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facing potentially deep budget cuts us foreign aid, new usaid administrator mark green says needs less prove president donald trump development assistance america first agenda first meeting trump back january, green made pitch president elect, drawing experience central america explain us funded programs could help slow number immigrants trying enter united states illegally said mr president elect, believe development tools help us achieve every one strategic priorities, green told reuters first interview since starting last week head us agency international development green previously worked us supported projects indigenous mayors guatemala, honduras el salvador improve living conditions kids hopefully go , miles worst conditions imaginable jump border works great way use development, said, sitting still bare office usaid headquarters blocks white house green brings unique resume job former four term republican congressman wisconsin served us ambassador tanzania president george w bush last job head international republican institute, helped promote governance democracy overseas time capitol hill key new job sign good standing there, green nomination support across political spectrum, well among aid groups trump staked position foreign aid campaign trail, casting waste us tax dollars administration proposed slashing budget foreign aid third, could gut programs across range issues including health, governance, gender education us foreign assistance traditionally garnered bipartisan support congress, controls aid purse strings green stronger relations lawmakers predecessors, battled congress funding objectives different mark green strongest allies hill, said scott morris, senior fellow center global development washington faces headwinds white house state department real potential conflicts basic philosophy usaid does, added morris green nevertheless sanguine prospects downsized, budget constrained usaid everything, said resources limited, prioritize green takes agency already waves reform last decade, adapting shifting global development patterns featuring deep pocket philanthropic groups, private sector investment emerging economies, rise china financier developing world new demands emerged unprecedented refugee crisis wars syria iraq, along famine africa, growing violent extremism usaid humanitarian work unrivaled, mobilization american generosity, continue, green said, adding us assistance help times crisis prevent crises occurring wants us foreign assistance focus results show americans tax dollars put good use going ask every program show moving us closer day people lead themselves, said green helping, going tell
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us president donald trump reelection campaign released first television advertisement sunday, second spot attacks democrats touts accomplishments first seven months office ad release comes amid intense criticism trump response events charlottesville, virginia, planned rally white supremacists led violence killed counter protester speaking saturday golf resort bedminster, new jersey, trump stopped short calling demonstrators white supremacists instead criticized groups many sides even members party said failed adequately condemn behind violence new advertisement uses video clips, still images font one released earlier year america first policies, political group able secretly raise spend unlimited sums money trump campaign america first policies prohibited law coordinating trump filed reelection day took office, unusual move allowed begin campaigning long november election historically, incumbent presidents waited two years, midterm elections, file formally trump campaign respond request comment much money spending ad, running decided release weekend ad says trump created jobs helped stock market since taking office president enemies want succeed, americans saying, let president trump job, advertisement states trump continues struggle low approval numbers, television ad could attempt bolster support campaign raised million since beginning year new campaign ad speaks directly american people sets record straight, reminding president donald trump stop fighting allow anyone stand way deliver success them, campaign manager michael glassner said statement announcing ad
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first glance, us representative mo brooks seems exactly kind candidate president donald trump would love see win tuesday republican primary election alabama open us senate seat year old republican freedom caucus member immigration hardliner calls opponent luther strange lying luther, echoing trump penchant bestowing insulting nicknames political foes strange, , former state attorney general appointed fill senate seat left vacant jeff sessions became us attorney general trump would like drain swamp brooks would like blow up, said larry powell, professor communication university alabama birmingham goals yet strange, brooks, earned coveted prize last week race could measure trump influence state carried easily last year election, despite recent indications support among republicans may softening trump took twitter offer strange complete total endorsement tweet came something surprise known big luther thanks foot inch meter frame, strange close alliance senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, fire trump failing push agenda congress refusing eliminate filibuster gives democrats veto power many key bills strange agrees filibuster remain place telephone interview, brooks noted trump followed endorsement strange barrage twitter criticisms aimed mcconnell, brooks called extraordinarily baffling alabama voter wants see president trump legislative agenda pass united states senate would much better served vote mo brooks luther strange, brooks said president trump entire legislative agenda dead long senate percent rule requires president trump get consent democrat leader chuck schumer pass brooks strange may losing third viable candidate nine way race former alabama supreme court chief justice roy moore, , led several voter surveys, though polling race limited moore strange campaigns respond requests comment assuming candidate reaches percent vote, top two finishers go head head late september, winner heavy favorite whoever emerges democratic primary weeks, strange brooks lobbed attacks one another insufficiently committed trump advertisements supporters strange highlighted brooks endorsement texas senator ted cruz president last year, well criticism brooks made trump time brooks, founder house representatives far right freedom caucus survived shooting attack congress members softball practice june, fired back attacking strange close ties senate leadership strange brooks largely ignored moore, though strange backers run anti moore ads recent days think assume moore going make runoff, whoever gets runoff likely beat him, powell said moore made name refusing federal court order remove ten commandments monument state supreme court building losing position winning another term , suspended later resigned directing state judges defy us supreme court continue enforce ban sex marriage former judge popular among religious conservatives trouble expanding base previous campaigns governor contender would likely serve reliable republican vote senate, little daylight policy positions three candidates different intensities flavor, said steven taylor, political science professor troy university alabama
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president donald trump, week real world began intrude upon presidency violent clashes charlottesville, virginia, white nationalists counter protesters confronted trump perhaps first true domestic crisis young administration some, even within republican party, came short followed days blustery threats toward north korea rattled americans unnerved allies kinds white knuckle challenges define presidents
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special counsel investigating whether russia interfered us presidential election possible collusion moscow trump campaign wants speak current former senior white house officials, new york times reported saturday robert mueller, special counsel leading investigation, talks white house potential interviews, including former white house chief staff reince priebus, newspaper said, citing three unnamed sources briefed discussions spokespeople mueller white house immediately respond requests comment mr mueller asked white house specific meetings, attended whether notes, transcripts documents them, newspaper reported, citing two people mueller, former head federal bureau investigation, wants learn trump decided fire james comey, fbi chief dismissed may, according paper interviews yet set, paper said trump called mueller investigation witch hunt allegations collusion trump associates moscow hounded republican president since took office january, presenting major distraction policy agenda russia repeatedly denied meddling us election, trump said collusion last month, fbi raided home paul manafort, trump former campaign manager, collected evidence, washington post reported earlier week
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china president xi jinping said needs peaceful resolution north korean nuclear issue, telephone call us president donald trump urged sides avoid words action raise tensions xi comments came hours trump warned north korea us military locked loaded pyongyang accused us leader driving korean peninsula brink nuclear war pentagon said united states south korea would proceed planned joint military exercise days, action sure antagonize north korea china foreign ministry said statement xi told trump peaceful resolution north korean nuclear issue essential, urged calm concerned parties must exercise restraint avoid remarks actions escalate tensions korean peninsula, cited xi saying phone call, trump xi agreed north korea must stop provocative escalatory behavior, white house said statement, reiterated mutual commitment denuclearize korean peninsula added relationship trump xi extremely close hopefully lead peaceful resolution north korea problem trump, vacationing bedminster, new jersey, golf resort, earlier took twitter warn north korean leader kim jong un us military solutions fully place, locked loaded, north korea act unwisely referring kim, trump added, utters one threat anything respect guam place else american territory american ally, truly regret it, regret fast remarks reporters friday meeting us secretary state rex tillerson us ambassador united nations nikki haley, trump said situation north korea dangerous continue added, see happens think lots good things could happen, could also bad solution despite tough rhetoric, trump insisted nobody loves peaceful solution better president trump south korea presidential blue house said statement saturday united states china working resolve north korea crisis, hoped two leaders phone call able resolve peak tension act catalyst situation move new dimension guam, pacific island us territory home us air base, navy installation, coast guard group around , us military personnel, posted emergency guidelines friday help residents prepare potential nuclear attack north korean state news agency kcna said thursday north korean army would complete plans mid august fire four intermediate range missiles japan land sea miles km guam japan government decided deploy patriot missile defense system four locations west country, media reported one japan defense ministry available comment saturday governor guam, eddie baza calvo, posted video facebook speaking trump thousand percent safe, trump told calvo washington wants stop pyongyang developing nuclear missiles could hit united states north korea sees nuclear arsenal protection united states partners asia trump said considering additional sanctions north korea, adding would strong gave details make clear whether meant unilateral multilateral sanctions us officials said new us steps targeting chinese banks firms business pyongyang works, appeared put hold give beijing time show serious enforcing new un sanctions trump said want talk diplomatic back channels north korea us media reports joseph yun, us envoy north korea policy, engaged diplomacy several months pak song il, senior diplomat pyongyang un mission, deteriorating ties issue americans imprisoned north korea daniel russel, april top us diplomat east asia, said called new york channel relatively commonplace means communication north korea years, forum negotiation never vehicle negotiations constitute substantive us dprk dialogue, said, using acronym north korea formal name, democratic people republic korea moscow berlin expressed alarm rise rhetoric north korea, russian foreign minister sergei lavrov urged pyongyang washington sign joint russian chinese plan north korea would freeze missile tests united states south korea would impose moratorium large scale military exercises neither united states north korea embraced plan german chancellor angela merkel said military solution, adding escalation rhetoric wrong answer french presidency said north korea engaged dangerous escalation tensions president emmanuel macron calls parties act responsibly prevent escalation tensions, elysee palace said statement trump macron spoke saturday white house said trump reiterated us commitment stop north korean nuclear menace said washington ready diplomatic, economic military measures british foreign secretary boris johnson said blame problems lay north korea, international community shoulder shoulder efforts stop north korean aggression working us partners region bring crisis diplomatic end, tweeted rhetoric ratcheted up, south koreans buying ready eat meals emergency use, government aims expand nationwide civil defense drills planned aug hundreds thousands troops huge arsenals arrayed sides tense demilitarized zone two koreas
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us president donald trump french president emmanuel macron spoke phone saturday agreed work together crisis korean peninsula, white house said statement discussed need confront increasingly dangerous situation associated north korea destabilizing escalatory behavior, white house said statement recent days, trump north korean regime engaged heated rhetoric asian nation nuclear weapons program
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trying years stymie growth charter schools chicago, leaders public school teachers union seeking enlist staff charter schools bid strengthen union bargaining power tap new source members fees union officials third largest us city say push tie took added urgency us president donald trump chose betsy devos, backer charter private schools, education secretary cities suburbs across country, charters traditional public schools fierce competition students financing many united rejection private schools voucher programs unions fear trump devos slash funding traditional public schools, chicago teachers union ctu wants charter members boost ranks order help fight back unified approach long answer, said jesse sharkey, vice president ctu think going get keep public education way currently think unless people organize prepare defend it, said charter schools free open public run independently local school districts private companies compete state funds often boast small class sizes, innovative teaching styles particular academic focus numbers united states shot , , , decade ago estimated percent us public school students, million pupils, attend charter schools possibility merger many eyes chicago, proportion charter school teachers unionized much higher cities percent us charter schools collective bargaining agreements last year, according national alliance public charter schools, percent chicago charter schools organized leaders city unionized charter school educators say see benefits joining forces ctu face existential crisis, said chris baehrend, president chicago union charter teachers answer every crisis solidarity better us small part larger voice wins things leaders , member organization mulling merger ctu years, baehrend said, trump election propelled action fear devos conservative agenda devos office respond requests comment june, education secretary faced hostile questions us senate committee support school vouchers, devos responded exploring possibility program vouchers state funded payments families use send children private schools supporters say could give children neighborhoods weak public schools chance better education private institutions critics say intended boost private sector profits public money majority baehrend organization voted june merge ctu ctu leadership favors merger, , members vote fall baehrend said confident measure pass everyone supports closer links supporters charter schools say attributes attract many parents, including flexibility autonomy, could put risk chicago ctu introduces new terms contracts, limits time instructor teach day trying find ways undermine existing schools via organizing, andrew broy, president illinois network charter schools, said ctu leaders
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president donald trump said friday sarcastic thanked russian president vladimir putin saving united states money ordering cuts us diplomatic staff russia asked whether sarcastic, trump told reporters order reduce payroll, absolutely think know that, trump said without explicitly criticizing move breaking nearly two weeks silence putin july order cutting us embassy consulate staff nearly two thirds, trump said thursday thankful let go large number people smaller payroll, adding real reason go back trump remarks rekindled criticism kid glove handling putin, especially shied away highly critical members party, including attorney general jeff sessions senate majority leader mitch mcconnell putin, reacting new sanctions imposed us congress reluctantly signed law trump, ordered washington cut diplomatic technical staff people sept many affected likely local russian staffers also reaction former president barack obama expelling russian diplomats united states last december intelligence agency reports speaking secretary state rex tillerson talking coming answer september st response, trump said congressional committees special counsel investigating conclusions us intelligence agencies russia interfered election campaign hacking methods help trump, republican also looking possible collusion campaign russian officials moscow repeatedly denied meddling election trump denies campaign collusion campaign since becoming president, trump consistently called better ties russia, declined criticize putin refused unequivocally embrace conclusions intelligence agencies trump remarks immediately denounced current former us officials served republican democratic administrations remarks also raised eyebrows europe would say experience one bizarre things ever heard government official, us, ojars kalnins, chairman foreign affairs committee latvian parliament, told reuters earlier friday thanking another foreign leader firing people embassy unprecedented bizarre
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north korean nuclear issue needs peaceful resolution, chinese president xi jinping told us president donald trump telephone call saturday, called relevant side exercise restraint, state television said trump issued new threat north korea friday, saying us military locked loaded , pyongyang accused driving korean peninsula brink nuclear war world powers expressed alarm xi told trump joint interests china united states achieve denuclearisation korean peninsula protect peace stability there, state television said brief report relevant side must present exercise restraint, avoid words actions exacerbate tensions korean peninsula, report paraphrased xi saying resolving nuclear issue ultimately needs done politically via talks, china willing maintain communication united states basis mutual respect push appropriate resolution, xi added chinese state television cited trump telling xi fully understands role china playing north korean nuclear issue
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north korea said saturday nearly million workers, party members soldiers volunteered join rejoin army resist new un sanctions fight united states current geopolitical tension pyongyang washington rodong sinmun, north korea official newspaper, said volunteers offered join rejoin people army korea central news agency kcna issued statement monday condemning new sanctions imposed united nations retaliation north korean missile tests earlier week, nuclear armed north korea threatened strike united states pacific territory guam kcna said wednesday mass rally held pyongyang support government north korea previously mobilized large crowds show resolve tensions escalate august , million north koreans offered enlist enlist army mine exploded demilitarized zone two koreas, raising additional tensions north korea warned foreign diplomats leave pyongyang suspended work joint inter korean industrial park threatened missile strikes us pacific bases, notably guam hawaii
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us president donald trump chinese president xi jinping reiterated mutual commitment denuclearize korean peninsula phone conversation friday, white house said statement trump xi also agreed recent adoption united nations security council resolution north korea important step toward achieving peace stability peninsula, added president trump president xi agreed north korea must stop provocative escalatory behavior, statement said white house said relationship two presidents extremely close one, hopefully lead peaceful resolution north korea problem
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russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said friday risks military conflict north korea nuclear program high, moscow deeply worried mutual threats traded washington pyongyang unfortunately, rhetoric washington pyongyang starting go top, lavrov said still hope believe common sense prevail asked forum russian students risks stand escalating armed conflict, said risks high, especially taking account rhetoric direct threats using force heard talk washington must preventive strike made north korea, pyongyang threatening carry missile strike us base guam threats continue non stop, worry us lot get guessing happens whatever prevent personal opinion get close point fight breaking out, side stronger cleverer take first step away threshold danger, said lavrov, remarks broadcast state television encouraged pyongyang washington sign joint russian chinese plan, north korea would freeze missile tests united states south korea would impose moratorium large scale military exercises double freezing finally takes place, sit start beginning
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us judge friday ruled illinois providing sufficient resources care developmentally disabled residents ordered state come plan restore services us district judge sharon johnson coleman said illinois, ended unprecedented budget impasse, failed provide resources sufficient quality, scope, variety residents, result suffered substantially reduction services violation federal consent decree ruling, johnson said lacked authority order funding increase, noted state dire financial condition, directed illinois devise plan address issues affecting services comply decree state argued advocates disabled living outside institutions seeking much additional billion annually
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guam posted emergency guidelines friday help residents prepare potential nuclear attack threat north korea fire missiles vicinity us pacific territory pyongyang state run kcna news agency said thursday army would complete plans mid august fire four intermediate range missiles japan land near guam north korea united states engaged increasingly heated rhetoric week north nuclear weapons program north korea threaten guam nuclear attack, crisis pyongyang united states stirred fears nuclear conflict could break region governor guam shrugged north missile warning said heightened threat, government issued preparedness fact sheet language evoked specter nuclear conflict cold war, guidelines cover before, nuclear attack look flash fireball blind you, said take cover behind anything might offer protection remove clothing keep radioactive material spreading removing outer layer clothing remove radioactive material, read guidelines caught outside suggest emergency plan supply kit making list potential concrete structures near home, work school serve fallout shelters fallout shelters need specifically constructed protecting fallout, said protected space, provided walls roof thick dense enough ie concrete absorb radiation given fallout particles fact sheet advises people wash scrub scratch skin, use soap, shampoo water put conditioner hair binds radioactive material offers advice parents away children strike stay are, even separated family, said listen news call school patient wait instructions pick child information fact sheet gathered us department homeland security website wwwreadygov, guam homeland security spokeswoman told pacific daily news guam home , people us military base includes submarine squadron, air base coast guard group graphic north korean missile trajectories, ranges click tmsnrtrs hizzhg us president donald trump thursday warned north korea threatening guam said friday us military locked loaded, north korea act unwisely asked trump tough posture, guam governor eddie calvo said agreed sending clear message north korean leader kim jong un, ramped country tests missiles nuclear bombs though want temperature get higher, think important also clarity attack american soil including guam, met overwhelming response, calvo told reporters friday problem story refiled fix graphic link paragraph
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president donald trump said would speak chinese president xi jinping friday night dangerous situation regarding north korea hopefully, work out, trump told reporters new jersey golf resort nobody loves peaceful solution better president trump tell
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frenchman kevin mayer led halfway stage decathlon world championships friday race fill void left retirement ashton eaton american eaton dominated sport recent years, winning last two olympic world titles mayer, silver medallist olympics last year, produced personal bests meters still two strongest events come saturday
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us president donald trump failure fill dozens senior level positions pentagon making difficult defense contractors forecast business defense company officials, speaking conference calls reported quarterly earnings, blame trump directly, said lack appointments key positions pentagon slowed contract awards created uncertainty still high number unfilled leadership appointments approaching government physical year end continue serve headwinds, said roger krone, chief executive leidos holdings inc ldosn , aug call analysts krone, whose company one largest providers services us armed forces, said open posts slowed awarding government contracts department defense said unfilled top level posts require senate confirmation, including general counsel, inspector general important roles like secretary army undersecretary navy pentagon referred request comment unfilled posts white house white house official said democrat obstruction played key role jamming president agenda open positions require senate confirmation, nominee identified, nominees awaiting confirmation two largest us defense companies, general dynamics corp gdn l technologies inc llln , thin staffing largest customer talking point investors defense department working filling several positions pentagon definitely resulted slowdown, said ralph ambrosio, chief financial officer l , prime contractor surveillance, security detection systems slowdown, quarter ended lowest second quarter spending level record billion, according report data analysis firm govini, seen reuters report said federal procurement resources stretched thinner ever leidos krone pointed expected one year delay navy billion nmci nextgen program update intranet used us navy marine corps example big contract delay defense spending fiscal year beyond unclear, said byron callan, defense analyst capital alpha partners, noting companies changed long term profit expectations, suggesting uncertainty made forecasting difficult fact enacted fiscal year budget early part may, seven months fiscal year, definitely slowed contracting activity obligation activity within department defense, said ambrosio positions difficult fill two trump nominees army secretary, top professional civilian position, withdrew names consideration white house nominated raytheon co rtnn lobbyist mark esper, awaiting vote confirmation general dynamics ceo phebe novakovic said company conference call without appointments, difficult process contracts make progress defense related projects novakovic information systems technology business unit thousands shorter sales cycle service contracts reflect delays quickly
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us president donald trump make day trip washington, dc, monday, briefly interrupting day august working vacation, white house official said friday trump spending time golf course owns bedminster, new jersey, held meetings advisers north korea nuclear threat issues trump leave golf course sunday manhattan home, said scheduled lot meetings reason monday trip washington new york city immediately provided trip first reported politico trump vacation comes west wing white house goes long planned renovations update air conditioning system, fix leaks roof make repairs
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fiscal budget unveiled friday chicago public schools cps depends nearly million new money state city may materialize identified billion spending plan fiscal year began july includes million state illinois would send district education funding legislation republican governor bruce rauner used amendatory veto substantially rewrite bill remove called cps bailout unclear much district would receive rauner revisions democratic controlled legislature, passed funding formula bill may without veto proof majority, scheduled meet next week failure illinois house senate muster required three fifths majority vote override accept changes rauner made bill would kill measure budget released today outline traditional budget wait resolution education funding stalemate springfield, cps ceo forrest claypool told reporters, referring state capital escalating pension payments led drained reserves, debt dependency junk bond ratings nation third largest public school system cps budget also assumes million boost local funding district said working city identify matt mcgrath, spokesman mayor rahm emanuel, controls school system, said answer yet local source tell local solution come expense city long term financial stability, said, adding mayor promises cps students full school year moody investors service put chicago ba junk credit rating review last month possible downgrade, citing potential city could extend financial help cash strapped schools amount cps cash flow borrowing fiscal would fiscal billion, according budget documents claypool said district immediate plans selling bonds capital needs cps, projects , enrollment drop school year, set aug budget vote board district said spending plan revised state puts school funding formula place
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president donald trump said friday hoped north korea fully understood gravity words warning pyongyang taking military action united states allies hope going fully understand gravity said, said mean, trump told reporters golf resort new jersey words easy understand
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head us senate committee handles supreme court nominees said friday longer expected imminent court vacancy, bolstering assumptions justice anthony kennedy would retire year republican senator chuck grassley, chairman judiciary committee, said expectations earlier year vacancy nine member bench evaporated evidently going happen, grassley said telephone interview home state iowa senate summer break expectation vacancy thought would earlier year speculation spring kennedy, conservative justice turned last month served court since , considering retirement kennedy regular swing vote high court, sometimes siding four liberal justices major rulings court vacancy would give republican president donald trump chance appoint second conservative justice high court since taking office january court watchers expect trump nominate jurist likely consistently decide cases conservative wing court, unlike kennedy interview friday, grassley noted every year speculation justice might retire summer end court session declined give details rumors heard earlier year impending vacancy grassley added talk often stoked justices serving court besides kennedy, , ruth bader ginsburg stephen breyer turn next week rumors kennedy set retire reached fever pitch several months ago former judicial clerks said considering kennedy announce retirement weekend reunion june many former clerks also make announcement court rulings marking end term june silence matter tamped rumors led broad assumption would remain court, least coming term, begins october kennedy, like justices, also assigned responsibility june handle applications specific regional appeals court, reducing speculation retirement earlier year, trump senate confirmation conservative justice neil gorsuch gorsuch arrived high court year death justice antonin scalia, leading conservative voice republican led senate refused consider president barack obama nomination federal judge merrick garland fill vacancy created scalia death garland would tipped court liberal direction
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united states engaging back channel diplomacy north korea several months, associated press reported friday, president donald trump stepped warnings pyongyang amid rising tensions region dialogue involved joseph yun, us envoy north korea policy, pak song il, senior north korean diplomat united nations, ap reported, citing unidentified us officials others briefed process
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president donald trump sending son law jared kushner negotiator jason greenblatt middle east soon meet regional leaders discuss path substantive israeli palestinian peace talks, white house official said friday deputy national security adviser dina powell also trip, include meetings leaders saudi arabia, united arab emirates, qatar, jordan, egypt, israel palestinian authority, official said regional talks play important role, president reaffirms peace israelis palestinians negotiated directly two parties united states continue working closely parties make progress towards goal, official said kushner, serves senior adviser father law, charged helping broker deal israelis palestinians trump took office president went saudi arabia israel first post inauguration trip abroad expressed personal commitment reaching deal eluded republican democratic predecessors timing trip pegged recent restoration calm stabilized situation jerusalem spate violence last month sparked israel installation metal detectors entry points noble sanctuary temple mount compound trump directed talks focus pathway peace talks, fighting extremism, easing humanitarian crisis gaza, identifying economic steps taken ensure security stability, official said enhance chances peace, parties need engage creating environment conducive peace making affording negotiators facilitators time space need reach deal, official said
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seen opportunity investors position future north korean turnaround, country rarely traded defaulted debt may move twilight zone new sanctions imposed week pyongyang debt north korea
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us navy secretary richard v spencer said would follow directions president transgender people military believes patriot allowed serve spencer, speaking reporters thursday visit naval station norfolk virginia, said would abide policy pentagon provides armed forces transgender issue however, spencer said believes that, fundamental basis, patriot wants serve meets requirements able serve military, according news reports president donald trump announced twitter last month would ban transgender people serving military capacity, reviving ban ended trump announcement created vast uncertainty active duty reserve transgender service members, say number thousands joseph dunford, chairman joint chiefs staff, said memo day trump tweet would change policy defense secretary james mattis received official order president order issued week announcement, us coast guard commandant, admiral paul zukunft, offered support transgender members service wednesday, five transgender members us military, including iraq afghanistan war veterans, sued trump transgender ban, saying made announcement without consulting senior military commanders
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escalating threat arising nuclear armed north korea recent series missile tests prompting south korea beef military muscle experts warn could spur arms buildup elsewhere northeast asia south korea japan accustomed north frequent threats attack war words washington pyongyang raised fears sudden clash along world militarised border dividing two koreas, might quickly escalate war north korea second test intercontinental ballistic missile icbm july , south korean president moon jae ordered speedy deployment controversial us thaad anti missile defense system, reversing earlier decision postpone pending environmental review week, us defence department said actively considering revising bilateral ballistic missile guidelines south korea allow seoul build powerful missiles south request moon told us president donald trump telephone conversation monday south korea also wants build nuclear powered submarine, presidential officials said could lead militarization south korea, said yang uk, senior research fellow korea defence security forum south korea, spends around tenth annual budget defense, already home , local soldiers , us troops country, still technically war north korean war ended truce peace treaty, deployed us built patriot missile defense system, well terminal high altitude area defence thaad system trump warned north leader kim jong un attacking guam us allies friday, day isolated country said finalizing mid august plan launch four intermediate range missiles toward waters us pacific territory north korea actually launches hwasong missiles towards guam, going missiles, artillery tanks ready action, said kim dong yub, military expert kyungnam university institute far eastern studies seoul prepared even latest spike tensions, south korea seeking enhance missile defense capabilities face unprecedented pace north korean missile tests japan, worried ballistic missile defenses could overwhelmed swarm attacks circumvented warheads launched lofted trajectories, likely acquire ground based version aegis missile defense system also mulling acquisition munitions would allow strike north korea missile sites greatest threat states remains shorter range artillery, artillery rockets stockpiles short medium range missiles focus primarily remain upon bolstering defensive rather offensive capabilities, said reed foster, defense analyst ihs jane believe significant altering east asian procurement strategies, despite rhetoric emanating north korea, principally threat altered drastically, reed added conservative lawmakers seoul recent days even called nuclear balance peninsula, saying seoul ask washington redeploy us nuclear weapons south korea unable develop united states withdrew nuclear weapons south korea , two koreas agreed make peninsula nuclear free violation agreement well un security council resolutions, north korea conducted five nuclear tests right time actively look bringing back tactical nuclear weapons, chung woo taik, floor leader main opposition liberty korea party, told reuters north korea broke denuclearisation agreement long time ago reintroducing nuclear weapons remains unlikely scenario, would undermine demands seoul washington north korea abandon nuclear programs now, officials instead focused changing missile guidelines, allow seoul ballistic missiles flight range capped km miles , topped maximum kg , pounds warhead south korea less focused increasing flight range, could face opposition neighbors including china, russia japan, km range limit covers north korea case, senior government officials said rather, seoul wants double maximum payload , kg greater, powerful enough target underground bunkers nuclear sites within north, officials said still fraction size mother bombs , united states dropped suspected islamic state target afghanistan april , pound gbu bomb one largest non nuclear devices used combat
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military solution united states dispute north korea, german chancellor angela merkel said friday, adding war words two countries wrong approach see military solution conflict, merkel told reporters berlin see need enduring work un security council well tight cooperation countries involved, especially us china germany intensively involved non military solutions, merkel said escalation rhetoric wrong answer
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foreign detainees north korea reportedly denied due process court held inhumane conditions, united nations investigator said friday tomas ojea quintana, un special rapporteur human rights north korea, also said military threats exchanged washington pyongyang diverting attention needs ordinary north koreans welcomed release week canadian pastor hyeon soo lim humanitarian grounds serving two years sentence hard labour life charges plotting overthrow regime lim family said thursday critical condition least nine foreigners three americans six citizens south korea remain custody north korea, un expert said otto warmbier, us student held months sentenced years hard labour trying steal propaganda item hotel, released coma june died within days circumstances death remain unclear concerned reports detainees receiving due legal process held inhumane conditions, ojea quintana said statement issued geneva north korean authorities obliged provide foreign detainees access consular support interpreter, entitlements cannot taken granted, based information receiving , said international committee red cross icrc , visits detainees worldwide, access political prison camps north korea, believed hold , people us president donald trump issued new threat north korea friday, saying american weapons locked loaded pyongyang accused driving korean peninsula brink nuclear war threats divert attention situation ordinary north koreans, whose subsistence protection needs treated absolute priority, said ojea quintana, argentine lawyer took independent un post last year un report catalogued massive violations north korea including large prison camps, starvation executions said brought international criminal court icc landmark report, strongly rejected pyongyang, said north korean leader kim jong un might personally responsible crimes humanity
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joint us south korean military exercise start aug planned, pentagon said friday united states north korea traded threats war annual joint military exercise, called ulchi freedom guardian, expected go ahead originally scheduled start aug , said lieutenant colonel christopher logan, pentagon spokesman
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us president donald trump issued another warning north korea friday reference american weapons locked loaded military solutions fully place, locked loaded, north korea act unwisely hopefully kim jong un find another path trump wrote twitter, day defense secretary said united states ready counter threat pyongyang
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president donald trump administration reiterated arguments defending temporary travel ban filing us supreme court thursday, repeatedly citing executive broad powers exclude foreigners united states travel ban barring refugees people six muslim majority nations signed executive order march, earlier version scrapped face legal challenges two federal appeals courts blocked revised order taking effect us supreme court ruled june could move forward limited basis nation highest court agreed hear oral arguments lawfulness ban oct , brief laid legal position government plans make state hawaii refugee organizations challenging executive order claim discriminatory muslims, citing statements trump made campaign trail calling total complete shutdown muslims entering united states however, government, hammering broad ruling th us circuit court appeals blocked ban, said campaign statements made president private citizen taken account brief said mistake probe president motives decisions national security, would amount inappropriate judicial psychoanalysis president trump said order necessary review vetting procedures help protect country terrorist attacks department justice argued case would invite impermissible intrusion privileged internal executive branch deliberations plaintiffs case calling depositions white house staff cabinet level officials government repeated stance congress granted president wide authority limit refugee admissions bar entry foreigner group foreigners would detrimental interests united states supreme court ruled parts revised march executive order could go effect june , finding anyone iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen bona fide relationship us citizen entity could barred however, government excluded grandparents family members definition would allowed in, leading another round legal sparring eventually supreme court said that, litigation continues enforcement ban lower courts, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, siblings law people six countries would let refugees relationships us resettlement agencies would attorney neal katyal, representing hawaii challenge ban, said email thursday look forward supreme court hearing case october
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us president donald trump thursday thanked russian president vladimir putin ordering united states slash diplomatic staff russia, remarks likely rekindle criticism trump kid gloves handling putin breaking nearly two weeks silence putin july order cutting us embassy consulate staff nearly two thirds, trump said thankful let go large number people smaller payroll trump said real reason go back going save lot money, response putin cold war style move, differing reactions presidents similar circumstances past also clashes state department official called moscow order regrettable uncalled act thursday, state department immediate reaction comments trump made reporters vacation golf club bedminster, new jersey congressional committees special counsel investigating conclusions us intelligence agencies russia interfered election campaign hacking methods help trump, republican also looking possible collusion campaign russian officials moscow repeatedly denied meddling election trump denies campaign collusion putin, reacting new sanctions imposed us congress reluctantly signed law trump, ordered washington cut , embassy consulate staff september many affected likely local russian staffers also tit tat reaction former president barack obama expelling russian diplomats united states last december intelligence agency reports campaign since becoming president, trump consistently called better ties russia, declined criticize putin refused unequivocally embrace conclusions intelligence agencies intended flippant not, trump remarks thursday immediately denounced current former us officials served republican democratic administrations nicholas burns, state department third ranking official republican president george w bush, called trump comments grotesque joking, know better, said burns, professor harvard university john f kennedy school government t, unprecedented president never defended expulsion diplomats state department horrified rattled trump remarks, said veteran us diplomat served russia, speaking condition anonymity heather conley, formerly top state department official dealing european affairs, said expulsions hundreds people important us embassy extraordinary difficult see president could view expulsions positive development form additional remarks thursday, trump said surprised fbi raid last month home former campaign manager, paul manafort, adding sent strong signal trump said given thought possibility firing special counsel robert mueller may, trump dismissed james comey, director fbi trump went office seven months ago presidential candidate, trump invited russia dig thousands missing emails democratic rival hillary clinton time secretary state, vexing intelligence experts prompting democrats accuse urging foreign country spy americans russia, listening, hope able find , emails missing, trump said campaign clinton kept private server handed thousands emails investigators, release , said personal work related
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white house plans release brief document early mid september outlining framework overhauling us tax code, according three sources familiar matter sign trump administration struggles advance domestic policy agenda, three five page document would accompanied tax legislation, expected, said sources, authorized speak publicly framework would come big six congressional administration leaders tax reform, group released joint statement taxes july, months closed door talks unclear whether big six members agreed release two sources said white house told business representatives lobbyists recent days expect tax reform framework next month white house comment white house legislative director marc short told july forum expected legislation come lawmakers debate sept us labor day holiday voted house representatives senate october november sources said framework document would accompanied legislation could provide starting point tax bill would lay areas agreement trump administration, senate house representatives, could also include input discussions democrats financial markets rallied late early year expectations trump would cut corporate taxes early presidency six months power, yet score major legislative victory introduce significant legislation kind congress corporate lobbyists independent analysts say tax legislation, move forward all, unlikely approved early house ways means committee chairman kevin brady senate finance committee chairman orrin hatch said plan consider tax legislation later year neither set deadline big six brady, hatch, house speaker paul ryan, senate republican majority leader mitch mcconnell, treasury secretary steven mnuchin white house economic adviser gary cohn said july statement charging two committees developing drafting legislation
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us defense secretary jim mattis said thursday obama era experimental defense outpost silicon valley would grow importance trump administration nation technology entrepreneurs vital national defense mattis paid first official visit pentagon defense innovation experimental unit, diux, mountain view, california, part two day outreach tour us technology industry intended highlight pentagon commitment technology innovation doubt mind diux continue exist, actually grow influence impact department defense, mattis told reporters brief remarks diux facility diux set two years ago mattis predecessor, ash carter serves pentagon hub attracting private sector innovation solve complex technical military challenges diux faced criticism republican lawmakers questioned value organization program underwent overhaul may , less year launching since june last year diux awarded million contracts pilot projects areas including artificial intelligence, autonomous machines space unit currently staff expected grow end , said sean singleton, diux director engagement mattis said diux would help us military become lethal capable defending experiment called united states america unit leadership reporting directly senior staff, mattis said, adding expected diux would help military incorporate advances artificial intelligence taking place silicon valley defense secretary visit came trump administration sparred technology industry host issues, including immigration, climate change privacy earlier thursday mattis visited amazon headquarters seattle expected visit alphabet google headquarters palo alto, california, friday pleasure host secdef james mattis amazon hq seattle today, amazon chief executive jeff bezos wrote twitter post included photo mattis smiling one another
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four us senate republicans oil refining states urged trump administration thursday block oil shipments venezuela part us sanctions country, saying could raise costs us fuel consumers united states sanctioned president nicolas maduro venezuelan officials maduro established constituent assembly run socialist party loyalists cracked widespread opposition placed sanctions opec member oil industry senators john cornyn texas, bill cassidy louisiana, thad cochran roger wicker mississippi said letter, seen reuters, unilaterally blocking oil exports could harm us economy venezuelan people united states imports , barrels per day oil venezuela white house respond request comment letter, addressed president donald trump believe critical consider role us energy industry refining sector play economic national security interest, senators wrote blockading imports could inflict great harm industry burden us taxpayers cost senators said sanctions shipments venezuelan oil united states could also increase likelihood disorderly default venezuela, given oil business main source revenue creditors could seize venezuelan oil assets cut government remaining sources financing also noted sanctions could expand interests china russia venezuela oil business countries invested venezuela years sources said united states could use heavy crude strategic petroleum reserve held caverns along gulf coast, relieve short term supply pressure venezuela shipments blocked nearly million barrels oil reserve drilling boom united states allowed government store oil needs meet international spare supply agreements
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us president donald trump said thursday given thought possibility firing special counsel robert mueller, investigating possible collusion trump campaign russia speaking reporters new jersey golf club, trump also said surprised fbi raid last month former campaign manager paul manafort, adding sent strong signal
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paul manafort, president donald trump former campaign manager, tapped new legal team represent government lawyers examine possible russian meddling us presidential election, spokesman jason maloni said law firm wilmerhale speaking manafort behalf investigators, relationship ended, maloni said today, wilmerhale longer represents mr manafort, maloni said statement mr manafort process retaining former counsel, miller chevalier, represent office special counsel investigation, read statement miller chevalier richard hibey previously represented manafort clients included cia officer clair george, convicted making false statements congress reagan administration secret arms sales iran earlier week, sources confirmed fbi agents raided manafort virginia home seized documents material part probe
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first six months trump presidency, environmental protection agency lagged behind three previous administrations environmental enforcement, collecting percent less civil penalties polluters, report released thursday said president donald trump first six months office, justice department collected million civil penalties part civil lawsuits compares million cases obama administration million cases george w bush administration million cases clinton administration first six months, report environmental integrity project eip found drop environmental enforcement continues, leave people breathing air pollution swimming waterways waste, said eip executive director eric schaeffer, served epa head civil enforcement report analyzed consent decrees lodged justice department trump first day office, jan , july , evaluating penalties paid companies, amount companies spend pollution controls much pollution enforcement actions reduce patrick traylor, deputy assistant administrator epa office enforcement compliance assurance, reviewed copy report said findings unfair take months consent decree lodged snapshot says much enforcement actions commenced later years obama administration actions taken beginning trump administration, said statement report also found value injunctive relief, amount money violators spend install pollution controls clean up, also lowest trump administration epa administrator scott pruitt trump, injunctive relief required cases totaled million, compared million cases bush billion obama, report said epa collect data later years clinton administration, results could compared environmental groups raised concerns pruitt close ties energy industry, documented public records meetings asked approach enforcement close industry ties interview reuters last month, pruitt said epa committed enforcement working states carry
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us district judge austin rejected effort texas law would punish called sanctuary cities declared constitutional ahead measure taking effect next month republican backed law first kind since republican donald trump became president january, promising crackdown illegal immigrants localities protect texas us state longest border mexico us district judge sam sparks, appointed republican president george hw bush, dismissed case without prejudice late wednesday brief ruling give reason senate bill calls jailing police chiefs, sheriffs possibly frontline officers fail cooperate us immigration officials measure also allows police ask immigration status lawful detention law approved may, texas sued major urban areas, including austin, el paso houston, well civil rights groups, saying backed policies non cooperation federal immigration officials june hearing, sparks asked court declare law constitutional took effect sept also questioned hear case parties part separate lawsuit law heard federal court san antonio defendants contended abided federal law suit dismissed texas evidence showing harmed law yet effect republican texas attorney general ken paxton said wednesday disappointed ruling called undoubtedly constitutional law american civil liberties union, civil rights group argued court law, thursday said texas suit farce aimed distracting attention harm would come sb significant blow state, legal posturing resulted wasted taxpayer money, edgar saldivar, senior staff attorney aclu texas, said statement federal case san antonio, small border town largest texas cities told judge june sb could lead immigration police state establish illegal racial profiling asked court halt it, saying unconstitutional
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president donald trump attacked party senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, second day thursday, complaining steps private new jersey golf club republicans failure repeal replace obamacare want get repeal replace done hearing repeal replace seven years mitch, get work let get done, trump told reporters briefing vacation aftermath last month collapse senate years long republican campaign gut affordable care act, commonly called obamacare, trump berated mcconnell republican senators, urging return divisive issue reforming us healthcare insurance system many senators, including mcconnell, making case time move policies, tax reform improving infrastructure asked briefing bedminster, new jersey, mcconnell consider stepping senate republican leader, trump said get repeal replace done, get taxes done get easy one get done
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us president donald trump thursday declared opioid epidemic national emergency said administration drafting papers make official opioid crisis emergency saying officially right emergency, trump told reporters new jersey going draw going make national emergency serious problem, likes never trump spoke week white house commission opioid crisis led new jersey governor chris christie recommended president declare national emergency declaration could help unlock support resources address drug overdose epidemic, additional funding expanded access various forms treatment, gives government flexibility waiving rules restrictions expedite action national emergencies typically declared short term crises, zika virus outbreak natural disaster unclear trump declaration mean complex, long term public health problem going spend lot time, lot effort lot money opioid crisis, trump said worldwide problem, united states problem americans die drug overdoses every day, commission wrote report, noting america enduring death toll equal september th every three weeks opioids played role , deaths , according us centers disease control prevention trump held major briefing epidemic tuesday, stopped short following commission recommendation instead, talked mostly stopping flow drugs united states ensuring young people never start using drugs discuss access treatment
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us government seeking public comments review tough us vehicle fuel efficiency standards put place obama administration, department transportation environmental protection agency said thursday review ordered republican president donald trump earlier year widely seen preamble loosening fuel standards, handing victory auto industry rules set epa may, however, take back seat consumers demanding vehicles guzzle less gas automakers meet strict standards want sell cars overseas, according auto industry analysts want increase public participation, listen impacted directly regulations use best available information data inform regulatory actions, epa administrator scott pruitt said statement obama administration rules, negotiated automakers , aimed doubling average fleetwide fuel efficiency miles per gallon , although real world mileage figures would lower review covers vehicle model years epa also seeking comments whether fuel standards model year appropriate public comment period open days environmental consumer groups criticized ongoing process review obama era standards automakers allowed slack making cars run efficiently, americans forced spend thousands dollars gas, instead families, jack gillis, public affairs director consumer federation america, said emailed statement
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president donald trump said thursday close making decision us military effort afghanistan, undergoing review could see increase troop strength getting close getting close, trump told reporters new jersey golf club asked afghanistan
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oklahoma supreme court declared fee cigarettes unconstitutional thursday, citing faulty lawmaking practices, prompting state governor suggest calling back legislature find solution replace lost revenue statement following court decision, republican governor mary fallin said invalidating fee would cause million budget shortfall revenue created passage may cessation fee
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plan president donald trump congressional republicans slash taxes called pass businesses testing lawmakers ability design rules prevent wealthy people dodging taxes paying lower rate meant help small businesses grow businesses ranging size corner mom pop shop accounting firms industrial conglomerates called pass throughs profits flow owners taxed individual income, often top percent rate contrast, publicly held corporations top corporate income tax rate percent, least paper corporate profits taxed flow shareholders dividends republicans including house representatives speaker paul ryan vowed get tax legislation trump desk end , pass throughs one thorniest issues effort enact first comprehensive tax overhaul since republican timeline doubt complexities posed pass throughs difficult issues could roll debate beyond, analysts lobbyists said trump republicans, control house senate, want give pass throughs tax rate percent, saying low rate would help unleash economic growth leaving owners money hire invest danger proposal high income people pay top individual tax rate could reap enormous windfalls simply reclassifying wages salaries pass business income qualify new low rate tax avoidance schemes along lines could erase billion government coffers next decade, nonpartisan tax policy center estimated nonpartisan tax foundation estimates million businesses organized pass throughs income taxed rates wages salaries since individual income tax enacted tough, tough questions politics aside, held tax reform long, said one corporate lobbyist, asked identified area still lot discussion solution address this, policymakers looking limiting much business owner income get pass treatment hard define pass throughs range sole proprietorships partnerships corporations rebecca boenigk, chairman chief executive pass manufacturer neutral posture, worries congress could choose solutions inadvertently add complexity small businesses deny business owners capital need always rule put place take care percent people bad, rule ends affecting percent people good, said boenigk, began making ergonomic furniture mother years ago family garage one proposal consideration would apply pass rate percent business owner income, giving taxpayers option qualifying favorable treatment internal revenue service, congressional sources lobbyists said remaining percent income would taxed higher individual rate national federation independent business, small business lobbying group washington, wants congress trump administration apply lower tax rate percent business owner income lobbyists warn idea allowing business owners qualify higher percentage income pass rate irs, saying additional layer complicated procedures could backfire encourage fraud keith hall, president national association self employed, would rather see business owners pay individual tax portion income set living standards data geographical areas live lawmakers adopted approach, hall said, higher earners see larger portions income qualify pass rate maximize amount capital invest businesses proposals would limit pass rate according business owner capital stock value exclude income partnerships engaged personal services law, accounting, medicine engineering exclude passive income royalties, rents, dividends income republicans pushing overhaul tax code year end, analysts say tax legislation could include number anti abuse rules lawmakers going know anti abuse measures work risk averse, may throw one, said scott greenberg, senior analyst tax foundation
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president donald trump congressional republicans, fresh failed push repeal obamacare, tackling project eluded washington years
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believe mitch mcconnell, screamed repeal replace years, get done must repeal replace obamacare edt
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global warming helped fuel hottest year record , greenhouse gas concentrations reaching new high, us government report released thursday said report national oceanic atmospheric administration also cited strong el nino cycle factor behind third consecutive year record global warmth
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white house said thursday president donald trump appointed neil chatterjee chair federal energy regulatory commission last week senate confirmed chatterjee robert powelson members ferc, restoring quorum agency chatterjee previously energy policy advisor us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, republican
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cuba said wednesday investigating allegations united states unspecified incidents caused physical symptoms americans serving us embassy havana, two washington based cuban diplomats expelled cuba never, would ever, allow cuban territory used action accredited diplomatic agents families, foreign ministry said statement late wednesday reiterates willingness cooperate clarification situation havana said started comprehensive, priority urgent investigation alleged incidents informed embassy february earlier wednesday, us state department spokeswoman heather nauert told reporters exact nature incidents unclear, americans serving cuba returned united states non life threatening medical reasons united states first learned issues embassy late , said definitive answers source cause consider incidents, nauert said caused variety physical symptoms american citizens work us government take incidents seriously, investigation currently way result, united states may asked two cuban officials washington leave country done so, nauert said, action cuba described unjustified requires providing medical examinations people, nauert said initially, started reporting call symptoms, took time figure was, still ongoing monitoring us government official said several colleagues us embassy havana evacuated back united states hearing problems symptoms past six months subsequently got hearing aids, said official, spoke condition anonymity washington havana established diplomatic relations five decades hostilities, opening embassies capitals establishing new chapter engagement former cold war foes president donald trump rolled back part predecessor barack obama policy toward cuba, left place many changes, including opened us embassy havana
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cuba government said wednesday would never allow actions diplomats families island, us state department reported incidents caused physical symptoms americans serving us embassy havana cuba never, would ever, allow cuban territory used kind action accredited diplomats families, foreign ministry said statement earlier wednesday, us state department said expelled two washington based cuban diplomats may unspecified incidents havana
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raid virginia home president donald trump former election campaign manager showed investigation possible ties campaign russia intensifying focused financial dealings trump associates, sources familiar probe said longtime political consultant lobbyist paul manafort investigated possible money laundering targeted someone might testify former colleagues, said two people familiar work special counsel robert mueller manafort spokesman jason maloni confirmed wednesday fbi executed search warrant one manafort homes mr manafort consistently cooperated law enforcement serious inquiries occasion well, maloni said email manafort house alexandria, near washington, raided early morning july , washington post reported previous day manafort met senate intelligence committee staff, washington post reported, citing unidentified people familiar probe tax documents financial records sought agents mueller raid, new york times reported, citing person familiar matter mueller team poring manafort financial real estate records new york involvement ukrainian politics, two sources told reuters last month democratic senator richard blumenthal called raid highly significant step said typical serious criminal investigations dealing uncooperative untrusted potential targets fbi immediately return request comment joshua stueve, spokesman mueller office, declined confirm raid trump attacking blumenthal twitter week senator urged mueller press inquiry forward us intelligence agencies concluded russia interfered presidential race, part hacking releasing emails embarrassing trump opponent, democrat hillary clinton, help get elected november trump called mueller investigation witch hunt allegations collusion trump associates moscow hounded republican president since took office january, presenting major distraction policy agenda russia repeatedly denied meddling us election manhattan district attorney office trying track money manafort used buy properties new york, looking millions dollars loans later taken properties, according person familiar matter prosecutor issued subpoena federal savings bank, small chicago bank founded former trump campaign adviser, interested loan paperwork, person said unclear subpoena went out, first subpoenas probe went months ago, person said joan vollero, spokeswoman manhattan district attorney cyrus vance jr, declined comment steve calk, bank chairman ceo, named trump economic advisory council campaign, declined comment spokeswoman bank mr manafort real estate loans arm length transactions market rates, said maloni nothing unusual buying real estate llc new york attorney general office also looking manafort real estate transactions, another person said one question investigators whether manafort knowledge trump campaign dealings russia, including meetings russians government ties, said one source familiar mueller work question relevant investigators regard trump fired former national security adviser, retired army lieutenant general michael flynn, source said financial matters paper trails easy pick follow, logical place start, source added congressional committees looking june meeting new york russian lawyer organized trump eldest son, donald trump jr trump jr released emails last month showed welcomed prospect receiving damaging information clinton manafort attended meeting legal experts noted fbi enough evidence get approval search warrant concerning manafort somewhere, exists seal likely detailed affidavit laying criminal allegations involving paul manafort, specifically, probable cause believe committed crime evidence crime home, said alex little, former federal prosecutor law firm bone mcallester norton senate judiciary committee aide said panel received , pages documents trump presidential campaign, manafort trump jr
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president donald trump vow respond fire fury north korea persisted threatening united states caught foreign policy military aides surprise, two administration officials direct knowledge issue unfolded said wednesday president trump comment unplanned spontaneous, said senior administration official deals korea issue requested anonymity comment trump, said another administration official who, like first, requested anonymity officials said trump, known cuff remarks, run language senior aides beforehand event tuesday topic americans using opioids, trump said north korea best make threats united states met fire fury like world never seen us officials analysts cautioned engaging rhetorical shouting matches pyongyang, turn said considering strategy fire missiles us held pacific island guam, military air base white house pushed back wednesday, saying general john kelly, trump chief staff others national security council team well aware tone statement president prior delivery words tone strength message discussed beforehand, spokeswoman sarah huckabee sanders said new jersey, trump one golf courses working vacation sanders said kelly others clear president going respond north korea threats following sanctions strong message uncertain terms two intercontinental ballistic missile tests pyongyang last month, un security council imposed new sanctions north korea, could slash annual export revenue third pyongyang warned ready teach united states severe lesson senior administration official deals korea issue told reuters discussions escalating rhetoric response north korean leader kim jong un statements possible effects that, said official, spoke condition anonymity nevertheless, important north koreans understand country strategic patience exhausted resolve defend allies, whatever required that, privately two us officials, also spoke condition anonymity, said president threat fire fury helpful threatened evoke undesirable response north korean leader also risked alienating us allies japan south korea, well adversaries china russia, washington wants help pressure kim abandon pursuit robust nuclear arsenal capable striking continental united states wednesday, trump appeared temper comments expressing hope us nuclear arsenal would never need used senior administration officials found different ways explain trump fire fury remark secretary state rex tillerson appeared play tough talk, saying trump trying send strong message language north korea leader would understand seem understand diplomatic language speaking reporters landing guam previously planned trip wednesday, said imminent threat north korea americans sleep well night contrast, defense secretary jim mattis used strongest language yet north korea, warning pyongyang must stop action would lead end regime destruction people said north korea actions would continue grossly overmatched would lose arms race conflict initiates state department said white house, state department department defense speaking one voice state department press secretary heather nauert said trump tillerson spoken hour president made fire fury comment singing hymn book, nauert said
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plan announced wednesday mayor office, chicago would create new entity issue bonds backed city share illinois sales tax collections effort reduce borrowing costs mayor rahm emanuel unveiled plan city annual investors conference, saying much financially viable chicago chronic structural budget deficit huge unfunded pension liability totaled billion end pushed city general obligation go credit ratings low end investment grade junk levels result, investors demanded higher interest rates city debt illinois fiscal illinois budget, enacted last month, included provision allowing home rule local governments like chicago assign state revenue entity purpose issuing debt carole brown, chicago chief financial officer, said state sales tax dollars would flow first new entity meet debt service requirements revenue released city general fund state law also creates statutory lien would shield bonds bankruptcy filing, illinois local governments currently allowed pursue one reasons expect market view new debt favorably, get higher ratings think cost differential go bonds great, brown said ordinance creating program introduced city council fall, according brown passed, chicago would initially refund expensive go debt outstanding sales tax revenue bonds, said, noting new york, philadelphia washington similarly structured debt programs credit standpoint, positive, said richard ciccarone, heads merritt research services, provides research data related municipal bonds added public policy standpoint, move could tie revenue city may need operations report last month, fitch ratings said debt issued new structure could attain rating higher city current go rating chicago billion outstanding go bonds rated bbb plus standard poor s, bbb minus fitch ba moody investors service
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judge decided delay ruling whether federal corruption charges senator bob menendez new jersey dismissed, clearing way democrat trial begin scheduled sept order dated tuesday, us district judge william walls newark, new jersey said would rule prosecutors present case jury menendez argued last month bribery fraud charges dismissed criminal, june us supreme court decision overturning corruption conviction former virginia governor bob mcdonnell decision narrowed definition official acts, said routine political activities arranging meetings reaching public officials qualify walls wrote whether menendez alleged wrongful activities official acts factual determination made prosecutors presented evidence trial allegations superseding indictment legally deficient prevent going jury, added lawyers menendez co defendant, florida ophthalmologist salomon melgen, immediately respond requests comment prosecutors accused menendez accepting campaign donations gifts, including stay caribbean villa private jet flights, melgen exchange using office lobby doctor defendants pleaded guilty menendez expected seek third six year term several politicians sought corruption cases thrown since mcdonnell decision last month, federal appeals court new york cited decision overturning corruption conviction former new york state assembly speaker sheldon silver prosecutors plan retry case us v menendez et al, us district court, district new jersey, cr
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president donald trump leading choice run federal trade commission washington lawyer served agency top official president george w bush, person briefed matter said wednesday joseph simons, partner law firm paul, weiss, rifkind, wharton garrison llp, leading choice run ftc acting ftc chairman maureen ohlhausen, running agency since january bloomberg news reported leading choice simons earlier wednesday timing formal presidential nomination clear simons head ftc bureau competition june august involved number major antitrust cases acquisitions private practice ohlhausen previously headed ftc office policy planning veteran law firm wilkinson barker knauer, llp, ohlhausen expected remain ftc commissioner, source said ftc, five commission seats, ohlhausen commissioner terrell mcsweeny, democrat two empty seats may go republicans, remaining seat must go either democrat independent leading candidate another republican slot noah phillips, aide senator john cornyn, according person briefed matter white house spokeswoman lindsay walters said wednesday administration announcement time simons immediately return requests comment ftc spokeswoman comment ftc two main missions one fight scams deceptive advertising review mergers ensure comply antitrust law ftc currently reviewing amazoncom inc amzno proposed billion acquisition whole foods market inc wfmo ftc sued qualcomm inc qcomo january allegations anticompetitive behavior maintain monopoly chips let cell phones connect mobile data networks ftc sued stop mergers deemed illegal, staples attempt buy rival office depot process deciding walgreens boots alliance inc wbao allowed merge rite aid corp radn create largest us drugstore chain june, fantasy sports companies fanduel draftkings scrapped plan merge following ftc legal challenge
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group us senators parties wednesday turned heat wells fargo inc latest scandal, hundreds thousands car loan borrowers charged month without knowledge collision insurance, many need republican chairs committee subcommittee would head congressional investigations insurance sales, senators john thune jerry moran, along panels senior democrats, senators bill nelson richard blumenthal, wrote wells ceo timothy sloan questions scandal basic many customers affected also requested copies bank internal report first identified problem group sent similar questions barry karfunkel, ceo national general holdings corporation, provided insurance last week moran said seeking additional information wells reports bank charged , borrowers insurance without knowledge consent, give specifics many borrowers already cheaper insurance companies letter asks sloan bank, paid million fines penalties last year creating phantom bank accounts, first learned insurance sales practices also steps taking prevent recurrence refund erroneous charges customers letters mention possible hearings subpoenas, senators authority launch investigation using satisfied responses letters wells national aug answer questions wells letter shows senators concerned reports thousands borrowers fell delinquency could afford premiums top monthly payments possibility bank management pushed employees sign customers insurance incentives special benefits incentives heart last year scandal, employees said created accounts customers names pushed account holders buy additional products need order meet high sales targets senators also seeking information possible commissions paid revenues shared wells national wells spokeswoman jennifer dunn said bank committed addressing lawmakers concerns customer harm acceptable wells fargo, said committed fixing mistakes earning back trust
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texas bill would restrict insurance coverage abortions approved state republican controlled house representatives wednesday, move critics called cruel damaging women health house measure would ban insurance coverage abortions require women wanted coverage purchase supplemental plan abortion, latest effort populous republican controlled state place restrictions procedure enacted, bill would take effect dec make texas th state restrict abortion coverage private insurance plans written state republican dominated senate passed similar bill, republican governor greg abbott shown support measures bill backers say would protect abortion opponents subsidizing procedure democratic critic decried forcing people buy rape insurance question economic freedom freedom general, republican representative john smithee, bill sponsor, said house debate tuesday ahead bill receiving preliminary approval republican sponsor senate bill, brandon creighton, told local media supplemental coverage would cost year house bill , passed mostly party line vote, offer exceptions cases rape incest abortion rights groups likely fight measure court enacted women parents faced horrific decision purchase rape insurance cover victimized, democratic representative chris turner said statement ridiculous, cruel idaho, kansas oklahoma among states make abortion coverage supplement private plans states restrictions abortion coverage plans set state exchanges part affordable care act former democratic president barack obama, according guttmacher institute, tracks legislation surprising texas done before, said elizabeth nash, senior state issues manager guttmacher insurance measure one several bills concerning abortion texas lawmakers special session runs next week senate already approved bills include requiring physicians improve notification complications occur abortions another prohibits local governments contracts abortion providers affiliates
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five transgender members us military including iraq afghanistan war veterans sued president donald trump wednesday, challenging ban transgender people serving armed forces trump said twitter july us government accept allow transgender individuals serve capacity military, reversal pentagon policy lawsuit said made without consulting senior military commanders surprise announcement, citing healthcare costs unit disruption, appealed trump conservative political base created uncertainty thousands transgender service members, many came pentagon said would allow transgender people serve openly trump tweets appeared dismiss findings rand corporation study commissioned pentagon found allowing transgender people serve would cost little significant impact unit readiness white house pentagon said comment pending litigation lawsuit filed us district court washington, dc service members suing president three us army soldiers, one us air force airman one member us coast guard active duty come transgender commanding officers anonymous lawsuit, named jane doe, fear retribution, said jennifer levi, lawyer glbtq legal advocates defenders group filed lawsuit along national center lesbian rights american civil liberties union said preparing lawsuit lawsuit said trump tweets violate rights service members due process equal protection law asks court declare trump directive unconstitutional issue injunctions stop defendants listed trump, defense secretary james mattis military leaders including joseph dunford, chairman joint chiefs staff dunford said memo day trump tweets would change policy mattis received official order president order yet issued meantime, continue treat personnel respect, dunford said lawyer levi said plaintiffs, near retirement, need wait official policy tweets alone created uncertainty futures
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chairman congressional committee asked us national institutes health nih explain national cancer institute nci failed publish data showed links glyphosate cancer tuesday letter seen reuters, us representative trey gowdy, chairs house committee government oversight reform ogr , said concerned new revelations seeking information exculpatory results published nci glyphosate key ingredient monsanto top selling weedkiller roundup gowdy letter nih director francis collins follows june report reuters found senior scientist nci knew fresh data large research project known agricultural health study ahs showed links glyphosate cancer draft scientific papers dating containing data never published consequently, information able taken account march review pesticide world health organization international agency research cancer iarc nih spokeswoman told reuters nih received gowdy letter responding directly committee aaron blair, senior scientist nci knew data also chaired iarc review, previously told reuters data published time much fit one scientific paper blair retired nci nci spokeswoman told reuters june institute drafting manuscript topic would explore effects glyphosate exposure greater depth , said, would submitted peer reviewed journal coming months gowdy letter asked briefing issues soon possible also asked information documents relating unpublished ahs data glyphosate one iarc, based lyon, france, immediately available comment late tuesday iarc concluded glyphosate, probable human carcinogen based finding limited evidence carcinogenicity humans sufficient evidence experimental animals agency assessment odds international regulators said weedkiller carcinogenic risk humans ogr looking us taxpayer funding iarc began investigating iarc operations several lawmakers raised questions us taxpayers funding agency often faces criticism work letter jason chaffetz, chairman ogr, september , also addressed nih director, described iarc record controversy, retractions, inconsistencies asked nih continued fund previous responses questions assessments glyphosate many substances, iarc defended scientifically sound agency says monographs
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us diplomat tuesday sought allay concerns among state department rank file employees possible layoffs perceptions lack firm direction administration president donald trump us secretary state rex tillerson, formerly chief executive exxon mobil new government, initiated top bottom organization agency, saying improve diplomats experience help department better meet st century challenges design synonym layoffs, deputy secretary state john sullivan quoted saying two officials listened remarks around employees town hall style event closed journalists diplomats fretted hiring freeze hampered ability switch jobs, slow pace appointments senior positions, proposed percent cut state department funding sullivan acknowledged remarks small group reporters event pace senior job hires frustrating tillerson directing specific outcome design, led senior career officials, better running efficient department, sullivan said according partnership public service, tracks political appointments, trump administration yet put forward nominee senate confirmed positions department, including posts leading diplomacy middle east east asia, several potential crises one would say pleased fact undersecretary assistant secretary slots filled, working hard that, sullivan told reporters sullivan said media portrayals listless bureaucracy hollowed state department effective wrong said work done major issues north korea nuclear missile programs, rift gulf nations qatar ukraine state department officials said tone town hall event professional, pointed exchanges views times one said sullivan public appreciation career diplomats desperately needed sullivan uncle william h sullivan, last us ambassador iran, left iran monarchy overthrown replaced islamic theocracy response question employee state department efforts gay lesbian couples posted abroad, sullivan told employees would everything make sure everyone treated fairly, remark drew strong applause, one officials said
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president donald trump promised win fight us epidemic opioid drug use, offered new steps act recommendation made presidential commission declare national emergency trump spoke event billed major briefing opioid crisis two week working vacation private golf club new jersey also used appearance unexpectedly issue stern warning north korea threats united states republican president said united states alternative stem spreading opioid use, six months presidency announced new policies combat public health crisis kills americans daily confidant working healthcare law enforcement experts fight deadly epidemic united states win, trump told reporters also very, tough southern border much comes in, talking china, certain forms man made drug comes in, bad us health human services secretary tom price said administration still working devise comprehensive strategy presented trump near future commission created trump study opioid abuse urged last week declare national emergency address called opioids crisis, framing death toll context sept , , attacks united states emergency declaration could free federal resources effort resources need focus need bring bear opioid crisis point addressed without declaration emergency, although things table president, price told later news briefing according us centers disease control prevention, opioids involved , us deaths , latest year data available, estimates show death rate continued rising commission, headed republican new jersey governor chris christie, recommended steps waiving federal rule restricts number people get residential addiction treatment medicaid healthcare program poor disabled commission cited government data showing since us opioid overdoses quadrupled, adding nearly two thirds us drug overdoses linked opioids heroin powerful painkillers percocet, oxycontin fentanyl speaking alongside price, white house senior counselor kellyanne conway said, nation consumes legal illegal drugs high alarming rate problem complicated, currently losing side war conway said crisis cannot solved overnight, great work done state local levels conway called nonpartisan issue search bipartisan support bipartisan solutions even trump event, democratic national committee slammed him, spokesman daniel wessel saying statement trump promised come aid communities ravaged opioid epidemic, far done nothing trump initial federal budget called percent increase drug treatment programs would provide funds increase border security stop flow drugs country substance abuse treatment activists criticized proposed cuts federal prevention research programs well calls shrink medicaid, covers drug treatment hundreds thousands americans officials new hampshire criticized trump last week leaked transcript january conversation mexican president enrique pena nieto showed trump called new england state, hard hit opioid epidemic, drug infested den new hampshire sued oxycontin maker purdue pharma lp tuesday, joining several state local governments accusing drugmaker engaging deceptive marketing practices helped fuel opioid addiction lawsuit followed similar ones purdue drugmakers oklahoma, mississippi, ohio missouri several cities counties california, illinois, ohio, oregon, tennessee new york price said trump administration taking position suits
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former us vice president al gore suggested tuesday presidency donald trump could end prematurely ethical reasons, drawing laughter packed movie theater european premiere latest film climate change six months experiment trump experiments ended early ethical reasons, gore said, acknowledging provocative nature comment gore said convinced us cities, states business executives would meet us obligations paris agreement fight climate change, despite trump decision june withdraw global pact global agreement american people part agreement spite donald trump, told hundreds moviegoers berlin zoo palast cinema showing new film, inconvenient sequel truth power win need political will, said, adding hope united states would soon leader committed halting global warming film argues fighting climate change just, moral battle, par social movements civil rights movement united states fight gay rights gore first documentary, inconvenient truth, credited bringing climate change mainstream political discourse united states decade ago gore said confident american german people would remain united commitment reversing devastating effects climate change already visible around world daily basis said heartsick trump decision pull paris deal, said could trigger even stronger commitment nations reduce greenhouse gases act defiance lauded germany leadership moving toward alternative energy sources, said global moves shift solar wind power would drive economic growth create many new jobs us state department last week officially informed united nations would withdraw paris deal, left door open engaging terms improved united states but, diplomatic cable, us secretary state rex tillerson told us diplomats sidestep questions foreign governments would take us government engage paris climate deal, reuters reported earlier tuesday
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us house representatives unlikely raise country debt ceiling without conditions rein spending, republican lawmaker said tuesday, raising specter another potential clash even republicans control congress white house trump administration asked congress extend federal borrowing capacity meet us payment obligations clean bill include provisions asked house would act pass bill lawmakers return washington next month, us representative tom cole said probably clean republicans want something lower trajectory debt, cole, member house appropriations budget committees, told msnbc morning joe program disagreements country borrowing capacity prompted skirmishes years latest tussle among republicans follows fight healthcare legislation left party unable make good years promises repeal replace obamacare, also raised concern among investors treasury expected fully exhaust remaining borrowing capacity october fiscally conservative house republicans see debt ceiling issue tied deficit reduction, want include spending cuts selling government assets something cole, establishment republican, backed tuesday representative mark walker, chairs conservative republican study committee, said washington examiner op ed article debt ceiling agreement also address future crises recommended two conservative measures end measures would require government issue new bonds pay principal interest debt held public two social security trusts one would also allow president rescind budget authority unobligated funds order sale government assets measures steps right direction, wrote walker, whose group represents house largest conservative caucus house senate left summer recess early september despite requests white house pass debt limit bill congressional break month senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said debate issue could stretch september, lawmakers must also pass separate legislation fund day day government activities fiscal year ends later month
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south carolina suing us government recover million fines says department energy owes state failing remove one metric ton plutonium stored there, state attorney general alan wilson said tuesday lawsuit, filed monday, state largest case ever us government, wilson said news release congress approved fines million per day first days year , beginning last year, weapons grade plutonium removed savannah river site state border georgia, attorney general office said lawsuit seeks money owed year state still working claim fines well, wilson said federal government cannot break obligations leave south carolina permanent dumping ground weapons grade plutonium, wilson, republican, said complaint department energy spokeswoman said agency comment pending litigation built s, us owned savannah river site processes stores nuclear materials support national defense us nuclear nonproliferation efforts us treaty russia required country dispose metric tons weapons grade plutonium, left cold war united states began building mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility, known mox project, savannah river site dispose weapons grade plutonium mixing uranium form safer fuel pellets use commercial nuclear reactors project years overdue billions budget, technology new fuel fabrication fully developed russian president vladimir putin last october pulled plutonium pact amid rising tensions ukraine syria trump administration proposed fiscal year budget scrap project pursue diluting plutonium disposing underground, alternative called obama administration
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us diplomats sidestep questions foreign governments would take trump administration engage global paris climate agreement, according diplomatic cable seen reuters cable, sent us secretary state rex tillerson embassies friday, also said diplomats make clear united states wants help countries use fossil fuels wake president donald trump announcement june united states would withdraw accord, cable tells diplomats expect foreign government representatives ask questions like united states climate change policy administration advocating use fossil fuels renewable energy asked, example, process consideration engagement paris agreement , answer vague considering number factors information share nature timing process, cable advises us state department official declined comment cable click link cable trump, republican, campaigned promise cancel paris deal, saying believed would cost us economy trillions dollars leaving developing nations china unfettered sharp difference previous administration president barack obama, democrat, trump several times called climate change hoax june, trump left door open engagement terms improved united states start negotiate, see make deal fair, said state department guidance clarifies right now, plans seek negotiate amend text paris agreement adds president sincere commitment look path engage takes account concerns us economic growth energy security paris accord, agreed nearly countries , seeks limit planetary warming curbing global emissions carbon dioxide gases scientists believe drive global warming united states, obama administration, promised cut emissions much percent levels separate diplomatic cable, trump administration reviewing draft report written scientists across federal government agencies shows effects climate change pose dire, near term threats united states environmental protection agency declined comment draft, new york times published monday report puts white house awkward position either clearing report findings editing diplomatic guidance makes clear united states intends attend global climate summits prolonged process withdrawing paris deal protect us interests next summit november us official said major priority talks would beat back attempts separate standards guidance emissions cuts rich poor nations
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trump administration reversed obama administration stance support ohio bid us supreme court revive state policy purging people voter registration lists regularly cast ballots justice department filed legal papers high court monday staking new position voting rights case, backing republican led state policy purge inactive voters former president barack obama justice department argued lower court ohio policy violated national voter registration act, congress passed make easier americans register vote civil liberties advocates challenged ohio policy said illegally erased thousands voters registration rolls disproportionately impact minorities poor people tend back democratic candidates state tuesday welcomed administration action voting rights advocates opposed league women voters accused administration playing politics democracy threatening fundamental right vote siding ohio policy said disenfranchises eligible voters democracy stronger people access ballot box
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small number us tax, finance business professionals expect president donald trump percent corporate tax rate become reality part tax reform, according deloitte tax llp survey released tuesday poll , people offered glimpse private sector expectations tax reform less optimistic public statements trump administration officials lawmakers trump fellow republicans pushing get corporate income tax rate percent percent, saying would drive us economic growth competitiveness coming years half poll participants viewed lower corporate rate main economic driver tax reform, nearly percent predicted rate would end percent, due political budgetary challenges facing tax reform thirty one percent surveyed professional services firm july deloitte webcast expected corporate tax rate percent percent believed trump percent rate would become law republicans pledged enact sweeping tax overhaul since reagan era year end ambitious white house timeline calls legislation unveiled september voted house representatives senate end november still, percent surveyed doubtful confident comprehensive tax reform bill would enacted less percent confident somewhat confident would happen year percent believed compromise necessary ingredient congress succeed tax reform, quality proved elusive republican lawmakers far year trump leadership, public support sense economic crisis seen essential less percent participants respectively terms growth, percent identified tax code simplification feature likely boost economy international tax reform accelerated expensing manufacturing equipment drew support single digits
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trump administration trade agenda focused reining china renegotiating north american free trade agreement, africa barely appeared radar screen could change week president donald trump top trade negotiator senior us officials head west african nation togo review clinton era free trade pact sub saharan africa, administration first high level delegation visit region looming two day ministerial china growing role african trade influence, beijing finances massive infrastructure projects region, new asian infrastructure investment bank us exports sub saharan africa whole doubled billion billion , according us commerce department data, dwarfed china billion exports region also issue whether trump officials, led us trade representative robert lighthizer, signal desire change trade agreement expires trump sought bolster america first campaign withdrawing trans pacific partnership, threatening rip nafta seeking renegotiate us south korea free trade deal launched , african growth opportunity act agoa barely mentioned trump officials moves toward early renewal extension agoa expected, said constance hamilton, deputy assistant us trade representative africa lighthizer stress importance administration deepening trade relationship africa, also caution african countries engage fair trade, eliminate barriers us exports abide eligibility criteria agoa program, said hamilton us trade deficit agoa countries shrank billion last year peak billion , us shale oil production increases lessened need oil imports major exporters nigeria angola overshadowing talks cycle review agoa trade benefits rwanda, uganda tanzania, supported phased ban imports second hand clothing us groups say move violates agoa rules fact accepted petition trump administration, say means harder countries, says respect criteria, said hamilton, emphasized issue still review ustr administration paid little attention developing us africa policy, said kim elliot, trade expert washington based center global development administration shown almost zero interest africa, said elliot big focus, sign engaged president interest scott eisner, president us chamber commerce us africa business center, said african countries look reforms attract foreign investment agoa, current form, likely become irrelevant number markets , said governments want continue count us market need prepared come table bi lateral regional trade talks
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us department interior said monday rescinded obama era rule reformed energy companies value sales oil, gas coal extracted federal tribal land protect taxpayers caused confusion uncertainty energy companies interior secretary ryan zinke said department newly formed royalty policy committee would propose alternatives rule remain committed collecting every dollar due repealing valuation rule provides clean slate create workable valuation regulations, zinke said statement valuation rule proposed former interior secretary sally jewell last year close loophole enabled companies dodge royalty payments mining taxpayer owned public land required energy companies pay royalties sales first unaffiliated customer, known arm length sale, fuel moves market reuters investigation found coal companies using affiliated brokers settle royalty payments exports asia much lower domestic prices zinke said valuation rule increased costs coal, oil gas companies, hampered production federal lands, making us rely foreign imports oil gas industry stakeholders trade associations filed three lawsuits challenging obama era rule meanwhile, institute energy economics financial analysis, taxpayer watchdog group, found taxpayers missed nearly billion revenues three decades loophole repeal valuation rule published federal register aug become effective sept
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illinois governor bruce rauner said monday holding issuance billion bonds help pay state billion overdue bills despite state comptroller public plea debt sale republican governor called illinois comptroller susana mendoza tap million various state accounts first pay bills authorization general obligation bonds using money parked accounts included fiscal budget democratic controlled legislature enacted july governor vetoes nl n jx r rauner also said state cannot go market debt works state lawmakers identify appropriation plan pay new bonds bonding answer, rauner told reporters video statement monday, mendoza said illinois bill backlog costing residents million day late payment penalties reach much percent year bond authorization, expires dec , aimed rauner budget office sell year bonds lower interest rate debt covered illinois go bond act, constitutes irrevocable continuing appropriation principal interest payments state outstanding bonds, according budget legislation illinois unprecedented two year budget impasse ballooned unpaid bill total record billion june friday, backlog stood billion abdon pallasch, spokesman democratic comptroller, said inter fund transfers already underway need right movement governor office solid timetable refinancing debt office establish comprehensive cash management plan remainder fiscal year , said monday, illinois bonds due years yielding percent, according municipal market data, unit thomson reuters illinois lowest credit ratings pays highest borrowing costs among us states since enacting first budget two years along billion income tax hike, subsequently evading junk bond ratings, state called credit spread mmd benchmark triple yield scale narrowed mendoza office said new borrowing provide relief service providers businesses waiting months payment past two years without budget, exhaust lines credit, lay employees and, cases, turn away illinois citizens need services, statement comptroller said
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chicago monday sued prevent trump administration enforcing new policies would withhold money called sanctuary cities deny us immigration officials access local jails lawsuit, filed us district court, said federal policies force nation third largest city choose constitutional rights funding law enforcement new conditions also fly face longstanding city policy promotes cooperation local law enforcement immigrant communities, lawsuit said policies also include requirement local law enforcement agencies give federal authorities hours notice releasing anyone wanted immigration violations democratic mayor rahm emanuel said sunday city would sue, escalating pushback immigration crackdown launched republican president donald trump administration bringing legal challenge rhetoric, threats administration embodied new conditions imposed unrelated public safety grants funds breeding culture climate fear, emanuel senior legal adviser, corporation counsel ed siskel, said mondaythe conditions justice department apply edward byrne memorial justice assistance grants, provide money hundreds cities chicago expected receive million year purchasing equipment siskel said city follow initial complaint motion preliminary injunction halt government imposition new conditions city request decision judge sept deadline apply byrne grant, siskel said us attorney general jeff sessions said monday chicago officials shown open hostility enforcing laws designed reduce crime protect law enforcement added chicagoans murdered last year residents los angeles new york combined, chicago needed reverse culture lawlessness administration simply give away grant dollars city governments proudly violate rule law protect criminal aliens expense public safety, sessions said statement lawsuit first challenge justice department byrne program first legal attack administration sanctuary city policies emanuel said sunday lawsuit would prevent administration setting precedent could used target funding sanctuary cities general offer illegal immigrants safe harbor declining use municipal resources enforce federal immigration laws dozens local governments cities, including new york san francisco, part sanctuary movement sanctuary city official designation lawsuit came nearly two weeks sessions said justice department would bar cities byrne program unless allowed immigration authorities unlimited access local jails give hours pre release notice chicago high murder rate frequently criticized trump, cracking illegal immigration theme presidential campaign
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us vice president mike pence sunday denied preparing presidential election run , saying suggestion disgraceful offensive pence responding new york times report republicans moving form shadow campaign though president donald trump involved said multiple advisers pence already intimated party donors would plan run mr trump report said pence kept full political calendar also created independent power base, including political fund raising group called great america committee pence called article fake news said entire team focused advancing trump agenda seeing elected allegations article categorically false represent latest attempt media divide administration, pence said statement times stood coverage confident accuracy reporting let story speak itself, new york times spokeswoman danielle rhoades ha said email pence good relations conservative political groups republican party big donors, including billionaire brothers charles david koch also trump loyalist, typically little distinction public statements policies president investigations deepen russia alleged interference us election possible ties members trump campaign, pence put distance president best way approach moscow trip eastern europe last week, pence condemned russia presence former soviet republic georgia, moscow fought brief war also said ties russia would improve moscow changed stance ukraine withdrew support countries like iran, syria north korea us congress recently passed bill imposing new sanctions russia overwhelming bipartisan support, trump signed law last week reluctance relationship russia time dangerous low, trump wrote twitter signing bill thank congress trump described probes campaign ties russia, including way congress justice department investigation headed special counsel robert mueller, witch hunt president also sent mixed messages whether agrees us intelligence agencies conclusions russia tried intervene election boost chances beating democratic rival hillary clinton white house senior counselor kellyanne conway sunday also dismissed idea pence looking running president absolutely true vice president getting ready
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us health insurer anthem inc antmn said monday longer offer obamacare plans nevada state exchange stop offering plans nearly half georgia counties next year moves come republican senators last month failed repeal replace obamacare, former president barack obama signature healthcare reform law, creating uncertainty program providing health benefits million americans funded managed hundreds us counties risk losing access private health coverage insurers consider pulling markets coming months nevada said june residents counties state would access qualified health plans state exchanges anthem decision leave state entirely increase number bare counties state, nevada insurance commissioner barbara richardson said statement insurer still offer catastrophic plans, purchased outside state exchange available consumers years old low income anthem also said offer obamacare plans georgia counties said counties continue offer plans mostly rural counties would otherwise health insurance coverage residents said changes impact anthem medicare advantage, medicaid employer based plans either state company said last week pull pricing regions california offered obamacare options year anthem blamed moves part uncertainty whether trump administration would maintain subsidies keep costs us president donald trump last week threatened cut subsidy payments make plans affordable lower income americans help insurers keep premiums down, efforts repeal law signed predecessor, president barack obama, failed congress trump repeatedly urged republican lawmakers keep working undo obama affordable care act
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us secretary state rex tillerson said monday believes washington russia find way ease tensions, saying useful cut ties single issue suspected russian meddling us election tillerson said russia also expressed willingness resume talks crisis ukraine, ceasefire kiev forces russian backed separatists eastern part country regularly violated find places work together places differences going continue find ways address those, tillerson told reporters tillerson met russian counterpart, sergei lavrov, sidelines international gathering manila sunday, also asked moscow retaliation new us sanctions tillerson said told lavrov united states would respond kremlin order cut percent diplomatic staff russia september made decision respond russia request remove us diplomatic personnel asked several clarifying questionsi told would respond september first, tillerson said meeting first since president donald trump reluctantly signed law sanctions russia said amounted full scale trade war ended hopes better ties lavrov sunday said believed us colleagues ready continue dialogue moscow complex issues despite tensions tillerson said discussed russia suspected meddling us presidential election lavrov help understand serious incident seriously damaged relationship two nations tillerson said irreversibly damage ties fact want work areas serious national security interest us, time extraordinary issue mistrust divides us, diplomatic part relationship required do, tillerson said united states sent special representative ukraine, kurt volker, former us envoy nato, ukraine last month assess situation former soviet republic washington cites conflict key obstacle improved relations russia united states appointed special envoy engage russia also coordinating parties full visibility parties trying cut kind deal side, tillerson said
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russia ban imported foodstuffs west may caused headache european farmers, played right hands russian cheese producers gladly filling lucrative niche cheese fair held km miles outside moscow last weekend, russian versions cheddar feta vied spot counters filled russian made interpretations brie, camembert mature blue cheeses industry born right front eyes many farmers started making cheese saucepans three years ago, like us, oleg sirota, specialist turned cheese maker, one organizers fair, told reuters television made first cheese saucepan bought equipment produced russia expecting new big vats made russia proud make cheese, make using russian equipment machinery, sirota added three years ago russia government banned western foodstuffs, including dairy products, response western sanctions imposed moscow role ukraine crisis cheese festival, nod gratitude positive impact russian food embargo, entitled three years sanctions food connoisseurs say russian cheeses poor substitute european equivalents, people fair seemed impressed types cheese delicious, similar french ones, italian ones, said anna, visitor fair lot equivalents worse ones tasted abroad russian food embargo comes price, however official statistics show food prices increased times last three years russia banned imports many european foodstuffs
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preet bharara, former us attorney manhattan became scourge wall street wrongdoers president donald trump fired march, soon new outlet voice criticism white house podcast year old launching weekly show stay tuned preet, partnership wnyc studios, subsidiary new york public radio podcast produced spider studios, media company owned bharara brother, vinit, preet bharara became executive vice president earlier year podcast title nod one bharara favorite responses asked news conferences ongoing investigations bharara offer commentary judicial, political cultural systems, according release cafe, spider news entertainment website former prosecutor already plenty twitter since unexpectedly fired trump originally asked bharara stay country prominent us attorney following trump election win last year understand realdonaldtrump may called white house dump, bharara wrote days ago social media site, following news reports trump disparaged presidential residence top things outraged seriously seven years us attorney southern district new york, bharara became known prosecuting high profile cases involving wall street insider trading, public corruption terrorism firing, bharara told abc news interview trump made unusual phone calls left uncomfortable, given traditional separation white house department justice nl n j u addition working brother company, bharara signed book deal june alfred knopf taken position distinguished scholar residence new york university law school nl n jj jr bharara long said interested seeking public office, though speculation political ambitions widespread even fired
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russia speed work reducing dependency us payment systems dollar settling currency, ria news agency cited deputy foreign minister sergei ryabkov saying monday response new sanctions russia reluctantly signed law last week us president donald trump sanctions targeted russia energy sector, new limits us investment russian companies course intensify work related import substitution, reduction dependence us payment systems, dollar settling currency becoming vital need, ryabkov quoted saying otherwise always sit hook, exactly need, said, referring united states russia already introduced new national payment system cut reliance western systems, visa mastercard operators stopped providing services clients one russian bank washington imposed sanctions moscow role ukraine crisis, including annexation crimea kiev support pro russian separatists eastern ukraine russian payment system called mir, translates world peace card free external factors created russia, runs advertisement mir cards date, million mir cards issued russia, according russian national system payment cards nspk , percent country population nspk established percent owned central bank banks working russia accept cards issued banks practically trade service points, including cafes, shops, restaurants petrol stations accept payments mir cards furthermore, mir cards welcome sanctions hit crimea western banks prohibited operate
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since taking office, us president donald trump shown affinity, perhaps even deference, generals surrounded cabinet white house, save one exception war afghanistan dozen interviews current former us officials familiar discussions reveal president deeply frustrated lack options win year old war, described internally eroding stalemate debate carries echoes dilemma barack obama faced then, now, odds trump ultimately send troops, current former officials say least worst option, one former us official familiar discussions said, speaking condition anonymity, acknowledging trump, pullout cannot completely ruled trump defense secretary, retired marine corps general jim mattis, authority nearly two months add thousands troops roughly , peak , army general john nicholson, commander us forces afghanistan, requested troops back february officials say mattis use authority buy trump strategic vision america longest war beyond troops afghanistan, strategy would aim address militant safe havens across border pakistan become divisive issue, several members trump inner circle split hard press islamabad sources say discussions
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chicago sue trump administration monday threats withhold public safety grant money called sanctuary cities, escalating pushback federal immigration crackdown, mayor rahm emanuel announced sunday federal lawsuit comes less two weeks attorney general jeff sessions announced us justice department would bar cities certain grant program unless allow immigration authorities unlimited access local jails provide hours notice releasing anyone wanted immigration violations chicago let police officers become political pawns debate, emanuel, democrat, said news conference chicago let residents fundamental rights isolated violated chicago never relinquish status welcoming city edward byrne memorial justice assistance grants provide money hundreds cities, trump administration requested million funding next year chicago, regular target republican president donald trump murder rate, expected receive million year purchasing equipment emanuel said lawsuit would prevent trump administration setting precedent could used target funding trump sessions, federal government sought crack sanctuary cities, generally offer illegal immigrants safe harbor declining use municipal resources enforce federal immigration laws dozens local governments cities, including new york, los angeles chicago, joined growing sanctuary movement justice department said chicagoans murdered last year residents los angeles new york combined, cited comments sessions last week saying sanctuary cities make us less safe justice department spokeswoman sarah isgur flores said sunday statement especially tragic mayor less concerned staggering figure spending time taxpayer money protecting criminal aliens putting chicago law enforcement greater risk police city officials sanctuary cities said deporting illegal immigrants accused serious crimes harms public safety discouraging immigrants coming forward report crimes chicago lawsuit first challenge department byrne program, though city officials said contact cities california attorney general xavier becerra also considering similar lawsuit, sacramento bee reported trump administration already faced legal battles sanctuary city policies last month, us judge refused revisit court order blocked trump january executive order denying broader federal funds jurisdictions, case filed san francisco california county santa clara
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wayde van niekerk duly qualified world championship meters final sunday defending champion world record holder looks real battle hands searing semi final performances south african desperately trying conserve energy bids double forced go deeper would liked botswana baboloki thebe second three semi finals, eventually clocking seconds stage two year olds fired warning massive personal bests steven gardiner improved bahamas national record went seconds first time, clocking might pay final tuesday nathon allen also set jamaican record, taking almost half second best botswana isaac makwala looked comfortable winning heat seconds van niekerk originally drawn opening heat organizers changed lineup, pleased south african whoever changed it, thank you, ready seconds, said seems like every time go track someone breaks seconds good competition means always game trying get rounds conservatively american big hope fred kerley scraped final fast loser former olympic world champion lashawn merritt, another man serve doping ban though unlike compatriot justin gatlin loudly cheered london crowd, failed make
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russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said sunday believed us colleagues ready continue dialogue moscow complex issues despite bilateral tensions lavrov, met us secretary state rex tillerson sidelines international gathering manila, said first thing tillerson asked russia retaliation new us sanctions moscow primarily interested details decisions grudgingly made response law anti russian sanctions, lavrov said meeting first since president donald trump reluctantly signed law sanctions russia said amounted full scale trade war ended hopes better ties provided explanation, lavrov said, referring russia decision take summer house compound moscow leased us embassy order slash us diplomatic presence russia lavrov said also cited president vladimir putin who, interview russian tv last week, explained moscow need retaliate us sanctions role ukrainian crisis recently expanded punish russia meddling us presidential election lavrov described talks tillerson lengthy said covered wide range topics, nuclear issue korean peninsula coordination plans russia united states withstand attacks felt readiness us colleagues continue dialogue think alternative that, lavrov said two sides agreed russian deputy foreign minister sergei ryabkov secretary thomas shannon would continue discussing complex issues bilateral agenda speaking rossiya state tv, lavrov also said tillerson told united states special representative ukraine, kurt volker, former us envoy nato, would meet senior aide putin, vladimir surkov, nearest future would interested see impression us special envoy current state affairs, lavrov said washington sent volker ukraine last month assess situation ex soviet republic, ceasefire kiev forces russian backed separatists eastern part country regularly violated washington cites conflict key obstacle improved relations russia united states
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one top officials us justice department said sunday agency heightened focus policing leaks classified information intended put journalists legal jeopardy deputy attorney general rod rosenstein emphasized department renewed effort prosecute leaks classified information aimed news media leakers, journalists, said fox news sunday prosecute journalists jobs rosenstein would rule potentially charging journalists future altogether, saying reporters could face charges deliberately violated law generally speaking, reporters publish information committing crime, might circumstance do, said rule case reporter purposefully violating law friday, attorney general jeff sessions announced department tripling number investigations leaks classified information president donald trump fiercely critical high number leaks coming federal government since took office rosenstein said justice department experienced surge referrals pertaining leaks government information also said department would pursue charges anybody breaks law leaking information, including members congress top white house officials
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russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said sunday believed us colleagues ready continue dialogue moscow complex issues despite bilateral tensions imposition fresh us sanctions russia felt readiness us colleagues continue dialogue think alternative that, lavrov said said lengthy meeting us secretary state rex tillerson sidelines international gathering manila
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us secretary state rex tillerson unenviable task exploring us russian cooperation following washington latest sanctions russia moscow expulsion us diplomats tillerson russian foreign minister sergei lavrov meet weekend regional forum manila, first face face talks since president donald trump reluctantly signed law sanctions russia said amounted full scale trade war ended hopes better ties sanctions, passed houses congress overwhelming majorities despite trump objections, part target russian energy sector, new limits us investment russian companies retaliation, moscow ordered washington cut , embassy consulate staff russia seizing two us diplomatic properties speaking reporters tuesday, tillerson held hope better ties belligerence, said dealings lavrov think committed trying find ways bring relationship back analysts former us officials skeptical much progress likely time soon areas reducing violence syria civil war calming conflict eastern ukraine, let alone reversing russia annexation crimea backdrop obviously horrible given russian anger sanctions bill continued day day revelations russia probe, said carnegie endowment analyst andrew weiss, referring investigations potential collusion trump campaign russia us presidential election russia denied seeking sway us election trump denied collusion russians probably mood even allow us show progress would saying go ahead sanction us without consequences, said former us official, speaking condition anonymity incentive lousy meeting tillerson lavrov likely discuss de escalation zone nations agreed establish southwestern syria russia iran main outside backers syrian president bashar al assad washington supports rebel groups seeking topple six year civil war second former senior us official said thought best two might achieve would prevent deterioration harm side coin, said former official spoke condition anonymity, saying would expect two men review areas arctic, space arms control us russian cooperation continues one areas washington moscow could make progress nuclear conventional arms control, something achieved throughout long history tensions tillerson lavrov agreed principle april resume called strategic stability talks disputes ranging nuclear arms missile defense conventional military deployments europe last formal talks held last month, sides agreed exchange scheduling proposals near future dialogue talks extending new start, accord requires cut deployed strategic nuclear forces , warheads delivery systems feb expires , extended five years us russian presidents agree
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late birdies thomas pieters zach johnson gave duo share lead third round world golf championship bridgestone invitational saturday pieters, looking become first belgian winner pga tour, birdied th hole four par moved nine par firestone country club akron, ohio late birdie moved level twice major winner johnson, moments earlier also birdied last five par briefly gave outright lead pair one shot clear australian scott hend , japan hideki matsuyama two shots back, rory mcilroy tied two others another shot adrift would walked today , would felt fair reflection played, said mcilroy three behind going tomorrow, get fast start try put bit pressure guys ahead overnight leader jimmy walker fell back mixing two double bogeys two bogeys two birdies four left six back share th bubba watson , jason day us open champion brooks koepka day frustrated following birdie par five th two bogeys left much work final round pretty angry right now, honest, said day going bogey bogey pretty poor coming stretch got something special tomorrow get chances back try win thing british open champion jordan spieth saw hopes fade two bogeys final three holes left seven shots back share th pieters started round two shots back walker got sizzling start four birdies first five holes started unravel stretch long hitting belgian made pair bogeys starting th dropped back share lead well make birdie two holes later fell back share lead bogey th hend , lowest round day two shots, built four birdies nine blemish coming form three putt bogey par three seventh
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white house may appoint senior policy adviser hardline views immigration, recently sparred reporters televised briefing, new communications director, senior administration official said saturday stephen miller, top aide speechwriter president donald trump, candidate lead white house communications team series personnel changes six months trump president official say many people short list axios news site reported saturday miller top contender last week, trump ousted white house communications chief anthony scaramucci obscene tirade new yorker magazine writer days appointed, leaving position vacant retired marine corps general john kelly, new chief staff sources said seeking impose order white house riven factions backbiting, said recommended move june, mike dubke resigned communications director post since then, revolving door, sean spicer serving acting director scaramucci named miller, top adviser trump since presidential campaign last year, former aide jeff sessions senate sessions trump attorney general one authors trump controversial proposed ban visitors half dozen muslim majority nations, triggered protests slew legal challenges thursday, miller briefed reporters white house trump support legislation would overhaul current immigration system creating merit based system issuing visas, favoring younger immigrants advanced degrees sparred cnn reporter asked whether policy potentially racist ran counter american values, accused cosmopolitan bias
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three military helicopters hovered anne choi backyard, engaged appeared drill ahead president donald trump visit three weeks ago tranquil town farmland horse barns rural new jersey sheep terrified, choi, , said thursday inside two story barn mile east trump national golf club, half dozen shetland sheep grazed outside awful infrastructure support weight presence bedminster prepared week president latest trip acre hectare private club, day stay first extended vacation office, town , residents expressed frustration security protocols, road closures daily disruption begin arrival friday wednesday, us secret service said safety measures would also include tethered drone, equipped optical infrared cameras powered wire attached ground controller, could impede privacy nearby residences super creepy, said julie henderson, artist lives road trump national, two military helicopters roared overhead circling heading back toward golf club secret service said drone would focus primarily outer perimeter would physically intrude upon disturb use private property outside trump national golf course trump movements also lead closure local roads highways julie henderson husband, paul henderson, said twice stuck interstate way work trump motorcade used highway everyone town miles km west new york city agrees trump visit nuisance steve desiderio, owns restaurant catering business bedminster modest downtown, said influx federal agents journalists would welcome boost business desiderio, year old trump supporter, added complaints disruption overblown media driven fake news, said, echoing one president favorite phrases try spin like gridlock five cars stoplight bedminster republican mayor, steven parker, also brushed criticism really big non event, said residents said trump generous neighbor past years, allowing local events hosted club previous years, township committee held annual reorganization meeting trump national, parker selected continue mayor trump visit may help town eateries, shut local airport, private planes flight school students grounded aug aug summertime busiest time, said somerset airport president chris walker, coast guard helicopter landed runway preparation weekend rolling punches half planes moved airports outside mile km fly zone, stewart said workers sent home trump returns washington trump also drawn local protesters, anti trump activists staging weekly people motorcade, driving slowly road past trump national honking horns town administrator, judith sullivan, said distraction member police department president, though largely well behaved hopes recoup , overtime officers working trump visit us government choi, moved bedminster maryland two years ago, said likely would chosen house known summer white house would mile away even agree politics, think agree bargained for, said
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us president donald trump reluctantly signed law sweeping sanctions bill russia, iran north korea week us secretary state rex tillerson russian foreign minister sergei lavrov meet weekend regional forum manila, look new russia sanctions law establishes review process allows congress block effort trump ease lift sanctions russia lawmakers passed bill punish russia alleged interference us presidential election, annexation ukraine crimea region involvement syria civil war trump, us president, must submit report appropriate congressional committee describing rationale behind easing sanctions russia would affect us national security interests congress would least days hold hearings vote proposed change lawmakers back joint resolution disapproval, president would barred changing sanctions new sanctions introduced entities business russian military intelligence agencies, companies involved russian shore oil projects, participating russian oil gas pipeline construction within russia bill targets wide range russian industries, might hurt russia economy, already weakened sanctions imposed annexation crimea law also ramps sanctions entity involved cyber attacks behalf russian government, owned acting behalf entity president allowed waive sanctions determines national security interest so, subject congressional review six executive orders signed president barack obama codified, would prevent trump using executive order revoke measures, , targeted russia financial services, energy, defense industries retaliation annexation crimea incursion ukraine, well cyber attacks election interference united states law also requires interagency report senior foreign political figures oligarchs russia, estimated net worth sources income, indications corruption, connection russian president vladimir putin
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russia former ambassador washington, sergei kislyak, said saturday conversations former white house national security adviser michael flynn transparent focused matters us russia cooperation kislyak ended tenure washington july remains key figure ongoing us investigations moscow alleged meddling presidential election flynn forced resign february became known failed disclose content conversations kislyak misled us vice president mike pence meetings spoke simple things communication completely correct, calm, absolutely transparent case, secrets side, kislyak said panel discussion russian television number issues important cooperation russia united states
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investigators working us special counsel robert mueller, investigating whether president donald trump campaign colluded russia, asked white house documents related former national security adviser michael flynn, new york times reported friday though formal subpoena, document request first known instance mr mueller team asking white house hand records, said times, cited unnamed people close investigation report times also said investigators questioned witnesses whether flynn secretly paid turkish government final months campaign white house flynn lawyer, robert kelner, immediately respond requests reuters comment times quoted ty cobb, special counsel trump, saying said collaborating special counsel ongoing basis trump denied collusion campaign russia called investigation witch hunt republican president fired flynn february became clear falsely characterized nature phone conversations russian ambassador washington december reuters reported june according subpoena, federal prosecutors virginia investigating deal flynn turkish businessman ekim alptekin part grand jury criminal probe alptekin company, netherlands based inovo bv, paid inactive flynn intel group , , pounds september november produce documentary research fethullah gulen, exiled turkish cleric living united states turkish president tayyip erdogan blames gulen failed coup last year
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puerto rico federally appointed financial oversight board said friday institute two day per month work furlough government employees, defiant governor ricardo rossello rejected measure hand plan, originally envisioned four day per month furlough, set begin sept last throughout fiscal year effort achieve million savings excludes frontline law enforcement personnel rossello openly challenged board authority impose belt tightening measure bankrupt us territory, however furloughs part board efforts implement fiscal changes achieve million savings right sizing government fiscal year ensuring island long term economic viability natalie jaresko, executive director oversight board, said government offered number ideas achieving savings speaking webcast board ninth public meeting, said government fallen short meeting required money saving goals, however furloughs could scaled back eliminated early sufficient savings achieved per government fiscal plan, board said rossello, televised address late friday, said furloughs unjustified unnecessary also highlighted, statement released office, public sector cutbacks budgetary savings resulted higher expected financial reserves accept execute furlough submitted today financial oversight management board, rossello said board created federal puerto rico rescue law known promesa rossello said section promesa law means board make recommendations impose changes furloughs would represent million hit economy current fiscal year, said puerto rico treasury secretary, raul maldonado, told reuters wednesday preliminary tax collections july, first month fiscal , running million million ahead forecast board member andrew biggs spoke commonwealth current state affairs stark terms meeting simple fact government puerto rico run money, said added difficult steps raising taxes cutting spending something board government alike choice puerto rico seeking restructure roughly billion debt another near billion unfunded pension liabilities struggles flight residents us mainland percent poverty rate reforms pension system among measures discussed friday board meeting would include percent cut benefits adrift debt interactive, click graphic mutual funds puerto rico bankruptcy tangle, click
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united nations security council set vote saturday us drafted resolution aims slash third north korea billion annual export revenue pyongyang two intercontinental ballistic missile icbm tests july council diplomat, speaking condition anonymity, said high confidence north korea ally china russia would support draft resolution, circulated security council members friday council due vote pm edt gmt resolution needs nine votes favor, vetoes united states, china, russia, france britain, adopted draft resolution would ban north korea exports coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore seafood would also prohibit countries increasing current numbers north korean laborers working abroad, ban new joint ventures north korea new investment current joint ventures export sectors money viewed critical, critical source hard currency north immediately turns around fantastically expensive war machine amazingly expensive ballistic missile nuclear weapons programs, diplomat said sanctions targeted people north korea, diplomat said draft resolution would also add nine individuals four entities un blacklist, including north korea primary foreign exchange bank, subjecting global asset freeze travel ban united states china negotiating draft text past month typically, agree sanctions north korea formally involving council members us president donald trump administration frustrated china done rein north korea washington threatened impose new sanctions chinese firms business pyongyang trump administration issue new sanctions china time new resolution adopted beijing still violating us law allowing companies, individuals, banks facilitate north korea sanctions evasion, said anthony ruggiero, foundation defense democracies senior fellow former us treasury official china also upset possible moves trump administration exert trade pressure beijing draft appears reflect compromise us china several areas, bonnie glaser, senior adviser asia center strategic international studies, said notably include reduction chinese crude oil shipments north korea supportive new un action, security council member sweden said sanctions alone could solve problem creative diplomacy urgently needed long term solution achieved dialogue negotiations, said sweden deputy un ambassador carl skau united states informally keeping britain france loop bilateral negotiations, us ambassador united nations nikki haley said china sharing draft negotiating russia clear poor relations russia united states, imposed new unilateral sanctions moscow wednesday, would hamper negotiations moscow disagreed assessments western powers pyongyang launched two long range missiles, saying mid range diplomats say china russia view test long range missile nuclear weapon trigger possible un sanctions north korea un sanctions since ballistic missile nuclear programs security council ratcheted measures response five nuclear weapons tests two long range missile launches un diplomat said north korea estimated earn million coal, million iron iron ore, million lead lead ore million seafood diplomat said difficult estimate much north korea earning sending workers abroad united nations human rights investigator said north korea forced , people work abroad, mainly russia china, earning country billion billion year government
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republicans us house representatives pushing hold consumer financial protection bureau director richard cordray contempt congress refusing respond sufficiently congressional subpoenas report released friday republican staff house financial services committee argued ample evidence hold cordray contempt alleged failure fully comply subpoena requests republicans panel fiercely critical cfpb regulatory work report marked direct threat yet pursue legal action cordray, appointed democratic former president barack obama agency created dodd frank financial reform law subpoenas sought records tied cfpb successful efforts ban mandatory arbitration clauses financial contracts, including communications cfpb staff meetings outside groups ban, hailed consumer advocates, finalized july republicans congress working overturn republicans demanded documents part probe rulemaking, whether rules regarding mandatory arbitration clauses written proper fashion mandatory arbitration clauses require consumers resolve disputes arbitration instead joining together class action lawsuits republican staff house banking panel suggested june cordray could face contempt charges insufficient responses congressional queries, friday report took conflict new heights committee spokesman, jeff emerson, immediately respond request comment whether panel would actually seek contempt charges response report, cfpb spokeswoman jen howard said agency already produced thousands pages response requests endeavoring continue efforts understand respond committee satisfactory manner, said statement reuters past, cordray criticized similar panel subpoenas overly broad confusing representative jeb hensarling, chairs committee, one cordray outspoken critics, demanded past republican president donald trump fire director democrats rallied behind cordray agency since creation republican attacks director cordray consumer bureau entirely baseless, grounds hold director contempt, maxine waters, top democrat hensarling panel, said statement reuters
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us state department officially informed united nations withdraw paris climate agreement document issued friday, left door open engaging terms improved united states state department said press release united states would continue participate united nations climate change meetings withdrawal process, expected take least three years united states supports balanced approach climate policy lowers emissions promoting economic growth ensuring energy security, department said release president donald trump announced decision withdraw paris deal june, saying accord would cost america trillions dollars, killed jobs, hindered oil, gas, coal manufacturing industries also, time, said would open renegotiating deal, agreed nearly nations course years
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donald trump choice general chief staff quickly brought order white house giving president time ponder decisions tries bounce back rocky six months major legislative achievements john kelly, retired four star marine corps general intimidating air, still many challenges confront stem chaos raged white house since trump took office january, least republican president free wheeling style trump, attended military prep school growing up, said pleased increased discipline kelly brought since taking reince priebus, struggled maintain order often ignored senior staff feeling like getting time read materials substantive discussions talk decisions making, said white house official, asked identified before, carrying lot feels like burden sharing around trust confidence kelly, official said aides said kelly, previously running department homeland security began work monday, commanding respect west wing kelly scary way reince t, said administration official senior staff meetings well attended longer considered optional priebus typically anyone goes oval office see trump makes sure kelly knows think seen less backbiting, said ken duberstein, chief staff president ronald reagan think idea asserting, white house cannot free wheeling place rather chain command things go orderly process, major steps right direction far, kelly managed put stop leaks media infuriated trump thursday, washington post published transcripts trump sometimes fraught calls early days presidency mexican president enrique pena nieto australian prime minister malcolm turnbull reined president himself, means clear try confidants say trump still speed dialing people evenings, done decades still firing bombastic tweets, like one thursday blaming republican controlled congress called time low relations russia piled sanctions trump stay message rally west virginia thursday night, reading teleprompter sticking script barry bennett, former trump campaign adviser, said time tell whether kelly reform habits trump displayed first six months office smartest people around change make better even tom brady needs coach, said bennett, referring highly successful new england patriots quarterback trump friends said value letting trump trump, particularly since priebus attempt shape trump traditional president failed spectacularly kelly go far direction donald trump need babysitter man, said one friend understand attitude military types control information flow control president first time learns something heard staff, hell pay trump yet notch major legislative win kelly scant experience lawmakers mid served marine corps commandant liaison officer us house representatives far appointment welcomed capitol hill, lawmakers grown weary chaos white house many heartened see one kelly first acts jettison anthony scaramucci communications director foul mouthed tirade priebus chief strategist steve bannon going bring air calm, said senator david perdue, republican early supporter trump election campaign man career providing results, showing leadership kelly seen likely form partnership two retired generals trump inner circle, defense secretary james mattis national security adviser hr mcmaster three attended meeting top national security aides thursday white house situation room aimed settling strategy afghanistan trump, tends non interventionist, find acceptable whether able overcome doubts sending around , us troops afghanistan unclear think likes snap efficiency seriously question whether share non interventionist world view, friend said
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illinois fought friday potential court order contends could cost state, ended unprecedented budget impasse, much additional billion annually care developmentally disabled people arguments us district court judge sharon johnson coleman, advocates disabled people living outside institutions said illinois violating federal consent decree failing provide required services due insufficient funding state maintained even enactment last month first full budget two years along tax hike, still lacks enough money pay billion backlog bills additional funding comply consent decree would squeezed existing spending services developmentally disabled unrelated programs, according court filing illinois attorney general office brent stratton, chief deputy illinois attorney general, told judge fiscal budget allocated million first rate increase developmentally disabled services since said illinois substantial compliance decree funding boost allowed play court power enforce consent decree, limit, stratton said court order us increase rates another us judge ordered illinois june increase payments million month medicaid providers owed billion caring poor disabled residents covered separate federal consent decree stalemate illinois republican governor democrats control legislature left nation fifth largest state operating spending ordered courts mandated illinois law two straight years lawyers developmentally disabled residents pointed billion income rate increase illinois enacted july bolster sagging budget, saying money could tapped future fund services addition seeking ruling noncompliance consent decree state, lawyers also want judge order illinois produce detailed plan comply decree cost comes to, said judge johnson coleman, raised concerns siphoning money state funding priorities
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