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us attorney general jeff sessions, taking issue infuriated republican president donald trump, went attack leaks friday, warning possible crackdown reporters sources inside federal government move derided critics attack free press, sessions said administration reviewing policies forcing journalists reveal sources is, however, difficult prosecute members news media united states publishing leaked information sessions also told employees government agencies stop leaking called issue matter national security trump repeatedly voiced anger steady stream leaks media administration since took office january related probes russian meddling us presidential election others concerned infighting white house one things reviewing policies affecting media subpoenas, sessions told reporters announced administration efforts battle called staggering number leaks undermining ability government protect country respect important role press plays give respect, unlimited, nation top law official said boss, trump, repeatedly criticized news outlets work fake news, administration officials criticized use anonymous sources, standard journalistic practice media subpoena writ compelling journalist testify produce evidence, penalty failure fact administration reviewing policy leaves open possibility sentencing journalists disclosing sources every american concerned trump administration threat step efforts whistleblowers journalists, said ben wizner american civil liberties union crackdown leaks crackdown free press democracy whole deputy attorney general rod rosenstein told reporters department starting review policy media subpoenas could say yet might changed rule possibility threatening journalists jail time historically, government employees contractors give sensitive information media much likely prosecuted reporters receive us regulations give journalists special protections, barring law enforcement might reasonably impair newsgathering activities federal prosecutors must get special permission us attorney general issuing subpoena try force member news media divulge information authorities new york times reporter judith miller jailed refusing reveal source stories iraq, cut deal prosecutors formally charged addressing wider issue leaks, sessions said justice department tripled number investigations unauthorized leaks classified information four people already charged taking stand, said sessions, recent weeks publicly criticized trump performance job, including trump called weakness issue going leakers culture leaking must stop, sessions said illegal leak information, such, divulging classified information law high profile leaks trump administration revealed white house infighting articles would appear involve divulging classified information sessions immediately give identities four people charged, said accused unlawfully disclosing classified information concealing contacts foreign intelligence officers rosenstein give exact number leak investigations justice department currently handling, number tripled trump administration latest major leak media, washington post published transcripts thursday contentious phone calls trump early days administration mexican president enrique pena nieto australian prime minister malcolm turnbull government effective leaders cannot discuss sensitive matters confidence talk freely confidence foreign leaders, sessions said case one tool sessions prosecuting leakers espionage act, world war one era law designed stop leaks america enemies federal prosecutors used times charge individuals disclosing information media, eight democratic former president barack obama recent case, first trump, justice department indictment june reality leigh winner, , us intelligence contractor accused leaking classified national security agency report russia alleged interference election
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one focus leak crackdown announced friday us attorney general jeff sessions journalists receive leaked information, another suspected leakers republican president donald trump complained months leaks news media, democratic predecessor, barack obama, also took hard line leaking eight cases federal prosecutors charged individuals violating espionage act, world war one era law aimed keeping sensitive information hands united states enemies, brought obama cases, dating back years daniel ellsberg became first case prosecutors accused national security analyst colleague, anthony russo, providing would become known pentagon papers new york times media outlets secret documents revealed extent us involvement vietnam charges two men dismissed judge found government wiretapped ellsberg, possibly illegally samuel morison, former navy intelligence analyst, charged illegally passing secret photographs soviet ships magazine, jane defence weekly pleaded guilty, jury convicted him, making first person convicted espionage act divulging secrets press sentenced two years prison paroled president bill clinton pardoned lawrence franklin, defense department employee, charged passing classified information iran two pro israel lobbyists, steven rosen keith weissman franklin pleaded guilty received year sentence eventually, government case rosen weissman collapsed, judge reduced franklin sentence months halfway house shamai leibowitz fbi translator material heard translating ended blog reached agreement prosecutors charged, pleaded guilty one count disclosing classified information sentenced months prison former national security agency official thomas drake suspected revealing information agency warrantless wiretapping program indicted espionage act said information leaked waste nsa program, gave baltimore sun felony counts dropped pleaded guilty misdemeanor received prison time chelsea manning, army private first class formerly known bradley manning, turned , classified files anti secrecy website wikileaks biggest breach secret data us history manning found guilty counts acquitted serious one, aiding enemy sentenced august years military prison released may obama, last days office, commuted final years manning sentence stephen kim, us state department contract analyst, allegedly divulged fox news reporter us intelligence believed north korea would respond new sanctions grand jury indicted disclosing defense information making false statements pleaded guilty sentenced thirteen months prison released may former cia officer jeffrey sterling charged illegally disclosing classified information iran james risen, new york times reporter, book state war jury convicted sterling judge sentenced months prison former cia officer john kiriakou charged divulging journalists secret information cia interrogation program, including identity covert officer agreement prosecutors, pleaded guilty one count sentenced two half years prison released february condition serve three months house arrest us officials said june filed sealed criminal charges former nsa contractor edward snowden unauthorized leaks theft government property snowden prompted worldwide debate gave documents newspapers showing extent us surveillance programs russia granted asylum former fbi bomb analyst donald sachtleben agreed september plead guilty disclosing national defense information telling associated press reporter details failed airline bombing attempt yemen based al qaeda arabian peninsula judge sentenced sachtleben year month prison term national security offenses consecutive month term unrelated child pornography charges justice department charged us intelligence contractor reality leigh winner violating espionage act leaking classified report russian interference us elections intercept nsa report described russian efforts launch cyber attacks least one us voting software supplier send spear phishing emails local officials days nov , election
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trump administration considering reducing annual million mortgage deduction cap us homeowners part broader tax reform, despite earlier promises protect tax advantage, politico reported friday politico said popular deduction came week white house roundtable real estate industry representatives led national economic council director gary cohn publication quoted attendee saying cohn willing ruffle feathers putting everything table internal revenue service says homeowners deduct interest mortgages million lowering mortgage deduction cap could help pay major tax cuts businesses individuals republicans view crucial driving us economic growth white house pushed back notion position changed said since introduced principles april, intend protect homeownership deductions, white house spokeswoman natalie strom said cohn told bloomberg tv friday percent us corporate tax rate line percent average rate among countries organization economic cooperation development cannot substantially higher oecd average tax rate there, said got get line rest world, got entice capital invested united states president donald trump wants cut corporate rate far lower percent, level republicans congress view unlikely senate finance committee chairman orrin hatch told reuters week would challenge get rate percent separate friday interview fox business network, cohn said administration congress committed get low rate possible businesses two congressional tax committees drafting tax legislation expected unveiled september republicans hope pass bill end congress faces packed legislative agenda lawmakers return washington september august break, including task raising debt ceiling october, treasury department expected fully exhaust remaining borrowing capacity cohn told fox administration well aware calendar treasury secretary steven mnuchin working ensure debt ceiling gets raised
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airline lufthansa said friday changed flight routes japan north korean missile tests lufthansa group, owns swiss, lufthansa, lufthansa cargo, already avoiding direct overflights north korean airspace year, company said result latest north korean missile tests, lufthansa group decided change routings japan, purely precautionary measure, airline said, adding changes flight time negligible air france klm said thursday expanded fly zone north korea one jets flew past location intercontinental ballistic missile icbm splashed minutes later air france flight , boeing carrying people tokyo paris, missed north korea latest icbm fell earth july km miles , spokesman air france klm said, citing flight data provided japan north korea said week ago latest icbm test proved ability strike us mainland, drawing sharp warning president donald trump rebuke china
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interior department inspector general said would investigate reported threat agency head, ryan zinke, republican senator lisa murkowski state alaska last week opposition party efforts repeal obamacare zinke called murkowski alaska us senator, republican dan sullivan, july , day murkowski crucial vote motion begin debate healthcare overhaul, alaska dispatch news reported interior secretary warned two senators murkowski vote could negative consequences energy land use alaska, newspaper said murkowski spokeswoman karina peterson confirmed zinke called senator interior department deals policies crucial state economy drilling mining federal tribal land control wildlife areas inspector general office sent letter democratic us representatives frank pallone raul grijalva, top democrats house committees energy natural resources, respectively, thursday evening, saying would start preliminary investigation matter two lawmakers asked inspector general office government accountability office gao investigation following report threat zinke office gao immediately respond requests comment murkowski july vote, along republican senator susan collins maine, forced vice president mike pence cast tiebreaking vote pass motion ballot subsequent efforts senate repeal affordable care act, commonly known obamacare, collapsed last friday murkowski, collins senator john mccain arizona joined democratic independent senate colleagues voting skinny repeal bill would eliminated parts obamacare murkowski chairs senate committee energy natural resources, oversees appropriations appointee confirmations zinke agency thursday, interior secretary suggested reconciled murkowski, posting photo drinking alaska brand beers senator twitter say dinner, says brews friends know well, tweeted
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grand jury issued subpoenas connection june meeting included president donald trump son, son law russian lawyer, two sources told reuters thursday, signaling investigation gathering pace suspected russian meddling us election sources added us special counsel robert mueller convened grand jury investigation washington help examine allegations russian interference vote one sources said assembled recent weeks russia loomed large first six months trump presidency us intelligence agencies concluded russia worked tilt presidential election trump favor mueller, appointed special counsel may, leading probe, also examines potential collusion trump campaign russia moscow denies meddling trump denies collusion campaign, regularly denouncing investigations political witch hunts rally huntington, west virginia, thursday night, trump said people know russians campaign win russia mueller use grand jury could give expansive tools pursue evidence, including issuing subpoenas compelling witnesses testify wall street journal earlier reported grand jury impaneled spokesman mueller declined comment grand jury group ordinary citizens who, working behind closed doors, considers evidence potential criminal wrongdoing prosecutor investigating decides whether charges brought serious development mueller investigation, said paul callan, former prosecutor given mueller inherited investigation began months ago, would suggest uncovered information pointing direction criminal charges real question lawyer trump, jay sekulow, appeared downplay significance grand jury, telling fox news unusual move us stocks dollar weakened following news, us treasury securities gained immediately clear subpoenas issued sources elaborate lawyers said would put pressure potential witnesses cooperate mueller investigation someone gets subpoena testify, drive home seriousness investigation, said david sklansky, professor stanford law school former federal prosecutor , grand jury convened special counsel patrick fitzgerald returned indictment lewis scooter libby, top aide vice president dick cheney special counsel bring indictment happened before, said renato mariotti, partner law firm thompson coburn former federal prosecutor news last month meeting donald trump jr russian lawyer told damaging information father presidential rival, democrat hillary clinton, fueled questions campaign dealings moscow republican president defended son behavior, saying many people would taken meeting trump son law white house senior adviser jared kushner former trump campaign manager paul manafort also attended meeting one sources said major russian efforts interfere election trump behalf began shortly june meeting, making focus mueller investigation ty cobb, special counsel president, said aware mueller started using new grand jury grand jury matters typically secret, cobb said white house favors anything accelerates conclusion work fairly white house committed fully cooperating mr mueller john dowd, one trump personal lawyers, said respect news grand jury, tell president trump investigation spokesman manafort declined comment lawyers trump jr kushner immediately respond requests comment trump questioned mueller impartiality members congress parties expressed concern trump might dismiss republican democratic senators introduced two pieces legislation thursday seeking block trump firing mueller sekulow denied trump plan president thinking firing bob mueller, sekulow said one source briefed matter said mueller investigating whether, either meeting afterward, anyone affiliated trump campaign encouraged russians start releasing material collecting clinton campaign since march another source familiar inquiry said president investigation, mueller investigation seeking determine whether knew june meeting advance briefed afterward reuters earlier reported mueller team examining money laundering accusations manafort hoped push cooperate probe possible collusion trump campaign russia known grand jury investigating potential charges
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president donald trump scolded us lawmakers thursday clamping moscow new sanctions, message clashed one vice president mike pence pushed four day trip week eastern europe toured estonia, georgia montenegro, pence said sanctions passed overwhelmingly congress would send unified message russia must change behavior trump, contrast, took twitter complain sanctions legislation, grudgingly signed, would send us russia relations time dangerous low republicans played divergence, critics said exemplified incoherent policy would unsettle allies fail placate moscow policies good cop bad approach work, said michael mcfaul, us ambassador russia former democratic president barack obama mcfaul added case trump administration policy toward russia, moscow likely view mixed signals sign policy disarray republican president continues want improved relations russia, achieving goal, mcfaul said white house two track approach mirrored moscow trump signed new sanctions law wednesday, russian prime minister dmitry medvedev, russian ruling hierarchy, launched blistering attack white house yet russian president vladimir putin tried cultivate personal rapport trump phone conversations face face meetings summit germany uttered word public sanctions since trump approved trump repeatedly said wants better ties russia country loomed large first six months administration special counsel us congressional panels investigate allegations moscow meddled us election help trump also examine potential role trump aides moscow denies meddling trump denies collusion campaign congress passed sanctions legislation large enough margin override presidential veto, trump signed wednesday criticized infringing authority said could make far better deals governments congress could countermeasure sanctions, putin called reducing staff us diplomatic mission people seizure two properties near moscow used american diplomats jarrod agen, deputy chief staff pence, insisted trump pence completely aligned russia president decision send vice president region president decision deliver message vice president delivered, agen told reuters added pence trump spoke every day trip sometimes multiple times day disconnect pence trump russia anomaly pence usually goes lengths emphasize loyalty boss downplay differences different tone russia dates back us presidential campaign trump often praised putin, pence called russian president small bullying leader vice presidential debate last october trip week, pence condemned russia occupation georgia soil spoke us georgian troops engaged joint exercises miles km away russian troops south ossetia montenegro, pence accused russia trying destabilize western balkans
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united states could shortly broaden talks push stronger un sanctions north korea include security council members, signaling likely deal china new measures, diplomats said thursday since north korea july launch intercontinental ballistic missile icbm , united states negotiating pyongyang ally china draft resolution impose new sanctions north korea, fired second icbm last friday, defiance un security council resolutions working hard time certainly hope going consensus resolution, china un ambassador liu jieyi told reuters thursday diplomats said united states could give draft resolution council members early thursday typically, united states china agreed sanctions north korea formally involving council members resolution needs nine votes favor vetoes united states, china, russia, france britain adopted united states informally keeping britain france loop negotiations, us ambassador united nations nikki haley said china sharing draft negotiating russia us president donald trump administration frustrated china done rein north korea washington threatened impose new sanctions chinese firms business pyongyang chinese foreign minister wang yi told british counterpart, boris johnson, friday china would continue fully strictly implement security council resolutions north korea, ministry said haley said sunday united states done talking north korea china must decide willing back imposing stronger un sanctions also acknowledged russia engagement draft resolution would true test russia noted thursday permanent five p veto powers yet formally discuss draft immediately clear poor relations russia united states, imposed new unilateral sanctions russia wednesday, would hamper negotiations even agreement us china, mean agreement p members, said russia un ambassador vassily nebenzia, met liu earlier thursday discussed possible resolution maybe bilateral agreement beijing washington , universal one, said, adding aware might resolution seen draft stands us mission united nations declined comment 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
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trump administration moved thursday make permanent new questionnaire asks us visa applicants provide social media handles detailed biographical travel history, according public notice questionnaire rolled may part effort tighten vetting would visitors united states, asks prior passport numbers, five years worth social media handles, email addresses phone numbers years biographical information including addresses, employment travel history see bitly v qsr state department official declined provide data many times form used nationalities asked fill since may, stating estimates , visa applicants per year present threat profile warrants extra screening president donald trump ran office pledging crack illegal immigration security reasons, called extreme vetting foreigners entering united states wednesday, threw support behind bill would cut legal immigration united states percent years office management budget, must approve new federal requests information public, initially approved form emergency basis, allowed use six months rather usual three years state department published notice federal register thursday seeking use form next three years public days comment request see bitly uznxjd questions meant rigorously evaluate applicants terrorism, national security related, visa ineligibilities, notice said questions voluntary, form says failure provide information may delay prevent processing visa application trump ordered temporary travel ban march citizens iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen months legal wrangling, supreme court june allowed travel ban go forward limited scope form target particular nationality seyed ali sepehr, runs immigration consultancy california serving iranian clients applying us visas, said since late june, clients referred extra security checks also asked fill new form kiyanoush razaghi, immigration attorney based maryland, said knows iraqis, libyans iranians asked fill form immigration attorney steve pattison said one clients, one six travel ban countries, asked fill new form applying visitor visa, indicating consular officers using broadly could everyone missing another consequence use form deployment far wider sense cover sorts individuals, pattison said
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us senate committee approved bill thursday would cut million annual us aid palestinian authority unless stops making lawmakers described payments reward violent crimes senate foreign relations committee voted measure, known taylor force act, year old american military veteran fatally stabbed palestinian visiting israel last year bill, must approved full senate house representatives becoming law, intended stop palestinian authority paying stipends, reach , per month force attacker killed israeli police, killer family receives monthly payment happened hopefully, passed, prevent people fate innocent person going activities innocent way, murdered someone incented government, senator bob corker, committee republican chairman co sponsor bill, told news conference separately, republican democratic members committee wrote nikki haley, us ambassador united nations, ask lead international effort similar action countries force graduate student vanderbilt university corker home state, tennessee, killed force parents live south carolina, home state senator lindsey graham, act republican co sponsor graham, dubbed payments pay slay, chairman senate subcommittee oversees foreign aid palestinian officials said intend continue payments, see support relatives imprisoned israel fighting occupation died connection cause win broader support, original act modified take account need humanitarian aid exempts assistance east jerusalem hospital network, creates escrow account hold assistance funds spells steps palestinian authority take aid resume corker said confident bill would become law sometime coming months similar legislation also introduced house representatives opponents bill said worry cutting economic aid palestinians would increase poverty instability west bank gaza, fueling violence
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republican democratic senators introduced two pieces legislation thursday seeking block president donald trump firing special counsel probing ties russia, congress increasingly seeks assert authority policy members congress parties expressed concern trump might dismiss robert mueller, special counsel appointed determine whether collusion presidential campaign moscow republican president may fired fbi director james comey, overseeing investigation also recently criticized attorney general, jeff sessions, recusing probe signs mueller investigation intensifying, members congress sought protect special counsel, appointed may two sources familiar matter told reuters thursday mueller convened grand jury washington investigate allegations russian meddling sources added grand jury subpoenas issued connection june meeting involving trump son, son law russian lawyer moscow denied effort influence election, trump disputed allegations collusion associates russia bill allows judicial review decision terminate counsel make sure done reasons cited regulations rather political motivation, said republican senator lindsey graham, co sponsored one bills democratic senator cory booker second, generally similar, measure introduced republican senator thom tillis democratic senator chris coons coons told reporters expected two groups senators would work together seek co sponsors parties, come single bill said discussions leaders senate judiciary committee hope would take bill, step toward vote full senate measures introduced senate prepared leave washington august recess lawmakers return early september members congress, including trump fellow republicans, recently pursuing legislation seeking increase congress influence us policy last week, lawmakers voted almost unanimously sweeping sanctions bill gave congress right review trump effort ease lift sanctions russia trump signed bill law wednesday
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kremlin said friday fully agreed us president donald trump said twitter message washington relationship russia time dangerous low trump comments posted thursday came one day grudgingly signed new sanctions russia law, move moscow said amounted full scale trade war end hopes better ties trump administration fully share opinion, kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov told conference call reporters asked trump twitter message danger may lie deficit interaction cooperation matters vitally important two countries peoples
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west virginia governor jim justice, standing next president donald trump rally thursday night, announced changing political parties, ditching democrats joining trump republicans help anymore democrat governor, justice told crowd tomorrow changing registration republican, said loud cheers justice, billionaire businessman interests coal agriculture, election november democrat first attempt political office , registered republican trump, west virginia percentage points democrat hillary clinton, campaigned promise bring back coal jobs, important industry state justice said late mother would told switching parties jimmy, damn time came senses justice told crowd met trump twice white house past several weeks present ideas coal manufacturing got backbone got real ideas cares america cares us west virginia, justice said trump, fellow billionaire businessman trump, earlier day promised big announcement rally, welcomed justice party ranks big jim republican honor, trump said foot inch governor justice changing affiliation, republican governors, democrats one independent republicans control legislature governorship states republicans control houses west virginia legislature
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thank west virginia across country, americans every kind coming together w one simple goal make america great edt
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president donald trump pressured mexican president stop voicing opposition public plan mexico pay border wall, according transcripts phone calls published thursday gave insight trump attempts influence foreign leaders first days office washington post published texts sometimes fraught calls mexico enrique pena nieto australian prime minister malcolm turnbull days republican took office jan substance calls previously reported lengthy transcripts reveal trump, whose first elected office presidency, trying use mixture bluster, tough talk charm fully enters world diplomacy trump argued turnbull refugees acrimonious call jan new us president told counterpart unpleasant jan call, trump pressed pena nieto avoid saying public mexico would fund planned border wall complimented mexican leader beautiful words said hoped mexico would change constitution allow pena nieto extend stay office proposed wall, aimed preventing illegal immigration united states, bone contention mexico washington pena nieto repeatedly rejected trump promise mexico end paying billions dollars construction trump told mexican leader call going say mexico going pay wall, want meet guys anymore cannot live that, according transcript cannot say press, trump said pena nieto earlier scrapped plan hold talks trump united states due tensions wall trade two men since met, holding talks summit group nations germany last month white house said us government pay wall initially get project ground mexico eventually reimburse work white house mexico foreign ministry immediate comment thursday release call transcripts latest series leaks inside trump administration angered president republican sympathy leaks political opponent thursday alarmed leaks conversations two heads state, democratic us senator brian schatz wrote twitter matter think president, terrible conversation pena nieto, trump said leaders little bit political bind due trump campaign pledge build wall mexico foot bill mexico pay wall talking two year period, trump said suggested two men avoid issue paying wall asked going say, going pay wall, mr president us, say, work out, trump said work formula somehow opposed saying, pay saying, pay, us president said pena nieto said understood trump position refer paying border wall suggested seeking creative way jump obstacle toward end conversation, trump responded effusively comment pena nieto mexican leader wish constructive relationship united states words beautiful beautiful words think speak beautifully, okay trump said want popular people call constitutional amendment mexico run another six years, said law, mexican presidents serve one six year term drug infested den comments likely upset voters new hampshire
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business looking better ever business enthusiasm record levels stock market time high happen edt
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us senate thursday unanimously confirmed two nominees serve federal communications commission trump administration looks reverse many obama era telecommunications regulations brendan carr, republican general counsel fcc jessica rosenworcel, democrat, confirmed voice vote, bringing five member fcc full strength giving republicans majority rosenworcel served commissioner regulator end lawmakers failed take renomination former president barack obama fcc, since january controlled republicans margin, working reverse number obama era telecommunications regulations, including landmark net neutrality rules prohibiting broadband providers giving selling access certain internet services others senate immediately vote reconfirm fcc chairman ajit pai another term, even though appeared confirmation hearing july nominees pai would need leave commission end year reconfirmed statement, pai praised rosenworcel carr confirmations said distinguished records public service valuable assets fcc years come experience fcc makes particularly well suited hit ground running pai, chosen trump january head agency, also said wants dismantle significant regulations part sweeping review said would remove barriers business modernize rules pai also plans significant changes local tv ownership limits plans changes media regulations democrats insisted republicans agreed reconfirm rosenworcel part deal confirm fcc commissioner mike rielly republicans denied deal standoff delayed consideration telecommunications legislation senate pai, fcc chose review inc planned billion acquisition time warner inc fcc currently reviewing sinclair broadcast group inc proposed billion acquisition tribune media co, one largest us tv station operators
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us senate thursday confirmed neil chatterjee robert powelson members federal energy regulatory commission, restoring quorum agency six months, finally restored working quorum ferc, republican senator lisa murkowski, chair senate energy natural resources committee, said statement commission lost quorum february commissioner norman bay stepped chatterjee adviser senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, powelson member pennsylvania public utility commission murkowski said scheduled committee hearing sept two additional nominees president donald trump put forth ferc
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us senate thursday confirmed former congressman mark green president donald trump choice lead us agency international development time administration proposing cuts foreign aid reorganization agency green republican us representative wisconsin , ambassador tanzania former president george w bush, president international republican institute, sought promote democracy governance overseas term main us aid agency starts amid trump administration plans percent cut budget usaid state department, major refugee crisis spilling europe middle east wars syria iraq, famine drought parts africa displaced tens thousands people agency announced thursday second round funding drought stricken countries africa green appointment widely applauded development experts aid groups green confirmation sign hope entering period triage comes many usaid programs, least responsible actor overseeing difficult fraught process, hopefully one stand firm behalf agency critical mission, said scott morris, senior fellow center global development former us treasury official abby maxman, president oxfam america development group, said green long track record international development needed time unprecedented global crisis refugees hunger climate changes
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grand jury subpoenas issued connection june meeting included president donald trump son, son law russian lawyer, two sources told reuters thursday, sign special counsel robert mueller investigation gathering pace sources added mueller convened grand jury washington help investigate allegations russian meddling us election bonds view flight quality stocks minor hiccup euro near highs day makes placement treasuries going tomorrow employment number recent highs, good risk reward jim paulsen, chief investment strategist, leuthold group, minneapolis going get fair number headlines going take while, whatever happens anything represents volatility automatic sell stocks even sure beyond volatility much wall street would get terribly upset trump got impeached would give current vice president mike pence, likely full power republicans maybe policies enacted including health care, tax reform fiscal spending program even reinforce less regulations wall street standpoint say long term trump impeachment would bad result stocks uncertainty going would negative, sure market would remain lower long, assuming else equal axel merk, president chief investment officer merk investments palo alto, california given trump approval rating low, given might impossible find jury heard allegations, odds jury might leaning trump yet negative administration, that, recent months guide, negative dollar yes, sure enough, euro rallied good news euro, good news gold ultimately negative also risk assets reason trump agenda ever difficulty realized weaken presidency hopes real growth picking diminishing headwinds administration getting chris zaccarelli, chief investment officer, cornerstone financial partners, huntersville, north carolina extent people afraid something happen presidency united states, whether brings us closer impeachment serves distraction administration, neither good markets risk position distraction white house less stability definitely market moving timing lines perfectly immediate drop probably computer driven people taking advantage dip juan perez, currency strategist, tempus inc, washington dc world paying attention ultimately currencies weighed measure stability country, whether faith going think investigation constant bombardment news white house rest world starting see image somewhat unstable us, somewhat unprecedented politics, even economic data, really driver dollar weakness really going weigh heavily dollar remainder year long investigation continues probe white house continues work everything except economic agenda going weigh heavily dollar reaction certainly immediate news looking long term, going affect dollar negative way absolutely stocks us stocks extended losses, p falling around percent news, tracking back slightly bonds us bond yields fell session lows forex us dollar index fell around percent minutes news, tracked back slightly
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five week summer break might sound sweet many people, maybe republicans congress leave washington none major legislative goals achieved six months power alongside president donald trump congress due closed sept , voters may ask happened repealing replacing obamacare overhauling tax code investing money job creating infrastructure projects awkward answer republican lawmakers trump much despite control white house, senate house representatives since november elections, republicans delivered biggest campaign promises distracted probe possible ties campaign russian meddling election, among many issues tweets about, trump yet propose major legislation since jan inauguration republicans fear voters punish party november elections inaction now, congressional losses would make even harder trump get things done , second half four year term republicans failure repeal obamacare going difficult explain republican base, former senate majority tom daschle, democrat, said recent interview achievements republicans point to, including senate confirmation april trump nominee supreme court, conservative judge neil gorsuch week, congressional democrats republicans also pressured trump enacting russia iran north korea sanctions bill lawmakers also managed pass bills improve veterans healthcare renew food drug administration funding stream reviewing drug safety senate confirmed new fbi director congress also repealed obama era regulations senator tim scott south carolina told reporters, fellow republicans lack traction major legislation done well big events congress returns early september, republicans want focus taxes comprehensive tax reform initiative remains wraps amid deep divisions party movement legislation finance rebuilding roads, bridges, airports infrastructure democratic senator heidi heitkamp north dakota, faces possible tough election next year, said trump remains popular among voters state, carried points november grateful rollback considered onerous regulations industry onerous overreach epa environmental protection agency , heitkamp said regulations president barack obama imposed leaving office, trump congress nullified republicans want pass budget blueprint fiscal year beginning oct , action supposed taken care long summer recess without measure, republican legislation rewriting us tax code might advance serious disagreements among republicans long term spending levels, however also ominous party rifts funding government near term avoiding oct federal agency shutdowns problem raising washington borrowing limit failure could trigger historic us default issues taken next month run summer break senate manage close ranks unanimously pass resolution proclaiming sept national lobster day
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us senate voted thursday confirm two republicans one democrat serve commodity futures trading commission, top us derivatives regulator voice vote, senate approved nominations republican chris giancarlo serve cftc chairman, well republican brian quintenz democrat rostin russ behnam serve commissioners however, senate vote confirm another republican nominee, dawn stump senate democratic aide, speaking condition anonymity, said stump slate nominees party want approve total three republican commissioners one democrat would leave cftc one democratic commissioner one, sharon bowen, announced recently planned step soon aide added republican president donald trump selects second democrat replace bowen, person nomination likely approved along stump giancarlo already serving acting cftc chairman since trump took office january statement, giancarlo said humbled bipartisan support senate
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russian foreign minister sergei lavrov us secretary state rex tillerson discuss current state relations moscow washington meeting manila next week, russian foreign ministry said thursday two statesmen agreed talk sidelines asean regional security summit scheduled aug manila, ministry said phone call thursday, discussed situation north korea range global issues, added
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accusations made us vice president mike pence russia working divide balkans west destabilizing southern europe expose washington cold war mentality, russian foreign ministry said thursday pence made comments wednesday montenegro final leg tour designed reassure eastern europe washington commitment security despite doubts sowed us president donald trump lukewarm support nato regrettable note washington sliding ever deeper primitive ideology cold war era, completely detached reality, ministry said called united states stop defaming russia foreign policy, said based respect allies readiness work international partners, ministry said statement trump signed law new sanctions russia wednesday, move moscow said amounted full scale trade war end hopes better ties new us administration
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grand jury subpoenas issued connection june meeting donald trump jr, russian lawyer others, two sources familiar matter told reuters thursday sources also said special counsel robert mueller convened grand jury washington investigate allegations russia interference elections
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us senate thursday confirmed five president donald trump us treasury nominees, including top officials international affairs tax policy, easing shortage top political appointees department senate confirmed unanimous voice vote david malpass undersecretary international affairs david kautter assistant secretary tax policy brent mcintosh general counsel christopher campbell assistant secretary financial institutions andrew maloney deputy undersecretary legislative affairs
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us cities refuse step efforts focus crimes committed illegal immigrants allowed participate new crime reduction training program unveiled earlier year justice department, attorney general jeff sessions said thursday making announcement, sessions singled four local police departments expressed interest new public safety partnership program, saying first answer list questions aug confirming sanctuary policies shield illegal immigrants possible deportation ensuring allow federal immigration officials access local jails cities states called sanctuary policies make us less safe, sessions said four police departments must respond albuquerque, new mexico baltimore, maryland san bernardino stockton, california baltimore welcoming city enforce federal immigration laws, said baltimore police commissioner kevin davis, adding cities initially selected program, formal selection process baltimore control local jail jarrod burguan, police chief san bernardino, said department first expressed interest similar program obama administration, remains interested participating added san bernardino sanctuary city, control local jail, answer department questions representatives two police departments immediately respond requests comment sessions announcement reflects part broader policy push president donald trump crack illegal immigration urged congress support funding building wall along us mexico border, administration moved dramatically widen net illegal immigrants targeted deportation national public safety partnership program launched june involves three year initiative geared toward areas high rates violent crime twelve cities selected first launched municipalities pushed back trump administration immigration policies us judge last month refused remove block executive order trump would withheld federal funds sanctuary cities, use municipal funds resources help advance enforcement federal immigration laws new york attorney general eric schneiderman acting brooklyn district attorney eric gonzalez thursday called us immigration customs enforcement ice stop making arrests courthouses amid concerns chilling effect local policing sweeping low level misdemeanor cases rachael yong yow, ice spokeswoman, said agency arrests carried case case basis
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special counsel robert mueller impaneled grand jury washington investigate allegations russia interference elections, wall street journal said thursday, citing two unnamed people familiar matter grand jury began work recent weeks sign mueller inquiry russia efforts influence election whether colluded president donald trump campaign ramping up, journal said
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democratic women packed suburban maryland conference room recently one day training run political office activists eager battle president donald trump fellow republicans teachers, students business leaders also window future democratic party desperate new blood, booming effort turn left grassroots anti trump activism new wave democratic officeholders thousands potential first time candidates explore political bids democratic veterans say unprecedented surge activity, broad informal network groups beefing efforts train task goal turning neophytes successful politicians win, giving party deep diverse bench coming progressive talent levels government era trump made everybody want run office, easy, said josh morrow, executive director action, since founding last year heard , scientists, engineers mathematicians exploring political runs trained nearly matter accomplished people are, need help first run, morrow said surge interest given dispirited democrats, long criticized top heavy party lacking fresh faces, hope renaissance local state levels repeated setbacks president barack obama building ground up, school board statehouse, party priority losing nearly , state legislative seats last eight years republicans also control white house, chambers congress governor offices, nearly century local offices matter, democrats sort forgotten that, said amanda litman, staffer democrat hillary clinton presidential campaign founded group run something election recruit prepare millennials office first timers, initial enthusiasm public service quickly give way worried questions logistics building fundraising list, utilizing social media crafting message knew steep learning curve, said thereasa black, lawyer navy veteran running us congress maryland attended rockville session run emerge america, prepares women office way find people like minded going are, help you, said republican spokesman said democrats would need training fresh faces gain ground next year midterm elections given losses first time democratic candidates special congressional races georgia montana earlier year challenges democrats face go much deeper come fundraising messaging, said rick gorka, spokesman republican national committee, sponsored training program , volunteer field staff operatives last year geoffrey dittberner, , said volunteered campaigns deciding run minnesota legislature, still unprepared candidate accepted run something training program many things know
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shortly inauguration, us president donald trump urged mexican president enrique pena nieto stop saying mexico would pay border wall, according transcript call two leaders published washington post thursday post also published transcript contentious call trump australian prime minister malcolm turnbull, two leaders tangled agreement united states accept many , refugees held australia transcripts, see wapost v kgrp highlights trump reported comments calls jan trump call pena nieto
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white house budget director mick mulvaney disclosed entire trump administration board clean debt ceiling increase, without spending cuts, cnbc reporter said thursday tweet reporter, john harwood, also tweeted mulvaney said administration raise taxes wealthy individuals
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us senate thursday passed bill allowing food drug administration continue collecting fees drug companies review new product applications fda reauthorization act renews existing law expires sept provides majority fda funds used review pharmaceuticals determine whether safe effective senate passed bill vote passed last month house representatives separately, senate passed called right try bill designed allow terminally ill patients access unapproved medications provide immunity physicians willing administer treatments house yet passed bill
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president donald trump doubts war afghanistan led delay completing new us strategy south asia, skepticism included suggestion us military commander region fired, us officials said wednesday july meeting white house situation room, trump demanded top national security aides provide information one official called end state country united states spent years fighting taliban end sight meeting grew stormy trump said defense secretary james mattis joint chiefs staff chairman joseph dunford, marine general, consider firing army general john nicholson, commander us forces afghanistan, winning war winning, told them, according officials, spoke condition anonymity related coverage commentary steve bannon right afghanistan commentary road afghanistan peace lie kabul addition, meeting concluded, trump chief strategist, steve bannon, got one official called shouting match white house national security adviser hr mcmaster direction us policy officials left meeting stunned president vehement complaints military allowing united states lose war mattis, mcmaster top aides putting together answers trump questions way try get approve strategy, officials said white house comment accounts meeting another meeting top aides scheduled thursday although trump earlier year gave mattis authority deploy us military forces sees fit, fact defense secretary plans add around , us troops , currently deployed afghanistan caught delay surrounding strategy, officials said contingent along informally strategy approved, senior administration official said troop deployment trump long skeptic lingering us involvement foreign wars expressed little interest deploying military forces without specific plan long officials said trump argued united states demand share afghanistan estimated trillion mineral wealth exchange assistance afghan government officials noted without securing entire country, could take many years, way get country mineral riches market, except iran trump complained chinese profiting mining operations, officials said
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crackdown illegal immigration sharply reduced number unauthorized border crossings mexico, us president donald trump turning attention reducing number legal immigrants country white house throwing support behind bill developed republican senators tom cotton arkansas david perdue georgia would cut legal immigration percent years reducing kinds relatives immigrants bring country legislation faces uphill climb get congress senior republicans back comprehensive immigration reform, tough crackdown new bill, known raise act, united states would prioritize high skilled immigrants setting merits based system similar used canada australia trump republican lawmakers blasted current immigration system date argued hurts american workers driving wages competitive application process favor applicants speak english, financially support families demonstrate skills contribute economy, trump said senators said worked closely white house latest version bill probably third fourth visit oval office work president trump, cotton told reporters slashing legal immigration long pushed low immigration advocacy groups washington like numbersusa ideas backed attorney general jeff sessions, facing public criticism trump numbersusa president roy beck hailed bill said action fulfill president trump promises candidate trump vowed crack illegal immigration campaign signed two executive orders soon taking office increase border security interior enforcement cotton perdue said bill affect temporary visas workers certain tech sectors seasonal jobs popular many businesses stressed legislation narrowly focused, approach hoped would able get bipartisan support trying boil ocean change everything immigration law, cotton said republican lawmakers said bill might going far senator lindsey graham, south carolina, said state dependent immigrant labor sustain two biggest sectors economy, agriculture tourism economists called question benefits cutting legal immigration fwdus, group represents tech industry said bill would severely harm economy bill aims end diversity visa lottery, allows , people underrepresented countries obtain green cards also sets , annual cap refugees, instead level mandated president refugee organizations said permanently limiting number refugees allowed country goes american value offering safe people fleeing violence oppression trump suggested event new york long island friday, spoke violence committed central american gang members, immigrants today different previous generations happened old days people came country worked worked worked families paid taxes sorts things families got stronger closely knit trump asked audience law enforcement officers see
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us president donald trump grudgingly signed law new sanctions russia wednesday, move moscow said amounted full scale trade war end hopes better ties trump administration congress overwhelmingly approved legislation last week, passing measure conflicts republican president desire improve relations moscow trump signed bill behind closed doors, without fanfare customarily accompanied signing executive orders criticized measure infringing powers shape foreign policy, said could make far better deals governments congress russian prime minister dmitry medvedev called sanctions tantamount full scale trade war, adding facebook post showed trump administration demonstrated utter powerlessness hope relations new american administration would improve finished, wrote trump litany concerns sanctions, also affect iran north korea, raised question vigorously trump implement regarding russia favor tough measures punish deter aggressive destabilizing behavior iran, north korea, russia, legislation significantly flawed, trump said message lawmakers known signing statement also issued statement press bill new law allows congress, passed measure punish russia interference us presidential election annexation ukraine crimea, halt effort trump ease sanctions russia hands tied republican controlled congress approved legislation large margin last week presidential veto bill would overridden legislation provoked countermeasures russian president vladimir putin, said sunday us diplomatic mission russia must reduce staff people russia also seizing two properties near moscow used american diplomats trump repeatedly said wants improve relations russia desire stymied us intelligence agencies findings russia interfered help republican democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton us congressional panels special counsel investigating moscow denies meddling trump denies collusion campaign republican house representatives speaker paul ryan welcomed signing, saying would send powerful message adversaries held accountable statements sanctions law, trump complained said congressional infringement president constitutional power set foreign policy, saying law reflected congressional preferences rather legal mandate flagging areas administration sees wiggle room underenforce law citing claimed constitutional concerns, said harold koh, yale law school professor legal adviser state department obama administration house top democrat, nancy pelosi, said signing statement raises serious questions whether administration intends follow law trump said elected partly successes business, adding, president, make far better deals foreign countries congress trump signing statement latest series mixed signals administration russia feel like several policies implemented once, compatible one another one more, said olga oliker, russia expert center strategic international studies, think tank based washington vice president mike pence, touring baltic countries adjacent russia, followed hawkish line pence said trump signing legislation would show congress president speaking unified voice russia however, secretary state rex tillerson, like trump, critical legislation action congress put sanctions place way did, neither president happy that, tillerson said tuesday sanctions affect range russian industries might hurt russia economy, already weakened sanctions imposed annexation crimea besides angering moscow, legislation upset european union, said new sanctions might affect energy security prompt retaliate needed several provisions law target russian energy sector, new limits us investment russian companies american companies also would barred participating energy exploration projects russian firms stake percent higher legislation includes sanctions foreign companies investing helping russian energy exploration, although president could waive sanctions would give trump administration option imposing sanctions companies helping develop russian export pipelines, nord stream pipeline carrying natural gas europe, german companies involved
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new us sanctions imposed russia harm russia pipeline monopoly transneft, transneft ceo nikolai tokarev said thursday, echoing similar optimistic statement head russia largest oil firm rosneft us president donald trump grudgingly signed law new sanctions russia wednesday, move moscow said amounted full scale trade war end hopes better ties trump administration affect us way already considered studied this, tokarev told reporters, commenting us sanctions law believe sanctions acquire painful sensitive form hurt us percent equipment used transneft produced russia, electronic equipment company need buys asia pacific region, tokarev said furthermore, attract external financing, take loans, enough funds igor sechin, chief executive officer russia largest oil producer rosneft, also played thursday impact us sanctions, saying would rather negative consequences united states backfire us energy majors
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new us sanctions imposed russia negative consequences united states backfire us energy majors, igor sechin, chief executive officer russia largest oil producer rosneft, said thursday us president donald trump grudgingly signed law new sanctions russia wednesday, move moscow said amounted full scale trade war end hopes better ties trump administration sanctions beginning backfire introducing them, positive, sechin told reporters powers us president limited, sometimes seems sanctions imposed him, us sechin said situation saw positive consequences rosneft negative consequences, said, us sanctions starting work american partners positive ones, learn next four weeks, said, without elaborating
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three top democratic senators, rare show bipartisanship, wednesday urged us president donald trump stand china prepares launch inquiry beijing intellectual property trade practices coming days senate democratic leader chuck schumer pressed republican president skip investigation go straight trade action china certainly go them, said schumer statement senators ron wyden oregon sherrod brown ohio also urged trump rein china tensions washington beijing escalated recent months trump pressed china cut steel production ease global oversupply rein north korea missile program sources familiar current discussions said trump expected issue presidential memorandum coming days, citing chinese theft intellectual property problem european union, japan, germany canada expressed concern china behavior intellectual property theft us trade representative ustr robert lighthizer would initiate investigation trade act section , allows president unilaterally impose tariffs trade restrictions protect us industries, sources said unclear whether probe would result trade sanctions china, beijing would almost certainly challenge world trade organization wto chinese embassy washington said statement reuters china opposes unilateral actions trade protectionism form spokesman china ministry commerce told reporters beijing thursday china puts strong emphasis intellectual property rights wto members respect rules organization hope positive momentum cooperation continue following recent bilateral trade talks, said commerce ministry spokesman gao feng us section investigations led trade sanctions since wto launched s, section tariffs levied japanese motorcycles, steel products could merely leverage bilateral negotiations, james bacchus, former wto chief judge ustr official, said china intellectual property probe trade lawyers said wto jurisdiction investment rules china requirements foreign companies transfer technology joint venture partners, allowing sanctions proceed outside wto dispute settlement system bacchus argued united states obligation turn first geneva based institution resolve trade disputes, adding obligation wto enforce intellectual property rights fully explored lighthizer trump commerce secretary, wilbur ross, complained wto slow resolve disputes biased united states threat comes time trump become increasingly frustrated level support beijing pressure pyongyang give nuclear missile program trump said past china would get better treatment trade united states acted forcefully pyongyang beijing said influence north korea limited china counters trade two nations benefits sides, beijing willing improve trade ties senior chinese official said monday link north korea nuclear program china us trade wyden, top democrat senate finance committee, wrote lighthizer urging action stop china pressuring us tech companies giving intellectual property rights wyden state oregon home several companies could make case regarding intellectual property rights china, including nike inc flir systems inc
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new white house chief staff john kelly told attorney general jeff sessions last weekend job safe sessions endured several weeks sharp public criticism president donald trump, senior us official said wednesday kelly, named chief staff trump friday, phoned sessions saturday reassure white house wanted remain head justice department, said official, spoke condition anonymity conversation first reported associated press kelly said trump still annoyed sessions decision march recuse investigation alleged russian meddling us election possible collusion trump campaign, kind thaw trump attitude toward him, according official white house immediately respond request reuters comment kremlin says interfere election, trump denied collusion last week, trump assailed sessions tweet weak said disappointed attorney general wall street journal interview asked news conference last week sessions future, trump replied time tell time tell republican lawmakers rallied defense sessions, former us senator alabama, trump mentioned tweets recent days
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us administration putting support behind bill would reduce number legal immigrants united states prioritize high skilled workers setting merits based system similar used canada australia bring skilled workers, canada uses points system assess immigrants ability enter canadian workforce majority canada economic immigrants year expected come called express entry system canada plans allow , immigrants country year applicants ranked age, education, language ability, work experience earn points category example, people aged years get maximum points get zero category potential immigrants get additional points sibling citizen permanent resident canada immigrants spouses assessed criteria also applying come canada full list points awarded ranking system, see population million, immigration target amounts percent population according census, percent population foreign born immigrated canada recent numbers released later year following canada immigration targets category economic , family , refugees, protected persons , humanitarian, , canada united states source migration policy institute
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republican lawmakers must deliver tax legislation president donald trump desk december lose chance enact bold reforms capable driving us economy, leading republican conservative said wednesday representative mark meadows, chairman house freedom caucus, told conservative activists prospects significant tax reform would diminish lawmakers approach start congressional election campaign january said lawmakers needed introduce tax legislation september, pass measure house representatives senate send trump desk nov us thanksgiving holiday get thanksgiving, guys, going happen, meadows said white house said expects house vote tax bill october senate november trump fellow republicans control chambers, analysts say schedule could optimistic, congress due spend much september possibly october spending bills keep government open debt ceiling increase avoid default sovereign us debt lawmakers could likely approve tax legislation early , analysts say meadows rejected possibility minute go past january, everybody starts saying anything bold, said republicans plan move tax legislation forward procedure known reconciliation, would allow senate pass bill simple majority republicans control chamber margin would otherwise need votes failure senate republicans find simple majority healthcare legislation last week led calls bipartisan tax reform white house budget director mick mulvaney shot idea earlier wednesday tax bill looks lot weaker, lot less likely get us percent economic growth, got eight, , , democrats it, told fox news senate republican leader mitch mcconnell rejected democratic overture broad bipartisanship tuesday wednesday, still hoped democrats would back republican tax legislation great deal bipartisan consensus ails tax code, hope friends side aisle join us serious way, mcconnell said senate floor
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ban travel us passport holders north korea take effect sept americans country leave date, us state department said wednesday journalists humanitarian workers may apply exceptions ban, department said public notice us government last month said would bar americans traveling north korea due risk long term detention ban comes time heightened tensions united states north korea, working develop nuclear tipped missile capable hitting united states north korea become country americans banned traveling american student otto warmbier, sentenced last year years hard labor north korea, returned united states coma june released humanitarian grounds, died june circumstances surrounding death clear, including fell coma north korea said state media warmbier death mystery dismissed accusations died result torture beating captivity state department issued notice federal register wednesday declaring us passports invalid travel to, north korea restriction takes effect days, applies one year unless extended revoked secretary state persons currently north korea us passport depart north korea travel restriction enters effect friday, september , , department said statement professional reporters journalists, representatives international committee red cross american red cross traveling official missions, traveling north korea compelling humanitarian considerations whose requests national interest may ask special validation passports order travel country, state department said north korea currently holding two korean american academics missionary, canadian pastor three south korean nationals missionary work japan says north korea also detained least several dozen nationals
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officials president donald trump administration willing work congress attempts pass new authorization military operations islamic state, us senators said wednesday secretary state rex tillerson secretary defense jim mattis testified classified senate foreign relations committee hearing, writes authorization fight militant group syria iraq expressed willingness work authorization take word, democratic senator chris murphy told reporters earlier wednesday, state said letter committee republican chairman, senator bob corker, administration seeking additional authorization revisions authorization use military force aumf united states sufficient legal authority prosecute campaign al qa ida associated forces, including islamic state iraq syria, wrote charles faulkner department bureau legislative affairs aumf, passed days sept attacks authorize fight al qaeda affiliates, used presidents since legal basis wide range military action members congress argue long past time repeal year old authorization, especially campaign islamic state, exist actually fights al qaeda syria elsewhere constitution gives congress, president, right approve military action lawmakers struggling white house bigger say foreign policy corker said tillerson mattis open new aumf written appropriate way said, administration seeking aumf confident work us clear new aumf could pass senate house representatives attempts recent years come nothing disagreements even within committee proceed republican senator ron johnson said believes authorization applies anti campaign democratic senator tim kaine, leading advocate new aumf, said mattis military leaders agreed congressional action would send message resolve us adversaries allies, support troops think mission itself, would good congress engaged, kaine said
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us secretary state rex tillerson press china asian countries take tougher action north korea attends regional meetings manila starting week, senior us official said wednesday susan thornton, acting assistant secretary state east asia, said tillerson would chance engage china foreign minister meetings association southeast asian nations manila, plans meet north korea foreign minister thornton said tillerson, due manila saturday, would seeking greater cooperation isolating north korea enforcing un sanctions missile nuclear weapons programs said washington wanted see countries drastically reduce dealings pyongyang trying galvanize pressure isolate north korea see opportunity cost developing weapons programs, told reporters telephone briefing preview tillerson trip thornton said china taken significant steps, frankly unprecedented steps increase pressure neighbor north korea, could lot step enforcement existing sanctions impose would like see action faster obvious quick results, think giving yet thornton remarks contrasted us president donald trump, saturday accused beijing nothing help north korea pointed huge us trade deficit china senior trump administration official said tuesday trump close decision respond considers china unfair trade practices considering action could lead tariffs trade restrictions chinese goods thornton declined comment possible action stressed despite trump tweets, north korea trade issue linked transactional, sort philosophical way work together jointly key security challenge facing northeast asia, north korea challenge said work together that, surely productive, mutually beneficial economic relationship enjoy reciprocal fair access markets thornton said tillerson would continue press china south china sea issue asia, united state pressing rapid adoption code conduct competing territorial claims said united states would certainly raise human rights philippine president duterte government us criticism duterte bloody war drugs trump predecessor barack obama damaged relations long standing allies duterte remained defiant, accusing critics trivializing drug campaign human rights concerns tillerson also visit thailand next tuesday malaysia visit bangkok first us secretary state since military seized power coup
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democratic republican us governors wednesday urged trump administration, well congress, continue funding payments health insurance companies make obamacare plans affordable, calling critical stabilizing insurance marketplace republican president donald trump, frustrated obamacare survived attempts repeal it, threatened cut billion subsidies help control costs low income americans affordable care act, democratic former president barack obama signature domestic initiative administration opportunity stabilize health insurance market across nation ensure residents continue access affordable health care coverage, said statement health human services committee national governors association first critical step fully fund csrs cost sharing reduction payments remainder calendar year , statement said, adding needed congress administration address long term reform efforts committee led virginia governor terry mcauliffe, democrat, massachusetts governor charlie baker, republican earlier year, governors sent letter calling congress fully fund cost sharing payments congressional republicans joined democrats urging trump continue payments republican senator lamar alexander, chairman health committee, said tuesday president pay subsidies september lawmakers work bipartisan legislation fund outlays another year senate republican john cornyn hesitated asked wednesday would support legislation said favor throwing money insurance companies without reform, going nature conversation, cornyn told reporters outside office asked reforms like see, cornyn mentioned skinny obamacare repeal bill senate voted last week among things, would repealed requirement every american health insurance pay penalty insurers say cost sharing payments passed onto customers form lower deductibles co pays make care affordable low income americans insurers finalizing premium rates individual obamacare market, many saying decision hinges government guarantees cost sharing subsidies molina healthcare inc said wednesday would stop selling obamacare plans utah wisconsin, joining slew health insurers exited obamacare markets amid uncertainty healthcare law anthem inc, one largest sellers plans , pared back offerings mostly exited five states including california may exit white house budget director mick mulvaney told cnn administration still considering whether end cost sharing subsidies
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former fbi director james comey, fired us president donald trump, signed deal book leadership decision making come spring , publisher said wednesday book deal macmillan flatiron books comes three months comey firing raised questions whether trump tried interfere federal bureau investigation probe russia alleged meddling us presidential election russia denies interference, trump denied collusion russia interfering investigation book, yet given title, discuss good, ethical leadership looks like drives sound decisions, bob miller, president macmillan flatiron books, said statement wednesday flatiron rights book auction immediately respond request comment addition reflections comey interactions trump year, book feature anecdotes role leading investigation use private email server democrat hillary clinton presidential campaign comey announcement fbi reopening clinton email investigation days november election led accusations democrats unfairly influencing outcome fbi eventually closed probe without taking action
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european union chief executive wednesday said united states taken account eu concerns new sanctions russia brussels ready retaliate within days measures hurt eu economic interests speaking us president donald trump signed measures, jean claude juncker said eu would take counter measures us sanctions harmed european companies involved oil gas projects russia ready must defend economic interests vis vis united states, that, juncker said, according transcript provided press team us measures, grudgingly approved trump despite desire improve relations moscow, angered eu officials, see breaking transatlantic unity west response moscow annexation ukraine crimea region support separatists east juncker told german radio station crucial coordinate united states ensure sanctions russia role ukraine crisis effective german economy minister brigitte zypries said sanctions could hit european firms involved construction, operation maintenance natural gas pipelines russia, extra territorial impact europe could accept counting president trump use leeway given law sanctions happen, wrote german weekly magazine wirtschaftswoche would clear signal close cooperation usa europe continue diplomacy fails, eu document, seen reuters, says bloc prepare use eu regulation allowing defend companies application extra territorial measures united states brussels also plans file complaint world trade organization
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russia may impose counter measures united states us president donald trump signed law new round economic sanctions moscow, russian foreign ministry said wednesday new us penalties short sighted risked harming global stability, said statement website high time realize threats attempts exert pressure russia make change course sacrifice national interests, statement read
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new sanctions russia us president donald trump signed law tantamount full scale trade war , russian prime minister dmitry medvedev said wednesday medvedev also said facebook post sanctions showed trump administration utterly powerless hope relations new american administration would improve finished, wrote
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us attorney general jeff sessions unveiled wednesday plan go doctors pharmacies suspected healthcare fraud prescribing unbridled distribution addictive pain medications known opioids speech columbus, ohio, police academy, sessions said new opioid fraud abuse detection unit pilot program would also study death rates patients opioid prescriptions new resources, better positioned identify, prosecute convict individuals contributing tens thousands deaths year, sessions said prepared remarks said new program would pay assistant us attorneys serving three year terms investigate prosecute fraud prescribing opioids deaths opioids surged united states , prescription painkillers heroin killed , people, according us centers disease control prevention nearly half overdoses involved prescription pain medications sessions made priority fighting drug related crimes since taking us justice department february shut alphabay, dark web marketplace accused facilitating global trade drugs well firearms computer hacking tools
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president donald trump may tap us energy secretary rick perry replace former homeland security secretary john kelly, took white house chief staff week, bloomberg news reported wednesday bloomberg, citing three people familiar deliberations, said others also considered post white house officials immediate comment asked bloomberg report, energy department spokeswoman said perry content current job secretary perry honored mentioned, happy focused carrying mission president gave chosen lead department energy, shaylyn hynes said email friday, official department homeland security dhs said republican us representative michael mccaul, chairs house homeland security committee, among considered replace kelly department currently run homeland security deputy secretary elaine duke friday, trump replaced beleaguered white house chief staff, reince priebus, six months job, installing kelly, retired four star marine corps general, place major shake top team hired bring discipline white house, kelly took new post monday kelly tenure dhs marked drop attempted southern border crossings crackdown illegal immigrants criminal records, focus gangs
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new us sanctions imposed russia inevitably harming bilateral relations change russian policy, russia united nations ambassador vassily nebenzia said wednesday us officials saying bill might encourage russia cooperate united states strange sort encouragement, told reporters invented bill, thinking might change policy, wrong known better, bend, break, said harming relations inevitably working conditions exist hope turn one day
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house representatives democratic leader nancy pelosi expressed concern wednesday republican president donald trump statement russia sanctions law, saying raises concerns whether intends follow president trump signing statement raises serious questions whether administration intends follow law, whether continue enable reward vladimir putin aggression, said republican congress must permit trump white house wriggle duty impose sanctions russia brazen assault democracy
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president donald trump wednesday called russia sanctions legislation signed law significantly flawed urged congress use measure hinder us efforts resolve ukraine conflict european allies favor tough measures punish deter aggressive destabilizing behavior iran, north korea, russia, legislation significantly flawed, republican president said statement haste pass legislation, congress included number clearly unconstitutional provisions
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us president donald trump close decision respond considers china unfair trade practices, senior trump administration official said tuesday trump considering encouraging us trade representative robert lighthizer initiate investigation chinese trade practices trade act section , official said announcement could come early week, official said, speaking condition anonymity section trade act allows president unilaterally impose tariffs trade restrictions protect us industries unfair trade practices foreign countries, trade agreement violations, discriminatory actions burden us commerce united states long list grievances china trade, including accusations steel dumping theft us intellectual property china said trade china united states benefits sides beijing willing work washington improve trade relationship trump long critic chinese trade practices interest penalizing beijing risen concern perceives chinese inaction reining increasingly belligerent north korea united states pressed china exert economic diplomatic pressure north korea help rein nuclear missile programs beijing repeatedly said influence north korea limited senior chinese official said monday link north korea nuclear program china us trade susan thornton, acting assistant secretary state east asia, told congressional hearing tuesday new us sanctions aimed curbing north korean weapons programs, including measures aimed chinese financial institutions, could expected fairly soon section used extensively combat japanese imports motorcycles, steel products
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us secretary state rex tillerson acknowledged tuesday president donald trump disagree iran nuclear deal, said two men discuss use international agreement advance administration policies trump times vowed presidential election campaign withdraw agreement, signed united states, russia, china three european powers curb iran nuclear program return lifting western sanctions trump preserved deal now, although made clear reluctantly advised tillerson differences views things like jcpoa, use it, tillerson said state department briefing, using acronym deal, formally called joint comprehensive plan action jcpoa tillerson said washington could tear walk away stay deal hold iran accountable terms, said would require iran act good neighbor critics say deal falls short addressing iran support foreign fighters iraq syria, arms shipments around middle east ballistic missile tests white house immediately respond request comment tillerson remarks trump said interview wall street journal last month predicts iran judged noncompliant iran deal next deadline october, would preferred months ago tillerson expressed nuanced view deal potential benefits tuesday lot alternative means use agreement advance policies relationship iran, conversation generally around president well, tillerson said european officials would likely reluctant impose sanctions, especially broader measures helped drive iran negotiate nuclear program first place new us sanctions iran july breach nuclear deal tehran lodged complaint body oversees pact implementation, senior iranian politician said tillerson acknowledged united states limited much pressure iran said important coordinate parties agreement greatest pressure put bear iran change behavior collective pressure, said
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president donald trump grudgingly accepted new congressional sanctions russia, top us diplomat said tuesday, remarks contrast vice president mike pence, said bill showed trump congress speaking unified voice us congress voted last week overwhelming margins sanctions punish russian government interference presidential election, annexation crimea perceived violations international norms us secretary state rex tillerson told reporters trump believe new sanctions would helpful efforts diplomacy russia trump clear wants improve relations russia, desire hamstrung findings us intelligence agencies russia interfered help republican democrat hillary clinton us congressional panels special counsel investigating moscow denies meddling trump denies collusion campaign tillerson, business russia chief executive exxon mobil, said repeatedly world two major nuclear powers cannot bad relationship action congress put sanctions place way did, neither president happy that, tillerson said clear think going helpful efforts, decision made, made overwhelming way think president accepts tillerson stopped short saying definitively trump would sign sanctions, saying indications sign bill vice president mike pence, press conference georgia prime minister giorgi kvirikashvili, said unequivocally president trump sign russia sanctions bill soon pence acknowledged administration objected earlier versions sanctions bill grant enough flexibility administration, said improved significantly later versions let say signing sanction, president congress speaking unified voice, pence said white house spokeswoman sarah sanders said tuesday sanctions bill review would signed nothing holding back, sanders said news briefing trump aug sign bill, veto it, automatically become law retaliation sanctions, russian president vladimir putin said sunday us diplomatic mission russia must reduce staff people russia also seizing two properties near moscow used american diplomats tillerson said putin probably believes response symmetrical action washington seizing two russian properties united states expelling diplomats last december course makes lives difficult, said tillerson said russian foreign minister sergei lavrov would meet manila margins next weekend meetings association southeast asian nations
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kremlin said wednesday hearing contradictory statements white house new sanctions russia approved us congress us secretary state rex tillerson said president donald trump believe new sanctions would helpful efforts diplomacy russia white house also said trump intends sign sanctions law asked tillerson comments, kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov told reporters heard statements note certain contradiction statements voiced white house without doubt, important president united states thinking current state, prospects for, bilateral relations , said
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sean spicer still plans leave white house late august, senior white house official said tuesday, ending speculation might stay firing former communications director anthony scaramucci president donald trump decision hire scaramucci less two weeks ago prompted spicer resign protest scaramucci lasted days job fired monday profanity filled tirade white house chief staff reince priebus chief strategist steve bannon spicer since fielding lucrative offers post white house life found appealing forsake, official said trump appointed homeland security secretary, retired general john kelly, succeed priebus ousting chief staff last week senior homeland security official said kelly considering bringing veteran government spokesman david lapan white house communications director
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us appeals court tuesday allowed democratic state attorneys general defend subsidy payments insurance companies obamacare healthcare law, critical part funding statute president donald trump threatened cut us court appeals district columbia circuit granted motion filed attorneys general, led california xavier becerra new york eric schneiderman president donald trump, frustrated fellow republicans congress unable keep campaign promises repeal replace obamacare, threatened stop making called cost sharing subsidy, csr, payments president working staff cabinet consider issues raised csr payments, white house statement said subsidies help cover pocket medical expenses low income americans case, dates back administration president barack obama, filed republican led house representatives federal government effort block subsidy payments insurers individual plans created affordable care act, popularly known obamacare court order allows democrats back law say legal fight, giving power block settlement appeal ruling blocking payments also file briefs lawyers participate oral arguments court decision good news hundreds thousands new york families rely subsidies health care disturbingly clear president trump administration willing treat political pawns, schneiderman said statement donald trump defend vital subsidies american families, will, becerra said order issued three judge panel, obama appointees, said states shown substantial risk injunction requiring termination payments issue would lead directly imminently increase insurance prices, turn increase number uninsured individuals states provide health care addition, state funded hospitals suffer financially unable recoup costs uninsured, indigent patients federal law requires provide medical care, court order said nicholas bagley, professor university michigan law school, said decision big deal makes difficult trump administration settle case allowing states intervene increase pressure administration keep making cost sharing payments, said, noting administration could still stop making payments trump repeatedly threatened withhold payments insurers, amount billion year, referred bailout attorneys general cited may court filing trump words vowing let obamacare explode part reasoning intervention case currently hold request sides expectation case would dismissed republican controlled congress poised repeal obamacare law effort failed last week, meaning court case taken renewed importance us health insurer anthem inc pulling back pricing regions california offered obamacare options year part due uncertainty payments, state officials said tuesday
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eight us senate democrats questioned tuesday whether could trust president donald trump nominee top job us export import bank support renewing trade lender charter believe mission scott garrett, former republican congressman new jersey one exim bank leading opponents fight congress shut down, refused confirm would unequivocally support reauthorizing bank, senate democratic leader chuck schumer seven senators said statement meeting garrett nominee exim chairman met strong opposition industry groups use financing, including national association manufacturers, said garrett track record trying undermine institution bank unable approve loans million two years efforts conservative republicans congress shut block nominations board, keeping financing large aircraft, satellites, power turbines major projects critics charged exim provides unnecessary corporate welfare large companies boeing ban , general electric gen caterpillar catn , putting taxpayers risk bank also provides export financing guarantees thousands small manufacturers today meeting bizarre scott garrett one vocal opponents export import bank congress agreed speak us nomination, meeting, discuss personal thoughts bank mission, senators said statement bank overwhelming support republicans democrats congress need leader bank also fully stands goals, added senators, included democrats heidi heitkamp, maria cantwell, patty murray, sherrod brown, amy klobuchar, chris coons joe donnelly statement say specifically would vote garrett nomination nomination hearing scheduled senate banking committee white house spokeswoman could immediately reached comment senators statement
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former us justice department official become latest lawyer join special counsel robert mueller team investigating russia interference presidential election, spokesman team confirmed greg andres started tuesday, becoming th lawyer team, said josh stueve, spokesman special counsel recently white collar criminal defense lawyer new york law firm davis polk wardwell, andres, , served justice department deputy assistant attorney general criminal division, oversaw fraud unit managed program targeted illegal foreign bribery mueller, appointed special counsel may, looking possible collusion trump campaign russia election, among matters congressional committees also investigating matter mueller continues expand team means probe going end anytime soon, said robert ray, succeeded kenneth starr independent counsel whitewater investigation clinton administration indication investigation going extend well , said ray whether extends beyond open question special counsel last month asked white house preserve communications june meeting included president eldest son, donald trump jr, son law adviser jared kushner, russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya russian officials denied meddling us election, trump denies collusion campaign among cases andres oversaw justice department prosecution texas financier robert allen stanford, convicted operating billion ponzi scheme that, andres federal prosecutor brooklyn decade, eventually serving chief criminal division us attorney office prosecuted several members bonanno organized crime family, one accused plotting andres killed graduate notre dame university chicago law school, andres peace corps volunteer benin married ronnie abrams, us district judge manhattan nominated bench democratic president barack obama others special counsel team include andrew weissmann, chief justice department fraud section andrew goldstein, former head public corruption unit us attorney office manhattan james quarles, assistant special prosecutor watergate investigation helped bring president richard nixon story refiles correct typographical error paragraph andres instead andrews
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us senator lamar alexander tuesday made first move senior republican work democrats repairing obamacare party failed repeal replace healthcare law, announcing work bipartisan legislation stabilize individual health insurance market alexander, chairs senate health committee, urged us president donald trump drop threat cut government subsidy payments insurers make obamacare plans affordable allow payments september senator also said fellow lawmakers fund payments one year alexander announcement followed spectacular failure last week senate republicans pass repeal replacement affordable care act, former president barack obama signature domestic initiative also referred obamacare tennessee republican said senate health committee hold hearings beginning week september actions congress take stabilize strengthen individual health insurance market americans able buy insurance affordable prices year goal, alexander said, would legislation sponsored parties would stabilize insurance market help lower premiums roughly million americans buy health insurance individual market, instead getting insurance employer trump, frustrated republicans able keep promises repeal replace obamacare, threatened let law implode, including cutting billion subsidies used make obamacare health plans affordable low income americans insurers, finalizing insurance premium rates , asked congress guarantee funds stay place rest year without subsidies, say need raise premium rates percent without answer, insurers filed preliminary rates based different parameters set rates assumed subsidies would paid, others set rates assumed would not, submitted two different set rates reflecting outcomes senator patty murray, top democrat health panel, welcomed alexander statement said looked forward working bipartisan manner stabilize healthcare market reduce premiums house, bipartisan group lawmakers monday called congress quickly stabilize individual insurance market appropriating money cost sharing payments creating stability fund states
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us health insurer anthem inc pulling back pricing regions california offered obamacare options year, state officials said tuesday move, takes effect , means anthem offer obamacare coverage three pricing regions comprising counties california percent current enrollment, , consumers, leaving , consumers without anthem obamacare options, state officials said anthem blamed move part uncertainty whether trump administration would maintain subsidies keep costs among factors led increasing overall lack predictability result, insurer said allow provide affordable plan choices california consumers market plans become unstable federal rules guidance changing, longer possible us offer plans, brian ternan, president anthem blue cross california, said statement company website us president donald trump monday 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 extended insurance million americans anthem said would offer individual plans state exchanges three regions made counties anthem, announced last month mostly exiting individual plans wisconsin indiana, said decision affect employer provided insurance, medicare advantage, medicare supplement, medi cal grandfathered plans purchased march also tuesday, federal regulators extended deadline insurers michigan submit obamacare individual plan premium rates await clarity trump administration, michigan department insurance financial services said michigan said given permission centers medicare medicaid services cms postpone release proposed rate changes days state plans release september
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us senate tuesday confirmed former justice department lawyer christopher wray fbi chief, nearly three months agency previous director, james comey, fired president donald trump wray, confirmed vote , take charge country top domestic law enforcement agency federal probe allegations collusion trump presidential campaign russia since dismissal comey may , justice department appointed robert mueller special counsel oversee investigation help fbi russia denies interference, trump denied collusion russia wray vowed confirmation hearing last month remain independent swayed politics pressure president also praised muller consummate straight shooter also worked comey government case enron corp fraud scandal early confirmation hearing, republican senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley said wray background showed committed independence, attribute said vitally important next fbi director wray served assistant attorney general charge criminal division justice department former republican president george w bush former attorney general eric holder former deputy attorney general sally yates, democrats served president barack obama, endorsed wray
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us secretary state rex tillerson last month tightened control state department taking back powers previously held top career foreign service officer, action critics said would delay major decisions marginalize career diplomats move retracted broad decision making authority granted agency third highest ranking official, undersecretary political affairs, former secretary state hillary clinton powers reserved instead tillerson deputy tillerson broadly reviewing authority delegated, state department official said, result streamlining delegations, promote greater transparency, clarity effectiveness decision making within department july , tillerson reversed clinton decision empower undersecretary political affairs, currently career diplomat thomas shannon, authorities functions vested secretary state former officials said clinton delegation authority helpful allowing decisions made quickly deputy traveling abroad everyone travels time job right diplomat, said former state department official served obama administration requested anonymity delegation authority, work simply get done tillerson decision came high level positions state department either empty filled career officials acting capacity secretary said wants cautious hiring conducting review state department organization tuesday, tillerson acknowledged reporters lot open slots, said able accomplish great deal remarkable, talented professional foreign service officers building slow pace appointments logjammed decision making resulted rank file bureaucracy disconnected top officials, diplomats members congress said know policies are, diplomats know policies are, senator ben cardin, senior democrat senate foreign relations committee, said tuesday second authority tillerson took back undersecretary political affairs july approval state department reports congress, sit office policy planning, internal state department body usually headed political appointee unlike senior officials, office director staff need senate confirmation state department required law produce hundreds reports congress year, including acts terrorism, human rights conditions different countries, countries narcotics control strategies, state religious freedom around world, human trafficking typically, reports prepared offices embassies expertise relevant issue, reviewed state department bureau legislative affairs top aides secretary state sent congress three former officials said giving policy planning staff final sign reports could inject political considerations preparation undersecretary political affairs typically career foreign service officer, oversees seven regional bureaus move represents power grab policy planning body, said eliot cohen, served state department counselor former president george w bush administration need strong undersecretary political affairs, cohen said run state department tiny office need go establish good working relationships professionals department
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democratic lawmakers pushed tuesday another chance question wells fargo co wfcn leadership sales practices scandal hit bank said forced auto insurance borrowers need democrats senate banking committee asked republican leaders letter summon wells fargo chairman stephen sanger chief executive tim sloan letter accompanied one sent representative maxine waters, top democrat house financial services committee, wants know wells fargo wrongly charged roughly , customers auto insurance ask need, leading unwarranted delinquencies car repossessions unwanted auto insurance latest wrinkle months long scandal sales practices wells fargo, employees also created many million deposit credit card accounts customers names without permission members opportunity question mr sloan bank progress addressing damage customers, said senate letter, signed democrats including ranking member sherrod brown spokeswoman wells fargo said bank looked forward answering questions washington wells fargo understands committed addressing policymaker concerns, said jennifer dunn committed fixing mistakes earning back trust employees said created unauthorized accounts hit sales goals handed management creation fake accounts misplaced insurance charges went years bank management took action wells fargo reached million settlement regulators fake accounts september, chairman ceo john stumpf appeared committees face questions lawmakers heated hearings left bank shortly after, replaced sloan sanger whether stumpf successors hauled congress publicly uncertain republicans summon witnesses, since party controls congress senate letter urged idaho senator mike crapo, chairs banking panel, call wells fargo hearing september democrats want know auto insurance unauthorized accounts practices went undetected, wells fargo plans compensate customers wrongly charged insurance, according letter
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single, short electronic message land us lawmaker heaps trouble, even include lewd photos inappropriate language us house representatives committee ethics tuesday reminded chamber members allowed draft, edit, comment send campaign communications house building, regardless message length form added engage campaign related activity even hallway, office cafeteria, ethics rules also apply messages sent personal devices age always mobile communications, members may find impractical unreasonable exit house building sending three word campaign email, committee wrote however, relevant law, rules, regulations require page report wrapped investigation representative ben ray lujan, joined fellow democrats year ago sit supporting measure would blocked suspected terrorists buying guns lujan chairs democratic congressional campaign committee, currently recruiting candidates elections, office cast case politically motivated congressman luj n committed abiding house rules continue future, said communications director, joe shoemaker social media lit sit television endeavored cover around clock, even house speaker paul ryan, republican, turned cameras microphones one point lujan forwarded campaign volunteer copy email asking people sign petition message get something may sent three ambiguous words chamber, risked running afoul strict limitations meant ensure representatives, must run election every year, use offices political advantage also, campaign consultants emailed donation solicitation purportedly written new mexico representative sat floor included photograph video sit using closed circuit footage partisan purposes prohibited committee closed case without action could determine lujan house building sending email, say ultimately responsible consultants violations campaign taken steps prevent recurrence issue future, report said
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us president donald trump ousted recently hired white house communications chief anthony scaramucci monday obscene tirade, sources familiar decision said, latest staff upheaval six month old administration move, coming days republican president named scaramucci post, took place first day work trump new chief staff, retired marine corps general john kelly, sources said seeking impose order white house riven factions backbiting new sheriff town, said barry bennett, former trump campaign adviser republican close trump said president fretted weekend scaramucci, calling advisers ask opinion, told tough talking aide go trump annoyed scaramucci lewd comments new yorker magazine published last thursday abrasive new york financier appeared inflate strength friendship, since started presidential election cycle fundraiser two trump rivals, scott walker jeb bush trump decided time cut loose, source said kelly, also wanted removed, summoned scaramucci kelly office monday morning fired spot, official said one kelly first acts chief staff great day white house trump tweeted monday evening departure scaramucci followed one rockiest weeks trump presidency major republican effort overhaul us healthcare system failed congress spokesman previous chief staff left jobs white house infighting burst open scaramucci comments new yorker included profanity laced attack white house chief staff reince priebus trump chief strategist, steve bannon president certainly felt anthony comments inappropriate person position, spokeswoman sarah sanders told reporters change previous procedure trump white house, staff report kelly, including trump daughter ivanka son law jared kushner, sanders said republican official close white house said kelly given wide authority impose order unruly trump white house things run regular order, official said, adding even president daughter husband, senior roles white house, law dinner saturday night trump hotel near white house, trump told treasury secretary steven mnuchin commerce secretary wilbur ross expect staff changes, official said kelly attended dinner well tensions trump inner circle erupted last week scaramucci assailed priebus bannon, two west wing senior figures accused priebus leaking information media priebus later resigned trump appeared monday kelly oval office cabinet meeting predicted new chief staff would spectacular job praised kelly tenure overseeing border security issues department homeland security controversial situation, little controversy, really amazing itself, trump said republicans fear staff chaos white house could derail attempt revive efforts repeal replace obamacare healthcare law plan overhaul us tax system us dollar hit year low euro monday month end portfolio adjustments uncertainty us political outlook scaramucci departure aside domestic challenges, trump weighing respond north korea latest missile test
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hours president donald trump said chaos white house, administration announced monday anthony scaramucci leaving job communications director little week job brash scaramucci brief tenure marked determination crack white house leaks media profanity filled comments new yorker attacking chief staff reince priebus trump adviser steve bannon sources familiar situation said trump fired scaramucci obscene tirade president certainly felt anthony comments inappropriate person position, spokeswoman sarah sanders told reporters following partial list officials fired left administration since trump took office jan , well people nominated trump position take job philip bilden
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us president donald trump sent twitter message bragging corporate america high profits presidency tuesday, prompting critics say undercutting republican arguments favor tax cut corporations republicans washington try refocus taxes collapse failed drive repeal obamacare, trump sent morning tweet said corporations never made much money making corporate lobbyists republicans consistently argue cut corporate income tax needed help corporations competitive highlighting corporate profits could diminish argument weird way launch proposal cut corporate taxes, democratic senator brian schatz said tweet responding trump largest us public companies seen profits accelerate , quarterly earnings rising double digit pace compared year ago, according thomson reuters data full year earnings expected percent, would strongest growth since six months presidency, trump still sends tweets catch aides allies guard sometimes clash republicans messaging policy agenda trump tweet takes edge urgency plea reduce burden corporations, said william galston, senior fellow brookings institution think tank trump later took credit surging us stock prices pushed dow jones industrial average new record high tuesday broader market saw bigger rally former president barack obama benchmark p index gained percent since trump took office jan , lagging percent p gain obama first months office senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said tuesday congress would take tax reform us labor day holiday sept , beginning house representatives white house timeline envisions house vote tax legislation october senate vote november little consensus issue white house insists cutting corporate rate percent, house republicans favor percent top senate republican week said lawmakers would lucky get percent tuesday, senate democrats offered work republicans bipartisan tax package, cut taxes wealthy, add federal deficit allow republicans enact legislation mcconnell rejected offer lawmakers led senate democratic leader chuck schumer principles would get country growing again, interested addressing, kentucky republican told reporters mcconnell said hoped republican legislation might win support three senate democrats face reelection next year republican states join offer democrats
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leading senate democrat tuesday accused us attorney general jeff sessions concealing policy recommendations could change justice department enforces laws illegal immigration, drug trafficking violent crime letter sessions, oregon democrat ron wyden said justice department release recommendations made task force crime reduction public safety, noting policy changes could end hurting americans justice department decisions could dramatic wide ranging consequences americans daily lives, wyden wrote, noting task force work could impact everything marijuana asset forfeiture policies hate crimes, immigration human trafficking yet americans remain dark content task force recommendations task force crime reduction public safety established executive order president donald trump february names serving task force published, group supposed deliver recommendations july public statement last week, sessions said received recommendations rolling basis already acting task force recommendations set policy department justice department spokesman referred sessions prior statement asked comment, saying department make announcements policy changes appropriate department already announced policy changes stem task force work earlier month, instance, department said plans reinstate controversial civil asset forfeiture program lets local police departments seize cash people without first charging crime, even states condone policy policy rolled back obama administration amid concerns allowing government take away peoples property without due process may, department also undid another obama era policy allow tougher charges longer prison sentences wyden, whose state voted legalize use recreational marijuana, said particularly concerned secrecy shrouding recommendations related drug sessions previously made critical comments marijuana use role attorney general unilaterally undermine oregon voters, wrote
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white house said tuesday us president donald trump role producing statement son denied meeting russian lawyer related presidential campaign, comments later shown misleading white house spokeswoman sarah sanders told briefing trump certainly dictate statement , weighed in, offered suggestion like father would statement issued true inaccuracies statement, sanders said, even though emails later released donald trump jr showed subject meeting possible damaging information republican trump rival presidency, democrat hillary clinton washington post reported monday trump advisers discussed statement meeting agreed trump jr issue truthful account episode repudiated later full details emerged president, flying home germany july , changed plan personally dictated statement trump jr said russian lawyer primarily discussed program adoption russian children, post said, citing unidentified people knowledge deliberations trump jr released emails july showed eagerly agreed last year meet woman told russian government lawyer might damaging information clinton part moscow official support father new york times first report meeting trump tower new york version story refiled add dropped quote paragraph
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us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell tuesday said debate raising country debt ceiling could stretch september sought bipartisan support legislation prevent government default looking way forward pass debt limit increase sometime next month so, mcconnell said meeting treasury secretary steven mnuchin senate democratic leader chuck schumer also told reporters comprehensive tax legislation move forward september, expect many senate democrats support republican legislation senate finance committee chairman orrin hatch, whose panel oversees government borrowing, said brief hallway interview expect bipartisan cooperation debt legislation going get democrat help, tell that, hatch said government bumped statutory limit borrowing trillion march since then, mnuchin take extraordinary measures stave default congress agrees raise treasury borrowing capability ensure robust economic growth promote fiscal discipline, trump administration believes important raise debt ceiling soon possible, said white house spokeswoman sarah sanders trump administration hoping congress would pass debt limit bill embarking long summer recess, house representatives already begun break mcconnell explicitly include debt limit list legislation get done senate recess begins coming days house conservative republicans pushing variety add ons debt limit bill, deep spending cuts sale government assets approach could draw opposition democrats republicans government gets closer possible default know white house different factions saying different things, schumer told reporters asked white house articulated clear goals conservative republicans past balked debt limit increases wedge advancing deficit reduction legislation congress returns summer break early september, also pass bills fund day day government activities fiscal year starts oct fears debt limit could get caught negotiations
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illinois governor bruce rauner tuesday blocked hundreds millions new state dollars going cash strapped chicago public schools cps rewriting parts state school funding overhaul bill, potentially imperiling entire legislation flow state money school districts republican governor said used amendatory veto bill, creates new model education funding, remove unfair diversion money help fund cps teacher pensions senate bill , current form, took significant increase school funding advocated diverted hundreds millions dollars classrooms around state chicago, unfairly hurting children across state unfairly advantaging one school district, school district mismanaged pension systems decades, rauner told reporters state capitol action marks return political gridlock left illinois without complete budget unprecedented two straight fiscal years democratic controlled legislature gave cps, struggling escalating pension contributions, funding boost pensions state aid bill passed late may governor office immediately able say exactly much money cps cut veto action billion fiscal state budget legislature enacted july rauner veto prohibits flow billion state money schools absence funding overhaul like lawmakers approved rauner called quick action general assembly accept changes bill pass separate legislation reflecting wants school operations threatened failure house senate muster required three fifths majority vote override accept nine changes bill rauner made would kill measure governor accused democrats jeopardizing ability schools open later month sending bill monday, two months passed illinois state board education said received requests tuesday districts, expect receive initial fiscal state funding aug , delay start school year chicago mayor rahm emanuel, controls nation third largest public school system, said rauner ignoring needs illinois school children school superintendents supported bill
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chairman us senate health committee tuesday urged us president donald trump drop threat cut government subsidy payments insurers make obamacare plans affordable allow payments september republican senator lamar alexander said committee would begin bipartisan hearings stabilizing individual health insurance market week sept urged fellow lawmakers fund cost sharing subsidies one year
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white house said tuesday believes important congress raise us federal debt ceiling promptly ensure robust economic growth promote fiscal discipline, trump administration believes important raise debt ceiling soon possible, said white house spokeswoman sarah sanders
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new york governor andrew cuomo new jersey governor chris christie said tuesday replace two top executives powerful bi state agency controls many region critical transportation assets port authority new york new jersey executive director pat foye, cuomo appointed authority , chairman john degnan, christie appointed , leaving shakeup comes amid struggle find chief executive officer new position created reforms intended clean agency bridgegate scandal raised questions political meddling resuming ceo search one first priorities incoming officers, cuomo christie said joint statement replacing foye rick cotton, cuomo special counsel since january overseen governor highest profile infrastructure projects projects include replacement tappan zee bridge, billion public private partnership renovate laguardia airport central terminal transformation historic post office grand waiting hall pennsylvania station, busiest transport hub nation tapped lead board kevin toole, lawyer, christie ally former long time state senator joined board march toole cotton expected sworn special meeting port authority board thursday authority slow fully adopt governance changes bridgegate controversy , former port authority executive, david wildstein, shut lanes george washington bridge cause massive traffic jams punishment local mayor declined support christie gubernatorial election bid resignation letter christie tuesday, chairman degnan said disappointed ceo position yet implemented highlighted changes including posting board meeting agendas materials online well advance, allowing public comment board votes, new guidelines recusals oversight degnan championed replacement authority crumbling nd street bus terminal manhattan, helping secure billion project authority latest capital plan degnan told reuters email specific plans increase attention nonprofit boards sit watch grandchildren grow
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mexico set goals upcoming negotiation nafta trade accord, according document seen reuters tuesday, prioritizing free access goods services, greater labor market integration strengthening energy security economy ministry document, circulating mexican senate dated july, serve basis mexico position upcoming talks update north american free trade agreement talks canada, mexico united states due start washington aug objective expedited negotiation maintains benefits achieved lifespan nafta, time serves platform modernization treaty, document says mexico seek retain unimpeded access goods services nafta region, promote greater integration north american labor markets establish rules origin guarantee nafta regional benefits, document says mexico, midst implementing historic opening oil, gas power sectors, also wants incorporate measures reflect transformation region energy sector strengthen regional energy security furthermore, document says, mexico wants bolster dispute resolution mechanisms nafta
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us drug enforcement administration acting director criticized president donald trump telling law enforcement officers nice suspects, urging dea agents show respect compassion saying felt compelled speak something wrong acting director chuck rosenberg sent agency wide email saturday, one day trump speech officers brentwood, new york, long island email seen reuters tuesday trump suggested officers that, part tougher approach suspects, away practices like protecting head suspect put patrol car suggestion drew criticism many local law enforcement agencies, well rosenberg write obligation speak something wrong, acting dea chief said email president, remarks delivered yesterday new york, condoned police misconduct regarding treatment individuals placed arrest law enforcement rosenberg, nominated trump holdover obama administration, first head federal agency challenge trump remarks wide arena incidents police brutality law enforcement killings black suspects sparked mass protests nationwide led many departments purchase body cameras record interactions officers public trump, republican, campaigned pro law enforcement platform, winning support several police unions promising tough crime supportive police predecessor, democratic president barack obama chuck canterbury, national president fraternal order police, nation largest police union, said trump cuff comments taken literally news media president knows, every cop knows, society not, not, tolerate mistreatment prejudgment individual point criminal justice process, canterbury said statement saturday dea combats drug trafficking united states offices nationwide several international posts rosenberg said seeking advance political agenda, remind agents core values, including accountability, diversity integrity conduct treat encounter work victims, witnesses, subjects defendants are, wrote
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top democrat us senate called president donald trump tuesday block chinese investments united states pressure china help rein north korea threatening destabilizing behavior letter trump, senate democratic leader chuck schumer urged use authority committee foreign investment united states, cfius, pressure beijing suspending approval mergers acquisitions us chinese entities schumer request comes amid concern north korea, fired missile friday experts said capable hitting los angeles trump repeatedly urged china rein ally north korea, schumer agreed assessment china deter north korea unless united states exacts greater economic pressure china, schumer wrote trump, republican us must send clear message china government senator john cornyn, republican senate intelligence committee, unconvinced cfius right tool specifically purpose cfius cfius national security vehicle try make sure high tech investments foreign countries steal cutting edge technology, cornyn said outside senate office happy work senator schumer figure concerns are, added cornyn, urged changes cfius china worry, however, north korea china would close technology gap us chinese militaries led us department treasury, cfius reviews foreign acquisitions us companies national security grounds take action refer cases president interview reuters friday, top us counter intelligence official suggested trump administration already working plan toughen cfius making significant progress that, working sides pennsylvania avenue, said william evanina, national counterintelligence executive, referring white house congress think going look lot different evanina, whose office oversees us government efforts counter spying industrial espionage, declined specific noted china direct investment united states quadrupled , billion annually china un ambassador, hand, said washington pyongyang work toward talks north korea weapons programs united states north korea hold primary responsibility keep things moving, start moving right direction, china, china un ambassador liu jieyi told reporters monday matter capable china is, china efforts yield practical results china worries north korea nuclear missile programs, us reaction them, overriding concern, us officials say, avoid north korean collapse, could send millions refugees fleeing toward china lead reunified korea allied washington schumer plan prohibit cfius approving chinese deals would technically legal would stretch cfius mandate, cfius experts said sounds like effectively bar chinese investment suggested probably legal quite different case case process cfius used past, said stephen heifetz law firm steptoe johnson llp represents clients cfius us government consider potential chinese response task force year faces could well record number deals, many controversial chinese firms scout us targets varied hotels film studios hedge weaker yuan cny
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us secretary state rex tillerson travel philippines, thailand malaysia aug aug , state department said tuesday tillerson participate meetings diplomats association southeast asian nations manila, discuss denuclearization korean peninsula, maritime security, counterterrorism, state department said thailand, tillerson pay respects late king bhumibol adulyadej, died , discuss us thai relationship officials malaysia, discuss bilateral relations officials secretary tillerson travel reaffirms administration commitment broaden enhance us economic security interests asia pacific region, state department said
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stock market could hit time high , today , months ago election day mainstream media seldom mentions edt
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massachusetts governor charlie baker proposed bill tuesday allow police courts hold people facing deportation orders custody extra time allow turned federal immigration officials move republican came week state top court ruled law enforcement legal authority comply us immigration customs enforcement detainer requests ice requests ask people facing civil deportation orders held custody hours cases brought court system determined baker said court decision overturned longstanding policy state years, many local police departments trial court cooperated ice ensure detain violent dangerous criminals, convicted crimes like murder rape, keep communities safe, baker said statement bill allows state police honor specific detainers baker proposal would limit compliance cases person ice officials want detained suspected violent crimes terrorism, street gang activity human trafficking, convicted felony directly related immigration status ice detainer requests apply immigrants country illegally arrested otherwise enter criminal justice system baker proposal would require judge approval hold people facing detainer request longer hours cases resolved president donald trump made cracking illegal immigration top priority administration state chapter american civil liberties union criticized move baker proposed legislation constitutionally suspect attempts authorize state local law enforcement detain people without due process, group executive director, carol rose, said statement leaders democratic controlled state legislature massachusetts immediately respond requests comment baker proposal
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us vice president mike pence said tuesday relations russia would improve moscow changed stance ukraine withdrew support regimes like iran syria north korea us congress voted last week new sanctions russia and, news conference georgia capital tbilisi, pence said lifting sanctions require russia reverse actions caused sanctions imposed first place russia destabilizing activities ukraine, support rogue regimes like iran syria north korea posture change, said joint news conference georgian prime minister giorgi kvirikashvili pence said us president donald trump would sign new sanctions russia law week said trump congress speaking unified voice keeping previous us administrations line, pence also condemned russia presence georgia moscow, whose annexation crimea prompted us eu sanctions, still troops stationed georgia war breakaway region south ossetia, backing georgia abkhazia, region also controlled pro russian separatists pence also said us still behind georgia application become member nato continue work closely prime minister government georgia broadly advance policies facilitate becoming nato member, said nato promised georgia membership , three ex soviet baltic nations
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us president donald trump dictated statement, later shown misleading, son donald trump jr said meeting russian lawyer june related father presidential campaign, washington post reported monday trump jr released emails earlier july showed eagerly agreed last year meet woman told russian government lawyer might damaging information democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton part moscow official support father new york times first report meeting washington post said trump advisers discussed new disclosure agreed trump jr issue truthful account episode repudiated later full details emerged president, flying home germany july , changed plan personally dictated statement trump jr said russian lawyer primarily discussed program adoption russian children, post said, citing unnamed people knowledge deliberations said statement, issued new york times prepared publish story, emphasized subject meeting campaign issue time attorney trump, jay sekulow, issued statement response post report apart consequence, characterizations misinformed, inaccurate, pertinent white house immediately respond reuters request comment post story, trump jr attorney, alan futerfas us investigators probing whether collusion kremlin trump republican presidential campaign us intelligence agencies concluded moscow sought hurt clinton help trump election russia denies interference, trump denied collusion russiathe president applauded son transparency released email exchanges july remains unclear exactly much president knew time flight trump jr meeting, washington post said david sklansky, professor criminal law stanford law school, said trump, reported post, helped craft misleading public statement meeting, may bolstered potential obstruction justice case build criminal obstruction justice case, federal law requires prosecutors show person acted corrupt intent misleading public statement could used evidence corrupt intent, sklansky said lying usually crime, said could relevant determining whether something else president did, like firing former fbi director james comey, done corruptly
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bipartisan group us senators tuesday plans introduce legislation seeking address vulnerabilities computing devices embedded everyday objects
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us embassy moscow accused russian authorities monday barring diplomatic staff property outskirts moscow, earlier agreed grant access midday tuesday retrieve belongings russian foreign ministry official, quoted state news agency ria, said us embassy sent trucks without first obtaining permits which, official said, required law property conservation area property, picturesque spot bend moskva river northwest capital, leased us embassy staff use recreation moscow said taking back part retaliatory measures washington approved fresh round sanctions russia reuters tv cameraman outside country residence, known russian dacha, saw five vehicles diplomatic license plates, including truck, arrive site said denied entry embassy spokeswoman said line russian government notification, us mission russia supposed access dacha noon aug access day today yesterday, said refer russian government explain russian foreign ministry official, identified, said americans blame failing obtain necessary permits accuse russia blocking access amounts pre meditated provocation, ria news agency cited official saying
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four years ago, frances broaddus crutchfield, , gave campaign virginia democratic attorney general mark herring election cycle, lifelong democrat lives farm powhatan county, virginia, upped ante, donating , far herring election bid desperate times, said like many democratic state attorneys general, herring made legal challenges agenda president donald trump priority joined attorneys general states challenge trump executive order banning travel united states six predominately muslim countries defend former president barack obama clean power plan, aims slash carbon emissions fights, prospect others, drawing record amounts campaign contributions attorney general races number states, according campaign finance records dozen interviews attorneys general, challengers, political operatives donors attorneys general, top elected legal officers state charged defending state agencies lawsuits well initiating litigation own, always helped shape national politics influence grew obama administration, republican attorneys general regularly sued administration immigration environment now, republicans controlling white house congress, democrats using playbook challenge trump initiatives courts donors parties taken notice pouring money upcoming attorneys general campaigns recent campaign filings, herring reported raising million end june
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connecticut lawmakers narrowly approved new labor contract public employees monday expected save state least billion
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us president donald trump took aim insurers monday escalating threat cut healthcare subsidy payments make obamacare plans affordable, repeatedly urging republican senators keep working undo democratic predecessor healthcare law obamacare hurting people, is, hurt insurance companies congress paying public pays trump, republican, wrote twitter trump, frustrated republicans able keep campaign promises repeal replace obamacare, threatened let implode far, administration continued make monthly subsidy payments, withholding would one way make good trump threat republican senator rand paul told reporters monday spoke trump phone president considering taking executive action address problems healthcare system paul said told trump thought authority create associations would allow organizations
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obamacare hurting people, is, hurt insurance companies congress paying public pays edt
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anthony scaramucci swift exit us president donald trump communications director monday bearing pending sale firm founded, skybridge capital, parties involved deal said transaction remains track expected close end summer, said robert rendine, spokesman hna capital us, subsidiary chinese conglomerate hna group hna, along holding company ron transatlantic eg, january announced agreement purchase majority stake skybridge, new york based hedge fund investment firm sale came scaramucci planned join trump administration, although took months role materialize one initially anticipated representative ron immediately available, person familiar company, speaking condition anonymity, also said transaction track woomi yun, spokeswoman skybridge, also said deal proceeding planned expected close end summer declined comment scaramucci exit white house whether would return firm scaramucci respond email phone call seeking comment trump fired scaramucci monday week naming job move followed obscene tirade wall street financier appointment retired marine corps general john kelly white house chief staff, sources familiar decision said, latest staff upheaval hit republican president six month old administration sale skybridge review committee foreign investment united states, known cfius spokesman treasury department, chairs cfius, respond email request comment hna multibillion dollar international acquisition spree, scooping stakes companies including deutsche bank , old mutual asset management hilton worldwide holdings inc hna chief executive officer, adam tan, recently pushed back media reports aviation financial services conglomerate faces mounting pressure bankers regulators, even pace acquisitions slows
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us president donald trump felt anthony scaramucci, fired communications chief monday, made inappropriate comments new yorker magazine, white house said president certainly felt anthony comments inappropriate person position want burden general kelly, white house spokeswoman sarah sanders said briefing, referring john kelly, sworn new white house chief staff earlier monday trump fired scaramucci monday week naming job latest staff upheaval hit republican six month old administration scaramucci, appointed communications post trump days ago, attacked white house chief staff reince priebus trump chief strategist steve bannon profanity laden vulgar terms telephone call journalist new yorker magazine last week comments caused stir among lawmakers religious leaders, scaramucci apologize response backlash said twitter would refrain using colorful language new position sanders declined identify specifically trump found inappropriate scaramucci comments
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us immigration authorities signed deals monday texas counties expand program allows jailers local sheriffs offices cooperate federal authorities immigration enforcement deal signed sheriffs meeting suburban dallas comes administration us republican president donald trump, texas, populous republican controlled state, seek crack sanctuary cities, places shield immigrants country illegally us immigration customs enforcement reached known g agreement counties deal trains local agents sheriff offices check people custody may violation us immigration law program books since allows department homeland security enter formal written agreements state local police departments officers perform functions federal immigration enforcement officials doubt arresting removable aliens jail safer officers, safer community even safer alien himself, acting ice director tom homan told news conference aj louderback, sheriff jackson county, told news conference county southwest houston joined program control criminality sheriff harris county, populous county state home houston, dropped program earlier year, saying cost office much terms manpower money many counties, total population million, near harris county texas population million new agreement texas jails, task force model program used allow police patrol check people immigration status civil rights groups contend method promotes illegal racial profiling former president barack obama administration wound task force model six new agreements added , according ice, part homeland security addition programs texas, ice active g agreements, nearly double number programs active mandate expand program outlined executive order immigration enforcement signed days trump took office january
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us senator rand paul said spoke president donald trump phone healthcare reform monday told president thought trump authority create associations would allow organizations offer group health insurance plans paul, republican, told reporters trump considering taking form executive action address problems healthcare system senate failed last week pass measure reform system allowing groups like aarp, represents retirees, form health associations could enable individuals small businesses form larger groups negotiate health insurance companies lower rates
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chicago continue shrink structural budget deficit , faces new pension funding pressures starting , according financial analysis released city monday nation third largest city projects end fiscal dec million gap billion operating budget, million fiscal fiscal , deficit expected fall percent million city budget gaps declining since hitting high million fiscal decrease direct result sustainable balanced revenue growth coupled lasting savings reforms made past six budgets, city analysis said chicago taken big steps recent years shore four employee retirement systems hiking property taxes police fire fighter funds, levying new tax water sewer usage municipal workers fund, increasing telephone surcharge laborers fund city gradually increasing contributions systems meets requirements actuarially funding public safety worker pensions two systems result, chicago pension payments jump billion fiscal projected billion fiscal , topping billion fiscal four systems actuarially funded path, according analysis time, city weaning one time revenue fixes, called scoop toss restructurings outstanding bonds push debt payments chicago base budget forecast indicates gaps million fiscal million , although projections completely account escalating pension payments city previously secured ongoing sustainable funding sources match growing contributions, funding sources increased contributions determined annual budget process, analysis said city total unfunded pension liability, climbed billion fiscal billion fiscal , concern credit rating agencies currently rate chicago low investment grade junk levels
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us congressional committee monday asked input google parent alphabet inc googlo , facebook inc fbo , comcast corp cmcsao , amazoncom inc amzno major companies proposed rewrite rules governing consumer internet access, according email reviewed reuters last week, house representatives energy commerce committee chairman asked chief executives three companies, well inc tn , verizon communications inc vzn , netflix inc nflxo charter communications inc chtro testify sept hearing future net neutrality rules none companies agreed yet testify monday, lawyer committee, robin colwell, asked companies weigh net neutrality legislation could look like looking stage list asks perspective, needs stay, needs added, needs go wrote email representative greg walden, republican chairs committee, said last week time come get everyone table get figured walden, colwell added continues interested moving forward bipartisan legislative solution longstanding issue net neutrality since basically agree fundamental principles need provide certainty participants internet economy, believes close reaching agreement us federal communications commission considering tossing obama administration net neutrality rules reclassified internet service public utility rules bar providers blocking, slowing offering paid prioritization websites many internet providers want congress step write permanent rules group representing major technology companies earlier month urged fcc abandon plans rescind rules barring internet service providers hindering consumer access web content offering paid fast lanes major internet services urged fcc reverse rules, even vowed hinder internet access may, fcc voted advance republican fcc chairman ajit pai plan withdraw obama administration order reclassifying internet service providers utilities million public comments filed internet association, group representing companies including facebook, microsoft corp msfto twitter inc twtrn , said last week open alternative legal bases rules, either via legislative action codifying existing net neutrality rules via sound legal theories
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us senate finance committee chairman orrin hatch said monday senators divided keep working healthcare overhaul legislation senior republicans take message white house president donald trump urging lawmakers drop matter, despite series failed votes last week much animosity divided healthcare, hatch said interview reuters said would prefer congress appropriate cost sharing subsidies help make obamacare plans affordable added, think going trump weekend urged republican senators stick trying pass overhaul affordable care act, former president obama signature domestic initiative known obamacare trump made replacing obamacare key part presidential campaign republicans promised years repeal replace law house representatives passed overhaul senate unable despite worked months three senate republicans joined democrats voting repealing even part law end last week give republican senators, world watching repeal replace , trump tweeted sunday white house budget director mick mulvaney said senate stay session get something done healthcare, even means postponing votes issues hatch said although understood mulvaney position, think right senator said saw real desire part democrats work together healthcare issue say republicans fault there, hatch said given healthcare think ought acknowledge come back healthcare afterwards need move ahead tax reform, hatch said asked would relay message trump administration, hatch laughed said, going one that, adding expected republican leaders house senate, paul ryan mitch mcconnell, would so, hatch said lawmakers would need appropriate cost sharing subsidy payments administration making trump threatened cut subsidies, help insurers keep deductibles low income people get health insurance obamacare exchanges helping poor, always think bereft healthcare, hatch said
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