives facebook, google twitter expected testify russian influence hearings senate house intelligence committees nov
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despite public promises cooperation facebook social media companies, congressional investigators battling much data companies hand russian efforts influence us presidential election congressional sources said week facebook inc fbo slow cooperate company others said turning information, also legally obligated protect users privacy visits capitol hill wednesday thursday, sheryl sandberg, facebook chief operating officer, met leaders house intelligence committee said company wanted help investigators would turn information things happened platform happened lead election, sandberg told axios website thursday far, however, congressional sources said investigators found hard extract relevant information silicon valley alleged russian activity committees far seen need issue subpoenas data, sources added facebook major internet companies including alphabet inc google googlo twitter inc twtrn faced stream recent revelations moscow sought use platforms sow discord united states influence election favor republican white house candidate, donald trump facebook disclosed last month found , politically divisive advertisements believed bought russia presidential campaign company shared congressional investigators ads, information paid for, targeted, facebook spokesman said sandberg told congressional investigators thursday addition ads, company would provide rest information accounts linked russia, spokesman said sources said investigators also pressing twitter, google companies similar data, urging twitter conduct comprehensive search data banks set strict ads policies including limits political ad targeting prohibitions targeting based race religion, google spokeswoman said, asked issue taking deeper look investigate attempts abuse systems, working researchers companies, provide assistance ongoing inquiries twitter spokesperson respond email requesting comment twitter likely released potentially relevant data congressional investigators part policy requiring court order track record defending user privacy fighting requests, adam sharp, former head news government twitter, said interview twitter engineers trying regenerate lost data, may able retrieve it, said person familiar company technology use social media platforms part us intelligence agencies concluded broader russian effort meddle election campaign, allegation kremlin denied several congressional committees, well special counsel robert mueller, investigating russian interference, including potential collusion trump associates moscow trump denied collusion september, facebook disclosed evidence operation based russia spent , thousands sponsored posts promoting divisive social political messages two year period may facebook said believed messages likely bought people russia election sources familiar facebook contacts congress said recently july year, company officials denying existence paid russian messaging, later acknowledged company found , sponsored traffic linked facebook accounts sources said investigators think paid messaging generated group called internet research agency st petersburg us officials called troll factory creates false identities copies real ones spread real, skewed, fake information kremlin congressional sources said facebook messaging went groups seemingly legitimate names heart texas, defend second, united muslims america, said many , followers groups appear bogus, set look like legitimate political organizations, investigators want learn groups, followers, origins, sources said said facebook lawyers argued turning additional data could compromise promise privacy users however, congressional investigators say russian messengers used fake identities, would legal claims privacy
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washington dramatically increased tensions talks renew north american free trade agreement proposing lifespan new deal limited five years, people familiar negotiations said thursday proposal called sunset clause
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mexican finance minister jose antonio meade said friday mexico peso reacting volatility tension nafta talks, mexico wanted reach consensus modernize trade pact benefit three member countries meade, speaking sidelines international monetary fund meeting washington, said mexico benefiting flexible liquid exchange rate peso hovering near five month low friday main scenario working scope negotiation agreement consensus benefits three countries driving us negotiation taking part good faith, meade said
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representatives facebook, twitter google asked appear nov hearings alleged russian interference us politics called us senate house intelligence committees, officials said facebook twitter already agreed send representatives senate committee hearing, congressional official said official knowledgeable house committee plans declined disclosed whether companies agreed send representatives hearing sources said google yet notified committees would send representatives hearings, though ultimately company likely
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mexico would keep trading canada north american free trade agreement nafta even united states opts abandon pact, mexico economy minister said friday, fourth round talks proceeded near washington nafta, itself, collapse, said ildefonso guajardo, speaking mexican television panel canada international trade minister fran ois philippe champagne possibility united states leaves treaty, treaty would keep regulating relations canada mexico, guajardo said tensions three trade partners increased president donald trump said wednesday would open bilateral deals mexico canada, warned might terminate pact altogether us proposal add called sunset clause force negotiations every five years also triggered unease nafta future guajardo champagne pushed back idea friday, saying sunset clause part modernized treaty champagne said sunset clause would cause uncertainty need sunset clause, said need take long term view another point discord emerged friday us negotiators disclosed proposals mandate least half content autos benefit nafta must made united states, sources familiar talks said canada mexico oppose idea, one trump administration key demands modernize pact
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us treasury secretary steven mnuchin said friday difficult trump administration tax plan cut taxes wealthiest earners cutting taxes, hard create system going also cut taxes top percent, mnuchin said institute international finance event washington sidelines imf world bank semi annual meetings also say percent invests lot money trying create disproportionate tax cuts top, added mnuchin said still expects tax reform legislation reach president donald trump desk signature early december
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us treasury secretary steven mnuchin friday said expects publish much anticipated review financial stability oversight council fsoc ahead review special rules would allow regulators step unwind troubled lender fsoc comprises country major financial regulators oversees designation large financial firms systemically important, process banks criticized opaque orderly liquidation authority ola, introduced dodd frank financial reform law, gives us regulators power step liquidate troubled bank instead putting traditional bankruptcy many republicans say ola powers excessive, many leaders banking industry defend powers
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new package us disaster assistance sailed house representatives thursday, despite president donald trump expressing impatience devote federal resources hurricane ravaged puerto rico recovery republican controlled house voted approve billion emergency relief puerto rico areas hit recent disasters senate approval expected coming weeks trump aides thursday suggested would limit much help puerto rico could expect washington solve longer term problems, although trump expected sign latest emergency package white house thursday evening issued statement saying trump administration pleased house approved relief funds pledged work congress going forward provide resources recover rebuild puerto rico grappling bankruptcy crisis owes billion creditors devastation hurricanes irma maria exacerbated dilapidated infrastructure, including power grid largely destroyed storms morning tweet, trump warned united states cannot keep fema, military first responders, amazing difficult circumstances pr forever fema federal emergency management agency, oversees disaster response united states presidential aides later thursday provided assurances washington abandon puerto rico, caribbean us territory population million votes aid package came trump fellow republicans congress expected consider additional aid coming weeks debate could grow contentious house speaker paul ryan scheduled lead bipartisan congressional delegation puerto rico friday conservatives displayed early signs spending fatigue republican representative tom cole, senior member house appropriations committee, said lawmakers urged find ways offset costs disaster relief besides latest aid package, congress last month approved billion help earlier storm damages, including hurricane harvey impact texas, wildfires concern couple disaster aid reform measures, cole told reuters wednesday could include savings national flood insurance program steps, added besides helping puerto rico recover maria, bill would also provide funds storm struck areas florida, texas us virgin islands, fire ravaged california cole said price tag could rise relief efforts transition emergency response rebuilding republican senator marco rubio florida, sizeable puerto rican community, told reuters urged trump create high level task force provide advice rebuilding puerto rico, president receptive idea much puerto rico remains without electricity running water three weeks maria landfall basically three weeks living th century, rubio said white house chief staff john kelly told reporters trump administration would stand american citizens puerto rico job done trump top legislative aide warned expecting washington help long term infrastructure problems president committed helping make sure necessary help rebuild island, elements pre existed hurricane, marc short said cnn house bill includes billion fema disaster relief fund that, billion earmarked loans local governments ensure puerto rico keep government programs operating beyond oct funds include million wildfire control billion would go help national flood insurance program cover claims reaching borrowing limit statement, white house said urged congress adopt reforms program ensure long term financial viability democratic representative nydia velazquez new york, large puerto rican community, chastised trump president united states tweeting threats withdraw assistance, outrage, insult, velazquez said
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us president donald trump praised people puerto rico friday, calling wonderful praising unmatched spirit us territorial island struggles recover hurricane maria weathers criticism handling aftermath wonderful people puerto rico, unmatched spirit, know bad things hurricanes , trump said twitter always
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top us government legal official given strong backing britain campaign force silicon valley compromise encrypted communications, rebuking tech firms failing balance crime fighting demands privacy needs us deputy attorney general rod rosenstein met senior british government officials including interior minister amber rudd chief mi intelligence agency thursday discuss encryption plans see head britain gchq service friday, told reuters point coordinating foreign partners challenges are, rosenstein said response question reporter global cyber security summit, organized skytop strategies top officials prime minister theresa may government, including rudd, trying rein encryption met quiet resistance tech leaders like facebook fbo , google googlo twitter twtrn critics see demands back door government snooping speech, rosenstein decried called warrant proof encryption puts zero value law enforcement british us officials argue default encryption settings free messaging apps, facebook whatsapp, hinder authorities ability collect evidence needed pursue criminals, even clear, court ordered mandates increasingly, tools use collect evidence run encryption tools designed defeat them, rosenstein said britain trying step attempts counter criminal activity online series islamist militant attacks year must ensure balances demands state security freedoms democratic societies tech companies many cyber security experts say requiring law enforcement access given access encrypted products broadly weaken security everything online banking shopping casual conversations among friends us deputy attorney general said seeking criticize technology firms rather lay trade offs many ways economic interests technology companies align law enforcement, rosenstein said one particular area
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leaders mexico canada thursday pledged work toward renegotiation north american free trade agreement nafta even talks taking place united states turned sour due hard line us demands speaking mexico city fourth round talks rehash nafta held near washington, canadian prime minister justin trudeau mexican president enrique pena nieto said committed win win win deal talks united states hit obstacles, tensions increasing dramatically thursday due us demands include adding called sunset clause nafta would force negotiations trillion pact every five years two sources direct knowledge talks arlington, virginia described atmosphere horrible highly charged walking away table based proposals put forward, trudeau said news conference response question whether clause poison pill talks asked whether bilateral deals possible talks failed, pena nieto said mexico would keep working canada united states reach deal beneficial three countries, suggested could ways move forward think canada mexico share nafta agreement good mechanism, one, good mechanism boost development region, pena nieto said us president donald trump says nafta, originally signed , disaster united states frequently threatened scrap unless major changes made besides sunset clause, united states also wants modify dispute settlement mechanisms boost amount us content autos must contain qualify tax free status business leaders three countries said us proposals could derail talks earlier thursday mexican finance minister jose antonio meade said mexico analyzing tariffs import substitution plans case nafta scrapped possibility identifying tariff measures, possibility identify markets providers markets turn to, meade told senators capital working that, working perfecting analysis identify industries companies could help contingency reach satisfactory negotiation meade give details tariffs analyzed , mexico successfully used targeted tariffs us goods pork cheese win dispute trucks meade comments tensions talks drove peso nearly five month low dollar, fall percent session currency shed close percent since oct concerns nafta talks could founder
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us demands favorable treatment north american free trade agreement, proposal new deal allowed expire five years, heightened tensions negotiators held another round talks renew pact week nafta, long opposed us president donald trump, first implemented eliminates tariffs trade united states, canada mexico underpins trillion trade key issues facing negotiators include us commerce secretary wilbur ross says united states seeking add called sunset clause nafta provide regular, systematic examination trade pact provision, causing nafta expire five years unless three countries decide renew it, met disbelief canada, mexico us chamber commerce say major reason trade deal provide investors certainty future united states wants us parts make least percent content autos made north america, parts region make least percent vehicles present cars must contain least percent american, canadian mexican content canada, mexico auto industry warn strict rules drive automakers make vehicles elsewhere, buy cheap asian parts pay tariffs united states sought ditch called chapter tool, binational panels hear complaints illegal subsidies dumping issue binding decisions washington argues chapter infringes sovereignty domestic laws canada said chapter updated, dispute settlement mechanism part updated nafta mexico also says dispute settlement mechanisms vital part deal give investors security quotas already feature nafta several agricultural commodities including dairy sugar, washington seeking eliminate non tariff barriers us agricultural exports dairy excluded original nafta deal, us president donald trump called canada restrictions dairy imports disgrace united states pushing canadian mexican governments open tender processes us made products, time defending existing buy american procurement laws proposal dubbed dollar dollar buy american provisions blocked use canadian steel build us bridges, canada pushing freer market government procurement united states exploring ways protect fresh fruit vegetable farmers florida georgia giving small growers easier access anti dumping measures, move mexico sees anti free trade also opposed larger us farm outfits use mexican fields sell cheap berries tomatoes us consumer year round nafta investor state dispute settlement united states proposed minor tweaking nafta chapter provisions, designed ensure firms invest abroad receive fair equitable treatment foreign governments opponents provisions argue infringe sovereignty benefit multinational corporations canada wants update mechanism allow governments regulate interest environment labor, comprehensive economic trade agreement canada recently negotiated european union mexico economy minister ildefonso guajardo last week criticized us proposal said aimed putting new restrictions companies deals mexico state run energy companies , mexico opened energy sector private investment says since raised least billion investment commitments
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prime minister justin trudeau said thursday canada walk away talks rehash north american free trade agreement nafta despite us proposal include clause could terminate pact five years speaking news conference mexican president enrique pena nieto mexico city fourth round talks renegotiate nafta held near washington, trudeau said committed win win win deal walking away table based proposals put forward, trudeau said, response question whether called sunset clause poison pill talks
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south korea trade minister kim hyun chong said friday united states may demand seoul guarantees step arms purchases imports us shale gas two countries renegotiate free trade agreement comments, made parliament, came seoul indicted last week open talks amending five year old bilateral deal, us president donald trump threatened terminate unless renegotiated us president donald trump said tweet last month allowing japan south korea buy substantially increased amount highly sophisticated military equipment united states, amid rising tensions north korea last month, seoul deployed four remaining launchers us anti missile system designed protect mounting threats pyongyang south korea, world second biggest liquefied natural gas lng importer japan, received first lng cargo year supply deal us exporter cheniere early july korea gas corp asked china trade retaliation south korea decision deploy us anti missile defence system, kim said korea abandoned option file complaints world trade organization wto china taking punitive measures restricting tourism south korea deployment us terminal high altitude area defence thaad system beijing worries system threaten security undermine regional stability
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president donald trump stop payments worth billions dollars health insurers subsidize low income americans, white house said thursday, move health insurers warned cause chaos insurance markets spike premiums move undermine president barack obama signature healthcare law, officially called affordable care act, drew criticism democrats threat lawsuit state attorneys general trump made payments, guaranteed insurers obamacare help lower pocket medical expenses low income consumers, month since taking office january repeatedly threatened cut disparaged bailout insurance companies white house said late thursday cannot lawfully pay subsidies health insurance companies white house statement said based guidance justice department, department health human services concluded appropriation cost sharing reduction payments insurance companies obamacare light analysis, government cannot lawfully make cost sharing reduction payments, statement said senate democratic leader chuck schumer house democratic leader nancy pelosi derided move joint statement, saying trump would single handedly push american healthcare premiums higher spiteful act vast, pointless sabotage leveled working families middle class every corner america, said make mistake it, trump try blame affordable care act, fall back pay price new york attorney general eric schneiderman said statement prepared lead attorneys general lawsuit allow president trump use new york families political pawns dangerous, partisan campaign eviscerate affordable care act cost, wrote summer, courts granted intervention defend vital subsidies quality, affordable health care ensure millions families across country coalition states stands ready sue president trump cuts
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white house said late thursday cannot lawfully pay subsidies health insurance companies obamacare health law, prompting howls protests democratic lawmakers white house statement said based guidance justice department, department health human services concluded appropriation cost sharing reduction payments insurance companies obamacare light analysis, government cannot lawfully make cost sharing reduction payments, statement said
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president donald trump plan make easier small businesses band together buy stripped health insurance plans could violate federal law governing employee benefit plans almost certainly challenged court, legal experts said trump signed executive order thursday aimed letting small businesses join nationwide associations purpose buying large group health plans subject coverage requirements affordable care act, commonly known obamacare industry experts said trump order could ultimately enable associations purchase insurance states fewest regulations would undermine obamacare, former democratic president barack obama signature healthcare law, republicans failed repeal several healthcare employment law experts said trump plan moves forward, states could argue federal government overstepped authority violation us employee retirement income security act erisa , law governs large group plans thursday order, trump asked department labor propose rules would allow employers participate association health plans legal experts said lawsuits might brought regulations issued dania palanker, assistant research professor georgetown university center health insurance reforms, said erisa granted states right regulate association health plans attorneys general could argue federal government overreached trump administration winds allowing associations buy health coverage across borders complies single state regulations attempt allow sale association plans small groups across state lines open legal scrutiny whether violating erisa undermining state authority, said palanker white house official said departments drafting rules way minimizes litigation risk department labor reviewing erisa course following president direction order, official said number state attorneys general democratic leaning states said thursday would fight efforts weaken obamacare, extended health insurance million americans, republicans call intrusive ineffective come surprise california prepared fight court protect affordable healthcare people, said xavier becerra, state democratic attorney general legal experts said states may argue associations formed purpose buying insurance employers erisa although erisa allows associations qualify employers manage large group plans, federal regulators generally required members associations high degree common interest beyond buying insurance, said allison hoffman, professor university pennsylvania school law trump order asks secretary labor, enforces erisa, consider expanding common interest requirements permit broader participation association health plans short term plans idea expanding association health plans across state lines long championed republican us senator rand paul, made key plank proposal repeal replace obamacare kentucky republican trump side president signed executive order paul proposal said erisa restrictive definition associations law needed amended thursday order also asked labor, treasury health human services departments look expanding participation cheaper, bare bones, short term limited duration insurance plans, subject aca timothy jost, professor washington lee university school law, said move would face fewer legal hurdles expansion association health plans current three month limitation use plans rule adopted obama administration last year, trump administration could roll back normal rulemaking process plans typically marketed individuals jobs gap coverage much cheaper aca plans, cover less exclude pre existing conditions
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white house chief staff john kelly slapped rumors resign fired said thursday push bring order west wing extend controlling president donald trump social media habits rare appearance reporters, retired general sought project aura calm white house criticized chaotic unless things change, quitting, getting fired, think fire anyone tomorrow, kelly told reporters kelly replaced trump first chief staff, reince priebus, tumultuous first six months office sought bring order often chaotic operation white house watch, trump parted ways chief strategist steve bannon top officials, new restrictions set streamline meetings material president reports kelly president frustrations persisted, sparking continued speculation pending shakeups trump confided friends felt constrained kelly moves limit access administration officials privately chafed restrictions well, sources familiar internal dynamics white house said disarray within executive branch concerned officials outside administration republican senator bob corker said kelly one three officials including secretary defense james mattis secretary state rex tillerson people help separate country chaos later told new york times trump risked setting nation path world war three critics president say frequent use twitter contributed sense chaos retired marine made clear see job arbiter trump tweets, pushing back criticism penchant order organization extended control president favorite mode social media communication brought job control anything flow information president make best decisions, kelly told reporters sent brought control measure effectiveness chief staff think doing, said
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president donald trump met wednesday stanford university economist john taylor search new chair federal reserve, white house official said trump joined meeting vice president mike pence members team helping search fed chair, including treasury secretary steve mnuchin, official told reuters trump working short list includes jerome powell, fed governor, kevin warsh, former fed governor, top economic adviser gary cohn, current fed chair janet yellen, whose term expires february, sources said
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republicans us congress, long staunchest opponents iran nuclear deal, may best hope preserving president donald trump declines friday certify tehran complying pact every republican congress opposed international accord reached democratic former president barack obama two years ago joined several democrats, nearly passed legislation kill deal iran agreed curb disputed nuclear program exchange sanctions relief however, agreement place strongly supported co signers britain, france, germany, russia china, many republicans still abhor pact nevertheless want blow fear would erode us credibility want find ways clamp tehran meeting officials trump obama administrations, european diplomats among themselves, preparing strategies save it, including pushing tougher inspections, changing law requiring trump certify tehran compliance setting new sanctions iran non nuclear activities flawed deal is, believe must enforce hell it, representative ed royce, republican chairman house foreign affairs committee, said wednesday friday, trump expected unveil broad strategy iran, including announcing decertify agreement ahead oct deadline, although could always change mind republican president goes ahead, would open day window congress could reimpose sanctions, step toward unraveling deal however, trump expected call lawmakers revive sanctions stops short recommending that, gives republicans room stand pat daniel kurtzer, former us ambassador israel professor princeton university, said political pressure could intense onslaught phone calls letters visits senators something iran, said israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu urged washington either fix iran deal nix wednesday, hr mcmaster, trump national security adviser, discussed iran republican chairmen house representatives national security committees thursday, intelligence officials scheduled classified briefing members house foreign affairs committee senate foreign relations committee chairman bob corker, key player iran debate, suggested changing iran review act co authored eliminate requirement trump recertify iran compliance deal every days, several congressional sources said trump, pledged campaign rip iran deal, recertified twice since taking office january hates twitter feud erupted week trump corker could complicate efforts influential republican broker deal would likely require democratic republican support congress administration need page, major breakdown working relationship one key republicans hill works democrats president iran policy bodes poorly, said elizabeth rosenberg, former treasury department official center new american security win conservative republicans iran hawks, corker leaders considering proposing sanctions iran non nuclear activities broader inspections, particularly iranian military facilities thursday, house foreign affairs committee approved sanctions targeting iran ballistic missiles development could come vote full house well end days congress react trump announcement
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republican lawmakers considering indirect paths meeting president donald trump goal slashing corporate tax rate percent, one toughest challenges face trying overhaul us tax code tax writers house representatives may opt phase percent corporate rate three five years lowering stages current percent, said two sources close tax discussions phase surfaced option among republicans house ways means committee closed completion actual tax legislation, working nine page framework unveiled trump sept house expected inactive friday next week come back week able put together bill move committee, republican representative kristi noem told reporters one biggest problems confronting republican tax reform push federal budget deficit, would hugely expanded trump proposals, according independent analyses cutting corporate rate immediately percent would reduce us tax revenues nearly trillion decade, according nonpartisan tax policy center think tank sources said house republicans believed could halve projected revenue loss rate cut phased details option unavailable administration contends cuts would pay stronger economic growth generating new tax revenues, although economists say unlikely different approach may emerge senate, republicans writing tax legislation sources knowledge discussions said senators might settle corporate tax rate percent, use unorthodox corporate integration strategy achieve effective rate percent less corporate integration, brainchild senate finance committee chairman orrin hatch, would help lower corporations tax bill giving deduction shareholder dividends, analysts said idea faced opposition past house senate alternatives surfaced week top republicans trump administration officials confronted skepticism republican controlled congress could cut corporate rate percent without ballooning deficit trump, earlier year called percent corporate tax rate reluctantly agreed percent, insisting go higher president made clear wants percent one part bill negotiable, treasury secretary steven mnuchin told cnbc house ways means committee chairman kevin brady told reporters thursday continue drive toward framework ensuring businesses anything higher percent corporate side asked meant percent rate first year, said moving toward whole design
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michigan governor rick snyder denied thursday misled us house representatives committee last year testimony flint water crisis lawmakers asked testimony contradicted witness court hearing house oversight government reform committee wrote snyder earlier thursday asking published reports one aides, harvey hollins, testified court hearing last week michigan notified snyder outbreak legionnaires disease linked flint water crisis december , rather snyder testified testimony truthful stand it, snyder told committee letter, adding office provided tens thousands pages records committee would continue cooperate fully last week, prosecutors michigan said dr eden wells, state chief medical executive already faced lesser charges, would become sixth current former official face involuntary manslaughter charges connection crisis charges stem cases legionnaires disease least deaths believed linked water flint city switched source lake huron flint river april wells among six current former michigan flint officials charged june five, including michigan health human services director nick lyon, charged time involuntary manslaughter stemming roles handling crisis crisis flint erupted tests found high amounts lead blood samples taken children predominantly black city , corrosive river water caused lead leach pipes drinking water lead levels flint drinking water since fallen levels considered dangerous federal regulators, state officials said
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us senator elizabeth warren thursday urged justice department top antitrust official recuse ongoing review inc planned billion acquisition time warner inc urged assistant attorney general antitrust makan delrahim, confirmed late last month, take part review previous statement merger pose major antitrust problem refusal recuse undermine public confidence division ability reach unbiased final decision matter, warren wrote letter warren concern deal based fact already owns directv, means proposed transaction would combine biggest pay tv provider major us content provider time warner stable content includes premium cable channel hbo, tnt news channel cnn, among others said last month plans reinvest advertising revenue content goes head head online streaming services netflix inc declined comment said hopes complete transaction end year justice department immediately respond request comment
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bipartisan pair michigan lawmakers introduced bill make easier automakers comply federal fuel efficiency requirements, trump administration considers softening standards require nearly doubling fuel economy us new vehicle fleet proposal, introduced late wednesday, would extend life fuel economy credits would currently expire five years, lift cap transferring credits car truck fleets award automakers credits emissions reductions measured existing test procedures measure proposed representatives fred upton, republican, debbie dingell, democrat, would also grant industry wish requiring environmental protection agency national highway traffic safety administration reconcile respective fuel economy standards industry comply one set rules proposal comes heels bipartisan measure create single federal standard self driving cars, also backed industry, track passage union concerned scientists said harmonization legislation similar bill introduced senate would allow manufacturers make vehicles average miles gallon less efficient group estimated would result additional us oil consumption million barrels oil, costing drivers billion additional million metric tons greenhouse gases alliance automobile manufacturers, trade group representing general motors co, toyota motor corp, volkswagen ag vowg pde others, praised bill recognizing consumer benefits come better alignment government programs group noted significant differences epa nhtsa award allow use credits last week, automakers told us regulators revise fuel efficiency mandates standards reflect cheap gas prices affecting consumer demand automakers want changes requirements would make easier comply fuel economy standards former president barack obama administration finalized rules double fleetwide average fuel economy miles per gallon , epa revised target mpg based rising truck sales obama administration said rules would save motorists trillion fuel costs cost auto industry billion years
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senator marco rubio said thursday urged us president donald trump create high level task force provide ideas advice helping puerto rico rebuild hurricane maria, president receptive idea rubio, republican florida deeply involved discussions response, told reuters task force could sounding board trump move beyond initial recovery phase broader long term recovery phase hurricane maria slammed puerto rico three weeks ago, killing least people leaving much caribbean island, us territory, without electricity safe drinking water disaster costs expected run tens billions dollars prior hurricane, puerto rico already struggling billion debt, flight residents us mainland aging infrastructure, including decrepit power grid incapacitated storm rubio said suggested forming advisory group conversation trump sunday asking me, need next rubio told reuters argument was, ideas, people even more, better ones, live lived puerto rico, understand politics, economics, pre existing challenges long term opportunities, said seemed like idea, said would follow see would look like, rubio said white house respond request comment discussions trump came fire thursday series tweets island economic problems said federal responders could stay territory forever rubio said federal responders would likely island longer conventional disaster mainland agreed would forever sure timing ideal given fact midst challenge continues evolve, said rubio, visited puerto rico sept survey hurricane damage, said confident island would get help needs short term emergency legislation bigger concern long term, told reuters minute telephone interview house representatives moved ahead billion loan puerto rico well billions disaster relief house easily passed bill, senate expected later month send trump signing law puerto rico economy ground halt storm government poised run money payroll essential services end october left congress little choice help fill gap, rubio said businesses functioning, taxpayers generating sort revenue income paid coffers, yeah, think big question whether loan ever repaid alternative said puerto rico governor, ricardo rossello, also asked billion block grants types funding white house looking address long term needs, including rebuild power grid lack electricity biggest problem puerto rico million residents basically three weeks living th century, rubio said puerto ricans, us citizens, likely continue flee mainland united states unless conditions improve, florida one top destinations rubio said oversight board charged resolving puerto rico debt crisis determine address island debt, noting private debt owed investors legal recourse cannot simply forgiven federal government think going federal bailout billions dollars spent bail puerto rico quite frankly never anyone puerto rico government ask that, rubio said island also running money medicaid, us health insurance program poor, half residents counted even storm threw many people work exodus mainland could accelerate unless perennial funding gap addressed, rubio said meantime, said thinks congress find money help puerto rico avert cliff healthcare many structural issues, hurricane could turning point better, worse, rubio said nation could rally focus puerto rico long neglected economic problems could one moments horrible storm took long things never really got better, lot people left never came back, said
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suggestion president donald trump us regulator pull broadcast licenses tv networks trump calls fake news met silence watchdog head ajit pai, history defending free speech rights pai, reconfirmed last week new five year term federal communications commission named chairman trump january, urged members congress denounce trump proposal little, any, chance success commission actually license broadcast networks cable stations hurdles denying licenses individual stations extremely high trump remarks wednesday threatened muzzle media fellow republican pai strong support press freedoms could conflict pai mounts ambitious plans overhaul federal communications regulations trump said twitter post network news become partisan, distorted fake licenses must challenged and, appropriate, revoked fair public ire raised nbc news report said called massive increase us nuclear arsenal, report trump denied trump supporters repeatedly used term fake news cast doubt media reports critical administration, often without providing evidence support case reports untrue pai office declined comment, despite reuters repeated requests wednesday thursday fcc, independent agency, issue licenses individual networks local stations, including directly owned broadcasters comcast corp cmcsao owns nbc comcast nbc declined comment trump remarks pai defended first amendment press freedoms october , said anyone fcc duty speak whenever americans first amendment rights stake wall street journal piece, pai said government place pressuring media organizations covering certain stories pai ambitious agenda, expected unveil details coming months includes proposing eliminate significant media ownership restrictions plan roll back former democratic president barack obama called net neutrality rules senator tom udall, new mexico democrat, said twitter trump comments unacceptable attacks firstamendment potus ajitpaifcc committed congress speak times like waiting us house representatives speaker paul ryan defended press freedoms thursday directly criticize trump first amendment always agree like guys write, right it, ryan said republican senator ben sasse asked trump recanting oath office defend first amendment march, pai told us congress agree trump said media enemy american people pai said would act independently white house media related matters last month, pai lamented people twitter demand fcc yank licenses cable news channels like fox news, msnbc, cnn disagree opinions expressed networks setting aside fact fcc license cable channels, demands fundamentally odds legal cultural traditions
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us energy secretary defended plan reward nuclear plants incentives criticism would manipulate markets telling congressional hearing thursday strong domestic nuclear industry boosted national security rick perry pushed federal energy regulatory commission sept issue rule within days would reward aging nuclear coal fired power plants store days fuel site said plants supported ability boost reliability us power grid many us representatives hearing, including democrat frank pallone, said plan favored aging industries, killed free markets would saddle consumers higher power bills one lawmaker pointed study icf consulting said power bills could rise million billion annually ferc issued perry plan perry said federal government disregarded nuclear power decades risk national security lose supply chain, lose intellectual chain supply bright scientists basically pushed nuclear industry back, going lose role leader comes nuclear energy world, perry said turn could hurt country ability address nuclear nonproliferation, perry said united states nuclear power reactors country russia, china countries rapidly building nuclear plants industry worry countries could become world top nuclear innovators perry plan divided energy industry, coal nuclear interests squaring natural gas drillers, solar wind power, consumer groups unclear ferc decide plan agency, independent arm energy department, declined request lengthen comment period perry plan republican representative pete olson suggested perry favor free energy markets governor texas perry said notion energy markets free without subsidies fallacy pallone said study perry directed energy department staff conduct concluded grid already reliable recent grid outages caused problems energy transmission, power plants several coal plants forced shut recent hurricanes mounds coal supply soaked heavy rains perry said plan directive ferc, added initiated start conversation protecting people outages extreme storms
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white house chief staff john kelly said thursday role control president donald trump twitter habit brought job control anything flow information president make best decisions, kelly told reporters sent brought control measure effectiveness chief staff think doing, said
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democratic us congressman asking department energy watchdog investigate energy secretary rick perry travel chartered aircraft, congressman said hearing thursday us representative frank pallone said perry trips chartered planes need scrutiny light extreme budget cuts department faces federal budget proposed republican president donald trump letter thursday energy department inspector general, pallone cited , trip perry took washington private airport kansas within minute drive kansas city international airport unclear secretary perry would require costly travel instances economical options readily available, pallone wrote perry said opening statement us house representatives energy commerce subcommittee energy hearing, former texas governor understood issue travel oversight need spend money travel appropriately thoughtfully travel lot job way think thoughtful, said perry charter flights cost taxpayers , , according records energy department released reuters friday one flights
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us attorney general jeff sessions said thursday policies allow immigrants seek asylum united states broken subject rampant abuse fraud speech department executive office immigration review, sessions said many immigrants taking advantage rules, urged congress pass legislation could make harder asylum petitions granted overhauling us asylum system list immigration proposals white house sent congress weekend president donald trump wants exchange legislative fix deferred action childhood arrivals daca program principles, including crackdown influx central american unaccompanied minors, likely non starters democrats sessions announce specific policy shifts speech urged congress act congress must pass legislative priorities president trump announced week, included significant asylum reform, swift border returns, enhanced interior enforcement, said said loopholes law allow immigrants, federal officials determine credible fear returning home countries, released pending hearing judge also advocated imposing enforcing penalties baseless asylum applications, elevating threshold standard proof credible fear interviews, expanding ability return asylum seekers safe third countries pass credible fear review, many people simply disappear never show immigration hearings, sessions said blamed obama administration policy shift allowed released custody, said believed many peoples credible fear claims simply ruse enter country illegally human rights first, group provides pro bono legal assistance refugees, said attorney general comments mischaracterized asylum seekers threats frauds individuals criminals, said senior director eleanor acer statement, mothers, teenagers, children desperate escape violence persecution
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president donald trump thursday prescribed quick fix undo obamacare executive order republicans us congress failed repeal replace healthcare law promised, industry experts said many steps involved slow trump plan rests one main pillar, creation associations multiple employers band together buy health plans law large employers law rests outside many mandates affordable care act, dubbed obamacare questions answers plans potentially, small business employees maybe even people would able buy plans executive order envisions associations form offer new health plans small businesses want join together clear order whether freelance workers individuals interested buying health insurance outside obamacare would able access association plans routes may decided federal rule making process, takes months currently associations united buy health insurance, order imagines creation many new associations around country allowing small businesses join forces create larger pool employees buying insurance, associations decrease risk higher proportion members costly illnesses drive coverage costs small employers clear would create groups, employer trade groups, like national restaurant association, advocated year allow restaurants band together buy healthcare groups first need create association, register us labor department, design benefit plans, sign medical providers hire third party company establishes networks doctors, advertise sell plans employees, insurance experts said signing providers doctors hospitals could challenging, especially across state lines, said dave dillon, fellow actuary society actuaries doctors hospitals charge higher prices uncertain many patients might have, even dealing known entities like large health insurers addition, americans next month due start buying plans next year open enrollment, whether employer means would table executive order provisions get ready , would fairly running spring early summer, would things place employers would want sell coverage date, dillon said, referring jan , time april rolls around, health insurers like aetna inc unitedhealth group inc benefit design brokers like aon plc mercer, part marsh mclennan cos, shopping around plans goal sign contracts summer gives time create advertisements documents go employees time sign plans would go sale november legal challenges democratic state attorneys general fought trump initiatives could delay associations forming, employers deciding move employees current small group plans offer plan employees currently served individual market
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us president donald trump thursday said federal assistance cannot stay forever us territory puerto rico following recent hurricanes, congress must determine much disaster funding provide series posts twitter, also said island electrical grid infrastructure already disaster hurricane maria struck last month
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white house chief staff john kelly said friday federal government would stand puerto rico recovery efforts job done, saying president donald trump recognizing reality tweet earlier day noted emergency response would go forever country, country, stand american citizens puerto rico job done, kelly told reporters white house, adding president tweet thursday morning exactly accurate going ever, said, referring personnel federal emergency management agency us military
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