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european commission preparations retaliate proposed new us sanctions russia could affect european firms likely face resistance within bloc divided deal moscow, diplomats, officials experts say bill agreed us senate house leaders foresees fines companies aiding russia build energy export pipelines eu firms involved nord stream , billion euro billion project carry russian gas across baltic, likely affected european union united states imposed broad economic sanctions russia financial, defense energy sectors response moscow annexation crimea ukraine direct support separatists eastern ukraine northern eu states particular sought shield supplies russian gas rely markus beyrer, director eu main business lobby, business europe, urged washington avoid unilateral actions would mainly hit eu, citizens companies commission, eu executive, discuss next steps wednesday, day us house representatives votes legislation, knowing us move threatens reopen divisions bloc russia sanctions among european companies involved nord stream german oil gas group wintershall, german energy trading firm uniper, anglo dutch royal dutch shell, austria omv france engie commission could demand formal us promise exclude eu energy companies use eu laws block us measures european entities impose outright bans business certain us companies, eu official said promise offered, punitive sanctions limiting access us companies eu banks require unanimity eu member states ex soviet states poland baltic states unlikely vote retaliation protect project resisted would increase eu dependence russian gas eu official said member states saw nord stream contrary least fully line european objectives reducing reliance russian energy britain, one united states closest allies, also wary challenging us congress prepares leave eu seeks trade deal washington fact, eu chief executive, jean claude juncker, tools require unanimous support bloc governments commission could act alone file complaint world trade organisation imposing punitive tariffs us goods would require detailed proof gathered european companies unfairly disadvantaged
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european commission concerned new us sanctions russia could impact europe energy security activated diplomatic channels resolve issue us republicans democrats reached deal legislation allow new sanctions russia, led concerns europe unintended consequences following process concern regarding european union energy independence energy security interests activating diplomatic channels address concerns us measures us counterparts, commission spokesman told news conference us, g unity regarding sanctions key importance respect implementation minsk agreement european union interests discussions expect interests addressed free legislative process ongoing us, spokesman said
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president donald trump son law senior white house adviser jared kushner said statement congressional committees monday collude russia seek back channels moscow last year collude, know anyone else campaign colluded, foreign government, kushner said written statement released appearance closed door meetings members us congress improper contacts relied russian funds finance business activities private sector, said kushner said perhaps four contacts russian representatives campaign presidential transition period trump victory
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president oldest son, donald trump jr, added lawyer congressional experience legal team, lawyer told reuters sunday trump jr hired karina lynch law firm williams jensen, lynch confirmed email reuters respond queries role team would abc news reported hiring earlier sunday trump jr also hired alan futerfas lawyer reports detailed meetings last year trump jr russian lawyer trump jr, father former campaign manager paul manafort jared kushner, president son law one senior advisers, met russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya june meeting held trump tower new york lawyer offered damaging information democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton federal special counsel several congressional panels investigating allegations us intelligence agencies russia meddled us presidential election potential connections russian officials trump campaign moscow denied interference, trump says campaign collude russia lynch biography law firm website describes experience senate permanent subcommittee investigations also investigative counsel senator charles grassley, according law firm biography senate judiciary committee said friday trump jr manafort agreed negotiate whether interviewed panel russia investigation
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republican senate leaders aim hold procedural vote early tuesday take legislation repeal replace obamacare, remained unclear version bill senators would vote president donald trump congressional republicans campaigned pledge roll back former president barack obama signature healthcare law, affordable care act, also known obamacare senator john thune, member republican leadership, told fox news sunday initial vote simply way open debate bill senators parties could offer amendments first vote, occur sometime week, proceed consideration legislation least debate open amendment process, thune said republican controlled house may passed version healthcare bill senate republicans considered two versions related legislation unable reach consensus estimates showed many million fewer americans would insured proposals became law plan repeal obamacare without replacing also ran aground republicans control narrow majority senate, holding seats democrats united opposition republican effort, senator majority leader mitch mcconnell afford lose votes two republican senators fate legislation rewrite obamacare uncertain many republicans yet made clear positions appears vote tuesday know whether voting house bill, first version senate bill, second version senate bill, republican senator susan collins told cbs face nation sunday collins moderate republican objected prior versions senate bill also repealing obamacare without replacing trump suggested last week fine letting obamacare fail, switched course invited republican senators white house try hash healthcare deal republican effort also complicated absence republican senator john mccain, diagnosed brain cancer home state arizona weighing treatment options
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anthony scaramucci, president donald trump new communications director, said sunday one first tasks halt leaks staff team would fired leaks stop get leaks stopped, businessperson, take dramatic action stop leaks, scaramucci said fox news sunday scaramucci told cbs face nation leakers actually un american, would lead team meeting monday hiring scaramucci, wall street financier republican fundraiser, brings combative style white house press office president donald trump lashes probes whether campaign colluded russians campaign special counsel robert mueller looking relationships contacts trump campaign officials russia election, trump accused wrongdoing federal investigators white house press secretary sean spicer, became household name short turbulent drama filled term, quickly resigned scaramucci appointment sarah sanders, spicer deputy, promoted press secretary scaramucci forced deal leaks first days job washington post reported last week trump legal team examined presidential powers pardon aides, family members potentially trump wrote twitter saturday leaks administration crime complete power pardon scaramucci said trump tweeted issue pardons reaction leak trump like fact two minute conversation oval office study people running leaking, administration examining legal options pardons, scaramucci, reports directly trump, said cbs need pardon anybody, said scaramucci, times supported democrats, spent part weekend deleting past tweets subjects run counter trump administration policy, taking action climate change explaining deletions, scaramucci wrote twitter past views evolved distraction
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russian aggression blame violence eastern ukraine, people dying seen hot war rather frozen conflict , us special envoy ukraine peace talks said visit ukraine sunday kurt volker, former us ambassador nato, appointed current role july help resolve conflict ukrainian troops pro russian separatists, killed , people since washington cites conflict key obstacle better relations russia visit ukrainian held town kramatorsk, km miles southeast kiev, volker said would prepare set recommendations washington better engage peace process frozen conflict, hot war, immediate crisis need address quickly possible, said relations ukraine russia went freefall moscow annexation crimea subsequent outbreak pro russian insurgency eastern donbass region ukraine accuses russian sending soldiers military equipment, moscow denies volker replied affirmative asked whether saw conflict result russian aggression rather internal ukrainian factors seen happened, understand way conflict begun, understand way managed today, important united states become engaged fighting donbass region killed people particularly bloody week, prompting germany france urge immediate progress implementing ceasefire agreements signed belarus regularly flouted leaders france, germany, ukraine russia speak phone monday discuss conflict us secretary state rex tillerson said early july russia must make first move bring peace ukraine, president petro poroshenko called powerful signal washington backing career diplomat, volker former aide republican senator john mccain, russia hawk wants united states supply lethal weapons ukraine, move previous administration barack obama shied away
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russia ambassador washington sergei kislyak, key figure ongoing us investigations moscow meddling presidential election, ended tenure saturday russian embassy washington said twitter feed minister counseler deputy chief mission denis v gonchar would serve charge affaires kislyak successor arrived kislyak, held post since , expected replaced russian deputy foreign minister anatoly antonov antonov nomination post, yet approved kremlin, comes time intense scrutiny moscow washington relations following us allegations russia meddled us election last year kislyak name emerged relation several trump associates special counsel congressional panels investigate russian meddling possible ties trump campaign friday, washington post reported kislyak overheard us spy agencies telling bosses discussed campaign related matters, including issues important moscow, jeff sessions presidential race attorney general, sessions recused march matters connected investigation fbi following admission talked russian envoy sessions denied discussing campaign issues russian officials said met kislyak role us senator former white house national security adviser michael flynn forced resign february became known failed disclose content conversations kislyak misled vice president meetings trump senior adviser son law jared kushner also failed disclose contacts russia seeking security clearance, new york times reported april white house disclosed march kushner met kislyak trump tower december , addition seeing kislyak attended april campaign speech washington white house said december meeting establish line communication kushner also phone calls kislyak april november , reuters reported kushner attorney said kushner recollection calls participated thousands calls time period moscow denied interference, trump said campaign collude russia white house said week trump would nominate jon huntsman new ambassador russia
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national security agency director mike rogers saturday rebuffed prospect us russia cyber unit, proposal greeted incredulity several senior us lawmakers president donald trump appeared back initially indicating interest us intelligence agencies assessed russia meddled us presidential election hacking democrats emails distributing online propaganda help trump win election democratic rival hillary clinton moscow denied interference, trump said campaign collude russia russian presidential envoy said week moscow washington talks create joint cyber security working group asked whether good idea set cyber security cell russians, rogers told annual aspen security forum policy guy would argue probably best time trump said earlier month discussed idea creating group russian president vladimir putin group summit hamburg senior republicans criticized idea, saying moscow could trusted, trump later appeared back away, saying post twitter fact president putin discussed cyber security unit mean think happen widespread concern confusion possible cyber working group reflects trump administration struggles articulate clear approach international cyber security issues amid inconsistent statements president ongoing personnel changes rogers said unit something might want build time see changes russia behavior story refiled amend dateline
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us republicans democrats reached agreement legislation allows new sanctions russia, iran north korea, leading congressional democrats said saturday, bill would limit potential effort president donald trump try lift sanctions moscow countering iran destabilizing activities act, passed senate month ago, held house representatives republicans proposed including north korea sanctions bill house set vote tuesday package bills sanctions covering russia, iran north korea, according house majority leader kevin mccarthy office measure hold accountable dangerous actions, mccarthy said statement saturday proposed bill, trump must submit congress report proposed actions would significantly alter us foreign policy connection russia, including easing sanctions returning diplomatic properties maryland new york former president barack obama ordered vacated december congress would least days hold hearings vote uphold reject trump proposed changes many lawmakers hope bill send message trump keep strong line russia trump, met putin group summit hamburg earlier month said honor meet him, criticized seeking reset us russian relations administration bogged ongoing investigations possible ties campaign russia bill, republicans democrats seeking punish russia annexation crimea, peninsula belong ukraine, meddling presidential election putin denied meddling us democratic process last year trump said campaign collude russia house democratic leader nancy pelosi said russia outrageous unacceptable behavior us election europe demand strong statutory sanctions enacted soon possible even so, expressed concerns including north korea legislation could face procedural delays senate senior republican lawmakers immediately comment latest bill brussels, european union sounded alarm us moves step sanctions russia, urging washington coordinate group partners european commission, eu executive body, warned possibly wide indiscriminate unintended consequences, notably eu efforts diversify energy sources away russia mccarthy ed royce, chair house foreign affairs committee, said statement revised bill helps bolster energy security european allies maintaining access key energy resources outside russia senate democratic leader chuck schumer said strong sanctions bill essential, said statement expects house senate act legislation promptly, broad bipartisan basis senator ben cardin, top democrat senate foreign relations committee, said agreement reached intense negotiations nearly united congress poised send president putin clear message behalf american people allies, need president trump help us deliver message, said statement
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european union sounded alarm saturday moves us congress step us sanctions russia, urging washington keep coordinating g partners warning unintended consequences statement spokeswoman republicans democrats us congress reached deal could see new legislation pass, european commission warned possibly wide indiscriminate unintended consequences , notably eu efforts diversify energy sources away russia germany already warned possible retaliation united states moves sanction german firms involved building new baltic pipeline russian gas eu diplomats concerned german us row nord stream pipeline built russia state owned gazprom could complicate efforts brussels forge eu consensus negotiating russia project highly value unity prevailing among international partners approach towards russia action ukraine subsequent sanctions unity guarantee efficiency credibility measures, commission said statement understand russia iran sanctions bill driven primarily domestic considerations, went on, referring bill passed us senate last month lawmakers said saturday unblocked obstacles said repeatedly, important possible new measures coordinated international partners maintain unity among partners sanctions underpinning efforts full implementation minsk agreements, commission said, referring accord struck moscow try end conflicts ukraine concerned measures discussed us congress could unintended consequences, comes transatlantic g unity, also eu economic energy security interests impact could potentially wide indiscriminate, including comes energy sources diversification efforts sanctions effective coordinated currently sanctions regimes coordinated result impact ground increased coordination able avoid surprises, manage potential impact economic operators address collectively efforts circumvent measures unilateral measures would undermine this, commission said therefore call us congress authorities engage partners, including eu, ensure coordination avoid unintended consequences measures discussed
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us president donald trump declared saturday complete power pardon, administration confronts ongoing investigations possible ties campaign russia series early morning twitter messages, trump aired renewed frustration attorney general, special counsel leading russia probe, republicans congress struggling advance legislative agenda trump comment pardons, tucked attack media, raised possibility considering options investigations turn way hopes trump specify who, anyone, might consider pardoning tweets appeared written response report washington post week trump legal team examined presidential powers pardon trump aides, family members possibly even reuters confirmed newspaper accounts agree us president complete power pardon, think crime far leaks us fake news, trump wrote washington post, citing current former us officials, reported friday russia ambassador united states overheard us spy agencies telling bosses discussed campaign related matters trump adviser jeff sessions last year, sessions us senator sessions leads justice department trump attorney general illegal leaksmust stop, trump tweeted senate confirmation hearings cabinet position, sessions initially failed disclose contacts russian ambassador sergei kislyak later said campaign march, sessions recused russia probe interview new york times week, trump lashed sessions, saying would chosen attorney general known sessions would recuse trump, defeated democrat hillary clinton last year presidential election continues use foil, questioned sessions special counsel robert mueller investigating former fbi director james comey clinton, email practices secretary state many people asking ag special counsel looking many hillary clinton comey crimes , emails deleted, tweeted scholars raised questions scope president legal authority issuing pardons trump moved pardon sometime future, us supreme court might decide constitutionality, speculated trump accused wrongdoing federal investigators probing alleged russian meddling us presidential election mueller looking relationships contacts trump campaign officials russians election congressional committees also exploring russia influence us election trump traveled saturday norfolk, virginia, spoke commissioning ceremony aircraft carrier uss gerald r ford, named republican president held white house remarks, trump made mention russia controversy, focusing speech need robust us military spending trip, trump retreated golf course near washington lunch chief staff, reince priebus, policy adviser stephen miller treasury secretary steven mnuchin wife, white house official said priebus presence entourage came day trump named new communications director, anthony scaramucci, reportedly priebus objections weekend trip comes ahead busy week russia related activity senate judiciary committee said friday trump eldest son, donald trump jr, trump former campaign manager paul manafort agreed negotiate whether interviewed panel russia investigation trump jr, manafort jared kushner, president son law one senior advisers, met russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya june meeting held trump tower new york lawyer offered damaging information clinton white house also working trump campaign promise us healthcare system saturday tweets, trump words republican senators able agree way forward repeal replace former president barack obama healthcare law, affordable care act, become known obamacare trump promised away president republican senators must step plate and, years, vote repeal replace next, tax reform infrastructure win tweeted
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us investigators examining money laundering accusations president donald trump former campaign manager paul manafort hope push cooperate probe possible collusion trump campaign russia, two sources direct knowledge investigation said special counsel robert mueller team examining manafort financial real estate records new york well involvement ukrainian politics, officials said , manafort bought three new york properties, including one trump tower manhattan paid full later took mortgages former senior us law enforcement official said tactic often used means hide origin funds gained illegally reuters independent evidence manafort sources also say whether mueller uncovered evidence charge manafort money laundering, said seen investigators critical getting full cooperation investigation mueller team threaten criminal charges manafort, could use leverage convince cooperate, said one sources manafort spokesman, jason maloni, said, paul manafort cooperating witness truth disinformation put forth anonymous sources leakers manafort seen key figure investigation senior role campaign participation june meeting included president son, donald trump jr, close adviser jared kushner russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya meeting called lawyer offered damaging information democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton mueller team asked white house friday preserve communications meeting mueller examining contacts russian officials trump associates nov presidential election part broader investigation whether russia tried sway election favor trump manafort became trump campaign manager june forced resign two months later amid reports business relationship kremlin backed former ukrainian leader, viktor yanukovich manafort previously worked consultant pro russia political party ukraine helped support yanukovich according financial audit reported new york times, also owed million russian shell companies former southern district new york us attorney preet bharara investigating manafort real estate dealings fired trump march, mueller assumed control investigation, one sources said bharara available comment investigation friday
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president donald trump, refers media fake news, wants staff use conciliatory approach journalists, new communications director anthony scaramucci may implementing shift
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anthony scaramucci, trump administration new communications director, yet get approval us regulators sell hedge fund firm group led chinese conglomerate hna, according person familiar matter scaramucci agreed january sell skybridge capital llc clear way job working us president donald trump role finally materialized friday trump shook administration, prompting resignation white house spokesman sean spicer sale skybridge yet get green light committee foreign investment united states cfius , reviews acquisitions foreign entities potential national security risks many heads government departments agencies comprising cfius political appointees, chaired treasury secretary steven mnuchin scaramucci told reuters may expected sale skybridge get us regulatory approvals june representative skybridge respond request comment friday reuters reported week cfius become increasingly reluctant approve deals president power veto recommendations made cfius although never happened hna among number acquisitive chinese firms currently spotlight china potential risks domestic companies going overseas buying sprees best known owner hainan airlines co ss , hna group plans acquire majority stake skybridge financial arm hna capital part expansion asset management scaramucci told reuters may had, separate sale business, discussed partnerships hna
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white house press secretary sean spicer resigned friday, ending short turbulent tenure made household name butt late night television comedy lampoons, amid upheaval within president donald trump inner circle surprise, spicer departure abrupt accompanied changes trump media legal teams, investigation possible ties campaign russian meddling presidential election widened six months power still without major legislative win, trump shuffled closest staff, parting ways spicer naming anthony scaramucci new white house communications director spicer communications director well press secretary following resignation mike dubke director early last month republican close white house told reuters trump settled scaramucci, , political supporter former goldman sachs banker, head media job thursday met friday morning formally offer white house official briefed happened next said spicer told scaramucci hiring trump urged spicer stay spicer, , said want stay terms conditions described quit source close white house said basically donald trump likes scaramucci tv saw communications director job way make top tv surrogate source said trump wanted spicer press secretary much communications director work well, scaramucci holding ceremonial title responsibility real challenge early afternoon briefing, scaramucci, debut white house press corps, named sarah sanders new press secretary spicer deputy known insiders mooch, new communications director harvard law school educated long islander founded hedge fund leaving goldman, sold join trump administration spicer, veteran washington staffer, parodied memorably actress melissa mccarthy saturday night live tv comedy show combative encounters reporters grateful sean work behalf administration american people, trump said statement wish continued success moves pursue new opportunities look great television ratings spicer stay job august start, spicer invited controversy, attacking media first appearance press secretary reporting called inaccurate crowd numbers trump jan inauguration largest audience ever witness inauguration, period, person around globe, said, assertion quickly drew scorn twitter post friday, spicer wrote, honor privilege serve potus realdonaldtrump amazing country continue service august trump tapped job press secretary, spicer republican national committee spokesman previously worked administration former president george w bush time, dressed easter bunny costume annual white house easter egg roll spicer trump aides shook white house dealings media, including cutting back daily televised news briefings replacing audio briefings scaramucci told reporters, love president honor asked going right white house ship, scaramucci said nothing fix ship going right direction like team let rephrase love team, said separately, special counsel robert mueller, investigating possible trump russia ties, asked white house officials preserve records meeting last year president eldest son, donald trump jr, russian lawyer, source knowledge request said friday spokesman trump outside legal team, mark corallo, resigned departure came amid media reports role marc kasowitz, leading team, reduced thursday, attorney general jeff sessions brushed sharp criticism trump, saying loved job planned stay trump took broad swipe administration top law officers week new york times interview, saying would appointed sessions attorney general known would recuse white house unrest limited communications legal staff, said two officials familiar situation trump ignored recommendations national security adviser hr mcmaster senior director russia, fiona hill, dealing russian president vladimir putin, officials said, speaking condition anonymity said mcmaster frustrated continuing debate sending us forces afghanistan one official said tension persists mcmaster chief white house strategist steve bannon chief speechwriter stephen miller
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sean spicer burst onto public stage six months ago scolding rant reporters, accusing lowballing size president donald trump inauguration day crowd following turbulent half year run white house press secretary, spicer leaving building final burst drama rejecting amounted downsizing role got swept trump orbit, spicer party functionary republican national committee, well known respected among washington political operatives reporters national profile trump frontman televised white house news briefings, however, year old achieved certain fame defending president costs variety crises beset trump young presidency became instantly recognizable around country inspiration social media memes live televised briefings drew big audiences cable tv spicer lampooned nbc saturday night live, melissa mccarthy playing combative spicey character, swallowing gum driving motorized lectern actors playing reporters asked hard questions asked thought show, spicer told fox news interview friday think parts funny, lot line funny stupid, silly, malicious time, however, trump felt defended strongly enough communications team enough people advocating tv, according republican close white house crushing snub, spicer, devout roman catholic, kept list white house officials met pope francis trump visited vatican may trump eager make changes communications team, president began courting anthony scaramucci, new york financial whiz eloquent defender trump tv interviews scaramucci prominent republican fundraiser advised trump presidential campaign last year working first rival scott walker campaign fizzled trump met scaramucci thursday talked making communications director, planned formal job interview offer friday spicer dubious told would continue duties press secretary communications director scaramucci, experienced ways washington, taking ceremonial title, source close white house press operation said joke, source said trump wanted scaramucci television surrogate white house wanted give formal title simply understanding president communications director title comes lots responsibilities, going television trump went ahead hire friday asked spicer stay on, spicer enough, telling president resigning, source said announcement made white house communications staff midmorning, white house chief staff reince priebus huddled spicer scaramucci privately spicer told fox news president want go gracious throughout process thought best interest communications department, press organization many cooks kitchen, said trump tweeted late friday sean spicer wonderful person took tremendous abuse fake news media
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president donald trump said statement friday white house press secretary sean spicer resigning august businessman anthony scaramucci, long time supporter, would become white house communications director grateful sean work behalf administration american people wish continued success moves pursue new opportunities look great television ratings, trump said statement read white house spokeswoman sarah sanders scaramucci told news briefing sanders would become trump new press secretary
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former cia director john brennan friday criticized disgraceful president donald trump efforts play us intelligence agencies assessment russia meddled us election trump administration dogged investigations allegations russian interference last year us presidential election possible ties campaign team speaking one day first meeting russian president vladimir putin hamburg earlier month, trump said suspected russian interference election one knows sure types comments disgraceful person said ashamed himself, said brennan, cia chief former president barack obama, aspen security forum special counsel robert mueller several us congressional committees investigating whether russia interfered election colluded trump campaign try swing race favor democratic rival hillary clinton probes focused almost exclusively moscow actions, lawmakers intelligence officials said, evidence surfaced publicly implicating countries moscow denied interference, trump said campaign collude russia brennan said disappointed president handling security issues first six months office must say disappointments see terms mr trump international stage think pose serious questions keeping safe national security, brennan said speaking event aspen, james clapper, former director national intelligence obama, also critical trump administration asked jared kushner, trump son law top adviser, security clearance canceled initially failing list disclosure form contacts russians, clapper said suspended pending review think appropriate thing take pause least suspend clearance opportunity investigate decide whether clearance restored not, clapper told panel brennan clapper also criticized trump remarks tweet earlier year us spy agencies accused practices reminiscent nazi germany tweet terrible insulting affront john get paid big bucks take talking rank file, people trenches, men women, patriots intelligence community completely inappropriate, said clapper
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special counsel investigating possible collusion president donald trump campaign russia asked white house officials preserve records meeting last year president eldest son russian lawyer, according source knowledge request special counsel robert mueller sent document preservation request white house, saying june meeting donald trump jr trump tower new york relevant investigation, source said friday white house counsel office relayed request, routine part early phase investigation, members white house staff wednesday, source said news earlier month meeting trump jr russian lawyer told damaging information father presidential rival, democrat hillary clinton, fueled questions campaign dealings moscow republican president defended son meeting simple politics trump son law white house senior adviser jared kushner former trump campaign manager paul manafort also attended meeting senate judiciary committee called trump jr manafort testify next wednesday public hearing russia probe committee said statement late friday trump jr manafort agreed negotiate panel whether interviewed committee members documents seeking committee said issued subpoenas appear wednesday hearing reserved right house representatives intelligence committee said would interview kushner tuesday mueller, appointed justice department may, probing allegations russian interference election potential collusion trump campaign, issue engulfed six month old administration trump long expressed frustration probe called political witch hunt, denied collusion moscow denied interfered election campaign try tilt november vote trump favor document requests type sent mueller generally cover emails, text messages, voicemails, notes records counsel looking indication president knew meeting son planned might suggested topics discussion, source said mueller would also inquiring whether trump briefed meeting afterward, well discussed, source said mueller would interested, source said, topics discussion us economic sanctions russia, possible russian investments united states elsewhere, possible lifting russian ban americans adopting russian children russia imposed adoption ban retaliate magnitsky act, imposed sanctions russian individuals punish russia human rights violations russia ambassador washington overheard us spy agencies telling bosses discussed campaign related matters trump adviser jeff sessions last year, washington post reported friday, citing current former us officials sessions, us senator time attorney general, initially failed disclose contacts ambassador sergei kislyak said campaign pressure disclosed meetings kislyak, sessions recused russia probe march recusal angered trump, said new york times interview week would chosen sessions attorney general known sessions would recuse nl n kb un newspaper reports said trump lawyers reviewing ways limit undermine special counsel washington post new york times thursday cited unidentified people familiar strategy trump attorney contacted reuters, john dowd, denied reports praised mueller think straight, honest guy, dowd said dowd said communications mueller productive confidence going right thing another trump lawyer, jay sekulow, told times addressing possible conflicts interest mueller team would appropriate declined comment specifics senior white house adviser kellyanne conway referred friday reports members mueller team made donations democratic party people know folks paths motivations political motivations are, said fox news interview according post, trump asked advisers power pardon aides, family members even connection russia probe trump lawyers discussing president pardoning powers, second person told newspaper dowd dismissed pardon report nonsense true, said separately, spokesman trump legal team, mark corallo, confirmed resignation friday lead attorney marc kasowitz take reduced role outside legal team, according media reports recent changes included hiring veteran washington lawyer ty cobb white house job handle responses russia probe nl n k c
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special counsel robert mueller asked white house save documents related meeting last year donald trump jr russian lawyer told damaging information father presidential rival, democrat hillary clinton, cnn reported friday mueller, leads criminal probe possible collusion trump campaign russia sway november presidential election, told white house counsel mcgahn letter june meeting relevant investigation, cnn reported cited copy letter
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us senate judiciary committee said friday president donald trump eldest son former campaign manager agreed negotiate whether interviewed panel russia probe committee said statement would immediately issue subpoenas requiring donald trump jr former campaign manager paul manafort testify public hearing set wednesday reserve right future committee also said issued subpoena glenn simpson, whose firm compiled dossier candidate donald trump campaign, appear hearing declined voluntarily attend clarifies trump jr manafort agreed negotiate whether interviewed, interviewed
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us house intelligence committee said friday interview white house adviser jared kushner tuesday part investigation allegations russia meddled us election
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republicans us senate dealt another blow effort repeal obamacare friday keeper senate rules said certain provisions healthcare bill, defunding planned parenthood, could included senate parliamentarian determined provisions better care reconciliation act violate byrd rule requires backers able muster votes, according memo posted senate committee budget website republicans, control senate slim seat majority, unlikely able round many votes key provisions bill repeal former president barack obama affordable care act known obamacare affected would provision defund planned parenthood, two provisions prevent certain tax credits used purchase health insurance covers abortion, provision stating beginning states longer cover essential health benefits medicaid alternative benefit plans provisions subject byrd rule, according parliamentarian, including provision allowing states option impose work requirements medicaid enrollees disabled, elderly pregnant, proposal repeal cost sharing subsidies provisions still review, including proposal allow insurers charge older americans younger people, provision allow small businesses establish association health plans could sold across state lines option states receive medicaid block grant lump sums instead per capita cap payments senate majority leader mitch mcconnell seeking use procedural rules would allow republicans pass healthcare bill simple majority
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russia ambassador washington overheard us spy agencies telling bosses discussed campaign related matters, including issues important moscow, jeff sessions presidential race, washington post reported friday, citing current former us officials us official confirmed reuters ambassador sergei kislyak accounts two conversations sessions, us senator key foreign policy adviser republican candidate donald trump, intercepted us intelligence agencies official, spoke condition anonymity, said nothing automatically inappropriate sessions, us senator well trump supporter, discussing policy matters even trump thinking foreign diplomat question whether crossed line discussed classified information talked deals like lifting sanctions russians interested investing us dirt secretary clinton, said second official familiar intercepts, also spoke condition anonymity memory another matter sessions first failed disclose contacts kislyak said meetings trump campaign attorney general, recused march matters connected investigation federal bureau investigation russian meddling election connections trump campaign following admission talked russian envoy sessions denied discussing campaign issues russian officials said met kislyak role us senator post cited one us official saying sessions provided misleading statements contradicted evidence newspaper reported former official said intelligence indicates sessions kislyak substantive discussions matters including trump positions russia related issues prospects us russia relations trump administration washington post cited justice department spokeswoman, sarah isgur flores, saying obviously cannot comment reliability anonymous sources describe wholly uncorroborated intelligence intercept washington post seen provided post said sessions discuss interference election trump said new york times interview wednesday disappointed sessions move recuse himself, white house spokeswoman said thursday president still confidence sessions would attorney general
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russian lawyer met donald trump jr father republican nomination us presidential election counted russia fsb security service among clients years, russian court documents seen reuters show documents show lawyer, natalia veselnitskaya, successfully represented fsb interests legal wrangle ownership upscale property northwest moscow fsb, successor soviet era kgb service, headed vladimir putin became russian president suggestion veselnitskaya employee russian government intelligence services, denied anything kremlin fact represented fsb court case may raise questions among us politicians obama administration last year sanctioned fsb said role hacking election, something russia flatly denies charles grassley, republican chairman senate judiciary committee, raised concerns veselnitskaya gained entry united states veselnitskaya represented russian client accused us prosecutors money laundering case settled may year four years veselnitskaya reply emailed reuters questions work fsb later posted link facebook page friday proof disappointed me, wrote post dig court databases surprised find among clients russian businessmen well citizens companies defend accusations state veselnitskaya added also us citizens clients fsb respond request comment reuters could find record lawsuit
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president donald trump signed executive order friday initiating government wide review us defense industry suggest changes strengthen review intended identify address potential weak points defense manufacturing base including companies could go business leave gaps supply chain us weapons systems, said peter navarro, white house national trade council director executive order asked recommendations possible legislative, regulatory policy changes would improve support defense industry, calling significant national priority america defense industrial base facing increasing gaps capabilities, navarro said one company us repair propellers navy submarines, added briefing reporters defense analyst howard rubel investment bank jefferies co said free market far done reasonably good job want invest buggy whip suppliers one supplier added important recognize united states sometimes buy cheaply allies review mandated executive order led pentagon conducted concert department labor department homeland security well government agencies skilled labor also big part huge military buildup trump promised project american power industry already shown initiative addressing skilled labor shortage, including metals trades, navarro said remarks
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co founder firm commissioned dossier donald trump presidential campaign last year vacation testify senate judiciary committee hearing russia probe next week, lawyers said letter released friday glenn simpson fusion gps vacation july traveling abroad aug , attorneys said letter, adding profoundly disturbed hearing expanded due partisan agendas include allegations russian meddling us election possible ties trump campaign russia donald trump jr president donald trump one time campaign manager paul manafort due testify day simpson attorneys asked simpson excused appearing, adding allegations failed register foreign agent nothing effort smear
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group democrats congress urged us department justice federal trade commission letter week conduct depth review online retailer amazoncom inc plan buy grocer whole foods market inc lawmakers asked review include consideration effect billion deal could access healthy foods called food deserts residents may limited access fresh groceries oppose merger time, concerned merger could mean african american communities across country already suffering lack affordable healthy food choices grocers, letter said thursday letter signed us representative marcia fudge democrats, including senator cory booker amazon whole foods hope expand access fresh food, said brian huseman, amazon vice president policy, letter fudge, also thursday agree access food important issue country, share goal improving access, huseman said letter amazon lobbied able accept food stamps online participating pilot program deliver low cost, healthy food zip codes across country amazon limited access large selection high quality foods, huseman wrote fudge fudge letter made public united food commercial workers union ufcw , represents many unionized grocery workers united states fudge office confirmed sent letter amazon plan announced june buy premium grocer whole foods roiled grocery industry sparked worries deal could raise prices, reduce quality products hurt employment still, antitrust experts expect federal trade commission approve planned merger letter asking scrutiny praised ufcw union political concerns amazon acquisition whole foods growing good reason, ufcw president marc perrone said friday amazon monopolistic desire control retail market replace good jobs automation direct threat hard working men women whole foods, also direct threat economy consumers amazon sought dispute would monopolize grocery industry wal mart stores inc currently controls largest market share also plan job reductions part acquisition, approved would result company combined less percent national grocery sales, huseman wrote
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transgender people still face discrimination threats safety north carolina despite lawmakers replacing measure restricted access many public bathrooms, advocacy groups said new federal court action friday law thrust state center national debate equality, privacy religious freedom last year requiring transgender people use restrooms state run buildings matched sex birth certificate rather gender identity new measure, passed march, helped bring back business sports events pulled state protest year enacted called bathroom bill replacement law lacks clarity, top state leaders disagreement means transgender bathroom access, american civil liberties union lambda legal argue amended lawsuit leaves transgender people uncertain
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transgender activists business leaders urged texas senate panel friday scrap legislation would limit bathroom access transgender people, saying discriminatory measure would hurt state economy civil rights activists, executives others registered speak republican dominated senate began consideration measure, closely watched item state agenda day special session called bathroom bills become flashpoint us culture wars, social conservatives saying protect public safety civil rights activists saying measures allow government sanctioned bias transgender people ashley smith, transgender woman san antonio architect, said transgender women suffer violence general public, bathroom bill would make fearful see legislation would make real problem assault even worse asked members senate committee state affairs smith drew wide notice internet week posting picture republican governor greg abbott, supporter bathroom measure suggested idea transgender talk bathroom bill already led million lost convention business, convention officials texas top cities told committee measure enacted, state could lose billion lost conventions, sports contests events, said main measure consideration senate bill , says certain restrooms, showers changing facilities places public schools must designated used persons sex stated person birth certificate supporters number friday bill sponsor, republican senator lois kolkhorst, said sb much bathrooms finding balance right declare gender right parent protect child, said regular session ended may, texas senate easily passed measure died state house representatives pressure pro business republicans political analysts expect similar pattern special session similar law north carolina, partially repealed march, prompted relocation major sporting events economic boycotts estimated cost state hundreds millions dollars
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president donald trump picked wall street financier anthony scaramucci, long time supporter, white house communications director friday, white house official said currently export import bank, scaramucci expected start new job august, official said changes immediately expected communications operation includes press secretary sean spicer deputy, sarah sanders, official said appointment comes white house deals questions around special counsel probe several congressional investigations alleged russian meddling us presidential election potential collusion trump campaign communications position vacant since michael dubke resigned may communications director spicer serving dual role press secretary communications director since dubke left official, spoke condition anonymity, said scaramucci interviewed trump friday morning job offered accepted scaramucci, republican fundraiser founder skybridge capital, earlier offered post us ambassador organization economic cooperation development paris
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us president donald trump outside legal team spokesman resigned amid media reports team reorganized investigations continue alleged russian meddling us election possible collusion trump campaign mark corallo confirmed departure friday emailed statement resignation comes amid reports regarding role marc kasowitz, trump attorney handing investigation trump campaign possible ties russia nbc reported friday kasowitz longer leading legal team would remain board provide guidance new york times reported late thursday role significantly reduced source familiar situation told reuters friday kasowitz left team separately, trump considering appointing wall street financier long time supporter anthony scaramucci white house communications director, according senior white house official staff changes come amid media reports trump lawyers considering ways limit us special counsel robert mueller russia probe washington post, citing people familiar effort, reported late thursday trump legal team seeking limit undercut investigation targeting mueller team exploring trump pardoning authority new york times also reported trump lawyers looking background mueller investigators, citing three people familiar research effort moscow denied interference last year us presidential election trump also said collusion
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president donald trump thursday announced million investment corning inc making pharmaceutical giants merck pfizer manufacture new kind glass injectable drug vials white house event, trump said effort create nearly , jobs facilities new york new jersey soon determined site southeastern united states deal could eventually result total investment billion create around , jobs, trump said, joined ceos corning, merck pfizer commitments made part trump made america week, showcased american made products made impassioned defense america first policies corning said developed new type glass collaboration drugmakers initiative bring key industry shores long dominated foreign countries moving companies back united states, trump said remarks, trump tested strength new corning valor vial pressing old vial vise like machine, easily broke struggled break one new vials despite putting far greater effort
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john mccain illness requires long absence us senate, colleagues deprived dealmaker leading voice national security, america allies lose one republican critics president donald trump foreign policy year old lawmaker republican presidential nominee, elected sixth senate term last november, diagnosed aggressive form brain cancer vowing quick return senate mccain, former us navy pilot spent years prisoner war vietnam, outspoken range issues, defense spending immigration demanding thorough investigation alleged russian meddling us election asked senate different without mccain, close friend senator lindsey graham said quieter john fighter john every cause matter hard might russia hawk, mccain expressed deep skepticism trump effort improve ties moscow, emerged, graham, perhaps vocal republican critic congress president foreign policy chairs influential senate armed services committee mccain traveled globe trips analysts say efforts soothe concerns us allies fear trump america first policy means retreat international engagement realize president trump actions statements unsettled america friends, mccain said speech australia may unsettled many americans well mccain also known independent streak willingness work democrats participated almost every major bipartisan legislative effort senate recent years, gang eight immigration push , mccain, tortured pow, worked democratic senator dianne feinstein pass legislation banning torture week, called bipartisan effort overhaul us healthcare system mccain made clear desire spending defense, criticized sees inefficiencies us weapons programs analysts said defense contractors might easier time another armed services chairman mccain mccain, needled people programs think performing, said mark cancian, center strategic international studies international security program mccain criticized defense programs like littoral combat ship made lockheed martin co lmtn australia austal ltd asbax lcs one thing sights, arguably effect, cancian said carry trump goal repealing replacing former democratic president barack obama signature affordable care act, popularly known obamacare, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell needs backing least us senators republicans control senate narrow majority mccain weighs treatment options home state arizona, absence makes difficult mcconnell muster support needs advance healthcare legislation expected come vote next week obviously, think people worried health thinking math, know, understand math, republican senator bob corker told reporters obviously, makes things difficult sarah binder, scholar brookings institution, said slim republican majority, absence senator could potentially catastrophic party effort pass agenda said problem compounded mccain absence colleagues perceive giant senate, whose expertise perspective foreign military affairs arguably irreplaceable, binder said
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president donald trump considering appointing wall street financier anthony scaramucci, long time supporter, white house communications director, senior white house official said thursday position vacant since michael dubke resigned may communications director sean spicer serving dual role press secretary communications director since dubke left official, spoke condition anonymity, said scaramucci interviewed job yet offered scaramucci, republican fundraiser founder skybridge capital, offered us ambassador organization economic cooperation development paris
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us senator john mccain promised thursday would return rapidly washington despite newly diagnosed brain cancer, flashing fighting spirit defined since held captivity navy pilot vietnam war mccain, veteran senator former republican presidential candidate known strong sometimes fiercely independent voice defense security issues, found aggressive form brain tumor, glioblastoma, surgery last week blood clot left eye news, issued office late wednesday, drew wave support across political spectrum, raised questions long mccain would absent senate, republicans narrow majority eager notch legislative successes president donald trump greatly appreciate outpouring support
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president donald trump picked former un spokesman richard grenell us ambassador germany, white house official spoke condition anonymity said thursday grenell served us spokesman united nations , administration republican president george w bush currently, grenell contributor fox news nomination envoy nato ally germany must confirmed us senate trump scolded germany reaching nato target defense spending complained trade surplus united states grenell immediately respond request comment
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us judge thursday refused revisit court order blocks president donald trump administration carrying policy designed threaten granting federal funds called sanctuary cities us district judge william orrick iii san francisco ruled recent memo justice department appeared narrow scope trump executive order sanctuary cities remove need court ordered injunction orrick wrote memo binding attorney general revoke time justice department spokeswoman could immediately reached comment trump issued order january, shortly inaugurated, directing funding slashed jurisdictions refuse comply statute requires local governments share information us immigration authorities sanctuary cities generally offer safe harbor illegal immigrants often use municipal funds resources enforce federal immigration laws dozens local governments cities, including new york, los angeles chicago, joined growing sanctuary movement trump administration contends local authorities endanger public safety decline hand deportation illegal immigrants arrested crimes trump issued sanctuary cities executive order, california santa clara county
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us attorney general jeff sessions thursday brushed sharp criticism president donald trump recusal justice department russia investigation, saying loved job planned continue serving love job, love department, plan continue long appropriate, sessions said news conference announcing cyber crime bust sessions flanked deputy attorney general rod rosenstein acting federal bureau investigation director andrew mccabe, also criticized president interview new york times wednesday trump took broad swipe administration top law officers interview, saying would appointed sessions attorney general known would recuse republican president also noted rosenstein connection democratic baltimore mccabe wife took money leading democrat political campaign public lashing came turbulent first six months office trump fired national security adviser michael flynn fbi director james comey, top official leading probe whether russian meddled presidential election possible ties trump campaign sessions recused march russia criminal investigation failing disclose confirmation hearing held meetings last year russia ambassador sessions never recused going recuse himself, told took job would picked somebody else, times quoted trump saying white house spokesman sarah sanders said later thursday that, trump disappointed recusal, clearly confidence would attorney general sessions trump first supporter us senate helped shape political team throughout campaign transition nov election declined thursday acknowledge trump criticism honor serving attorney general something goes beyond thought would ever myself, sessions said similarly, rosenstein declined comment asked trump remarks republicans baltimore, former federal prosecutor proud yesterday, proud today, proud work tomorrow, said took questions spokesman asked questions department dismantlement alphabay, dark web market seeing hands, sessions left reporters shouted questions whether would resign aide sessions said recent disparaging remarks trump nothing new, given news media reports last month president upset attorney general russia recusal federal special counsel appointed take russia investigation, several congressional committees conducting probes next week, trump son law white house adviser, jared kushner, president eldest son, donald trump jr, scheduled testify senate panels, well former trump campaign manager paul manafort kremlin says interfere election, trump denied collusion times interview, president also took aim special counsel appointed take russia investigation, robert mueller, saying mueller would crossing red line began investigating trump personal finances think violation look, russia, trump told times white house, sanders said trump intention firing mueller time times also reported wednesday deutsche bank ag dbkgnde contact federal investigators trump accounts, citing two people briefed matter bank expecting eventually provide information mueller, said deutsche bank, loaned trump organization family business millions dollars real estate ventures, late last month rejected demands democratic lawmakers us house representatives provide details trump finances, citing privacy laws capitol hill, senate judiciary committee approved trump pick replace comey fbi, christopher wray full senate expected confirm wray august recess democratic senator dick durbin said hearing trump latest comments raised troubling questions independence credibility justice department happens next members close president, administration, family asked critical questions durbin asked make clear one country, including president united states, law
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least one approved device scores experimental treatments tested could improve odds longer term survival patients type extremely aggressive brain cancer afflicting us senator john mccain year old arizona republican, elected sixth senate term november, recovers surgery remove blood clot found associated cancer, medical team explore treatment options recovery usually takes days starting therapy, said dr maciej lesniak, chair neurological surgery northwestern memorial hospital chicago mccain diagnosed glioblastoma, brain cancer poor prognosis took life former us senator edward kennedy surgery performed remove much tumor possible, cancer cells left behind infiltrate brain quickly grow survival rate standard treatment generally months, percent patients alive two years standard treatment combination doses radiation administered six weeks along oral chemotherapy temodar temozolomide sold merck co mrkn three four week break, additional four week cycles temodar given mccain vowed return senate duties soon experts said may well able treatment usually well tolerated, lesniak said generally, people maintain normal quality life therapy including work majority cases doctors interviewed involved mccain care said combination therapies likely needed sharply improve patient outcomes debates begin therapies ongoing many people feel need push envelope look combination therapy early possible addition standard care, lesniak said clinical trials glioblastoma way, early stages, majority patients initial therapy stopped working mccain could candidate trial newly diagnosed patients current immunotherapies shown great promise melanoma, lung cancer cancers unlikely work glioblastoma tumors tend present proper target drugs glioblastoma tumor cells incredibly heterogeneous two tumor cells alike, said dr john de groot, professor neuro oncology university texas md anderson cancer center, adding multi pronged approach likely needed one promising approach tested early stage clinical trials various institutions companies involve injecting viruses tumor destroy cancer cells spur immune system attack duke university generated publicity last year reports early success using polio virus brain cancer md anderson developed viral therapy outlicensed company called dnatrix development, de groot said trial northwestern using neural stem cells help improve performance cancer fighting virus stem cells loaded virus travel areas resect deliver virus throughout tumor mass uniform fashion, lesniak said study published may journal nature, duke researchers reported early success vaccine delivers high doses temodar tumor among patients study, median survival months, versus months standard treatment dr roger stupp, co director northwestern brain tumor institute, credited pioneering radiation temodar combination therapy glioblastoma, said patients like mccain might helped approved device shown extend survival called optune sold novocure ltd nvcro , delivers electromagnetic field interferes cancer cells ability divide survive, said stupp, led trials device involves electrodes placed scalp operated small battery pack optune worn nearly hours day, two year survival rate trial led approval jumped percent, patients living four years recommendation use early disease course, stupp said
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us house speaker paul ryan said thursday tax reform talks nearing consensus lower business taxes closing loopholes special interest deductions, latest sign unpopular proposed border tax may included speaking new balance shoe factory massachusetts, ryan stressed need level playing field us companies foreign competitors failed mention border adjustment tax, bat, main policy creating competitive us manufacturing base ryan remarks, coming week ahead end july deadline top white house officials republican leaders congress agree tax reform framework, could indicate president donald trump promised tax code overhaul taking orthodox shape months closed door talks republicans house representatives billed bat effective way pay tax cuts closing loopholes, would raise trillion decade effectively taxing imports exempting exports taxation going slash corporate tax rate level playing field business tax rate businesses, ryan told audience need is, need throw complicated loopholes, deductions, special interest loopholes, added ryan said cutting corporate tax rate current percent rate percent corporate rate realistic administration officials said negotiators realize trump proposed percent corporate rate unlikely without expanding federal deficit white house budget director mick mulvaney said thursday republicans willing accept short term increases deficits tax reform drive economic growth ryan said tax reform would also include accelerating business expensing, double standard deduction individuals, retain popular deductions charity donations, home mortgages retirement basically found consensus lies major issues, think sort key cornerstones tax reform, wisconsin republican said failure mention border tax adjustment could fuel speculation house republicans moving away idea discussions among called big six principals six ryan, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, treasury secretary steven mnuchin, white house adviser gary cohn republican chairmen two tax writing committees
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us senate republicans, scolded president donald trump failing overturn obamacare, tried salvage seven year effort new healthcare law thursday, leading senators indicated frustration shifting goal posts trump wednesday told senate fractured republican majority revive bill repeal replace obamacare collapsed monday republicans moderate conservative factions pulled support late night emergency meeting win holdouts appeared yield progress, senators expressed irritation really starting feel like bazaar, billion here, billion there, feel like losing coherency, senator bob corker said susan collins, moderate republican strongly objected revised bill, said even know proceeding next week said trump contributed lack clarity next steps unclear, heard president read tweets, exactly bill wants pass whether repealing, repealing replacing
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white house said thursday withdrawn removed active consideration proposed regulations never finalized obama administration works shrink federal government regulatory footprint report, trump administration said withdrawn planned actions part obama administration regulatory agenda published last fall officials also reconsidered active regulatory proceedings reclassifying long term inactive allowing careful review, white house said steps eliminate regulations makes good much repeated trump campaign promise promote business friendly policies investors anticipated action, helping push share prices higher hopes fewer regulations boost business growth lead higher corporate profits trump administration identified nearly regulations related energy production environmental protection plans rescind, review delay across three agencies environmental protection agency interior energy departments trump identified several regulations targets march executive orders energy, undergo formal rulemaking process rescinded revised white house budget director mick mulvaney said administration addressing slow cancer come regulatory burdens put people february, president donald trump signed executive order place regulatory reform task forces officers within federal agencies may far reaching effort pare back us red tape recent decades trump vowed sweeping cut us regulations previously ordered agencies repeal two rules every new one adopted interior department reviewing obama era rule directed companies reduce venting flaring methane leaks oil gas production federal tribal land, according white house semi annual government wide regulation report representatives oil gas industry cheered got eight years regulatory onslaught, aimed curtailing oil gas production supportive administration efforts roll back regulation, said kathleen sgamma, head western energy alliance, represents oil gas drillers western states said membership particularly pleased effort repeal methane rule, industry estimated would cost , per well methane one gases scientists say driving global climate change us transportation department said would review number obama administration proposals close finalized including making automobile event data recorders mandatory, requiring sounds electric cars updating crash test dummy standards government also said plan complete number airline related regulatory actions within next year, including new rules required congress generally requiring quick automated refunds baggage fees checked luggage delivered energy department listed dozens energy efficiency standards commercial household appliances would review white house said regulatory agenda represents beginning fundamental regulatory reform reorientation toward reducing unnecessary regulatory burden american people condemned plan six months administration, accomplishments president rollback, delay rescind science based safeguards, said yogin kothari union concerned scientists today release regulatory agenda confirms much continues perpetuate false narrative regulations costs benefits among labeling requirements pushed back agriculture department rules regarding production labeling natural meat poultry well bioengineering disclosure standard regulatory agenda calls us labor department rescind obama era rule prohibits restaurants bars forcing servers share tips untipped employees cooks dishwashers tip pooling regulation also subject legal challenge national restaurant association, asked us supreme court review rule
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president donald trump confidence attorney general jeff sessions despite saying new york times interview wednesday disappointed recusing fbi investigation russian meddling election, white house spokeswoman said thursday president said yesterday, disappointed attorney general sessions decision recuse himself, clearly confidence would attorney general, spokeswoman sarah sanders told press briefing
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moscow washington talks create joint cyber security working group, russia ria news agency reported thursday, citing andrey krutskikh, special presidential envoy cyber security talks underway different proposals exchanged, nobody denies necessity holding talks contacts, krutskikh said, according ria svetlana lukash, russian official recent g summit global leaders hamburg, said earlier month russian president vladimir putin us president donald trump agreed discuss cyber security questions, either via united nations part working group however, us european intelligence security officials told reuters thursday participating talks, said confined mid level political officials one officials, like others spoke condition anonymity, said cooperation cyber security pipe dream russia continues deny hacked last year us presidential election, three us intelligence agencies concluded publicly january air force one flight home europe last weekend, thomas bossert, trump top counterterrorism adviser, told reporters would premature suggest united states would talking russia possible cyber security partnership partnership suggests reached place believe trusted relationship come common agreement ideals goals behaviors, said believe united states russia come point yet cyberspace, bossert said do, conversation partnership dialogue, start trump said earlier month discussed idea creating group putin hamburg summit senior us republicans greeted idea incredulity, saying moscow could trusted, trump later appeared back away, saying post twitter fact president putin discussed cyber security unit mean think happen widespread concern confusion possible cyber working group reflects trump administration struggles articulate clear approach international cyber security issues amid inconsistent statements president ongoing personnel changes chris painter, widely respected bureaucrat led us state department international engagement cyber security, leaving post end month amid media reports secretary state rex tillerson plans shutter painter entire office painter scheduled testify us house representatives foreign affairs committee next week cyber diplomacy white house cyber coordinator rob joyce told reporters wednesday final decision made office coordinator cyber issues, said state department would continue play prominent role developing cyber norms brokering international agreements confident secretary tillerson going impair cyber security, joyce said
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list priorities us trade representative robert lighthizer released week renegotiation nafta mexico canada reasonable line trump administration promised focus on, head america largest railroad said thursday reasonable document, union pacific corp unpn chief executive lance fritz said interview list priorities released week lighthizer perspective, lighthizer hit elements heard administration make sense republican us president donald trump threatened exit north american free trade agreement renegotiated favor united states talks mexico canada revisions treaty, came effect , due start mid august top priority talks listed lighthizer office shrinking us trade deficit canada mexico union pacific fritz said lighthizer focus intellectual property, labor laws dispute resolution mechanisms make sense makes sense us elements lighthizer priorities focusing streamlining freight across border, added percent union pacific freight volume based international trade percent based cross border trade mexico fritz said mexico continue good driver union pacific growth ceo spoke reuters union pacific posted better expected second quarter profit lifted part percent jump coal revenue major us railroads seen resurgence coal volumes year, following two years precipitous declines many utilities switched burning cheaper natural gas unseasonable weather resulted large stockpiles unburned coal union pacific said thursday coal volumes third quarter relatively flat versus period expect coal bit stable moving forward dependent natural gas pricing degree weather, fritz said large inventory overhang largely consumed good news
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trump administration developing first comprehensive strategy defend united states disease pandemics biological attacks terrorists, top white house homeland security official said thursday country comprehensive bio defense strategy ever, white house homeland security adviser thomas bossert told annual aspen security forum, aspen, colorado high time bio defense strategy effort involves retired admiral tim ziemer, oversaw obama administration initiative fight malaria africa, white house hopes publish new strategy soon can, said bossert, provided details bossert noted bush obama administrations took steps address biological threats letters containing anthrax spores sent two democratic senators several news organizations weeks following sept , attacks spores infected people, five died but, added, lot fits starts investments point, need look clear eyed fact may devastating pandemic influenza intentional anthrax attack, said bossert noted recent news reports scientists canada used commercially available genetic material construct extinct horse pox virus, relative small pox virus, claimed tens millions lives wiped horsepox going kill us, suggests somebody might future possess ability produce synthetic small pox without live virus scares death, said threat disease pandemics demands global attention, said experts criticized trump administration seeking reductions funding global health programs contend would hurt country ability prevent respond biological threats like pandemics bossert, however, said administration plans give full throated support global health security agenda, partnership nations international organizations works build countries capacities prevent fight infectious diseases
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republican led us senate finance committee unanimously thursday approved president donald trump pick treasury department top tax policy job, sending nomination consideration full senate david kautter, former senate legislative aide long time tax policy expert, would play key role republican push overhaul us tax code year, confirmed seat chamber assistant treasury secretary tax policy hoping confirmed full senate short order, said senator orrin hatch, finance committee republican chairman floor vote scheduled kautter recently tax partner firm rsm, provides tax audit services also director american university kogod tax center long career auditing consulting firm ernst young llp republicans trying pursue tax reform along partisan lines though parliamentary procedure known reconciliation, would allow pass tax legislation simple majority senate republicans control chamber margin would need votes tax reform without reconciliation democrats reject republican approach tax reform, say would benefit corporations wealthy little middle class families senator ron wyden, finance panel top democrat, said decided support kautter believed nominee would work make tax reform bipartisan effort republicans democrats bringing sides together tax reform question key major set economic reforms help us create good paying jobs grow wages working class families, wyden said hope mr kautter help bring republicans democrats together democrats initially criticized kautter national tax director ernst young prevent tax avoidance scandal involving tax shelters wealthy clients led criminal charges decade ago kautter told lawmakers hearing week regretted
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republicans struggling agree healthcare legislation overhaul obamacare obeyed us president donald trump orders try swiftly reach deal unable resolve differences long, late night meeting earlier wednesday, trump took senate republicans task failing agree dismantle obamacare, new report showed million americans would lose health insurance senators opt repeal law without replacement trump gathered republican senators white house lunch bill repeal replace affordable care act collapsed monday amid dissent handful party conservatives moderates trump exhortation keep trying, party members met health human services secretary tom price behind closed doors wednesday night try finally come together major republican promise past seven years
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latest version senate republicans legislation repeal replace affordable care act would leave million americans without health insurance coverage , us congressional budget office said thursday senate healthcare bill, senate leader mitch mcconnell shelved monday, would reduce us deficits billion coming decade reducing spending medicaid spending non group health insurance, cbo said
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us senate judiciary committee thursday unanimously approved nomination christopher wray fbi director following dismissal agency former chief, james comey, president donald trump members committee voted approve wray, white collar crime lawyer former assistant attorney general president george w bush, sending nomination full senate vote trump nominated wray last month firing comey fbi investigation whether trump campaign associates colluded russians help presidential election
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us president donald trump said wednesday would appointed jeff sessions attorney general known sessions would recuse russia investigation, according new york times interview sessions never recused going recuse told took job would picked somebody else, times quoted trump saying sessions recused march probe allegations russia meddling us presidential election possible ties russians trump campaign failing disclose confirmation hearing held meetings last year russia ambassador sessions spokesman declined reuters request comment media reports last month sessions, former us senator early supporter trump campaign, offered resign tensions trump recusal trump also told new york times conversation russian president vladimir putin dinner group summit germany earlier month lasted minutes mostly pleasantries conversation sparked controversy disclosed tuesday ian bremmer, president political risk consultancy eurasia group, said meeting lasted hour
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republican us senator bob corker thursday said backed repealing affordable care act, law also known obamacare, long effort also included reasonable transition period takes us back level playing field where, certain date, sides incentive work together develop health care replacement generate broad support stand test time, corker said statement posted twitter
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united states china failed wednesday agree major new steps reduce us trade deficit china, casting doubt president donald trump economic security relations beijing annual economic dialogue session washington ended canceled news conferences, joint statement new announcements us market access china two sides frank exchange failed agree major bilateral trade economic issues important united states, senior us official said condition anonymity authorized speak publicly included us demands access china financial services markets, reducing excess chinese steel capacity, reductions auto tariffs, cutting subsidies state owned enterprises, ending chinese requirements data localization lifting ownership caps foreign firms china, official said china acknowledged shared objective reduce trade deficit sides work cooperatively achieve, us treasury secretary steven mnuchin us commerce secretary wilbur ross said brief statement, highlighting rare point consensus chinese embassy washington cast talks positive light, saying statement sides acknowledged significant progress day talks would work together reduce trade deficit two sides expand areas cooperation services increase trade services expand mutual investment, create open, equitable, transparent convenient investment environment, embassy said sides agreed one solutions address trade imbalance united states expand exports china, instead reducing imports china, said chinese vice finance minister zhu guangyao conclusion talks address imbalance, china urging united states remove regulations export control increase exports high tech products china, official xinhua news agency cited zhu saying china push one year action plan economic cooperation sides discussed, zhu said far mar lago session billed follow trump first meeting chinese president xi jinping mar lago, florida, estate april trump hailed xi cooperation curbing threat north korea trump said would lead better trade terms china two leaders launched day economic plan produced industry specific announcements, including resumption american beef sales china pledged grant limited us access financial services sectors new initiatives since, trump grown increasingly frustrated china lack pressure north korea administration threatened new sanctions small chinese banks firms business pyongyang ross mnuchin said us position china trade relationship would guided principles balance, fairness, reciprocity matters trade continue guide american position give american workers businesses opportunity compete level playing field china delegation leader, vice premier wang yang, left treasury building without speaking reporters earlier, warned confrontation two countries would damaging investors interpreted negative signals talks lack new trade announcements making likely trump would forge ahead broad steel tariffs quotas based national security review, sending steelmakers shares soaring shares united states steel corp closed percent, ak steel rose percent nucor rose percent trump, asked reporter white house stock market closed whether would impose steel tariffs, said could happen potential steel tariffs, could announced coming weeks, expected difficult topic us china talks ross blamed massive chinese excess capacity global steel glut hurting us producers wednesday deadlock unsettling us business groups hoped put cracks beijing market access barriers obviate aggressive measures white house could destabilize trade ties disappointed comprehensive economic dialogue ended apparent impasse important governments take tangible steps address long standing issues ensure commercial relationship remains source stability overall relationship, said jacob parker, vice president china operations us china business council even us chinese governments fail agree substantive trade terms, corporate chief executive officers two countries pledged deepen cooperation joint investment efforts led blackstone group ceo stephen schwarzman alibaba group ceo jack ma, group executives said committing increase bilateral trade, including export us agricultural goods, liquefied natural gas consumer products china stable, growing economic relationship united states china mutually beneficial people two countries world, schwarzman said statement
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dining rib eye steak peach cobbler group senators, president donald trump cautiously optimistic republican efforts overhaul obamacare good shape came word two republican senators dinner
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president donald trump son donald trump jr, son law jared kushner former campaign manager paul manafort asked appear us senate committees next week answer questions campaign alleged connections russia, officials said wednesday three men closest associates president called speak lawmakers involved probing russian meddling us presidential election possible collusion trump campaign trump, came office january, dogged allegations campaign officials connected russia, us intelligence agencies accused interfering last year election trump denied collusion us senate judiciary committee said wednesday called trump eldest son, donald trump jr, manafort testify july hearing president son released emails earlier month showed eagerly agreeing meet last year woman told russian government lawyer might damaging information democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton meeting also attended manafort kushner, senior adviser white house kushner scheduled interviewed senate intelligence committee monday, july , behind closed doors working responsive schedules committees, arranged mr kushner interview senate july , kushner attorney, abbe lowell, said statement continue cooperate appreciates opportunity assist putting matter rest special counsel, robert mueller, also conducting investigation russian meddling us election collusion moscow trump campaign issue overshadowed trump tenure office irritated president, told new york times wednesday would appointed ally former senator jeff sessions attorney general known sessions would recuse oversight russia probe sessions never recused himself, going recuse himself, told took job would picked somebody else, trump said interview senator sheldon whitehouse, democratic member judiciary committee, said committee hearing would enable panel begin get testimony oath enormous amount said publicly oath, means people free omit matters lie relative impunity, whitehouse told cnn senate intelligence committee conducting one main investigations russia meddling us election possible collusion trump associates, judiciary committee looking related issues public judiciary hearing wednesday look rules governing registration agents working foreign governments united states foreign attempts influence us elections chuck grassley, committee republican chairman, said wanted question trump associates, also raised concerns obama administration allowed natalia veselnitskaya, russian lawyer attended trump tower meeting june, united states also called committee threatened subpoena glenn simpson, co founder fusion gps, firm commissioned former british intelligence agent christopher steele dig opposition research trump, presidential candidate
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lunch white house today republican senators concerning healthcare must keep promise america edt
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china said thursday united states acknowledged significant progress day action plan trade discussed one year plan economic cooperation chinese embassy washington made comments statement annual economic dialogue ended wednesday canceled news conferences talks failed agree major new steps reduce us trade deficit china, casting doubt president donald trump economic security relations beijing
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republican led us house representatives took new step toward tax reform legislation wednesday approving fiscal budget resolution would allow senate pass sweeping tax code overhaul without democratic support house budget committee voted along party lines send measure floor house consideration full chamber, day trillion spending blueprint unveiled clear measure would fare full house, could become embroiled republican infighting conservatives moderates similar political tug war caused healthcare legislation disintegrate senate week house senate must approve budget agreement unlock legislative tool called reconciliation, would allow republicans pass tax legislation simple majority senate republicans control chamber margin democrats oppose republican budget republican plans tax reform bill likely offer steep tax cuts corporations wealthy house budget resolution would combine tax cuts legislation billion spending cuts mandatory programs including food assistance poor enough republican conservatives prevent passage already oppose plan, believe go far enough cut spending republican moderates larger cuts house conservatives also want see republican tax reform plan supporting budget would facilitate passage trump administration republican leaders congress expected unveil tax plan september budget resolution would also bundle partial repeal dodd frank wall street reform law legislation taxes spending cuts
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president donald trump administration wednesday touted effort roll back federal regulations targeting range government rules ranging paperwork burden outdoor enthusiasts plans regulate oil gas development indian reservations white house office management budget plans release fuller update de regulation plans thursday preview released wednesday, said department interior planned cut paperwork required using federal lands people enjoy outdoors, sport fish restoration programs, native american tribes also said environmental protection agency would stop pursuing costly premature plan regulate oil gas development uintah ouray indian reservations
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us president donald trump intends nominate raytheon co rtnn lobbyist, mark esper, position secretary army, white house said wednesday position challenging trump fill two previous nominees withdrew names consideration esper joined us missile maker raytheon vice president government relations held posts industry advocacy groups like aerospace industries association us chamber commerce esper graduated united states military academy west point, retired us army lieutenant colonel veteran gulf war, according raytheon memo announcing hiring
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republicans consider using planned tax reform eliminate one biggest taxes obamacare, senate fails overturn healthcare law, senior republican us house representatives said wednesday kevin brady, top republican tax policy house chairman ways means committee, said republicans look percent net investment income tax discussions aimed unveiling tax reform plan september levy weight economic growth, said interview reuters efforts republicans overhaul repeal affordable care act, known obamacare, collapsed senate tuesday major setback republican president donald trump given wholesale repeal overhaul seems imperiled, republicans looking ways attack law vowed overturn since signed democratic former president barack obama seven years ago brady said tax legislation unlikely able include repeal obamacare taxes would result trillion additional revenue losses decade, cutting efforts avoid adding federal deficit overall tax package, said look net investment income tax provision yes, mainly incredibly anti growth way today, brady said cautious full repeal tax, given large revenues involved fact senate republicans resisted overturning part healthcare bill consideration tax raises billion revenue years fund obamacare, including health insurance subsidies individuals repeal viewed critics, including moderate republicans, tax cut wealthy since tax hits individuals earn , year married couples , earnings brady said concerned investment tax effect small businesses affect high earners goes across broad spectrum small business captures much activity well take look that, said however, noted, got ask question pass senate healthcare, pass senate tax reform added leaving place, economic standpoint, mistake
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senior us chinese officials wednesday failed agree major steps needed beijing help reduce us trade deficit china annual economic dialogue meeting, trump administration official said official, authorized speak publicly talks requested anonymity, said disagreements covered areas important united states, including access china financial services markets, steel overcapacity, trade autos, chinese requirements data localization ownership caps foreign firms amid frank exchange, official said important chinese delegation acknowledged need reduce us trade deficit work toward goal
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china acknowledged shared goal reducing trade deficit united states day long talks, us treasury said wednesday brief statement us china comprehensive economic dialogue, us treasury secretary steven mnuchin commerce secretary wilbur ross offered details talks sign agreement major issues involving trade us demands china open markets american companies china acknowledged shared objective reduce trade deficit sides work cooperatively achieve, statement said
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us supreme court rejected wednesday bid president donald trump include grandparents relatives americans travel ban people six muslim majority countries partial win trump, court gave government leeway enforce separate ban refugees included march executive order president said necessary national security federal judge ruled government scope bans last thursday, prompting administration seek supreme court intervention high court mixed decision means that, now, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, siblings law covered day travel ban people iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen want enter united states court action refugees could block entry , refugees connection us resettlement agency, according court papers trump administration said even , able travel, would able days refugee ban effect brief order said court decision temporary san francisco based th us circuit court appeals considers separate appeal issue three conservatives court nine justices noted would granted trump request full statement, us department justice said looks forward presenting arguments th circuit hawaii attorney general douglas chin, challenged bans court, said statement office also preparing arguments appeals court refugee issue chin said supreme court validated hawaii position trump administration reached trying unilaterally keep families apart naureen shah, senior director campaigns amnesty international usa, said statement decision refugees jeopardizes safety thousands people across world including vulnerable families fleeing war violence supreme court also announced wednesday scheduled oral arguments broad questions lawfulness ban oct trump administration last friday asked high court overturn decision thursday us district judge derrick watson hawaii, limited scope administration temporary ban travelers day ban refugees latest round fight trump executive order began supreme court intervened last month partially revive two bans blocked lower courts supreme court said bans could take effect, people bona fide relationship us person entity could barred administration narrowly interpreted language, saying ban would apply grandparents family members hawaii asked judge watson expand definition could admitted ruled favor state
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aggressive corporate lobbying effort derail republican backed border tax forced lawmakers working tax reform seek alternatives, kevin brady, chairman tax writing us house ways means committee, said wednesday credit, mobilized quickly aggressively, yes, impact, brady told reuters rare instance lawmaker acknowledging impact industry lawmaking proposed border adjustment tax us companies move jobs abroad import products back us market meant linchpin republican tax overhaul house representatives brady said leading companies rely imports lobbied aggressively, eroding republican support border tax declaring proposed border tax dead, brady acknowledged open alternatives would accomplish goals, primarily removing incentives american companies move operations overseas retailers united response led retail industry leaders association, ceos target tgtn autozone azon lobbyists auto manufacturers like toyota met members congress administration seen issue bring retail industry closer together one, said brian dodge, spokesman association threat retailers enormous response needed swift strong proud work done impact had, done yet, said long leaders continue defend bat, threat remains fight continues national retail federation, group includes large small retail business owners also helped launch coalition tax, took group small business owners washington week argue border tax earlier year took ceos washington running television advertisements home districts lawmakers working persuade meetings lawmakers week, drove home tax would force raise prices hardest hit would low middle income consumers, especially fixed income, nrf senior vice president david french wrote brady letter wednesday failure republicans repeal obamacare, signature healthcare overhaul democratic former president barack obama, many congress turning attention tax republican president donald trump vowed sign tax overhaul law year political parties voiced support overhaul, expectations progress tempered varying approaches, lack cooperation healthcare, corporate opposition house republican plan commenting border adjustment tax, house speaker paul ryan said understand controversial people like ryan told mike gallagher show syndicated radio program wednesday end day, matters get tax reform agree to, working toward consensus going get
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president donald trump declined invitation address annual convention national association advancement colored people, white house spokeswoman sarah sanders said wednesday white house offer details trump would speak year old civil rights group understanding invitation declined year, sanders told reporters briefing said trump would speak conference, white house would happy dialogue group would certainly like able continue that, sanders said naacp immediately respond request comment trump declined speak naacp convention last year coincided republican national convention cleveland, formally nominated party presidential candidate previous republican presidential nominees regularly attended annual meetings oldest us civil rights organization trump recent predecessors white house, barack obama, democrat, george w bush, republican, delivered speeches naacp time office year naacp convention begins saturday baltimore campaign, trump pledged improve lives black americans, voted overwhelmingly favor democratic opponent, hillary clinton, presidential election trump criticized groups, including congressional black caucus, enough address issues african american community
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shares steel makers rallied wednesday rocky start us china economic talks raised expectations president donald trump would impose tariffs steel imports p steel index spcomsteel jumped percent highest level since early may us steel xn rose percent, ak steel aksn gained percent nucor nuen climbed percent opening remarks annual summer dialogue washington beijing, us commerce secretary wilbur ross criticized china billion trade surplus united states ross comments heightened expectations wall street trump would follow threats apply new tariffs remedy big problem steel dumping china others investors essentially handicapping probability trump announce broad based anti dumping measure steel imports, said longbow research analyst christopher olin honoring promise made election campaign, april year trump initiated section review steel industry, provision trade expansion act allowing imposition tariffs quotas imports national security threatened steel producers united states, like us steel corp ak steel, stand benefit protectionist tariffs would enable raise prices tariffs would hurt us manufacturers buy steel keybanc capital markets analyst philip gibbs said speculation commerce department would soon release section report helping steel stocks added potential us tariffs steel could found illegal world trade organization
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us president donald trump pressed unproven claims voter fraud wednesday first meeting commission created study issue, implied states share voter data panel something hide panel faced lacerating criticism democrats voting rights groups argued could vehicle changes would make harder lawful voters cast ballots
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us president donald trump, asked reporter wednesday would impose tariffs steel imports, said could happen trump initiated section review us steel industry allows imposition tariffs quotas imports found threaten national security commerce department yet issued findings
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us president donald trump russian president vladimir putin previously undisclosed conversation dinner g leaders summit earlier month germany, white house official said tuesday two leaders held formal two hour bilateral meeting july trump later said putin denied allegations directed efforts meddle us presidential election trump interactions russian leader scrutinized closely allegations, dominated first six months white house, trump comments presidential candidate praising former kgb spy trump putin first met g gathering leaders, shown video later held bilateral meeting, attended briefly pool reporters evening, men attended dinner g leaders putin seated next us first lady melania trump us president went conclusion dinner visited putin, official said conversation previously disclosed second meeting president trump president putin, brief conversation end dinner insinuation white house tried hide second meeting false, malicious absurd, official said tweet late tuesday, trump said fake news story secret dinner putin sick g leaders, spouses, invited chancellor germany press knew news conversation, first reported ian bremmer, president political risk consultancy eurasia group, could raise renewed concern congress special counsel investigate allegations us intelligence agencies russia interfered help trump, republican, win presidency trump says collusion russia denies interference election bremmer said trump got seat halfway dinner spent hour talking privately animatedly putin, joined putin translator lack us translator raised eyebrows among leaders dinner, said bremmer, called breach national security protocol white house official said leaders spouses permitted one translator attend dinner trump sat next japanese prime minister shinzo abe wife translator spoke japanese president trump spoke president putin, two leaders used russian translator, since american translator speak russian, official said us official briefed counterparts encounter said leaders attended dinner surprised see trump leave seat engage putin extended private conversation one else us side present one sure discussion about, whether purely social touched bilateral international issues, official said part investigations allegations moscow meddling, congressional panel said tuesday wanted interview trump eldest son, former campaign chairman others june meeting russian nationals meeting trump tower new york grabbed spotlight saga possible collusion moscow trump campaign media reports participants originally known emerged donald trump jr, runs trump organization family business, released emails last week eagerly agreed meet woman told russian government lawyer might damaging information democratic election rival hillary clinton part moscow official support father campaign intelligence suggests somebody interest us, pursue it, us senate intelligence committee chairman, republican senator richard burr, told reporters trump jr lawyer, alan futerfas, immediately respond requests comment tuesday jason maloni, spokesman paul manafort, trump campaign manager march august, also immediately respond request comment july , trump jr posted twitter happy work committee pass know moscow based developer man works moscow based developer ties trump identified tuesday eighth person attend trump tower meeting lawyer scott balber confirmed ike kaveladze name reuters cnn reported client identified special counsel robert mueller prosecutors cooperating investigation balber represented trump new york businessman lawsuit comedian television host bill maher, demanding million maher offered give charity trump could prove father orangutan kaveladze linkedin profile identifies vice president crocus group, company run moscow based developers aras agalarov son, emin, azerbaijani russian pop star two ties trump family helped set last year meeting trump jr russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya kaveladze asked go meeting understanding would translator veselnitskaya, find brought translator her, balber told cnn balber said also represented agalarovs balber said mueller investigators interviewed client made contact agalarovs addition trump jr, lawyer veselnitskaya, translator, kaveladze, meeting attended trump son law jared kushner, manafort, publicist rob goldstone russian american lobbyist rinat akhmetshin separately, white house said tuesday trump nominated jon huntsman, former utah governor envoy china former democratic president barack obama, us ambassador russia
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top democrat us house representatives intelligence committee said wednesday deeply troubling president donald trump met russian president vladimir putin germany month talks attended us national security officials two isolated leaders world stage making common cause way witnessed national security officials deeply troubling, representative adam schiff said interview cnn white house official said tuesday trump putin previously undisclosed conversation dinner g leaders summit germany
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minnesota governor mark dayton may veto funding state legislature unconstitutional, according state judge, voided action wednesday ramsey county district court chief judge john guthmann ruled democratic governor line item veto fiscal legislative appropriations violated state constitution separation powers clause lawmakers sued dayton last month claiming veto nearly million republican controlled legislature two year budget unconstitutional late june, judge ordered funding resume temporarily, pending outcome litigation today court ruled entire branch government cannot eliminated stroke governor pen, senate majority leader paul gazelka, republican, said statement urged dayton accept verdict governor said appeal ruling minnesota supreme court said, tax bill passed last may republican legislators jeopardizes minnesota structurally balanced budget future, dayton said statement governor took veto action effort win concessions republican lawmakers taxes measures guthmann concluded improper governor use line item veto authority gain repeal modification unrelated policy legislation effectively eliminating co equal branch government dayton veto also raised credit concerns state leaving million certificates participation issued senate office facility without appropriation rental debt payments next due november december judge ordered funding resume, p june affirmed minnesota aa plus rating removed watch list potential downgrade
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us house panel wednesday approved sweeping proposal voice vote allow automakers deploy , self driving vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards bar states imposing driverless car rules representative robert latta, republican heads energy commerce committee subcommittee overseeing consumer protection, said would continue consider changes full committee votes measure, expected next week full us house representatives take bill reconvenes september summer recess measure, would first significant federal legislation aimed speeding self driving cars market, would require automakers submit safety assessment reports us regulators, would require pre market approval advanced vehicle technologies automakers would show self driving cars function intended contain fail safe features get exemptions safety standards transportation department could condition deployment testing highly automated vehicles review safety assessment certifications, draft measure unveiled late monday said issue taken new urgency road deaths united states rose percent previous year , , highest annual jump since traffic deaths climbed nearly percent first nine months , government data showed current federal motor vehicle safety rules prevent sale self driving vehicles without human controls automakers must meet nearly auto safety standards, many written assumption licensed driver control vehicle general motors co gmn , alphabet inc googlo , ford motor co fn , tesla inc tslao others lobbying congress pre empt rules consideration california states could limit self driving vehicle deployment states could still set rules registration, licensing, liability, insurance safety inspections, could set self driving car performance standards, proposal california state assemblyman freddie rodriguez questioned washington would want us states look safety standards every state representative debbie dingell, democrat michigan, said bill creates strong flexible regulatory framework seeks avoid patchwork different state rules auto dealers want final bill clarify measure would preempt state dealer franchise laws generally bar automakers selling vehicles directly consumers democrats praised bipartisan proposal said want changes full committee takes up, including potentially adding auto safety measures alliance automobile manufacturers, trade group, said pleased legislation moving forward, expect see areas fine tuned legislation consumers union, public advocacy group, said bill needs changes must ensure automakers demonstrate automated vehicles safety put consumers greater risk crash group opposes restricting states safety authority without strong federal safety standards place administration former president barack obama last year unveiled voluntary guidelines self driving cars asked automakers submit question safety assessment president donald trump transportation secretary, elaine chao, said plans update coming months separately, republican senator john thune, working democrats, said wednesday hopes release draft self driving car reform bill end july
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us president donald trump, lunch republican senators, argued return considering legislation repeal replace obamacare instead voting straight repeal, senator ron johnson said president strongly arguing for, johnson told reporters returning capitol lunch white house johnson said thought senate leadership would like see happen well senate majority leader mitch mcconnell pulled bill repeal replace obamacare consideration late monday failed gather enough support, said chamber would vote straight repeal instead next week however, straight repeal proposal gathered enough votes either
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us senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said wednesday senate vote motion next week move ahead bill repeal replace obamacare could easily amended think two options here, think agree better repeal replace, could vote either, end voting repeal only, fully amendable senate floor pass without amendment two year delay kicks takeaway telling harm done getting bill, mcconnell told reporters white house following lunch president donald trump almost republican senators
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top us republican trade lawmaker wednesday questioned trump administration plans renegotiate trade deal us ally south korea, well white house focus bilateral trade deals little surprised announcement korea president, mainly agreement worked well us, representative kevin brady told reuters interview us trade representative office notified south korea last week intent negotiate amendments pact, calling talks start august republican president donald trump said april planned renegotiate terminate called horrible trade deal since pact, known korus, went effect , us trade deficit south korea doubled nearly billion last year brady, chairs trade tax focused ways means committee house representatives, said united states aggressively stepping asia pacific market easy task going go trade country country question of, want american trade values world want china trade values brady said three days taking office january, trump officially withdrew united states nation trans pacific partnership trade deal, keeping election campaign promise emphasizing preference bilateral trade deals critics move said opened trade policy vacuum asia china would move fill clearly, administration believes achieve bilaterals deserve opportunity prove case, brady said think regional agreements, multilateral, work set standards across broad number countries
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us president donald trump urged republican senators wednesday work differences pass healthcare legislation leaving washington august recess day latest version legislation replace obamacare fell victim squabbling among republicans control senate, trump gathered republican senators lunch told them, close said republicans promised americans would repeal replace president barack obama signature healthcare law seven years time act stay leave town, trump said
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democratic senator bob menendez new jersey asked federal judge throw indictment corruption, citing us supreme court ruling narrowing definition conduct lead prosecutions lawyers senator court filing tuesday pointed june supreme court decision overturned corruption conviction former virginia governor bob mcdonnell court found political activities arranging meetings making calls officials qualify official acts defined bribery statutes high court decision prompted nd us circuit court appeals last week vacate conviction sheldon silver, former speaker new york state assembly one state powerful politicians decades us prosecutors said retry convicted politicians, including former new york state senate majority leader dean skelos, also relied mcdonnell decision mounting post trial appeals menendez, seek third six year term despite indictment, accused accepting campaign donations, luxury travel gifts wealthy friend, florida ophthalmologist salomon melgen, exchange using office lobby doctor behalf melgen convicted april unrelated medicare scheme florida authorities said robbed health care program much million menendez pleaded guilty new jersey menendez lost previous bid dismiss charges, argument challenge came supreme court decision mcdonnell case menendez lawyers argued tuesday allegations senator must dismissed light supreme court ruling placing calls meetings discuss issues, even encourage others take particular action something citizen official acts senator menendez mcdonnell, wrote us department justice immediately comment motion wednesday
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russian lawyer met donald trump jr father republican nomination us presidential election said ready testify us congress dispel called mass hysteria encounter president donald trump eldest son eagerly agreed june meet natalia veselnitskaya, woman told russian government lawyer might damaging information democratic white house rival hillary clinton, according emails released trump jr veselnitskaya previously said private lawyer, never obtained damaging information clinton, ties kremlin ready clarify situation behind mass hysteria lawyers testifying senate, veselnitskaya said interview russia kremlin backed rt tv channel released late tuesday washington wednesday, us senator dianne feinstein, top democrat senate judiciary committee, told reporters aware veselnitskaya offer feinstein said yet discussed calling veselnitskaya testify committee chairman chuck grassley, republican russian officials repeatedly denied allegations us intelligence agencies moscow interfered presidential campaign help trump win white house trump denied collusion campaign russia leaders us senate intelligence committee said wanted speak everyone attended meeting part investigation russia us election
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republican controlled us house representatives start drafting legislation overhaul nation tax code lawmakers upcoming summer recess, house speaker paul ryan said wednesday budget going congress budget, actual tax reform bill something written fall, ryan said interview wisconsin based wbel radio stan milam show
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us congress could act within weeks kill new rule bars financial companies blocking consumers wish file class action lawsuits, according key republican senator senator tom cotton, member senate banking committee writing legislation tackle rule, said wednesday optimistic congress could pass resolution revoking new regulation authored consumer financial protection bureau cfpb within weeks going repeal regulation next three weeks congressional session, said event hosted us chamber commerce cotton drafting legislation would repeal cfpb new ban mandatory arbitration clauses often found financial contracts congressional review act, congress pass legislation repealing new regulations simple majority mandatory arbitration clauses, found across range financial contracts, require consumers resolve disputes arbitration instead joining together class action lawsuits consumer advocates hailed cfpb rulemaking, arguing fine print frequently found financial contracts unfairly bars consumers seeking option republican majorities house senate rally around bill, would able eliminate new rule, cfpb formally finalized tuesday cotton said working senate banking committee chairman mike crapo bill, optimistic would garner broad support went far predict half dozen democrats senate could join republicans eliminating rule, although democrats generally supportive cfpb regulatory work democratic senator publicly criticized rule house expected move first repeal bill, passing measure next week, according cotton republican efforts repeal regulation via legislation one several fronts attack cfpb initiative financial regulators could consider challenging rule, business groups indicated legal challenge way well agency shirked obligation properly study arbitration issue, mandated congress, said lisa rickard, president chamber commerce institute legal reform courts say
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advocacy groups launched petitions sent letters wednesday urging two biggest us public pension funds divest investment fund unless stops paying one president donald trump companies run new york hotel reuters reported april public pension funds least seven us states periodically send millions dollars investment fund owns upscale trump soho hotel condominium new york city pays trump company run it, according reuters review public records two legal advocacy groups sent petitions half million members letters urging state officials oversee california public employees retirement system calpers new york state common retirement fund reconsider investments cim fund iii, owns trump soho money used investment comes mandatory deductions paychecks public employees employees thus forced indirectly subsidize president trump beyond constitution mandate fixed salary, said letters free speech people newton, massachusetts, courage campaign los angeles article ii us constitution bars president receiving additional payments beyond salary state governments fees public pension funds pay cim may fall category, several constitutional lawyers told reuters white house june rejected allegation government payments trump businesses violated constitution said partisan politics motivated lawsuits challenging trump continued ownership businesses advocacy groups urged pension funds either divest cim fund work investors demand cim end relationship trump organization calpers declined comment, calpers officials disclosed response public records request pension fund paid cim , , management fees first three months statement, spokesman new york state comptroller thomas dinapoli noted cim fund process gradually selling properties owns said new york state pension fund limited rights investor make control cim investment choices cim said statement committed creating attractive investment opportunities investors overseeing investments produce best outcomes possible funds manages added trump soho underperforming said working hard restore performance bring market white house trump organization respond multiple requests comment democratic officials lawmakers also raised concerns payment chain public pension funds trump soho public pension funds investments cim fund iii cited june lawsuit attorneys general maryland district columbia filed trump, alleging government payments businesses violated constitution may, top democrat senate committee overseeing pensions asked us office government ethics assess constitutionality payments office said authorized probe presidential actions
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us president donald trump nominate jon huntsman, envoy china former democratic president barack obama, us ambassador russia, white house said tuesday job, high profile allegations russia meddled us presidential election, requires confirmation us senate confirmed, huntsman, long expected trump pick job, head moscow us congress special counsel investigate russia role presidential election allegations trump campaign ties moscow russian president vladimir putin denied interference, trump said collusion moscow huntsman, former utah governor, us ambassador china served administrations five us presidents candidate republican presidential nomination trump said wants improve relations russia republican president met putin germany gathering g leaders earlier month officials said raised issue russian meddling election moving issues war syria reports march huntsman would get moscow envoy post greeted mixed reviews moscow, one politician saying dove kremlin saying would welcome anyone convinced proponent establishing dialogue russia
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republican efforts overhaul repeal obamacare collapsed us senate tuesday, dealing sharp setback president donald trump republican party seven year quest kill former president barack obama signature healthcare law disarray republican controlled senate rattled financial markets cast doubt chances getting trump domestic policy priorities, tax reform, divided congress trump said disappointed failure suggested might let insurance markets created obamacare go then, potentially, work democrats rescue probably position let obamacare fail, trump told reporters white house let obamacare fail, democrats going come us us senate republican leader mitch mcconnell announced vote straight repeal obamacare, would take effect two years, became clear monday night enough support pass overhaul healthcare law said tuesday vote would take place early next week prospects repeal vote appeared doomed least three republican senators voicing opposition moderate republican senators shelley moore capito west virginia, susan collins maine lisa murkowski alaska quickly announced would back repeal democrats united opposition, republicans afford lose two votes pass measure senate, slim majority think going constructive repeal law point interwoven within healthcare system hope next two years come kind replacement, collins told reporters failed effort replace obamacare raised new concerns us health insurers whether government would continue fund billions dollars medical benefit subsidies obamacare boosted number americans health insurance mandates individuals employers, income based subsidies million americans gained insurance coverage law very, challenging experience us, mcconnell said, adding chamber needed move issues like tax reform spending package bolster country infrastructure healthcare bill collapsed senate, leaders republican controlled house representatives unveiled budget plan putting proposed tax code overhaul partisan procedural path led anti obamacare initiative chaotic downfall republicans hoped finish healthcare upcoming august recess could tackle wide ranging rewrite us tax code september separate talks taxes appear unlikely reach trump pledge reduce corporate tax rate percent percent failure exposed sharp divide within republicans ranks, moderates concerned healthcare bill medicaid cuts would take insurance away millions low income americans conservatives backed cuts wanted even dramatic changes obamacare us dollar stumbled month low basket currencies us treasury yields fell fresh setback healthcare bill raised investors doubts trump ability enact tax cuts infrastructure spending reaction stock market muted, analysts said expectation business friendly legislation washington priced stock market healthcare hurdle pushes everything trump agenda , said art hogan, chief market strategist wunderlich securities new york trump vowed healthcare effort dead early morning twitter message, said, let democrats republicans republicans loyal, terrific worked really hard return trump pushed hard get bill repeal replace obamacare us house representatives may celebrated victory lawmakers white house lawn polls showing republican bill unpopular, later called mean little convince republican senators get deal vice president mike pence said trump supported move vote straight repeal obamacare inaction option, pence said national retail federation conference washington congress needs step up, congress needs job, congress needs job crafting replacement, republicans ran obamacare growing popularity washington post abc news poll published sunday showed americans preferred republican alternative margin senate democratic leader chuck schumer urged republicans start work democrats democratic senator patty murray, leading democrat senate health committee, said interview reuters bipartisan effort could help stabilize insurance markets said bipartisan effort fund cost sharing subsidies help cover premiums, deductibles medical expenses million people purchase health insurance individual market would send strong message market create stabilization much needed within hours bill failure, republican senate health committee chairman lamar alexander said set hearings next weeks stabilize individual insurance markets orrin hatch, republican chair senate finance committee, said senate floor failure could mean congress bail insurance markets probably end hospitals, shelving bill relieves near term pressure massive medicaid reform, long term plan federal spending states medicaid expansion murky
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president donald trump eldest son former campaign chairman testify publicly us senate committees, democratic senator dianne feinstein told cnn tuesday feinstein said robert mueller, special counsel investigating russian meddling us presidential election possible collusion moscow trump campaign, said donald trump jr paul manafort free testify feinstein top democrat senate judiciary committee, among congressional panels pursuing russia investigations
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us president donald trump intends nominate former senate republican aide hester maria peirce member securities exchange commission, white house said tuesday peirce former senate banking committee staff member currently director financial markets working group george mason university mercatus center nominated sec last year president barack obama, full senate never acted nomination democrats senate banking committee attempted block nomination declined fully commit work commissioner requiring corporations publicly disclose political donations ultimately committee blessing nomination stalled senate republicans dragged feet approving names put forward obama, democrat peirce could face rocky time chamber liberal firebrand senator elizabeth warren highly critical peirce, member federalist society, organization conservative libertarian lawyers peirce could instrumental carrying trump plan reform regulations imposed financial crisis recession recently edited contributed book published right leaning mercatus center called totally restructuring country financial regulation peirce would fill one two vacancies five member commission trump follows tradition, suggest democrat open slot top us securities regulator columbia university law professor robert jackson leading contender fill democratic slot, people familiar matter said last month
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us president donald trump looking ways defend american made products certifying legitimate us goods aggressively going imported products unfairly sporting made america label, white house said tuesday trump, campaigned reviving us manufacturing sector, vowed monday administration would crack predatory online sales foreign goods hurting us retailers wednesday, trump discuss small medium sized manufacturers certify products keep foreign counterfeits, senior administration official told reporters products include gutter filters, flags pillows many examples foreigners slapping made america labels products worst insult actually stolen product design, official said united states loses billion year theft intellectual property ranging semiconductors jeans, official said march, trump signed executive order gave customs officials authority stop pirated counterfeit items, official told reporters white house plans work private sector new certification verification system rather create new regulations spend taxpayer money, official said, citing model leed system used rate environmental sustainability building projects
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us president donald trump invited republican senators discuss healthcare lunch white house wednesday, day party push overhaul obamacare collapsed us senate, white house official said tuesday movement healthcare, official said, speaking condition anonymity, without providing detail developments
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us senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said tuesday senate vote early next week motion would pave way vote bill repeal obamacare without replacement plan mcconnell decision hold vote comes despite opposition least four republicans, likely dooms prospects
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failed republican effort replace obamacare raised new concerns tuesday us health insurers whether government continue fund billions dollars medical benefit subsidies healthcare bill consideration us senate would settled funding question, scrapped republican leaders unable rally enough party members win approval demise test ability republicans democrats stabilize insurance market serving million americans time republican president donald trump suggested several times could eliminate called cost sharing reduction subsidies, help pay consumers pocket healthcare expenses administration could early august insurers braced end payments, many cases raising proposed premium prices percent make lost funding insurers said tuesday would like congress appropriate funds payments happen, trump administration takes measures undermine democratic former president barack obama healthcare law, insurers may pull markets next year ahead late september deadline could force consumers change plans insurers
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leaders us senate intelligence committee said tuesday wanted interview president donald trump son, campaign chairman everyone else meeting last year russian lawyer trump tower sure, sure, committee republican chairman, senator richard burr, told reporters asked wanted committee call attendees senator mark warner, panel democratic vice chairman, also said committee wanted see everyone meeting
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facebook inc fbo , alphabet inc google googlo , apple inc aaplo major technology firms largely absent debate renewal broad us internet surveillance law, weakening prospects privacy reforms would protect customer data, according sources familiar matter tech companies often lobby washington privacy issues, major firms hesitant enter fray controversial portion foreign intelligence surveillance act fisa , industry lobbyists, congressional aides civil liberties advocates said among concerns could jeopardize trans atlantic data transfer pact underpinning billions dollars trade digital services, sources said technology companies privacy groups years complained part fisa known section allows us national security agency nsa collect analyze emails digital communications foreigners living overseas though targeted foreigners, surveillance also collects data unknown number americans
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republicans congress unveiled fiscal budget plan first step major us tax reform tuesday, face divisions conservatives moderates helped killed efforts replace obamacare trillion spending blueprint, released house representatives budget committee, could become new flashpoint republican fighting links future tax cuts businesses individuals billion mandatory spending cuts would reduce benefits poor republican push repeal replace affordable care act, widely known obamacare, collapsed senate late monday tug war party moderates wanted preserve healthcare benefits lower income americans conservatives wanted scale back tuesday, house republicans disagreed budget proposal terms could foreshadow replay senate healthcare debacle lawmakers turn tax reform representative mark meadows, chairman conservative house freedom caucus, said budget measure would get enough conservative votes pass house without bigger cuts programs government required fund law still short needs, meadows told reporters side, representative charlie dent, leader moderate tuesday group, called agreement democrats establish higher spending levels discretionary programs move much mandatory area, make tax reform much difficult get basic, dent told reuters house senate approval fiscal budget agreement would unlock vital legislative tool called reconciliation allows republicans pass tax legislation senate simple majority senate inability pass healthcare legislation even reconciliation raised questions useful strategy really one corporate lobbyist said senate republicans privately question reconciliation approach backed house leaders, saying appears poisoning well senate alienating democrats might otherwise support tax legislation republicans senate majority afford lose two votes republican legislation, vice president mike pence providing tie breaking vote democrats delighted republicans failure healthcare called bipartisan discussions using partisan approach major issues time healthcare tax reform prescription trouble, senator ron wyden, top democrat senate finance committee, said tax reform hearing tuesday senator orrin hatch, panel republican chairman, acknowledged republicans would also difficulty passing tax reform legislation, even using reconciliation going difficult hopefully, get done, hatch told reporters senate obligation accept house budget language would ultimately tie tax reform mandatory spending cuts piece legislation senator john thune, chairman senate republican conference, said senators decide whether add language budget resolution six months power, president donald trump yet score major legislative victory, though financial markets rallied since election expectations pro business measures, including tax reform infrastructure spending pence, speaking gathering retailers washington tuesday, reiterated trump plans slash corporate income tax rate percent percent failure healthcare bill senate created uncertainty financial markets, dollar hitting lowest level euro year tuesday healthcare bill coming raises continued concerns ability washington push favorable fiscal policies, said lisa kopp, head traditional investments us bank wealth management p stock market index gained percent since trump nov election, benchmark dow jones industrial average posted one record high another optimism trump tax reform pro business policies budget committee hold hearing budget resolution wednesday representative diane black, panel chair, said measure votes reach house floor
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seven years, us senator mitch mcconnell vowed slay obamacare republican party controlled chambers congress white house pull root branch, pledged year old senate majority leader luxury instead basking glow first major legislative victory donald trump era, mcconnell source close majority leader calls man middle impossible spot late monday tuesday, long struggle, mcconnell efforts repeal portions former president barack obama landmark affordable care act replace less expensive healthcare came crashing republican senators member chamber, mcconnell could lose two colleagues bill opposed democrats still win vice president mike pence casting tie breaking vote three times, failed muster supporters needed man epitomized party democrats eyes obama presidency, especially slammed door february merrick garland supreme court nomination, fell victim fellow republicans finally get chance repeal replace, take advantage it, trump, six months four year presidential term, said tuesday across washington, dismay republicans could deliver promise assert helped assume control january congress white house kind shocked, said republican representative dave brat, conservative firebrand house freedom caucus thorn side republican establishment hand weakened, mcconnell could heading fierce budget battles, tax reform fight storm legislation avoiding government debt default could shake global financial markets result democrats feeling emboldened months next congressional elections around town, sphinxlike mcconnell known master senate rules, able outfox opponents, giving nothing away strike right moment senator leadership job, position yearned years leading ascension, appear jeopardy rocky run calls question mcconnell reputation master tactician deal maker earned republican minority leader democratic obama real blow republicans congress generally leadership, said former senate majority leader trent lott, republican blame sits rank file, lott said problem washington today lack leadership problem lack followership mcconnell succeeded, lott said would considered magician given inability republicans coalesce around healthcare legislation many years republican operative ties mcconnell saw possible silver lining failure pass healthcare could boost chances tax reform infrastructure investment republicans felt urgent political imperative rack win trump november congressional elections mcconnell, courtly kentuckian appear pains speak reporters nipping heels, accolades years past cutting deals democrats keep government operating making permanent former president george w bush tax cuts deals involved giving voters government services lower taxes republican healthcare legislation involves taking something away millions lower income people
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us senate finance committee chairman orrin hatch warned tuesday dire consequences congress fails repeal obamacare, including collapse health insurance markets among things, means congressional bailout failing insurance markets, probably end , hatch said statement frankly, ship may sailed one last night developments probably looking insurance bailout one way another
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republican us senator lamar alexander, chairman health committee, said tuesday hold hearings next weeks stabilize individual health insurance market alexander comments come republican effort repeal replace obamacare collapsed tuesday disagreements conservatives moderates individual insurance market hurt insurers dropping obamacare exchanges
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president donald trump tuesday said disappointed latest republican effort repeal replace obamacare senate failed think probably position let obamacare fail, trump told reporters start lunch military service members white house going it, going republicans going let obamacare fail democrats going come us, said
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