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us secretary state rex tillerson said sunday firing three ballistic missiles north korea week provocative act united states continue seek peaceful resolution view provocative act united states allies, tillerson said interview fox news sunday going continue peaceful pressure campaign described it, working allies, working china well see bring regime pyongyang negotiating table
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president donald trump pardoned former arizona sheriff convicted criminal contempt case racial profiling, republican speaker house representatives, paul ryan, said saturday trump announced friday pardoning joe arpaio, anti immigration hardliner found guilty last month flouting court order barred officers detaining latino motorists solely suspicion illegal immigrants law enforcement officials special responsibility respect rights everyone united states allow anyone believe responsibility diminished pardon, ryan said statement speaker agree decision, ryan spokesman doug andres said prominent republicans, including arizona senator john mccain former florida governor jeb bush, also criticized trump controversial pardon arpaio, , outspoken supporter trump presidential campaign men argued tougher policies illegal immigration president, trump broad powers issue pardons said arpaio convicted job arpaio lost bid election arizona maricopa county november, years office
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white house adviser sebastian gorka, closely aligned nationalist faction led ousted senior strategist steve bannon, longer works president donald trump, white house said friday sebastian gorka resign, confirm longer works white house, white house official said statement official elaborate, statement suggested gorka fired gorka reportedly feuded national security adviser general hr mcmaster unhappy decision trump announced week
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us president donald trump likely rescind obama era policy protects nearly , immigrants entered country illegally children known dreamers, according media reports friday trump decision whether end deferred action childhood arrivals, daca, policy could announced early next week, reported abc news, citing multiple sources attorney general jeff sessions discussed program senior white house officials thursday, according administration official department homeland security spokesman david lapan denied reports department made recommendations daca white house continuing discussions daca nothing determined, lapan told reuters white house press secretary sarah sanders told reporters friday program continues review white house spokesperson told reuters congress legislate permanent solution plight children currently protected deportation daca trump pledged election campaign trail scrap former president barack obama executive orders immigration, including daca immigrant advocates reacted news flurry statements, promising defend program protest legal action immigrant youth fought create daca program fight like hell defend it, said greisa martinez rosas, advocacy director daca beneficiary united dream said statement civil rights groups said ending program could increase racial divisions country wake recent violence charlottesville ten republican state attorneys general june urged trump administration rescind daca program, noting government revoke permits already issued federal government withdraw daca sept , attorneys general said would file legal challenge program texas federal court signed letter represent alabama, arkansas, idaho, kansas, louisiana, nebraska, south carolina, tennessee, texas west virginia larger coalition republican attorneys general challenged obama era policy covering illegal immigrant parents, known dapa, blocked courts took effect department homeland security rescinded policy earlier year
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us president donald trump signed executive order prohibits dealings new debt venezuelan government state oil company friday effort halt financing white house said fuels president nicolas maduro dictatorship maduro, frequently blamed united states waging economic war venezuela, said united states seeking force venezuela default said would succeed order washington biggest sanctions blow date maduro intended punish leftist government trump called erosion democracy oil rich country, already reeling economic crisis suggests weakening already strained relations two countries three days ago, maduro said relations caracas washington lowest point ever trying attack venezuela crazy, said maduro tv broadcast friday efforts people, fail venezuela stronger, free, independent venezuela faces severe recession millions suffering food medicine shortages soaring inflation south american nation relies oil percent export revenue citgo petroleum pdvsacul , us refiner venezuela ailing state run oil company pdvsa, practically forced close order, warned maduro, adding preliminary analysis showed sanctions would impede venezuelan crude exports united states said calling urgent meetings us clients venezuelan oil new sanctions ban trade new issues us dollar denominated debt venezuelan government pdvsa pdvsaul ban applies use us financial system result, tricky pdvsa refinance heavy debt burden investors expected pdvsa would seek ease upcoming payments operation, last year, usually requires new bonds issued additional financial pressure pdvsa could push cash strapped company closer possible default, bolster reliance key allies china russia, already lent caracas billions dollars want us fall default, said maduro, adding two thirds venezuelan bond holders united states maduro insisted venezuela would continue paying debts decision also blocks citgo petroleum sending dividends back south american nation, senior official said, blow pdvsa coffers however, order stops short major ban crude trading could disrupted venezuela oil industry worsened country faltering economy also protects holders existing venezuelan government pdvsa bonds, relieved sanctions go venezuelan pdvsa bonds trading broadly higher friday afternoon maduro may longer take advantage american financial system facilitate wholesale looting venezuelan economy expense venezuelan people, us treasury secretary steven mnuchin said friday venezuela oil ministry pdvsa immediately respond request comment pdvsa, financial engine maduro government, already struggling due low global oil prices, mismanagement, allegations corruption brain drain washington last month sanctioned pdvsa finance vice president, simon zerpa, complicating company operations americans banned business trump far spared venezuela broader sanctions vital oil industry, officials said actions consideration republican president also warned military option venezuela, although white house national security adviser hr mcmaster said friday actions anticipated near future venezuela months struggled find financing pdvsa cash flow problems corruption scandals led institutions tread cautiously, regardless sanctions russia state oil company rosneft emerged increasingly important source financing pdvsa, according reuters report least two occasions, venezuelan government used russian cash avoid imminent defaults payments bondholders, high level pdvsa official told reuters point view country scrape without defaulting year, largely help chinese russian backing squeezing imports next year tossup, said raul gallegos, analyst consultancy control risks however, china grown reticent extend loans payment delays corruption russia negotiating financing exchange oil assets venezuela, sources told reuters, going forward would difficult opec member provide enough assets keep loans destined bond payments venezuela government around billion available cash make billion bond payments end year cover import food medicine, according documents reviewed reuters
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democrats us congress wield little clout nowadays, likely plenty influence looming issue us debt ceiling party leaders considering whether try convert advantage bargaining power tax reform even though control white house chambers congress, republicans divided among pressing fiscal issues rattle financial markets test president donald trump ability keep country accounts order debt ceiling legal cap much money federal government borrow fund budget deficits meet debt obligations failure meet payments could lead default downgrade america credit rating, potential trigger global financial shockwaves speaking reporters white house friday, us treasury secretary steven mnuchin said percent confident debt ceiling would raised september scenario government paying bills, mnuchin said action needed raise debt ceiling sept , administration warned, although fiscal experts say deadline may actually mid october trump administration wants congress pass clean increase, without extraneous political measures attached but, reflecting long divisions party fiscal policy, many conservative republicans said vote debt limit bill also contain promises federal spending cuts so, analysts say, trump republican leaders need votes democrats, generally favor clean bill, raise debt limit avoid default armed edge, democrats considering using debt debate press republicans bipartisan tax reform, said democratic senate aides, would inject new uncertainty debt limit issue overhauling tax code top priority trump fellow republicans, made little progress since president took office january behind closed doors planning process far tax reform ignored democrats senate democratic leader chuck schumer house representatives democratic leader nancy pelosi skeptical supporting debt ceiling increase republicans pursue tax cuts democrats say would cause federal deficit balloon telling republicans intention use debt limit increase allow tax cuts wealthy, going harder time getting democratic votes, said senate democratic aide senate democrats offered earlier month move forward bipartisan legislation taxes, condition changes add deficit benefit wealthy now, senate house democrats watching republicans trump administration wrangle debt ceiling, clear plan yet sight senate majority leader mitch mcconnell house speaker paul ryan said want clean bill ryan said thursday congress pass legislation raise federal debt ceiling, noting lawmakers several options mcconnell said debt ceiling raised, spokesman said thursday pelosi spokesman drew hammill said email leader pelosi expressed support clean debt ceiling hike, also echoed concerns many house democrats supporting move republicans simultaneously blow multi trillion dollar hole deficit tax cuts millionaires billionaires given stakes, schumer pelosi would face daunting task holding parties lawmakers together want squeeze concessions republicans country brink potential default democrats skeptical strategy could work ought get debt ceiling done bad precedent try use debt ceiling leverage political objectives, said representative john yarmuth, top democrat house budget committee federal reserve governor jerome powell expressed concern friday possibility debt ceiling raised debt ceiling raised, united states would able pay bills never happened would unprecedented could major shock economy, powell said interview cnbc conference jackson hole, wyoming democrats talking using debt ceiling lever republican tax reform since june laid conditions working together tax legislation aug letter trump republican leaders mcconnell flatly rejected idea broad bipartisanship could way forward taxes republicans cannot agree budget resolution fiscal needed unlock legislative provision would allow pass tax bill senate, republicans slim majority, without democratic support
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federal prosecutors friday opposed last ditch effort new jersey senator robert menendez allow periodic delays federal corruption trial newark, new jersey, next month travel washington cast critical senate votes us district judge william walls tuesday rejected menendez request, saying democrat free absent testimony deserve special treatment, worse better defendant filing thursday, menendez said constitutional obligations constituents justified altering trial schedule could vote raising debt ceiling avoid government shutdown, rewriting tax code renewing soon expire national flood insurance program republicans narrow senate majority, menendez said july failed effort repeal affordable care act showed absence vote could potentially determinative trial scheduled begin sept prosecutors friday said scheduling conflicts resulted menendez lengthy, failed pursuit meritless argument constitution immunized prosecution defendant receive special treatment based power privilege, prosecutors said court reject defendant menendez effort let politics washington dictate trial schedule newark menendez later countered us supreme court precedents common sense justified accommodation unclear judge rule menendez request senator charged accepting campaign donations gifts, including stay caribbean villa private jet flights, co defendant salomon melgen exchange lobbying florida eye doctor behalf men pleaded guilty fraud bribery jury selection completed wednesday menendez found guilty removed senate new jersey governor chris christie completes term jan , , christie, republican, could name replacement christie successor could fill subsequent vacancy case us v menendez et al, us district court, district new jersey, cr
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us president donald trump signed memorandum friday directs us military accept transgender men women recruits halts use government funds sex reassignment surgeries active personnel unless process already underway memo, released white house, laid detail ban transgender individuals serving us armed forces trump announced via twitter last month, reversing policy shift started predecessor, president barack obama it, trump directed department defense department homeland security stop using government funds sex reassignment procedures unless necessary protect health individual already begun course treatment reassign sex, memo said order requires secretary defense jim mattis determine coming months handle transgender individuals currently serving military using criteria including military effectiveness lethality, budget constraints law white house official briefed reporters memo declined specify whether transgender service men women currently active military could continue serve based criteria official said trump decided obama administration identified sufficient basis changing long standing policy transgender troops memo called mattis submit plan trump february , , implement changes trump decision appealed conservative political base creating uncertainty thousands transgender service members, many came pentagon said would allow transgender people serve openly change drew swift criticism advocates lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender lgbt rights president order remove transgender service members united states armed forces deny healthcare nothing less purge, matt thorn, executive director outserve sldn, group dedicated lgbt equality military, said statement military strongest people fit serve opportunity unprecedented policy amounts purge qualified, contributing troops, serve undermine unit cohesion weaken military readiness, said jennifer levi, official gay rights group glad glbtq legal advocates defenders statement asked policy squared trump pledge stand gay rights, white house official said president would ensure rights protected critical previously transgender changes obama administration
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venezuelan president nicolas maduro said friday us counterpart donald trump executive order prohibiting dealings new debt venezuelan government state oil company pdvsa designed push crisis hit country default essentially forces closure us refining unit citgo maduro added tv address presidential palace preliminary analysis showed sanctions would impede venezuela crude exports united states
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special counsel robert mueller issued grand jury subpoenas seeking testimony public relations executives worked international campaign organized former trump campaign adviser paul manafort, nbc news reported friday, citing people familiar matter first indication mueller, investigating possible collusion president donald trump campaign team russia, beginning compel witness testimony grand jury, nbc said russia government denied interfering election president denied collusion took place one executive whose firm received subpoena told nbc mueller team looking lobbying campaign, ran firms involved campaign received subpoenas documents weeks ago, mueller team seeking testimony, nbc quoted saying manafort, whose virginia apartment raided fbi agents last month, key figure mueller probe longtime political consultant lobbyist investigated possible money laundering targeted someone might testify former colleagues, two people familiar mueller work said
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special counsel robert mueller examining role, former national security adviser mike flynn may effort obtain hillary clinton emails russian hackers, wall street journal reported friday efforts seek hackers stole emails former democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton led republican activist peter smith, journal said mueller appointed special counsel determine whether collusion president donald trump presidential campaign moscow flynn resigned february revelations discussed us sanctions russia russian ambassador united states trump took office misled vice president mike pence conversations representatives white house mueller office could immediately reached comment
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president donald trump took republican senator bob corker task twitter friday, apparently responding foreign relations committee chair comment trump understand nation character demonstrated competence strange statement bob corker considering constantly asking whether run tennessee happy trump wrote tennessee senator responding trump comments violence neo nazi white supremacist protest earlier month, corker recently said, president yet able demonstrate stability, competence, needs demonstrate order successful
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senate republicans get rid filibuster rule go majority, bills passed dems control senate edt
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us treasury secretary steven mnuchin said friday nation debt ceiling raised september talks congressional leaders parties everyone page strong preference clean debt ceiling increase , important issue debt ceiling raised september, mnuchin told reporters white house, indicating interest legislation stray unrelated territory discussions leaders parties house senate page, added government intends pay debts debt ceiling raised
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financial markets fretting fiscal situation washington, deadlines looming late september early october us budget federal debt ceiling republican president donald trump stoked anxieties threatening aug shut government congress fund us mexico border wall need know budget debt ceiling, separate issues ones politically connected congress supposed pass annual spending bills around end federal fiscal year sept fund us government, disagreements often prevent happens, lawmakers usually pass temporary bill extending current spending levels changes days, weeks months, work long term agreement even short term budget patch cannot agreed congress, president decides veto either long term short term budget measure, government shuts year, congress returns sept long summer recess, lawmakers working days pass budget measure, probably short term patch, known continuing resolution, keep government open budget measure passed oct , trump vetoes budget deal mexican border wall demand, portions government begin shut non essential employees go without pay agreement reached last time government shut down, october two weeks, dispute funding former democratic president barack obama healthcare law three shutdowns s, longest lasting days shutdowns, brief partial shutdowns hurt federal workers, rattle financial markets shake confidence us government abroad, date done little lasting economic damage, according analysts debt ceiling legal cap much money us government borrow bonds debt issued us treasury stands trillion, close actual national debt since march, treasury using financial extraordinary measures stave hitting ceiling ceiling hit, congress must raise not, government cannot keep borrowing matters government spends collects taxes accounts federal budget deficit washington continually borrows money cover bills treasury said congress must increase debt ceiling sept however, default likely could staved weeks extraordinary measures, analysts said case, legislation raise debt limit need adopted, latest, mid october, said debt ceiling raised government longer pay bills, default results, along likely downgrade us credit rating political gridlock never led united states reaching debt ceiling bills going unpaid, close calls standoff august cost country top notch bond rating credit ratings agency standard poor caused jarring two weeks financial markets since global financial crisis two move separate tracks, likely get tangled, republican opponents increasing debt ceiling probably demanding federal spending cuts analysts said congress may try tackle issues time, perhaps single piece legislation spending debt ceiling bills pass republican led house representatives simple majority vote senate, republicans hold seats, votes needed pass, meaning bills need democratic support trump made us mexico border wall central promise presidential campaign also promised mexico would pay it, mexico steadfastly refused trump largely stopped talking pledge conservative house republicans agree president need wall say border wall funding priority spending legislation already indicated willing shut government get moderate republicans called shutdown unwise, republican leaders determined prevent one, fearing would worsen doubts party ability govern democrats uniformly opposed trump wall say blame shutdown would rest solely republicans trump administration reversed course earlier month said would back clean raising debt ceiling, meaning would tied policy measures democrats moderate republicans also support clean debt ceiling increase conservative republicans, especially house, often use debt ceiling legislation insist changes spending, making opposed clean bill
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federal government notified us state election officials voting systems targeted suspected russian hackers presidential campaign, information likely never made public, top state election chief told reuters absolutely never going learn it, even know it, judd choate, state election director colorado president national association state election directors, said interview thursday group summer conference nearly months republican donald trump upset presidential victory democrat hillary clinton, choate said spoken single state election director told us department homeland security state among attacked lack information sharing election breaches reflects difficulty state federal officials working together protect us voting cyber threats us elections run state local governments, varying degrees technical competence dhs told congress june states targeted presidential race, small number breached, evidence votes manipulated reports said states targeted choate said heard numbers mentioned several lawmakers, including senator mark warner, top democrat us senate intelligence committee, expressed frustration dhs refusal identify states targeted arizona illinois confirmed last year hackers targeted voter registration systems statement, dhs refute states notified targeted, adding agency informed owners operators systems potentially victimized may necessarily state election officials dhs working senior state election officials determine best share information protecting integrity investigations confidentiality system owners, agency said us intelligence agencies concluded kremlin orchestrated operation included hacking online propaganda intended tilt november election trump favor several congressional committees investigating special counsel robert mueller leading separate probe russia matter, including whether moscow colluded trump campaign russia denied election meddling trump denied collusion four day conference election directors originally supposed issues like voter registration, took sharp turn following election hacking election, lawyers, choate said election, cyber security experts dhs representatives event fended questions whether federal government would prepared mobilize sufficient support states event catastrophic cyber attack near elections want make sure learn missteps may happened want make sure continue building things right, robert gatlin, dhs cyber official, said panel discussion gatlin said agency working us intelligence agencies downgrade classified information could shared states information cyber attacks typically guarded high classification may involve nation state involvement contain sensitive sources methods, said legislation recently approved senate intelligence committee would require director national intelligence sponsor top secret security clearance eligible election officials state, something national association secretaries state advocated bill would also require dhs submit report congress detailing cyber attacks attempted cyber attacks foreign governments us election infrastructure election choate said communication cyber threats improved federal agencies since election decision outgoing obama administration january elevate voting systems critical infrastructure designation prior election, state officials worried closer oversight election systems represented dangerous federal intrusion local affairs
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us treasury secretary steven mnuchin said friday new sanctions imposed venezuela aimed hobbling regime president nicolas maduro restricting country access us debt equity markets urge within regime, including sanctioned, distance violence dictatorship, mnuchin told reporters white house said sanctions aimed changing leadership venezuela white house national security adviser hr mcmaster said news conference united states plans take military action venezuela, president donald trump intended take advantage broad range integrated options future
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united states trying promote humanitarian crisis venezuela imposing new sanctions, foreign affairs minister jorge arreaza said friday sanctions announced white house speaking un headquarters new york, arreaza said threats supposed sanctions united states uncivilized politics said venezuelan president nicolas maduro attend annual gathering world leaders un, scheduled next month
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ohio republican governor, john kasich, colorado governor john hickenlooper, democrat, discussed idea joint run white house , axios cnn reported friday citing unidentified source, cnn said discussions organizational level bid, would challenge republican president donald trump expected election campaign complicate democratic efforts regain white house trying show country honorable people disagree, still problem solve together, quoted source saying kasich, among dozen republican candidates defeated trump last year presidential primary campaign, would top ticket, according cnn axios online news outlet kasich adviser john weaver told reuters two governors outstanding working relationship done great job showing two people different parties work together model work issues, said weaver, say reports inaccurate trump, real estate developer former reality television star approval rating percent seven months office, held series election campaign events earlier month vice president mike pence denied new york times report preparing presidential run, saying suggestion disgraceful offensive spokeswoman hickenlooper immediately respond request comment hickenlooper kasich working proposal stabilize health insurance markets, axios said plan extend joint platform include immigration job creation kasich, whose state opted expand medicaid obamacare, criticized far unsuccessful republican efforts repeal affordable care act, passed democratic president barack obama said interview national public radio aired week possibility national single payer health coverage part discussions hickenlooper jobs plan focus coming displacement automation, prescriptions include trade, workforce training optimistic hopeful message, balanced honest admission jobs coming back, axios said
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us ambassador united nations nikki haley said friday us sanctions venezuela strong message president nicolas maduro united states would tolerate dictatorship country haley, speaking united nations headquarters new york, said asked meet un visiting venezuelan foreign minister jorge arreaza
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gary cohn, president donald trump top economic adviser, drafted letter resignation administration weak response recent clashes neo nazis anti racism protesters, decided stay job, new york times reported friday cohn spoke publicly controversy first time interview financial times newspaper, saying administration needed clearly reject hate groups said equivalence white supremacists neo nazis protest inequality believe administration must better consistently unequivocally condemning groups everything heal deep divisions exist communities, former goldman sachs president told newspaper citizens standing equality freedom never equated white supremacists, neo nazis, kkk, added cohn criticism came nearly two weeks white supremacist neo nazi activists clashed anti racism protesters charlottesville, virginia, plan remove statue robert e lee, confederate general us civil war man thought neo nazi sympathies drove car crowd counterprotesters, killing one woman injuring dozen others following clashes, trump said violence sides, remarks spurred condemnation republican democratic politicians cohn stood nearby impromptu trump tower news conference president insisted fine people sides charlottesville cohn considered resigning trump response, newspapers reported, citing sources cohn went far draft resignation letter, new york times reported, citing two people familiar document cohn said felt compelled voice distress events last two weeks came intense pressure quit trump reaction incident decided jewish american, allow neo nazis ranting jews replace us cause jew leave job, said, referring chants neo nazis charlottesville feel deep empathy targeted hate groups must unite together
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us president donald trump begin major push next week convince public need tax reform, shifting focus fiscal policy effort win big legislative victory end year, financial times reported friday trump would begin effort next wednesday speech missouri, first series addresses generate public support issue, gary cohn, director national economic council, told newspaper completely engaged tax reform, cohn told ft interview starting next week president agenda calendar going revolve around tax reform start road making major addresses justifying reasoning tax reform although cohn stressed tax reform would front center trump agenda, republican controlled congress faces two pressing issues returns august recess sept lawmakers need approve increase us debt ceiling allow federal government keep borrowing money paying bills, including debt obliterations separately need pass least stop gap spending measures keep government operating deadlines issues loom within weeks lawmakers return break asked ft whether debate debt ceiling could derail tax reform drive, cohn said end day, congress increase debt ceiling
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affordable housing advocates closely watching package bills currently consideration california lawmakers would invest billions dollars helping alleviate state severe housing crisis years, california residents struggled afford surging real estate rental prices many country expensive housing markets nearly one third california renters pay percent income toward rent passed, bills would create permanent million year fund affordable housing, streamline approval process housing construction cities authorize billion bond ballot, first housing bond california decade state senate approved package, assembly, expected vote next week, shown reticence costs lawmakers worked closely democratic governor jerry brown, july announced support general obligation bond, permanent funding source affordable housing regulatory reform comprehensive approach long needed california, brown said july astronomical housing costs straining family budgets stressing employees afford live work unacceptable thursday, california treasurer john chiang urged state lawmakers quickly pass package well increase general obligation bond billion billion kick start construction opportunity move decisively ease million unit shortfall affordable housing must think big act boldly, chiang statement senate president pro tempore kevin de le n assembly speaker anthony rendon also expressed support housing deal homeownership rates california lowest since lack supply seen major contributor problem production new homes across state averaged less , annually last decade, far projected need , additional homes annually, according california department housing community development
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requested mitch paul r tie debt ceiling legislation popular va bill passed easy approval edt
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president donald trump picked new fight thursday fellow republicans, saying congressional leaders could avoided mess raising us debt ceiling taken advice latest stream criticisms could undermine aims cut taxes, pass budget rebuild infrastructure, trump sought blame party leaders congress fails agree raise cap much federal government may borrow treasury department said ceiling must raised sept not, government would unable borrow money pay bills, including debt payments could hurt united states credit rating, cause financial turmoil, harm us economy possibly trigger recession trump said advised republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell house representatives speaker paul ryan link passage legislation raising debt ceiling bill veterans affairs signed law aug big deal dems holding usual debt ceiling approval could easy mess trump said twitter posts recent media reports suggest trump relationship mcconnell deteriorated amid repeated attacks trump republican senate majority leader for, among things, failing get healthcare bill passed new york times reported tuesday mcconnell trump locked political cold war, especially aug phone call said devolved shouting match th th trump assailed mcconnell via twitter, angered speech mcconnell said trump excessive expectations congress trump salvo ran counter efforts week white house mcconnell office play reports discord spokesman mcconnell noted senate majority leader said earlier week, appearance treasury secretary steven mnuchin, debt ceiling would raised mcconnell unequivocal it, said spokesman stewart said mcconnell mentioned wednesday statement senate leader issued shared goals trump ryan, speaking town hall meeting tax reform boeing plant washington state, also said congress would pass legislation raise ceiling time ensure debt payment white house spokeswoman sarah sanders denied need repair ties trump top republican lawmakers think relationships fine, told reporters certainly going policy differences, also lot shared goals focused raising debt ceiling one must pass measures congress take returns sept congress working days return approve spending measures keep government open budget debt cap separate, likely become entangled, republican opponents debt ceiling increase expected demand federal spending cuts trump threatened tuesday shut government congress failed secure funding long promised wall along us mexican border threat added new wrinkle republicans months long struggle reach budget deal, rattling markets drawing rebukes republicans democrats, solidly opposed funding wall, slammed trump comments spending debt ceiling bills could pass republican led house simple majority vote, need votes pass senate, republicans hold seats, meaning need democratic support respected think tank said report thursday government might enough money pay bills oct washington raise debt cap treasury might enough money day make roughly billion payment due military retirement fund, according bipartisan policy center moody investors service said would consider stripping united states top notch rating event default late skipped payments non debt obligations government ran short funds warning possible us downgrade seemed less dire narrower scope one issued wednesday fitch ratings trump often expressed frustration congress passed significant legislation since took office january, particularly failure pass bill replace democratic former president barack obama healthcare law
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us interior secretary ryan zinke said thursday sent recommendations review two dozen national monuments president donald trump, indicating could scaled back allow hunting fishing economic development recommendations follow day study national monuments across country, created presidents since , trump ordered april part broader effort increase development federal lands review cheered energy, mining, ranching timber advocates drawn widespread criticism threats lawsuits conservation groups outdoor recreation industry fears zinke would recommend outright elimination monuments list, thursday, speaking associated press billings, montana, said recommend eliminating zinke said statement recommendations would provide much needed change local communities border rely lands hunting fishing, economic development, traditional uses, recreation specify monuments plans recommend scaled back associated press reported zinke said would recommend changing boundaries handful sites zinke already announced recommendation shrink size one site review, million acre bears ears national monument utah created former president barack obama late last year last weeks, zinke said six monuments, including upper missouri river breaks home state montana, would left intact report draft, continuing work interior getting best information base recommendations trump, white house official said final report, coming weeks, make public timing public release recommendations set trump argued previous administrations abused right create monuments antiquities act putting huge areas, mainly western states, limits drilling, mining, logging, ranching activities without adequate input locals law enables president declare certain areas historic scientific interest national monument confined smallest area compatible proper care management objects protected graphic review monuments tmsnrtrs itkqfd designation national monument permanent, prohibits mining sets stringent protections ecosystems site designation offers permanent protection federal designations like national wilderness conservation areas president ever revoked previous designation reduced size monuments conservation groups growing outdoor retail industry launched public campaigns last weeks urge zinke leave monuments intact, vowed challenge court recommendation secretary zinke shrink national monuments hypocritical best ruinous worst, said michael brune, director sierra club one republican congressman utah, rob bishop, chairman house representatives natural resources committee, said yet seen full report briefed aspects zinke said committee would eventually take legislation carry zinke recommendations may attempt reform antiquities act reform antiquities act, failures future, said
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us president donald trump called egyptian president abdel fattah al sisi thursday said keen overcome obstacles way cooperation, days us said would withhold financial aid egypt president abdel fattah al sisi received phone call tonight us president donald trump affirmed strength friendship egypt united states expressed keenness continuing develop relationship overcome obstacles might affect it, sisi office said statement late thursday tuesday, two us sources familiar matter told reuters washington decided deny egypt million aid delay million failed make progress respecting human rights democracy egypt, important regional partner united states control suez canal border israel, receives billion aid annually critical us decision foreign ministry said wednesday decision withhold aid reflected poor judgment could negative implications achieving common goals interests two countries decision reflects us desire continue security cooperation well frustration cairo stance civil liberties particular, new law regulating non governmental organizations widely seen part growing crackdown dissent, said us sources, spoke condition anonymity egyptian rights activists said face worst crackdown history sisi, accusing erasing freedoms arab spring uprising ended hosni mubarak year rule egyptian lawmakers said ngo law needed national security egyptian government long accused human rights groups taking foreign funds sow chaos, several facing investigation regarding funding sisi foreign minister sameh shoukry met trump son law senior adviser jared kushner cairo wednesday neither presidency ministry mentioned aid issue statements released meetings
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us court thursday rejected bid republican voters throw congressional districts drawn democratic lawmakers maryland three judge panel sitting baltimore, divided , also put action case hold pending us supreme court upcoming decision similar case wisconsin could set new test courts nationwide handle claims heart maryland case decision redraw state sixth congressional district, previously held republican held democrat challengers say move partisan gerrymander violation us constitution intentionally diluted republican vote gerrymandering manipulation electoral boundaries gain political advantage new map introduced, republican representative roscoe bartlett lost election democrat john delaney democrats hold seven state eight congressional seats state governor, larry hogan, republican widespread nature gerrymandering modern politics matched almost universal absence defend negative effect democracy, judge paul niemeyer, republican appointee, wrote dissenting opinion indeed, democrats republicans decried wielded opponents nonetheless continue gerrymander self interest given opportunity, added two judges democratic appointees oct , us supreme court hear oral arguments republican line drawing wisconsin, democrats say diluted votes case gives court opportunity issue ruling saying whether challenges gerrymandering brought maps drawn solely partisan grounds court previously thrown maps evidence state sought dilute vote racial minority high court decision could dictate whether maryland case move forward
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white house said thursday committed making sure congress raises nation debt limit even president described looming legislative process mess job inform congress debt ceiling job raise it, white house spokeswoman sarah sanders told reporters need make sure pay debts still committed making sure gets raised story corrects quote paragraph raise raise
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us energy department report calls incentives boost coal fired nuclear power plants following slew closures said undermined reliable sources electricity findings study, released late wednesday, drew praise coal nuclear industries mixed reaction renewable energy groups
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white house said thursday need repair relationship president donald trump republican congressional leaders, despite recent policy disputes think relationships fine, white house spokeswoman sarah sanders said white house briefing certainly going policy differences, also lot shared goals focused
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us congress pass legislation raise federal debt ceiling lawmakers number options avoiding default, house representatives speaker paul ryan said thursday pass legislation make sure pay debts hit debt ceiling debt ceiling, ryan said tax reform event boeing plant washington state many different options front us achieve that, added pay debts country continue later, interview cnbc, ryan said considered option attaching legislation raising debt ceiling measure congress passed recently extending money veterans programs comments came president donald trump said twitter congress could avoided mess ryan senate majority leader mitch mcconnell taken advice link debt ceiling veterans funding measure option looking va deadline came able then, ryan told cnbc congress passed veterans measure early august trump signed august really worried this, plenty options ahead us raise debt ceiling, ryan said, adding interpret trump tweets going speaker sidestepped question whether options included clean hike debt ceiling, saying want negotiate media house conservative republicans pushing variety add ons debt limit bill, deep spending cuts sale government assets government bumped statutory limit borrowing trillion march since then, treasury secretary steven mnuchin take extraordinary measures stave default congress agrees raise treasury borrowing capability trump administration hoping congress would pass debt limit bill embarking long summer recess
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us house representatives speaker paul ryan thursday rejected speculation future tax legislation could include temporary tax cuts businesses, saying macro economic elements tax reform including rates must permanent passionately believe permanence very, important big decision making provisions tax code
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us president donald trump remains committed optimistic achieving israeli palestinian peace, son law senior adviser told sides thursday first visit region since last month surge violence little suggest breakthrough significant progress toward ending decades old conflict imminent kushner met separately israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu palestinian president mahmoud abbas palestinians still seeking pledge support trump administration creation palestinian state alongside israel
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us government might enough money pay bills oct washington raise cap federal borrowing, respected think tank said report thursday treasury might enough money day make roughly billion payment due military retirement fund, according bipartisan policy center coming short cash oct could also lead government delay payments due day social security benefits military pay, bpc said report highlights urgency facing trump administration work congress raise federal government trillion cap borrowing missing payments could trigger financial turmoil hit us economy, possibly triggering recession credit agency warned america credit rating risk october particularly difficult day federal finances, said bipartisan policy center, considered expert projecting fiscal deadlines losing ability borrow oct would mean approximately percent funds owed government month would go unpaid, dealing immediate blow us economy, bpc said washington scraping debt ceiling since march, putting payments government funds keep borrowing investors making debt payments bpc noted substantial uncertainty knowing washington could stop able pay bills projects date could fall oct middle month treasury secretary steve mnuchin told lawmakers july needed raise debt limit sept president donald trump thursday described efforts raise limit mess republicans control white house houses us congress washington put debt limit crises several times recent decades run crisis, treasury looked range options, including prioritizing payments, would mean making debt securities payments expense obligations former treasury secretary jack lew said attempting prioritize might trigger chaos mnuchin told lawmakers july intent prioritize payments make sense
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us president donald trump said twitter thursday legislative mess could avoided republican congressional leaders followed advice tie debt ceiling legislation veterans affairs bill requested mitch paul r tie debt ceiling legislation popular va bill passed easy approval, wrote trump, referring senate republican leader mitch mcconnell house representatives speaker paul ryan could easy mess
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president donald trump invited malaysian prime minister najib razak, dogged corruption scandal investigated united states, white house sept , officials countries confirmed thursday us justice department conducting criminal probe malaysia development berhad mdb , state fund founded najib lost billions dollars justice department also launched civil lawsuits seize billion assets says bought misappropriated mdb funds, making largest action department kleptocracy asset recovery initiative najib, expected seek election poll due , consistently denied wrongdoing related mdb since scandal first erupted filings civil cases identified several individuals close malaysian official , term malaysian us government officials previously confirmed refers najib aside united states, mdb focus money laundering investigations least five countries, including switzerland singapore white house said statement trump looks forward discussing ways strengthen broaden bilateral relationship expand regional cooperation one america closest partners southeast asia relations malaysia united stated soured last months obama administration justice department filed lawsuits malaysian leader tried rebuilding ties trump administration, among first world leaders congratulate trump election victory us justice department filing may showed najib hired former campaign aide trump lobby us government, najib denied najib talked local media playing golf trump past, claimed picture two, trump signing saying favorite prime minister meeting trump could help najib bolster support within party ahead upcoming election, refute claims would arrested travels united states najib critics fear could use meeting try derail investigations mdb najib sought strengthen ties china relations united states became strained last year, malaysian media reported chinese president xi jinping expected visit southeast asian country coming months, though officially confirmed united states sees malaysia important regional partner standing beijing territorial claims south china sea united states long valued malaysia support fight spread islamist militancy, washington also sought kuala lumpur backing policy toward north korea two leaders expected discuss areas mutually beneficial cooperation, including national security, global fight terrorism extremism, trade investment benefit nations peoples, malaysia foreign ministry said statement malaysia backed trans pacific partnership tpp , trade agreement trump withdrew earlier year, dismaying united states asian partners
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president donald trump fellow republicans rebuked wednesday threat shut us government funding border wall rattled markets cast shadow congressional efforts raise country debt ceiling pass spending bills think anyone interested shutdown, top republican congress, house representatives speaker paul ryan, told reporters wednesday hillsboro, oregon, visited intel factory ryan said building wall along country border mexico deter illegal immigration necessary, added government choose border security shuttering operations trump speech tuesday evening threatened shutdown congress agree fund constructing wall, signature promise presidential campaign, added new complication republicans months long struggle reach budget deal mexico rejected chief part trump promise
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united states could impose additional penalties four unidentified countries cooperate requests return citizens, department homeland security dhs spokesman said wednesday state department dhs sanction countries cooperate removals, used punishment authority twice past years current countries deemed recalcitrant china, cuba, vietnam, laos, iran, cambodia, myanmar, morocco, hong kong, south sudan, guinea eritrea acting dhs secretary elaine duke sent letter state department last week identifying latest four countries could face new penalties dhs spokesman david lapan declined discuss possible sanctions names four countries could face additional sanctions, including denying visas however, cnn cited dhs official close discussions deliberations saying wednesday four consideration cambodia, eritrea, guinea sierra leone two cases since , united states halted issuing visas government officials families guinea gambia lapan said cases dhs choice release convicted criminals served prison time could returned home country home country refuses cooperate tens thousands individuals, lapan said dhs identifies countries sanctioned state department decides what, any, sanctions could imposed dhs said final deportation orders , cuban citizens criminal histories cuba refuses accept
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white house expected tell pentagon coming days implement ban transgender people military, according memo says defense secretary may decide whether remove service members based ability deploy, us official said wednesday two half page white house document gives defense secretary jim mattis six months fully implement ban, according story first reported wall street journal confirmed official also directs defense department deny admittance transgender individuals stop spending medical treatment regimens currently serving, journal reported, citing us officials mattis expected consider deployability
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federal court judge wednesday threw texas voter identification law supported trump administration, state attorney general said office would appeal ruling judge ruling said changes law passed earlier year state republican controlled legislature meant less discriminatory earlier one accomplish us district judge nelva gonzales ramos southern district texas said state allow enough types photo ids voters, even though th us circuit court appeals clearly critical texas restrictive list country president donald trump campaigned cutting voter fraud, picking theme fellow republicans across country critics said texas law similar statutes enacted republican governed states effort suppress voting, including among blacks hispanics tend favor democrats trump made unsubstantiated allegations millions people voted illegally democratic rival, hillary clinton, last november election, clinton popular vote lost decisive electoral college count today ruling outrageous, texas attorney general ken paxton said statement paxton, republican, added changes law passed legislature included asked th circuit justice department filed brief last month asking court halt action texas voter id law, saying state new law fixed discriminatory issues state voter id law texas democrats welcomed ramos ruling jim crow era tactics kept texas republicans power, said state democratic party chairman gilberto hinojosa discriminatory gerrymandering discriminatory voter id laws, become entirely clear texas republicans rigging election system ramos wrote page ruling voters little education, simply lack confidence, may forfeit legitimate right vote fear charged perjury said texas overreaching threatening severe penalties perjury, noted state history voter intimidation led accept new voter id law solution purposeful discrimination one attempted improve upon
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us air force awarded lockheed martin corp raytheon co separate million contracts continue work replacement agm b air launched nuclear cruise missile, pentagon said wednesday although award new long range standoff weapon lrso comes amid rising tensions north korea, air force asked defense industry last summer proposals replace aging nuclear cruise missiles intercontinental ballistic missile system military moved ahead costly modernization aging atomic weapons systems weapon modernize air based leg nuclear triad, said secretary air force heather wilson statement lrso, plane launched weapon, capable penetrating surviving advanced integrated air defense systems significant standoff range lockheed martin said statement award relatively small contract award milestone allows lockheed raytheon continue parallel detailed development prototyping cruise missile replacement next four half years, companies perform technology maturation risk reduction weapon complete, air force choose single contractor engineering, manufacturing deployment air force plans procure approximately , lrso flight bodies, development procurement costs estimated billion, according air force spokesperson bodies armed nuclear weapons, others used testing spares air force said plans start fielding lrso current cruise missile first fielded early year life monday, air force awarded boeing co northrop grumman corp separate contracts continue work replacement aging minuteman iii icbm system modernization us nuclear force expected cost billion next decade united states plans replace aging systems, including bombs, nuclear bombers, missiles submarines analysts estimated cost trillion years
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us president donald trump senate majority leader mitch mcconnell wednesday emphasized plans cooperate shared goals, following weeks tensions two republicans white house mcconnell issued statements media reports mcconnell relationship republican president disintegrated amid repeated attacks trump senate leader for, among things, failing get healthcare bill passed trump mcconnell remain united many shared priorities, including middle class tax relief, strengthening military, constructing southern border wall, important issues, white house said statement said two would hold previously scheduled meetings following august recess discuss issues members congressional leadership cabinet president i, teams, continue regular contact shared goals, mcconnell said statement cited support infrastructure legislation tax reform, well preventing government default, passing defense bills implementing effective strategy islamic state lot work ahead us, committed advancing shared agenda together anyone suggests otherwise clearly part conversation, mcconnell said new york times reported tuesday mcconnell trump locked political cold war, especially aug phone call said devolved shouting match day next, trump assailed mcconnell via twitter, angered speech mcconnell given saying trump excessive expectations congress trump kept pressure congress week, threatening tuesday shut government lawmakers fund building wall along border mexico trump also kept attack another senator mcconnell defended, republican jeff flake arizona, longtime critic president trade immigration policies
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us president donald trump senate republican leader mitch mcconnell remain united many priorities hold previously scheduled meetings august recess discuss issues members congressional leadership cabinet, white house said wednesday trump mcconnell remain united many shared priorities, including middle class tax relief, strengthening military, constructing southern border wall, important issues, white house said statement earlier wednesday, mcconnell said team regular contact trump committed working together, following weeks tensions two republicans
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president donald trump said tuesday willing shut government get funding us mexico border wall, complicating two must pass measures congress take september spending package raising debt ceiling need know both, potential shutdown us government congress must pass annual spending bills around end federal fiscal year sept fund much us government disagreements prevent that, frequent, lawmakers often pass temporary bill extending existing spending levels changes days, weeks months, work longer lasting deal cannot agree either new spending plan short term extension, government shuts happened many times since s, usually days, rattle markets congress return long summer recess sept time, working days approve spending measures keep government open spending measures passed oct , portions government begin shut non essential employees go without pay agreement reached government recently shut two weeks october funding former president barack obama healthcare law three shutdowns s, longest lasting days s, shutdowns, partial lasting days debt ceiling legislative limit much money federal government borrow debt issued us treasury limit reached, congress must raise government cannot continue borrowing money would default, unable pay bills treasury said wants congress increase debt ceiling sept , although default likely could staved mid october, thanks extraordinary measures treasury put place march delay debt reckoning legislation raise debt limit need adopted, latest, early mid october debt ceiling raised, government would able borrow money pay bills, including payments debts, could hurt us credit rating political gridlock never led united states reaching debt ceiling bills going unpaid, close calls august standoff cost country top notch bond rating credit rating agency standard poor caused jarring two weeks financial markets since global financial crisis two move separate tracks, likely get tangled together, republican opponents debt ceiling increase likely demanding federal spending cuts analysts say congress may try tackle issues time spending debt ceiling bills pass republican led house representatives simple majority vote, need votes pass senate, republicans hold seats, meaning need democratic support trump made us mexico border wall central promise presidential campaign also promised mexico would pay wall, mexico steadfastly refused trump largely stopped talking pledge conservative house republicans agree republican president need wall say border wall funding priority spending legislation already indicated willing shut government get moderate republicans called shutdown unwise republican leaders determined prevent one, fearing would worsen doubts party ability govern democrats uniformly opposed trump wall say responsibility shutdown would rest solely republicans trump administration reversed course earlier month said would back clean raising debt ceiling, meaning would tied policy measures democrats moderate republicans also support clean debt ceiling increase conservative republicans, especially house, often use debt ceiling legislation insist changes spending, making opposed clean bill
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us president donald trump warned tuesday might terminate nafta trade treaty mexico canada three way talks failed bridge deep differences united states, canada mexico wrapped first round talks sunday revamp trade pact little sign breakthrough coming trump reopened negotiations treaty concern us economic interests suffering personally, think make deal think probably end terminating nafta point, trump said political rally phoenix, arizona suggesting termination might help jumpstart negotiations, trump said personally think make deal without termination following trump remarks, mexican foreign minister luis videgaray tweeted surprises already negotiation mexico remain table serenity, firmness national interest ahead joint statement issued end five days negotiations washington, top trade officials three countries said mexico would host next round talks sept talks move canada later september, return united states october, additional rounds planned later year
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police fired pepper spray disperse protesters outside rally us president donald trump phoenix, arizona, tuesday pelted rocks bottles, police said police given estimate number protesters, arizona media said several thousand police say whether pepper spray used pro anti trump protesters, people crowd begun throwing rocks bottles police, phoenix police department spokesman sergeant jonathan howard said police responded pepper balls oc oleoresin capsicum spray attempt disperse crowd stop assaults, said four people arrested protest, phoenix police chief jeri williams said news conference tens thousands people downtown peacefully exercising first amendment rights, williams said unfortunate small number individuals chose criminal conduct police called crowds disperse many protesters quit scene, dozens police riot gear carrying shields sought clear remaining protesters downtown area phoenix fire department said treated people heat exhaustion dehydration convention center twelve people taken hospital
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us house representatives speaker paul ryan said wednesday government shutdown threatened president donald trump unnecessary wanted lawmakers congress think anyone interested shutdown think interests so, ryan told news conference oregon
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former democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton says new book donald trump made skin crawl stalking around stage campaign debate wonders told back up, creep audio excerpts book happened aired wednesday msnbc, clinton described campaign joyful, humbling, infuriating plain baffling acknowledged failed millions supporters losing trump november election excerpts, clinton described oct debate st louis trump followed closely stage, lurking behind fielded questions live television audience debate came two days audiotape emerged trump heard bragging groping women ok, thought, clinton says second presidential debate donald trump looming behind small stage matter walked, followed closely, staring me, making faces incredibly uncomfortable literally breathing neck skin crawled, clinton said one moments wish could hit pause ask everyone watching well, would stay calm, keep smiling carry repeatedly invading space turn, look eye say loudly clearly back up, creep get away know love intimidate women intimidate clinton says chose first option kept cool, aided lifetime dealing difficult men trying throw off, says clinton questions whether chosen second option certainly would better tv, says maybe learned lesson staying calm, biting tongue, digging fingernails clenched fist, smiling while, determined present composed face world clinton says writing book, due released coming weeks, easy every day candidate president, knew millions people counting bear idea letting did, says get job done
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connecticut, home hedge fund billionaires alongside cities mired poverty, racing clock pass budget face spending cuts education municipal aid across state nearly two months without budget, connecticut getting crushed burdensome debt load squeezed spending amplified legislative discord state lawmakers must agree biennial budget soon else governor dannel malloy executive order slash state aid municipalities eliminate school funding districts go effect october state faces billion deficit next two years among wealthiest united states, connecticut strained already high taxes, outmigration, falling revenues billion unfunded pension liabilities billion outstanding municipal debt also constrained spending bondholders must paid ahead expenses like non essential services payments vendors billion principal interest state paid bonds fiscal highest six years, according preliminary unaudited information state treasurer denise nappier office yet published state invested wrong things period time allowed higher educational institutions suffer sought placate communities respect forms local reimbursement, malloy told reuters interview office thursday built many prisons, still paying even closing them, said democrat took office seeking third term further, state budget crunch threatening cities including state capital hartford, considering bankruptcy due, part, dependence state aid connecticut borrowed decades fund school construction, whereas nearly states typically borrow local level projects lack county governments means local costs picked state, including detention facilities connecticut piled debt bolster public pensions, selling billion bonds april december , state sold million economic recovery notes close budget deficit depleting rainy day fund great recession many measures, connecticut debt levels worst us states net tax supported state debt per capita nation , , versus median , , according moody investors service highest debt service costs portion state revenues, well debt relative gross domestic product, moody said connecticut downgraded three major wall street credit rating agencies may republicans democrats state legislature proposed solutions, including hard cap annual bond sales democratic legislators met millstein co, restructuring firm advised puerto rico suffocating debt burden, according connecticut mirror newspaper nappier proposed new tax secured revenue bond program lieu general obligation debt, says lower borrowing costs boost reserves lawmakers craft budget, state fiscal uncertainty causing havoc among municipalities considering whether delay start school dip reserves hartford, longer state goes without budget, closer city comes possible bankruptcy filing, said hartford mayor luke bronin, year old former us treasury official lack state budget makes liquidity challenge come much faster, said
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connecticut, one wealthiest states nation, also highest debt levels capital city hartford facing potential bankruptcy now, state faces fiscal crisis budget nearly two months late, debt big pension liabilities
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egyptian foreign minister sameh shoukry longer meeting us president donald trump advisor son law jared kushner wednesday, copy schedule sent journalists showed foreign ministry official told reuters meeting canceled provide reason shoukry scheduled meet us delegation led kushner discuss middle east peace process two us sources familiar matter told reuters tuesday us authorities would deny egypt million aid delay million payment failure make progress respecting human rights democratic norms
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us president donald trump hinted tuesday would issue pardon joe arpaio, controversial former sheriff convicted last month criminal contempt racial profiling case trump, already held possibility pardon arpaio, decided announcing major rally arizona tuesday night suggested would step point make prediction think going fine, okay tonight want cause controversy sheriff joe feel good, said arpaio, outspoken opponent illegal immigration, sheriff maricopa county phoenix lost election bid last month judge found guilty contempt intentionally defying court order barred officers stopping detaining latino motorists solely suspicion united states illegally judge underlying lawsuit, brought american civil liberties union others , held traffic stops violation motorists constitutional rights arpaio, office years, gained national prominence treatment jail inmates crackdown undocumented immigrants arpaio situation resonated crowd trump supporters people room like sheriff joe trump asked, sparking loud applause chant pardon joe sheriff joe convicted job trump said mention arpaio seemed contradict comments white house spokeswoman sarah sanders, told reporters earlier day subject would come discussion today point action taken front point today, told reporters traveling air force one
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us president donald trump expressed cautious optimism tuesday possible improvement relations north korea months mounting tension weapons programs respect fact starting respect us, trump said north korean leader kim jong un maybe
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us president donald trump revved supporters tuesday defense response white supremacist organized rally virginia promise shut us government necessary build wall along border mexico fire saying sides blame violence white supremacists left wing counter protesters virginia aug , trump accused television networks ignoring calls unity aftermath say love black, love white, trump said love people country police used pepper spray disperse crowds protesters threw rocks bottles outside convention center trump spoke, police said trump, often uses news organizations foil, repeatedly singled media criticism covered violence virginia college town charlottesville resulting political fallout truly dishonest people bad people really think like country, trump said people giving platform hate groups media adopting glib tone, trump said many reporters ignored condemnation white supremacists, including ku klux klan hit em neo nazi, hit em everything kkk kkk got em all, said james clapper, former director us national intelligence, expressed concern trump performance, calling downright scary disturbing question fitness office, clapper told cnn funding border wall flagged us congress many lawmakers question whether trump main promise presidential election campaign really necessary budget battle looming, trump said would willing risk politically damaging government shutdown order secure funding wall visited border region yuma, arizona, earlier tuesday close government, building wall, trump said going wall american people voted immigration control going get wall thousands supporters cheering on, trump also weighed another racially charged issue, hinting would pardon former maricopa county sheriff joe arpaio arpaio, , battled illegal immigration phoenix area, found guilty last month criminal contempt violating terms court order racial profiling case trump covered gamut issues, nafta trade talks us showdown north korea, raucous, rambling defiant political speech lasting hour minutes said might terminate nafta treaty mexico canada jumpstart negotiations, said standoff north korea weapons programs might taken positive turn however, unclear whether speech would help lay foundation comeback deep political crisis trump finds seven months office approval rating percent expressed frustration republican controlled congress unable approve healthcare legislation failed pass senate one vote last month one votes legislation cast republican senator john mccain arizona, recently diagnosed brain cancer without mentioning names, trump criticized mccain fellow arizona republican, senator jeff flake neither mccain flake attended event trump complained repeatedly one vote stopped senate repealing replacing obamacare, signature domestic policy predecessor, barack obama one vote away mention names
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us president donald trump would required notify us lawmakers creating joint us russia cyber security unit
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great people last night fort myer, virginia future country strong edt
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us air force may intensify strikes afghanistan expand training afghan air force following president donald trump decision forge ahead year old war, top general told reuters tuesday air force chief staff general david goldfein said, however, still examining matter, us military top brass begun process translating trump war strategy action asked whether air force would dedicate assets afghanistan, united states engaged longest military conflict, goldfein said possibly actually early tell mean terms plus ups reductions, said joint interview air force secretary heather wilson still, acknowledged air force absolutely examining possibility increasing air power, including support us ground forces, following trump promise stepped campaign taliban insurgents, gained ground us backed afghan government forces goldfein said providing training afghan pilots wilson, assumed air force top civilian job three months ago, noted afghan military made strides thanks us training equipment, added think long way go there, honestly speech monday night, trump appeared answer call top us commander ground thousands troops break stalemate taliban insurgents, top roughly , deployed afghanistan trump said united states would disclose troop numbers, one us official told reuters could start moving quickly us defense secretary jim mattis said tuesday would set troop levels following review military chiefs administration trump predecessor, barack obama, us military officials privately expressed frustration inability strike many taliban targets
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united states suggested tuesday could cut us aid pakistan downgrade islamabad status major non nato ally pressure south asian nation help war afghanistan day president donald trump committed open ended conflict afghanistan singled pakistan harboring afghan taliban insurgents militants, us secretary state rex tillerson said washington relationship pakistan would depend help terrorism going conditioning support pakistan relationship delivering results area, tillerson told reporters us officials frustrated see pakistan reluctance act groups afghan taliban haqqani network believe exploit safe pakistani soil launch attacks neighboring afghanistan pakistan denies harbors militants fighting us afghan government forces afghanistan tillerson said united states could consider withdrawing pakistan status major non nato ally, provides limited benefits giving pakistan faster access surplus us military hardware, cooperation improve leverage discussed terms amount aid military assistance give them, status non nato alliance partner
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rolling back territorial gains taliban strengthening afghanistan army ability fight two key objectives president donald trump new strategy country, senior administration official said tuesday trump, televised speech monday, promised stepped military campaign taliban insurgents gained ground us backed afghan government outlining strategy give us military authority make battlefield decisions, trump provide timetable determining whether mission success commanders would able judge progress senior administration official said, however, one general measure progress assessing much territory controlled afghan government taliban extremist groups islamic state afghan affiliate also estimated number fighters, presence al qaeda isis, strong they, many fighters have, training camps, finance networks like, official said, speaking condition anonymity also key effectiveness afghan army whether us led armed forces help seize control territory held taliban, official added trump, reluctant approve deeper engagement afghanistan years war, wanted keep close eye whether progress made, official said think going taking temperature continuously, official said think expect see real gains materialize least six months point on, going something essentially never stop evaluating us backed afghan forces overthrew taliban hard line islamist government late sheltered al qaeda chief osama bin laden, architect sept attacks new york washington year us forces bogged since war vexed three american presidents , us troops died america longest military conflict three us officials said tuesday administration yet settle specific metrics measure progress afghanistan assess contributions afghan government, pakistan, india america nato allies one officials said point setting specific targets, much less making public, would risk making partners think met marks, progressive process, official said, example afghan security forces keep improving capabilities need us anymore, government kabul keeps improving record eliminating corruption improving local, regional national governance representative adam schiff, top democrat house intelligence committee, struck critical tone tuesday conditions based approach appealing military leaders gives taliban less certainty long take wait us out, also diminishes pressure afghan government reform give afghan people something worth fighting for, since indicates willingness bail indefinitely, schiff said statement
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us justice department scaling back request obtain broad swath data connection anti trump website, critics accused department trampling free speech rights political dissidents us attorney office district columbia previously issued broader search warrant july dreamhost, los angeles based web hosting company, obtain data visitors website disruptj org disruptj home coalition political activists organized disruptive protests president donald trump inauguration justice department said sought records connected site amid concerns helped facilitate planning violent riots inauguration day people arrested rioting vandalizing businesses downtown washington dreamhost resisted request, saying scope warrant broad trampled rights million visitors site, many simply exercising first amendment rights express political views justice department tuesday proposed amending scope warrant filing superior court district columbia criminal division, slated hold hearing dispute thursday morning warrant
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members white house infrastructure advisory council resigned, white house said tuesday, days president donald trump response violence rally white nationalists virginia prompted business leaders cultural figures quit panels protest trump last week disbanded two business advisory councils several chief executives resigned protest remarks blaming violence anti racism activists well white nationalists statement tuesday, white house give reason resignations national infrastructure advisory council said panel met tuesday majority members specify many members quit confirm number members niac appointed previous administration submitted resignation, statement said trump, commenting aug rally organized neo nazis white nationalists charlottesville, virginia, woman killed car plowed group counter protesters, said last week fine people sides trump dissolved american manufacturing council strategic policy forum aug sixteen members president committee arts humanities also resigned friday protest
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wife us treasury secretary steve mnuchin tuesday apologized sniping critic social media site instagram called deplorable post highlighting expensive clothing exited government plane flap erupted mnuchin wife, scottish born actress louise linton, posted photo emerging aircraft wearing white outfit sunglasses, using hashtags tomford, hermesscarf valentino, according images monday evening post social media initially vitriolic response deplorable criticism, linton lashed much husband contribute economy pay taxes tuesday, scrolled back apologize post social media yesterday well response inappropriate highly insensitive, linton said statement released publicist linton since made instagram account private jenni miller, identified mother three portland, oregon, said linton original post instagram glad could pay little getaway deplorable former us secretary state hillary clinton said unsuccessful presidential run us president donald trump supporters basket deplorables linton shot back miller think us govt paid honeymoon personal travel lololol, said, according images response posted online given economy husband either individual earner taxes self sacrifice country pretty sure paid taxes toward day trip us treasury respond requests comment high end fashions linton called post carry hefty price tags, hermes scarves retailing , mnuchin former goldman sachs group inc gsn executive hollywood film financier linton center controversy last year withdrew self published book claimed caught violence zambia african leaders aid workers said book filled factual errors trump ran populist campaign platform, vowing improve lives working americans surrounded cabinet heavy corporate titans, including secretary state rex tillerson, former chief executive exxon mobil corp xomn , financier wilbur ross, commerce secretary
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fujifilm medical systems usa inc, unit fujifilm holdings corp, awarded million contract digital imaging network picture archiving communications system products maintenance, pentagon said tuesday
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congressional republicans, seeking address complaints small businesses, floating changes controversial proposal eliminate business tax deductions debt interest payments, business lobbyists said tuesday top us republican tax policy acknowledged modifications works, provide details debt interest proposal, long seen republican policymakers necessary help drive economic growth, backed large companies ready access equity financing could substitute debt eliminating interest deduction made issuing debt costly debt dependent small business owners, farmers ranchers luxury republicans congress trump administration slog ahead push overhaul us tax code, key task figuring resolve conflicting groups priorities, business debt interest clear example tax code overhauled since , partly reconciling conflicts difficult asked businesses large small look that, test drive give us back feedback, house representatives tax committee chairman kevin brady said remarks event louisville, kentucky tuesday, without offering specifics modified proposal staff committee comment businesses lobbyists said panel lawmakers quietly agreed focus exemptions small businesses, including farmers ranchers, exemption land lawmakers also discussed possible partial elimination interest deduction, exemption existing debt, eliminating deduction businesses deemed excessive amount debt, according lobbyists brady one big six negotiators congress trump administration guiding tax reform debate louisville event, described rolling back business interest deduction trade another proposal accelerate expensing, would allow businesses write investments plants equipment quickly said net interest deduction one number tax breaks lawmakers looking eliminate help pay lower business tax rates republicans say tax cuts help drive annual us economic growth percent mark independent analysts say eliminating interest deduction would raise trillion federal revenues republicans want cut corporate income tax rate percent percent hard pressed pay cut since jettisoning border adjusted import tax would raised trillion
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outlining new strategy war afghanistan, us president donald trump chastised pakistan alleged support afghan militants
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government forces breached city limits tal afar northwestern iraq tuesday third day us backed offensive seize back islamic state militants tal afar, longtime islamic state stronghold, latest objective war following recapture mosul nine month campaign left much city ruins us defense secretary jim mattis, speaking arriving iraq tuesday, said fight far despite recent successes western backed government sunni muslim jihadists remain control territory western iraq eastern syria tuesday, however, army counter terrorism units broke tal afar eastern southern sides, iraqi joint operations command said three quarters city remain militant control, including ottoman era citadel center, according operational map published iraqi military main forces involved iraqi army, air force, federal police, us trained counter terrorism service cts , well units shi ite popular mobilization forces pmf , began encircling city sunday located km miles west mosul, tal afar strategic lies along supply route mosul syria produced senior commanders cut rest held territory june , battle hardened militants remain tal afar, according us iraqi military commanders isis days certainly numbered, yet going anytime soon, mattis told reporters amman case battle mosul, aid organizations groups concerned plight civilians tal afar us brigadier general andrew croft, chief coalition air operations iraq, said , , civilians remained tal afar , thought remain surrounding areas, aid agencies say estimates without access tal afar since waves civilians fled city villages cover darkness past weeks remaining threatened death militants, held tight grip since , fled tal afar since april, according united nations geneva, un refugee agency unhcr said fleeing week suffering dehydration exhaustion, lived unclean water bread past three four months many talk seeing dead bodies along way, reports killed extremist groups, unhcr spokesman andrej mahecic said others appear died due dehydration illnesses people also arriving camps wounds sniper fire exploding mines, said several thousand civilians believed killed battle mosul, islamic state tried keep areas controlled act human shields air strikes artillery bombardments defense secretary mattis met iraqi prime minister haider al abadi defence minister arfan al hayali baghdad discuss role us forces iraq recapture remaining cities islamic state plans consideration look residual presence future, lt general steve townsend, us led coalition commanding general, told reporters joint press briefing mattis croft said past two three months, seen fracturing islamic state leadership seems less coordinated appears fractured, less robust, sort flimsy, word would use sporadic, croft told reporters islamic state leaders fled mosul fighting whereabouts chief, abu bakr al baghdadi, unknown unconfirmed reports past months said dead us officials said big cities like mosul largely cleared islamic state militants, concerns ability iraqi forces hold territory pockets resistance remained west mosul, including sleeper cells, mattis said islamic state also back foot syria, kurdish arab militias backed us led coalition captured swathes territory north assaulting main syrian stronghold raqqa mcgurk said , islamic state fighters remained raqqa much percent city retaken jihadist group falling back deeper euphrates valley region eastern syria mattis said next step forces fighting islamic state syria would move middle euphrates valley, reference militants stronghold deir al zor province southeast raqqa us official also said mattis would press massoud barzani, president autonomous kurdistan regional government, call planned referendum independence iraq kurds said hold referendum sept despite concerns iraq neighbors kurdish minorities within borders us request postpone however, senior kurdish official said kurds may consider possibility delay return financial political concessions central government baghdad united states western nations fear vote could ignite new conflict baghdad possibly neighboring countries, diverting attention ongoing war islamic state militants iraq syria graphic map iraq conflict, click
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iraqi forces breached tuesday city limits tal afar, islamic state stronghold west mosul, military authorities said army counter terrorism units broke city eastern southern sides, according statements iraqi joint operations command security forces launched offensive take back city sunday, latest objective us backed campaign defeat sunni muslim jihadists, remain control territory western iraq eastern syria
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us defense secretary james mattis said tuesday waiting plan chairman joint chiefs staff follows president donald trump south asia strategy makes decision many additional troops send afghanistan brings me, determine many need send in, mattis told reporters visit baghdad may may number bandied us officials said trump given mattis authority send , additional troops add roughly , already afghanistan speech monday, trump offered specifics promised stepped military campaign taliban insurgents gained ground us backed government forces afghanistan nation building killing terrorists, said prime time televised address military base outside washington trump also singled pakistan harboring militants mattis said lessons learned fighting islamic state iraq would used afghanistan asked trump strategy would differ previous administrations, said approach would broader provided specifics broader approach comes execution stand deliver understand question, watch unfold really get answer it, mattis said us officials told reuters past possible trump administration responses included expanding us drone strikes, redirecting withholding aid pakistan downgrading pakistan status major non nato ally experts say years us efforts curb pakistan support militant groups failed strengthening us ties india, pakistan arch enemy, undermine chances breakthrough islamabad trump demanded strategic shifts pakistan without credible carrots sticks utterly ignoring rest major regional players like china, iran russia back pakistan approach, said sameer lalwani, senior associate stimson center think tank
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germany immediately send troops afghanistan response us president donald trump request backing increased presence last year time others cutting, defense minister said ursula von der leyen welcomed trump commitment continuing us mission, said germany would among first nations contribute increased troop numbers percent last year others cutting theirs, said visit submarine base north germany tuesday see front row people asked soldiers run white house last year pledge withdraw swiftly afghanistan, trump reversed course monday promised stepped military campaign taliban insurgents, saying troops fight win us officials said signed plans send , us troops add roughly , deployed afghanistan
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nato allies tuesday welcomed president donald trump decision commit forces afghanistan, part new us strategy said would require troops funding america partners run white house last year pledge withdraw swiftly afghanistan, trump reversed course monday promised stepped military campaign taliban insurgents, saying troops fight win us officials said signed plans send , us troops add roughly , deployed afghanistan speech define benchmarks successfully ending war began us led invasion afghanistan , acknowledged required extraordinary sacrifice blood treasure ask nato allies global partners support new strategy, additional troops funding increases line confident will, trump said comment signaled would increase pressure us partners already jolted repeated demands step contributions nato description alliance obsolete
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russia believe us president donald trump new strategy afghanistan lead significant positive changes country, interfax news agency cited unnamed russian foreign ministry source saying tuesday trump monday committed united states open ended conflict afghanistan, reversing course campaign pledges signaling would send troops america longest war fight win
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china defended ally pakistan tuesday us president donald trump said united states could longer silent pakistan safe havens militants warned much lose continuing harbor terrorists trump monday committed united states open ended conflict afghanistan, signaling would dispatch troops america longest war vowing fight win trump insisted others
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afghan leader ashraf ghani tuesday welcomed us president donald trump new strategy war afghanistan, would remove timelines withdrawal remaining foreign troops grateful president trump american people affirmation support joint struggle rid region threat terrorism, ghani said statement ghani said new strategy would increase capacity training mission afghan national security forces, including enhancing fledgling air force doubling size afghan special forces
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britain tuesday welcomed commitment us president donald trump step military campaign taliban insurgents afghanistan president trump committed united states open ended conflict afghanistan monday night, reversing course campaign pledges britain along european allies pledged troops support afghanistan military june, us secretary defense james mattis saying time troop numbers country reduced rapidly us commitment welcome, british defence secretary michael fallon said statement call secretary mattis yesterday agreed despite challenges, stay course afghanistan help build fragile democracy reduce terrorist threat west interests afghanistan becomes prosperous safer announced troop increase back june
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spokesman afghan taliban condemned tuesday us president donald trump announcement keep american troops afghanistan set timetable withdrawal instead continuing war afghanistan, americans thought withdrawing soldiers afghanistan, taliban spokesman zabihullah mujahid said statement issued hours trump televised speech us policy afghanistan south asia mujahid said long even one american solder country , islamist insurgents would continue jihad
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president donald trump opened door monday beefing us forces afghanistan, provided details sending troops hasten conclusion america longest war quick fix problem, said bill roggio, insurgency expert foundation defense democracies, washington based policy institute, speaking trump speech things continue looking bleak time approximately minute nationally televised address, trump said would expand authority us commanders target militant networks sow violence chaos throughout afghanistan paves way increase , us troop level afghanistan broader rules engagement part plan end military conflict began , us officials said declined say many us soldiers deployed long us force conditions ground, arbitrary timetables would guide duration us military involvement, said effective embrace open ended us deployment contrasts expectations political base would extract united states war estimated cost billion claimed lives , us service members trump, railed war years, finds boxed taliban advances raising specter repeat , islamist militants seized power provided al qaeda sanctuary plot sept , , attacks new york washington moreover, afghan government plagued ethnic political rifts corruption controls less percent country, similar circumstances paved way taliban takeover choice losing losing winning really option, said james dobbins, served us special representative afghanistan pakistan presidency barack obama senior fellow rand corporation trump lose quickly withdrawing, lose slowly standing pat dobbins said, adding trump could lose marginally increasing us force ostensible goal trump strategy help afghan security forces reverse taliban advances create military stalemate eventually would compel rebel leaders agree diplomatic resolution conflict yet trump indicated diplomacy would take back seat military operations, saying that, day, effective military effort, perhaps possible political settlement includes elements taliban sending us troops could buy time afghan government increase legitimacy gain support afghans, help negotiate end conflict, said scott worden, expert us institute peace worden, also speaking trump speech, said us troops alone going outright defeat taliban military components strategy coupled equal
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us president donald trump came around decision allow troops sent afghanistan prolonged internal debate frequently tangled top national security advisers trump repeatedly argued campaign trail last year long running wars afghanistan iraq waste lives billions dollars could better spent home emotional visit april walter reed hospital, many grievously wounded soldiers taken treatment, served harden president reluctance send troops trump said want send young americans battle see lose limbs asked national security aides, according senior administration official series interviews, senior administration officials said trump hard persuade finally
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head us international forces afghanistan said monday united states future presence afghanistan would based conditions arbitrary timelines new strategy means taliban cannot win militarily time renounce violence reconcile, general john nicholson said statement president donald trump opened door monday night increase us troops afghanistan part retooled strategy region, overcoming doubts america longest war vowing fight win
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us defense secretary jim mattis said tuesday directed chairman joint chiefs staff carry president donald trump south asia strategy rigorous interagency review would discuss nato allies directed chairman joint chiefs staff make preparations carry president strategy, mattis said statement consultation secretary general nato allies several also committed increasing troop numbers, added
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president donald trump visit border protection facility town along us mexican border arizona tuesday seeks congressional funding wall wants built, administration officials said monday trump, struggled persuade republican led congress approve funding project many see unnecessary, visit facility yuma, arizona border area yuma considered success story us border patrol illegal crossings slowed result border installation trump go border wall yuma officials said earlier day instead, tour us customs border patrol hangar see equipment used monitor border, including predator drone, patrol boat surveillance truck, officials said visit, trump briefed border patrol efforts region need funding immigration border officials carry republican president desire sharp limits illegal immigration, officials said proposed border wall, aimed preventing illegal immigration united states, one trump major campaign promises vow mexico would pay wall, mexican government insisted do, strained relations two neighbors trump since said find way mexico repay united states construction wall congress would need fund first
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three democratic us senators wrote senior administration officials monday seeking confirmation whether white house counterterrorism adviser sebastian gorka criminal investigation failing disclose membership hungarian neo nazi organization senior counterterrorism advisor, mr gorka position great importance public trust american people entitled know senior white house official criminal investigation, senators dick durbin, richard blumenthal benjamin cardin said letter said letter follow letter sent march calling investigation whether gorka falsified naturalization application otherwise illegally procured american citizenship gorka reportedly concealed membership vitezi rend, far right anti semitic hungarian organization historical ties nazis, applied us citizenship, senators said monday letter white house immediately respond request comment senators letter addressed deputy attorney general rod rosenstein elaine duke, acting secretary department homeland security
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us air force awarded boeing co northrop grumman corp separate contracts continue work replacement aging minuteman iii intercontinental ballistic missile system, pentagon said friday though award new ground based strategic deterrent gbsd comes amid rising tensions north korea, air force asked defense industry last summer proposals replace aging icbm system nuclear cruise missiles military moved ahead costly modernization aging atomic weapons systems minuteman iii years old time upgrade, air force chief staff general david goldfein said statement monday northrop grumman awarded million, boeing million three year contract relatively small award milestone would allow boeing northrop continue parallel detailed development prototyping minuteman replacement pentagon office cost assessment program evaluation cape said total could cost united states billion air force estimated billion lockheed martin corp, northrop boeing competing contract needed perform three year technology maturation risk reduction tmrr phase minuteman replacement lockheed representative said company disappointed looked forward debrief selection boeing strategic deterrence systems director, frank mccall, said statement, since first minuteman launch , us air force relied technologies safe, secure reliable icbm force boeing provided minuteman iii missile current ground based nuclear icbm system northrop grumman chief wes bush said statement, look forward opportunity provide nation modern strategic deterrent system secure, resilient affordable secretary air force heather wilson said, moving forward modernization ground based leg nuclear triad modernization us nuclear force expected cost billion next decade united states plans replace aging systems, including bombs, nuclear bombers, missiles submarines analysts estimated cost trillion years missiles built things wear out, becomes expensive maintain replace them, wilson said
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president donald trump signed sending , troops afghanistan, fox news reported monday, citing senior us official report comes trump addresses nation strategy afghanistan pm edt monday gmt tuesday
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us secret service able pay estimated , employees required overtime work september due government imposed pay caps, agency chief said monday statement, secret service director randolph tex alles attributed funding shortfall cost protecting president donald trump family, overall increase operational tempo secret service immediately respond request comment interview usa today, first reported story, alles noted secret service mission set law authority curtail president large family, responsibility required law, alles told newspaper change flexibility agency must protect record people, including trump family members, total administration former president barack obama, told usa today problem start current president tenure, rather ongoing issue nearly decade, alles said statement alles asked lawmakers raise combined salary overtime cap agents , year , least period trump first term, usa today reported even proposal approved, veteran agents would fully compensated hundreds hours already amassed, newspaper said, citing agency white house said statement trump administration would work congress issue president committed ensuring secret service protecting country resources need, said
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president donald trump likely open door monday modest increase us troop numbers afghanistan, america fighting longest military conflict past, trump, took office january, critical former democratic president barack obama approach afghanistan, saying united states nation building calling obama withdraw troops obama also evolving views, first committing increase tens thousands us troops reverse taliban gains, committing troop drawdown unable complete leaving office following trump comments war, launched white house run june oct ,
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pakistan taken action islamist militants including haqqani network, army spokesman said monday hours ahead us announcement afghan policy could herald tougher stance towards islamabad terrorist hideouts pakistan operated terrorists, including haqqani network, spokesman major general asif ghafoor told media briefing islamabad said evidence effect shared general joseph votel, chief us central command, visited pakistan weekend us officials say afghan islamist taliban insurgents allied haqqani network, deemed lethal afghan militant group, supported elements pakistan military top intelligence agency, charge islamabad denies us president donald trump expected address nation due gmt address future relations islamabad, part review policy protracted war neighboring afghanistan taliban insurgent forces nearer defeat years conflict, trump likely announce modest increase us troop numbers afghanistan, senior administration official said regard us policy, even comes certain coercive, know, announcements, pakistan shall whatever best national interest, ghafoor said votel met pakistan army chief, general qamar javed bajwa, saturday toured waziristan area long base local foreign militants along afghan border, pakistan military waged campaign drive washington islamabad times rocky relationship, including secret us raid inside pakistan killed al qaeda leader osama bin laden relations scrutiny trump lengthy review new strategy troop levels fight taliban islamist militants afghanistan
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jerry falwell liberty university fantastic foxandfriends fake news listen say thanks jerry edt
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russia next ambassador washington anatoly antonov, former defense official subject european sanctions role conflict ukraine, kremlin announced monday antonov takes sergei kislyak, whose contacts members president donald trump campaign team made central figure row russian influence us presidential election incoming ambassador, , diplomat training currently deputy foreign minister , served deputy defense minister, period coincided moscow annexation ukraine crimea peninsula european union added two years ago list officials subject ukraine related sanctions, citing involvement supporting deployment russian troops ukraine since becoming deputy foreign minister last year, antonov acted liaison foreign ministry military armed forces growing influence foreign policy, especially since moscow launched military operation syria person dealt antonov said tough, military style man name outgoing ambassador kislyak emerged relation several trump associates special counsel congressional panels investigate russian meddling possible ties trump campaign us attorney general jeff sessions recused march matters connected investigation fbi following admission talked russian envoy michael flynn, former white house national security adviser, forced resign february became known failed disclose content conversations kislyak misled vice president meetings jared kushner, white house advisor trump son law, met kislyak two occasions , white house disclosed kushner also phone calls kislyak april november , reuters reported moscow denied interference, trump said campaign collude russia
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two prominent religious conservatives defended us president donald trump sunday widely criticized blaming white nationalists counter protesters last weekend violence virginia rally organized neo nazis white supremacists evangelical christian jerry falwell jr said trump could polished politically correct racist former arkansas governor mike huckabee, last week criticized white nationalists evil, sinful, disgusting behavior, said unequivocally sunday faith community stood trump responses reflect balancing act conservative christians try square images emerged virginia city charlottesville last weekend
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adam schiff, top democrat house intelligence committee, said sunday premature try remove us president donald trump claiming physically mentally impaired schiff told jake tapper cnn state union program make sense trump opponents focus th amendment us constitution, two democratic lawmakers invoked president controversial comments white nationalist rally virginia th amendment, vice president takes acting president majority either cabinet officials body congress may law provide declare writing president unable discharge powers duties office think still far concluding case, schiff said, even though find, many us, conduct anathema serious problem white house immediately respond request comment california representative zoe lofgren friday introduced resolution urging vice president mike pence trump cabinet medical psychiatric professionals examine president help determine whether job many americans, including many republicans, observed president increasingly disturbing pattern actions public statements suggest may mentally unfit execute duties required him, lofgren said statement representative jackie speier, also california, said twitter post tuesday trump showing signs erratic behavior mental instability place country grave danger time invoke th amendment speier wrote post trump explosive news conference tuesday, blamed violence charlottesville, virginia, white nationalist rally organizers also counter protesters trump said fine people groups comments also provoked criticism republican senator bob corker, told reporters thursday trump yet able demonstrate stability competence needs demonstrate order successful, according tennessee local news website corker refer th amendment remarks
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us interior secretary ryan zinke recommend aug whether eliminate shrink nearly two dozen national monuments, creating first major test year old law gives presidents power protect swaths public land zinke expected recommend least national monuments review
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former white house chief strategist steve bannon firing met collective shrug president donald trump committed supporters argue controversial nationalist became obstacle administration agenda interviews multiple cities weekend, americans voted trump said bannon departure friday removal unnecessary distraction trump presidency, others saw role largely inconsequential possibly overblown many expected trump stay course without bannon becoming big story taking spotlight president trump, bob janda, year old small business owner, said bar chicago happens, days numbered think trump fine bar, frank cardone, , pointed bannon brief tenure trump inner circle, joined republican businessman presidential campaign chief executive less three months nov election bannon trump long big loss, said cardone, retired electrician hitching trump, bannon executive chairman breitbart news, hard right site immediately returned role exit white house, vowing use platform defend trump bannon, , touted breitbart conservative counterpoint views liberal bias us news outlets platform called alt right, loose confederation neo nazis, white supremacists anti semites played key role trump contentious policy moves including travel ban people several muslim majority nations, departure paris climate accord rejection trans pacific partnership trade deal bannon exit gives trump chance distance fringe politics, said mike corbitt, machinist florida west palm beach trump needs center right far right far left america is, corbitt, , said fort lauderdale bar steve bannon great getting trump elected, president needs someone get policies enacted bannon joined string senior officials left trump administration past five weeks, leading appointment retired marine general john kelly new white house chief staff observers characterized moves sign chaos white house, others see sign trump running administration like well oiled corporation shakeups mean trump job, liz lingafelter, year old nurse, said fort lauderdale businessman best organization view echoed rick weatherly, year old denver maintenance technician voted trump, bannon, said
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urged yale university classmates resign treasury secretary following president donald trump response white nationalist protest, steven mnuchin said saturday would stay office trump way, shape form equates neo nazis peaceful protesters mnuchin, along members cabinet, stood beside president tuesday news conference trump blamed violence charlottesville, virginia last weekend white nationalist rally organizers also counter protesters, said fine people among groups letter, dated aug signed members yale class , argued mnuchin moral obligation resign immediately because, said, trump declared sympathizer groups whose values antithetical values consider fundamental sacred honor americans know better this, counting right thing, letter said mnuchin issued statement saturday responding classmates said many comments urging speak strongly condemn actions filled hate intent harm others, said defense defense president administration mnuchin, jewish, added find hard believe defend this, president, feel compelled let know president way, shape form, believes neo nazi hate groups endorse violence equivalent groups demonstrate peaceful lawful ways ultimately, said, classmates comforted remaining administration believe allegations president accurate, believe highly talented men women country surrounding president administration reassuring american people, said statement, also noted policy priorities hopes achieve office, including tax reform, economic growth, stopping terrorist financing
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president donald trump ouster chief strategist steve bannon unlikely mark abandonment administration america first agenda unnerved investors trade partners split white house nationalist globalist camps within hours leaving trump administration friday, bannon back helm breitbart news, hard right news site ran becoming main architect trump presidential campaign bannon conservative causes speak mind without constraints working white house, rick weatherly, , maintenance technician denver suburb lakewood, said saturday trump appeared agree, tweeting steve bannon tough smart new voice breitbartnews maybe even better ever fake news needs competition bannon, , instrumental trump contentious policies including travel ban people several muslim majority nations, departure paris climate accord rejection trans pacific partnership trade deal friend republican political establishment loathed liberals, became darling president hard line conservative supporters trump great external ally, source close bannon said condition anonymity use big hammer congressional leadership support president agenda trump supporters south florida, chicago colorado told reuters concerned bannon departure meant president distancing policies supported last year campaign think trump fine, said bob janda, year old small business owner chicago bannon likely distanced trump ear, white house official said condition anonymity bannon joined string senior officials left trump administration past five weeks, leading appointment retired marine general john kelly new white house chief staff kelly succeeded imposing order haphazard operation, bannon still direct pipeline oval office breitbart, twitter tv, white house official added guess bannon probably effective goading president outside, especially president feels boxed john kelly clean lines authority national security adviser hr mcmaster orderly processes, said kori schake, research fellow stanford university hoover institution previously served white house seems bannon symptom cause president seems share dark vision, revel support people bannon represents, schake added prior joining trump campaign, bannon spearheaded breitbart shift forum alt right, loose online confederation neo nazis, white supremacists anti semites departure capped tumultuous week trump widely criticized saying sides responsible last weekend violence charlottesville, virginia rally organized neo nazis white supremacists bannon told conservative weekly standard friday would use breitbart attack opponents populist nationalist agenda championed, including establishment republicans time appeared suggest departure signaled major shift trump agenda trump presidency fought for, won, over, bannon said defense policy one area bannon could play role outside many trump national security aides favor sending several thousand troops afghanistan, taliban insurgents regaining ground, bannon argued withdrawing , us personnel still also advocated restraint dealing north korea, rejecting use military force solve recent crisis danger continues bang away issues appeal breitbart audience going anywhere, bannon risks splitting administration loose coalition hard right ideologues, traditional conservatives, middle road voters like hillary clinton, another trump administration official said, also condition anonymity
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us president donald trump first lady melania trump attend kennedy center honors december, white house announced saturday, several honorees said would boycott white house reception show kennedy center also said statement white house reception longer take place white house said president first lady would take part kennedy center honors allow honorees celebrate without political distraction announcement came television producer norman lear, singer lionel richie dancer carmen de lavallade said would attend white house reception set take place prior dec annual gala event honorees singer gloria estefan rapper cool j awards presented year december recognize honorees lifetime contributions arts five honorees expected attend dec dinner awards ceremony state department, kennedy center chairman, david rubenstein, president, deborah rutter, statement kennedy center respects decision made trumps, said choosing participate year honors activities, administration graciously signaled respect kennedy center ensures honors gala remains deservingly special moment honorees, rubenstein rutter said de lavallade, african american actress, dancer choreographer, said statement website honored receive award would attend show but, said would go white house light socially divisive morally caustic narrative existing leadership choosing engage comments come president blamed sides violence erupted last week counter demonstrators neo nazis, ku klux klan members white nationalists holding unite right rally charlottesville, va trump comments prompted slew resignations presidential councils, including members president committee arts humanities new york times article aug , lear quoted saying would forgo white house reception because, presidency chosen neglect totally arts humanities deliberately defund rest pleasantly kennedy center honors second annual washington event trump decided attend president, called us news media enemies american people, also withdrew annual white house correspondents dinner
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stephen bannon, worry always could even disruptive president donald trump white house outside within hours following firing friday, fears seemed warranted, conservative voices viewed bannon one howled rage trump decision fire chief strategist reaction notable breitbart news, hard right news site bannon ran joined trump presidential campaign last year war, tweeted one site editors, joel pollak, published piece questioning whether trump would move moderate direction bannon white house steve bannon personified trump agenda, pollak wrote bannon rejoined breitbart executive chairman hours firing announced expected use platform blast within white house
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us president donald trump praised former chief strategist steve bannon saturday, thanking twitter service role presidential election campaign hillary clinton want thank steve bannon service came campaign run crooked hillary clinton
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defense secretary jim mattis travels middle east eastern europe next week play increasingly familiar role reassuring allies united states committed despite mixed messages president donald trump mattis visit jordan, turkey, ukraine address concerns fight islamic state give message washington tolerate russia annexation eastern ukraine informal portfolio soothing traditional us friends upset trump often sharp comments tweets foreign policy one retired marine general becoming used one administration, maybe exception vice president mike pence, shoulder responsibility trump rhetoric mattis, said joshua walker, former us diplomat current fellow german marshall fund united states, think tank earlier month, trump said us military option considered venezuela country torn political economic upheaval within hours, pentagon publicly announced received orders venezuela, lowering temperature slightly mattis, along secretary state rex tillerson, sent conciliatory message north korea last weekend op ed piece wall street journal trump threatened fire fury pyongyang tried attack united states two officials wrote united states interest regime change accelerated reunification korea, addressing north korea fears washington ultimately intends replace leadership certainly true extent look mattis tillerson, travel lot, explainers people manage moderate reassure, said anthony cordesman center strategic international studies think tank mattis served head us military central command , foreign leaders, especially middle east, trust him, said cordesman trip iraq earlier year, mattis grabbed headlines said us military seize anybody oil attempt calm iraqi worries trump told cia staff january, referring us invasion iraq kept oil okay maybe another chance trump also upset nato allies demanding increase defense spending seeking better relations russia think secretary mattis finds spending time, putting president trump statements broader context cases mean defining narrowly, precisely mean, christine wormuth, former number three pentagon, said trip starts weekend, mattis make first visit ukraine us secretary defense since try reassure kiev united states remains committed restoring ukraine sovereignty russia annexed crimea questions raised tillerson said june trump administration wish handcuffed minsk accord end fighting ukraine agreement, signed russia ukraine, calls ceasefire, withdrawal heavy weapons front line constitutional reform give eastern ukraine autonomy close us ally, ukraine counted american support russia since pro western government took power following street protests ousted kremlin backed president trump comments election campaign last year, praise russian president vladimir putin appearing recognize crimea part russia contemplating end us sanctions moscow, stoked fears kiev trump would mend ties russia ukraine expense pentagon awaiting white house approval proposal send defensive weapons ukraine, including anti tank missiles, us official said michael carpenter, former deputy assistant secretary defense region, said trip would important would send signal kiev united states remained committed approval lethal weapons would tangible sign mattis believes security issue goes beyond europe, international norms, sovereignty territorial integrity, carpenter said pentagon says mattis also emphasize commitment united states turkey help ankara address legitimate security concerns including fight kurdistan workers party however, mattis address number differences, including pentagon decision arm kurdish ypg fighters support operation retake syrian city raqqa islamic state ankara views ypg, fighting within larger us backed coalition, syrian extension kurdish pkk militant group, fighting southeastern turkey
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us ambassador united nations nikki haley told staff email
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