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third republican us senator tuesday said could back legislation repeal obamacare without replacement plan, effectively blocking republican leaders efforts bring narrower repeal bill earlier legislation collapsed repeal replacement enough chaos already, would contribute it, senator lisa murkowski alaska told reporters, saying would vote effort take legislation repeal affordable care act enacted former president barack obama
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california legislature passed package bills extends state signature plan address climate change decade, sending governor jerry brown cap trade plan uses market forces cuts greenhouse gas emissions legislation puts california forefront plans mostly democratic governors reduce carbon emissions adhere goals paris climate change agreement even republican president donald trump withdrew united states pact brown state democratic leaders vowed make california leader opposing environmental policy trump, rolled back programs predecessor, barack obama new california legislation emerged long negotiations, although single republican joined democrats voting favor legislative package state senate monday afternoon hours later, assembly voted send legislation brown tonight, california stood tall again, boldly confronted existential threat time republicans democrats set aside difference, came together took courageous action good government looks like, brown said statement speaking opposition, state senator andy vidak said laws represented regressive tax would make impact climate change could shut entire state california would effect global climate, vidak said legislation extends california cap trade program, set expire three years, attempts strengthen requiring large industrial facilities upgrade old equipment cleaner, modern technology california cap trade plan sets state limit emissions greenhouse gases lets companies, factories refineries, buy sell permits emit carbon dioxide system uses market forces find efficient ways cut pollution, supporters say new package seeks reform state existing cap trade market curbing number free carbon allowances percent requiring offsets sourced california, elsewhere despite holding supermajority, democrats failed previous attempts pass new cap trade legislation opposition liberal members party felt go far enough moderates concerned impact business republicans largely united opposing legislation, saying places unfair burdens consumers employers, especially top cents gallon gasoline tax hike passed state lawmakers earlier year
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republican senators susan collins shelley moore capito said tuesday vote repeal obamacare without replacement healthcare plan senators spoke shortly senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said senate republicans planned vote straight repeal president barack obama affordable care act efforts overhaul law collapsed monday position issue driven impact west virginians mind, cannot vote repeal obamacare without replacement plan addresses concerns needs west virginians, capito said statement collins made comments reporters capitol
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us house speaker paul ryan tuesday called senate pass kind healthcare overhaul bill lawmakers move forward repeal replace obamacare, one day republicans senators effort pass plan collapsed like see senate move something order take next steps legislation process, ryan told reporters news conference still, added, house bill passed earlier year sufficient best way go
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former us house representative speaker dennis hastert released prison minnesota moved chicago halfway house serving month sentence financial crime tied sex abuse, federal records showed tuesday year old sentenced months federal medical center rochester, minnesota april banking violations revealed sexually abused teenage boys coaching wrestling high school yorkville, illinois scheduled held residential entry facility office chicago aug , according federal bureau prisons records tuesday records make clear hastert transferred officials immediately respond call comment hastert, longest serving republican house speaker history, pleaded guilty crime structuring, form money laundering involves withdrawing large sum money small increments avoid detection lawmaker taking money bank accounts pay promised million compensation pain suffering one five sexual abuse victims wrestlers coached, admitted plea agreement sentencing hearing never charged sex abuse, statute limitations alleged crimes expired time sentencing, us district judge thomas durkin said would given longer sentence age poor health
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republicans effort pass healthcare bill senate collapsed monday, us president donald trump tuesday put blame democrats members party, vowed come back great healthcare plan let democrats republicans republicans loyal, terrific worked really hard return trump wrote twitter always said, let obamacare fail come together great healthcare plan stay tuned trump added
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california public employees retirement system calpers monday said considering making direct investments private companies, potential major shift strategy would first action us public pension fund change, discussed meeting calpers board monterey, would closely watched us public pensions look improve returns investments, part cutting fees billion pension fund, largest country trend setter, increasing pressure achieve returns closer fund assumed rate return percent fiscal year ended june , private equity investment returned percent, second best performer behind public equities, stock portfolio asset class helped boost fund total year end returns percent, exceeding expectations first time since private equity calpers best performing asset class past two decades accounts billion portfolio calpers mainly invests private equity funds criticized accepting high fees limited disclosures typically associated asset class shift strategy, adopted, likely require considerable investment staff expertise years ahead handle strategic shift calpers chief investment officer ted eliopoulos told reuters would recommend calpers explore setting separate vehicle direct investments expand current co investment program eliopoulos suggested calpers focus opportunities compete current private equity investments, owning companies longer years, investing technology life science companies calpers unique opportunity leader co investment space, sandra horbach, us buyouts co head carlyle group, told board monday calpers massive size would make formidable player allow fund dictate investment terms, horbach said us based funds shy away investments, canadian pension funds considered leaders strategy account, calpers developed somewhat negative image among private equity firms difficult work slow make decisions, john cole, calpers investment director, told board monday meeting number funds told us become unpredictable business with, many larger general partners cutting back amounts willing allocate us new funds , cole said
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us house subcommittee vote wednesday sweeping proposal allow automakers deploy , self driving vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards bar states imposing driverless car rules 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 transportation department could condition deployment testing highly automated vehicles review safety assessment certifications, draft measure unveiled late monday said last month, us house energy commerce subcommittee held hearing draft plan allow us regulators exempt , vehicles year per manufacturer federal motor vehicle safety rules prevent sale self driving vehicles without human controls bar states setting rules could block use automakers must meet nearly auto safety standards, many written assumption licensed driver control vehicle page draft bill would also require transportation department within two years adopt rules requiring automakers add driver alert check rear seating effort prevent children left behind consider setting performance standards headlights legislation puts important benchmarks place prioritize consumer safety technologies enhance mobility opportunities people across country, said republican us representative robert latta, chairs panel vote measure wednesday democrats sought number new safety requirements negotiations measure bill also includes automakers take steps ensure cybersecurity self driving cars general motors co, alphabet inc, tesla inc 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 administration former democratic 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 issue taken new urgency us road deaths rose percent previous year , , highest annual jump since traffic deaths climbed nearly percent first nine months , government data shows automakers also say without changes regulations, us self driving car testing could move europe elsewhere
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united states monday launched first salvo renegotiation year old north american free trade agreement nafta , saying top priority talks shrinking us trade deficit canada mexico much anticipated document sent lawmakers, us trade representative robert lighthizer said would seek reduce trade imbalance improving access us goods exported canada mexico three nation pact first time us trade deal, administration also said wants appropriate provision deter currency manipulation trading partners move appeared aimed future trade deals rather specifically canada mexico, considered currency manipulators page document asserted country manipulate currency exchange rate gain unfair competitive advantage, often cited complaint china past years shortly release document, president donald trump lashed trade deals unfair trade practices, saying would take legal regulatory steps next six months protect american manufacturers canadian minister foreign affairs chrystia freeland said us list part internal process although source familiar canadian government thinking said document earth shattering source said officials united states, mexico canada would meet washington tuesday discuss logistics talks date announced nafta talks, expected mid august mexico economy ministry said statement would work achieve constructive negotiation process allow trade investment flows increase consolidates cooperation economic integration strengthen north american competitiveness speaking condition anonymity, senior mexican government official said list priorities bad expecting welcomed united states pushing impose punitive tariffs, trump threatened trade experts argued shrinking yawning us trade deficit achieved trade deals rather boosting us savings first bullet point shows preoccupation bilateral trade deficits unfortunate, said chad bown, senior fellow trade expert peterson institute international economics much trade policy trade agreements change macroeconomic issue among priorities, lighthizer said administration would seek eliminate trade dispute mechanism largely prohibited united states pursuing anti dumping anti subsidy cases canadian mexican firms mention active disputes united states canada softwood lumber dairy products, document targeted range agricultural non tariff barriers, including subsidies unfair pricing structures, currently heart standoffs ustr said would seek strengthen nafta rules origin ensure pact benefits go outside countries incentivize sourcing us goods offered details incentives specify much product components must originate nafta countries matt blunt, president american automotive policy council, group representing us automakers, welcomed decision include objectives removal regulatory barriers provision currency manipulation spokesman ford motor co said foreign currency manipulation st century trade barrier, strongly support inclusion top tier issue us negotiating objectives nafta document also outlined plans upgrade standards labor environment govern digital trade canada mexico already agreed upgrade areas part defunct trans pacific partnership trade deal earlier monday, afl cio president richard trumka said nafta unequivocal failure completely renegotiated although stopped short calling trump abandon agreement agreement everything make good agreement hold president word make sure get renegotiation, head million strong union umbrella group told conference call reporters comes good deal, deal better bad deal, trumka said nafta quadrupled trade among three countries, surpassing trillion , us trade deficit mexico exceeded billion last year
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us president donald trump monday urged republicans congress repeal obamacare work healthcare plan said would draw democratic support tweet following loss support senate republican bill, trump said, republicans repeal failing obamacare work new healthcare plan start clean slate dems join democrats insisted cooperate republican legislation repeals president barack obama landmark healthcare law, would work bipartisan way improve
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president donald trump administration monday declared iran complying nuclear agreement world powers, warned tehran default spirit accord washington would look ways strengthen second time trump certified iranian compliance agreement since took office january, despite criticizing campaign worst deal ever trump administration officials, briefing reporters monday decision, said new economic sanctions iran prepared ballistic missile program contributing regional tensions us law, state department must notify congress every days iran compliance called joint comprehensive plan action jcpoa trump faced congressionally mandated deadline monday decide senior administration official said iran judged compliance nuclear deal trump secretary state rex tillerson believed iran remains one dangerous threats us interests regional stability official ticked list accusations iranian behavior region, including ballistic missile development proliferation, support terrorism militancy, complicity atrocities committed syria threats gulf waterways president secretary state judge iranian activities severely undermine intent jcpoa, contribute regional international peace security result, president, secretary state entire administration judge iran unquestionably default spirit jcpoa, official said landmark deal struck iran united states, france, britain, russia, china germany aimed preventing tehran developing nuclear weapon imposing time limited restrictions strict international monitoring nuclear program return, tehran relief punishing international economic sanctions iran denies seeking nuclear arms un nuclear watchdog, international atomic energy agency, concluded december , however, iran worked design missile borne nuclear warhead lifting nuclear linked sanctions, united states maintains sanctions related iran ballistic missile program, human rights record washington charges support international terrorism senior administration official said trump administration intended employ strategy would address totality iran malign behavior focus iran nuclear agreement administration also looking ways strengthen nuclear deal strictly enforce it, official said, citing concerns deal time would let iran openly pursue industrial scale nuclear fuel enrichment period going working allies explore options addressing jcpoa flaws, many, official said
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us trade representative office said monday seeking provision deter currency manipulation part renegotiation north american free trade agreement, move would set precedent us trade deal letter lawmakers setting negotiating objectives, ustr robert lighthizer said pact should, appropriate mechanism, ensure nafta countries avoid manipulating exchange rates order prevent effective balance payments adjustment gain unfair competitive advantage neither canada mexico currently us treasury watch list possible currency manipulation
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canada sees surprises us list goals renegotiating nafta, given many already aired publicly, source familiar canadian government thinking said tuesday earth shattering issues addressed document largely forecast us administration recent months priorities them, said source, requested anonymity given sensitivity situation
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mexico government monday said would work strengthen north american economy united states published objectives renegotiation nafta trade deal, one mexican official described bad feared statement, mexican economy ministry said expected talks united states, mexico canada renegotiating north american free trade agreement nafta able get way aug now, mexico would continue domestic consultations revamp accord early august, added ministry said would work achieve constructive negotiation process allow trade investment flows increase consolidates cooperation economic integration strengthen north american competitiveness united states said top priority talks shrinking us trade deficit mexico canada, recurring complaint us president donald trump l n k highly anticipated document sent lawmakers, us trade representative robert lighthizer said would seek reduce trade imbalance improving access us goods exported canada mexico three nation pact speaking condition anonymity, senior mexican official said list priorities bad expecting welcomed united states pushing impose punitive tariffs, trump threatened official also noted us wish ditch chapter dispute settlement mechanism hindered united states pursuing anti dumping anti subsidy cases mexican canadian firms would resisted firmly canada canada fight death chapter , official said
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republican senators jerry moran mike lee announced opposition monday revised republican healthcare bill, delivering serious blow legislation must start fresh open legislative process develop innovative solutions provide greater personal choice, protections pre existing conditions, increased access lower overall costs kansans, moran said statement
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tech companies clashed internet service providers monday whether landmark net neutrality order barring blocking slowing web content scrapped us federal communications commission group representing major technology firms including alphabet inc googlo facebook inc fbo urged fcc abandon plans rescind rules barring internet service providers hindering consumer access web content offering paid fast lanes internet association said filing fcc dismantling rules create significant uncertainty market upset careful balance led current virtuous circle innovation broadband ecosystem rollback would harm consumers, added group, also represents amazoncom inc amzno , microsoft inc msfto , netflix inc nflxo , twitter inc twtrn snap inc snapn major internet service providers including inc tn , comcast corp cmcsao charter communications inc chtro urged fcc, however, reverse rules enacted former president barack obama administration, even vowed hinder internet access verizon communications inc vzn said obama order injected uncertainty marketplace, restricted innovation, chilled investment called prospect future rate regulation toxic approach goal encourage investment entrance new competitors market comcast said order represented unfortunate, unnecessary, profoundly unwise wrong turn broadband economy consumers broadly said fcc grossly exaggerated need public utility style regulation ignoring costs white house spokesman sean spicer declined weigh monday, noting fcc independent agency may, fcc voted advance republican fcc chairman ajit pai plan withdraw former obama administration order reclassifying internet service providers utilities pai asked event fcc reverses order, whether authority keep regulations limiting internet providers ability block, throttle offer fast lanes websites, known paid prioritization pai, argues obama order unnecessary harms jobs investment, committed retaining rules, said favors open internet internet association said reliable evidence investment providers fallen twelve state attorneys general including illinois california urged fcc overturn obama rules, saying would expose consumers risk internet access interfered disrupted million public comments filed proposal pai face questions wednesday issue us senate hearing providers say strongly support open internet rules block throttle legal websites even without legal requirements providers said paid prioritization may make sense times, citing self driving cars healthcare information internet association said open alternative legal bases rules, either via legislative action codifying existing net neutrality rules via sound legal theories offered commission said pai proposal offers clear alternatives
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us senate delay consideration healthcare legislation arizona republican senator john mccain recuperates surgery, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said saturday mccain absence cast doubt whether senate would able pass legislation dismantle replace obamacare mcconnell needs yes votes passage chamber republicans control margin john recovering, senate continue work legislative items nominations, defer consideration better care act, mcconnell said statement announcement came mccain office said would remain arizona next week following procedure remove inch cm blood clot left eye repealing replacing president barack obama signature healthcare law top campaign promise president donald trump republicans congress two republican senators already declared opposition revised legislation unveiled thursday mccain expressed concern healthcare bill said would vote republican presidential nominee, mccain resting comfortably home good condition friday operation, office said people tougher friend john mccain, know back us soon, mcconnell said mccain surgeons removed clot minimally invasive craniotomy incision year old lawmaker eyebrow tissue pathology reports would available within next several days thanks mayoclinic excellent care appreciate support look forward getting back work mccain, chairs senate armed services committee, said social network twitter late saturday
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grandparents us citizens six muslim majority countries eligible receive us visas, according state department memo seen reuters reflects latest court ruling us president donald trump travel ban memo, cable, us secretary state rex tillerson sent us diplomatic posts overseas friday us district judge hawaii issued ruling late thursday limiting scope administration temporary ban refugees travelers six countries us district judge derrick watson honolulu found government cannot bar grandparents relatives united states citizens iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen getting visas ban watson declined put ruling hold pending appeal, meaning went effect immediately administration asked supreme court san francisco based th us circuit court appeals block decision july cable updated definition close family exempt temporary travel ban laid trump march executive order cable read reutrs uc cable reversed state department previous, narrow definition close family stated grandparents, grandchildren, brothers law, sisters law, aunts uncles, nephews nieces, cousins eligible visas consulates embassies need reopen visa applications refused prior, narrower definition close family members, cable said march march , tillerson issued four cables, originally giving instructions implementing travel ban, rescinding much guidance court rulings issued without approval white house office management budget another reversal, state department originally interpreted supreme court june ruling exclude fianc s, saying count close family relationship eligible exemption travel ban day travel ban take effect june , state department said fianc would counted close family guys consular officers enough whiplash past six, seven months continue fulfill role, process visa applications, said stephen pattison, former state department consular official working immigration attorney people really getting whiplash people department responsible formulating policy, getting approved getting sent state department official declined comment internal communications regularly provide updated operational instructions embassies consulates around world ensure consular officers using date vetting procedures adjudicate visas, official said condition anonymity processing visa applications nationals six affected countries directed executive order extent permitted court decisions, official said last month supreme court partially revived march ban blocked lower courts said ban could take effect, people bona fide relationship us person entity could barred
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us federal appeals court monday upheld nondisclosure rules allow fbi secretly issue surveillance orders customer data communications firms, ruling dealt blow privacy advocates unanimous three judge panel th us circuit court appeals san francisco sided lower court decision finding rules permitting federal bureau investigation send national security letters gag orders appropriate violate first amendment us constitution free speech protections content distribution firm cloudflare phone network operator credo mobile sued government order notify customers five national security letters, nsls, received fbi use nsls drawn increased scrutiny new transparency laws let companies publish letters, shown agency may run afoul rules restricting use andrew crocker, attorney electronic frontier foundation, represented companies consolidated case, said immediate decision whether appeal us supreme court made called ruling disappointing justice department declined comment several major technology firms, including microsoft twitter, mounted variety legal challenges recent years us government restrictions limiting disclose, affected users public, surveillance requests receive national security letters type government subpoena communications data sent service providers usually issued gag order, meaning target often unaware records accessed, require warrant tens thousands nsls issued annually, gag orders last indefinitely writing panel, judge sandra ikuta said gag orders meet compelling us government interest, sufficiently narrow allow appropriate judicial review ikuta, appointed former republican president george w bush, said recent changes law passed congress bolstered oversight nsl use june last year us senate narrowly rejected republican backed proposal expand kinds telephone internet records fbi could request nsl include senders recipients emails, information websites person visits social media log data legislation failed, lawmakers said intend pursue expansion
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president donald trump campaigned cutting us corporate tax rate percent, administration officials said monday negotiators engaged closed door talks shooting little percent realize super low rate would balloon federal deficit republican leaders house representatives senate unlikely allow budget deficit grow, officials said hope corporate tax low end percent percent range going truly deficit neutral, house ways means committee chairman kevin brady told reporters going permanence means reforms balance budget six months trump presidency, republicans control house, senate white house yet agree important features tax code overhaul senate rules, republicans want take advantage simple majority pass tax legislation without democratic support must show new policies add federal deficit years cutting corporate tax rate percent current percent would cost trillion decade, according independent analysts, total would hard offset proposals raise revenue face broad political opposition think trillion politically saleable offsets corporate side ledger, said rohit kumar, former aide senate republican leader mitch mcconnell serves principal tax policy group consulting accounting firm pwc llp two house republican proposals could help pay reduction border adjustment tax proposed elimination business deduction debt interest payments face broad opposition industry many republican lawmakers administration officials hope negotiators agree plan end july, convert legislation august, unveil september trump sign law well end independent analysts lobbyists say likely timeline would see release tax legislation october november vote early negotiators, brady, treasury secretary steven mnuchin, white house economic adviser gary cohn, house speaker paul ryan, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell senate finance committee chair orrin hatch, yet agree new corporate tax rate pay tax cuts also yet agree tax breaks eliminate whether include controversial border tax imports want end taxation foreign profits us multinational corporations must agree measure stop us corporations moving headquarters shifting profits overseas lobbyists say group likely consider minimum tax foreign corporate earnings alternative border tax republicans congress acknowledge challenge identify tax code changes unite party factions battling healthcare fiscal budget includes legislative tool crucial passing tax legislation without democratic votes question is, get framework chance passage answer is, see, hatch told reporters taking part principals meeting last week
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illinois governor bruce rauner said monday intends block money earmarked chicago public schools cps teacher pensions recent legislation feels much bailout badly managed system bill, revamps illinois school funding system, passed may democratic controlled general assembly, yet send republican governor approval rauner said intends use veto amend parts bill address cps pensions would result cut nearly half million funding boost state aid pensions cps would receive legislation, freeing million school districts, according funding data posted rauner website point school reform bill help low income students across state, including chicago, get education deserve bailout cps mismanaged teacher pension system, rauner said statement escalating pension payments led drained reserves, debt dependency junk bond ratings cps, nation third largest public school system bill establishes evidence based model ties public school funding best practices aimed enhancing student achievement billion fiscal state budget legislature enacted earlier month rauner veto prohibits flow state money schools absence evidence based funding model raised possibility school districts largely dependent state funding may able open classes next month rauner accused democratic legislative leaders holding bill force crisis john patterson, spokesman senate president john cullerton, said discussions releasing legislation ongoing meanwhile, cps contended rauner intended action bill would exceed veto power afforded governors illinois constitution amendatory veto used rauner would substantially change bill intent make teacher pension funding equitable governor office disputed assertion unlike illinois public school districts, participate state subsidized teachers retirement system, cps pension fund, receives minimal funding state governor rauner stunt pass legal muster, instead jeopardizes opening dozens school districts around state, cps spokeswoman emily bittner said statement
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united states monday outlined tough negotiating strategy revising north american free trade agreement first time us trade deal said would seek deter currency manipulation trading partners much anticipated document sent lawmakers ahead talks expected next month, us trade representative robert lighthizer said trump administration aimed reduce us trade deficit improving access us goods exported canada mexico, two countries nafta besides united states document asserts country manipulate currency exchange gain unfair competitive advantage page summary negotiations nafta offers glimpse trump administration trade agenda could look like now, president donald trump agenda shaped campaign rhetoric tweets canada mexico considered currency manipulators, reference list objectives could set template future trade deals pending negotiation modify five year old us south korea free trade deal south korea us treasury monitoring list possible signs currency manipulation among priorities, lighthizer said administration would seek eliminate trade dispute mechanism largely prohibited united states pursuing anti dumping anti subsidy cases canadian mexican firms also plans eliminate range non tariff barriers us agricultural exports canada mexico include subsidies unfair pricing structures ustr said would seek strengthen nafta rules origin ensure pact benefits go outside countries incentivize sourcing us goods offered details incentives specify much product components must originate within north america demands trump administration makes nafta talks could far reaching implications us trade relations across globe, china keen make inroads mexico canada united states seen retreating lighthizer said negotiations would begin earlier aug , us labor union leaders democratic lawmakers weighed issue early, reminding trump expect keep election campaign promises protect american workers nafta talks stopped short demanding termination trade pact canada mexico richard trumka, president afl cio, umbrella organization unions representing million workers, said nafta unequivocal failure completely renegotiated everything make good agreement hold president word make sure get renegotiation, told conference call reporters comes good deal, deal better bad deal, trumka said nafta quadrupled trade among three countries, surpassing trillion decade , however, united states lost nearly million manufacturing jobs us trade balance mexico also swung small surplus deficits exceeded billion past decade
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president donald trump promised monday would take legal regulatory steps next six months protect american manufacturers, lashing trade deals trade practices said hurt us companies trump climbed american made fire truck parked behind white house, took swing baseball bat blue room, briefly donned customized stetson cowboy hat front cheering manufacturing company executives states gathered hear praise products want make pledge every one longer going allow countries break rules, steal jobs drain wealth, trump said speaking trade show
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group texas business leaders urged state lawmakers monday abandon plans pass bill restrict bathroom access transgender people, calling measure bad economy republican dominated legislature begins day special session tuesday items agenda, including one bathroom bills flashpoint us culture wars supporter legislation said common sense measure protects public safety critics call discriminatory texas, powerful republican controlled state, could lose billion businesses could find difficult recruit top talent measure enacted, according state leading employer organization distraction bathroom bill pulls us away competitive state, jeff moseley, chief executive texas association business, told rally outside capitol discussion, conservatives disagree conservatives, said moseley, whose group typically aligned state republican leaders legislation restricts access places like bathrooms locker rooms based gender listed people birth certificates gender identify similar law north carolina, partially repealed march, prompted relocation sporting events economic boycotts estimated cost state hundreds millions dollars stakes higher texas, economy larger russia bill similar north carolina passed texas senate regular session killed pro business republican leaders house, ran clock measure bathroom bill main backer, republican lieutenant governor dan patrick, social conservative sets state senate legislative agenda, said economic losses would inconsequential texas republican majority want maintain separate restrooms, locker rooms shower facilities men women boys girls, care media thinks politically incorrect, political campaign said statement monday republican house representatives speaker joe straus companies including ibm, american airlines, apple southwest airlines spoken bill bathroom bill, real compromise even mild bill going interpreted discriminatory, said mark jones, political science professor rice university houston
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threatening note left weekend las vegas office republican us senator nevada may cast decisive vote healthcare bill aimed dismantling obamacare, police said monday officers responded burglary alarm building housing senator dean heller office found note near office door sunday morning, las vegas metropolitan police department said statement content note released police investigating alarm triggered motion sensors forced entry building heller office, spokesman officer larry hadfield said phone heller, election next year, pressure potential vote revised bill senate would roll back affordable care act, former democratic president barack obama signature domestic accomplishment, popularly known obamacare heller among dozen republican senators expressed reservations remained noncommittal revised bill republicans control senate margin cannot afford lose two within ranks united democratic opposition two republicans already said oppose senate majority leader mitch mcconnell delayed vote retooled bill heller office declined comment letter, citing ongoing investigation
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new york state attorney general eric schneiderman intends sue federal government republican lawmakers pass proposed legislation overhaul us healthcare system, office said monday schneiderman office said identified multiple constitutional defects republican healthcare bills us senate considering legislation repeal parts affordable care act, democratic former president barack obama signature legislative achievement, commonly known obamacare however, eight republican us senators serious concerns proposals, moderate republican senator susan collins, opposes bill, said sunday democratic state attorneys general become major source opposition republican president donald trump policies, successfully forced significantly scale back ban travel six muslim majority countries group democrats led schneiderman california attorney general xavier becerra earlier year sought intervene pending lawsuit order defend subsidies paid health insurers obamacare us court appeals district columbia circuit yet ruled request among republican proposals raise constitutional issues one would defund planned parenthood health group year, another would shift medicaid costs new york counties state, known collins faso amendment, said amy spitalnick, schneiderman spokeswoman critics latter provision say would drastically increase costs state budget medicaid healthcare program poor disabled justice department spokeswoman declined comment lawsuit threat representative senate republican leader mitch mcconnell could immediately reached comment
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forty former us diplomats national security officials urged secretary state rex tillerson eliminate state department office handles refugees letter seen reuters monday letter argued trump administration proposal transfer responsibilities bureau population, refugees migration prm agencies would undercut us diplomatic leverage grappling foreign crises among retired officials signed letter former deputy secretary state william burns, former secretaries state political affairs nicholas burns wendy sherman former middle east peace envoy dennis ross whether iraq, afghanistan, kenya, turkey south sudan, department state efforts address humanitarian crises must include tightest coordination diplomatic engagement emergency assistance, letter, also signed executives non governmental aid agencies, said convinced elimination prm assistance functions would profound negative implications secretary state capacity influence policy issues key concern united states, letter said state department spokeswoman heather nauert said tillerson preconceived notions outcome transformation process begun state department added tillerson viewed work bureau consular affairs prm essential department mission secure borders protect american people memo office management budget seen reuters proposes giving prm responsibility us refugee admission program, helps resettle refugees united states, department homeland security memo, first reported cnn june former official said prepared white house domestic policy council, proposes transferring responsibilities elsewhere eliminating bureau memo letter former officials appear part wider struggle refugee immigration policy includes executive orders signed president donald trump challenged court temporarily banning refugees citizens muslim majority countries entering, internal debate cost resettling refugees crackdown illegal immigration issue may come senate foreign relations committee hearing pm gmt monday deputy secretary state john sullivan scheduled testify state department reorganization plans
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caitlyn jenner joined list celebrities considering running political office united states following election former reality television star donald trump president jenner, former olympic champion bruce jenner became highest profile american transition woman, said would decide next six months whether run us senate california jenner told john catsimatidis cats roundtable new york radio show sunday, working activist groups improve republican party stance lesbian, gay transgender issues next six months gotta find better job better job outside working perimeter political scene, open talking anybody, better inside process determining yeah, would look senatorial run, said democratic us senator dianne feinstein election california jenner, , republican february criticized trump administration reversing federal directive allowed transgender students use public school bathrooms choice one republican another, disaster, said video message trump time success trump, businessman found fame tv reality show apprentice, encouraged others political experience consider running office last week country rock singer kid rock, supporter trump, hinted intends run senate yet make official announcement mentioned would run actor former wrestler dwayne rock johnson said might run white house someday mentioned political affiliation previous celebrities made transition politics include action movie star arnold schwarzenegger, served two terms california governor, professional wrestler jesse ventura, elected minnesota governor
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us secret service sunday denied suggestion president donald trump personal lawyer vetted meeting president son russian nationals campaign donald trump jr acknowledged met new york russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya told might damaging information father rival, democrat hillary clinton well, wonder secret service, nefarious, secret service allowed people president secret service protection point, raised question me, jay sekulow, member president legal team, said sunday abc news program week emailed response questions sekulow comments, secret service spokesman mason brayman said younger trump secret service protection time meeting, included trump son two senior campaign officials donald trump, jr protectee usss june, thus would screened anyone meeting time, statement said according emails released trump jr last week, eagerly agreed meet veselnitskaya, told russian government lawyer veselnitskaya said private lawyer denies kremlin ties friday, nbc news reported lobbyist soviet counter intelligence officer participated meeting, also attended trump son law, jared kushner, president former campaign manager, paul manafort meeting appears tangible evidence connection trump election campaign russia, subject prompted investigations congressional committees federal special counsel moscow denied interference president trump jr denied collusion sekulow comments secret service drew quick criticism, including frances townsend, advised former republican president george w bush homeland security ok let try deflect blame throw secretservice protect potus realdonaldtrump flotus family bus, said twitter secret service mission provide physical protection us president agency also protects major presidential candidates role vetting people meet us president candidates limited ensuring physical safety trump said unaware meeting son russian lawyer days ago president aware meeting, participate meeting, sekulow told cbs program face nation sekulow added trump aware meetings campaign staff russians federal special counsel several congressional panels investigating allegations us intelligence agencies russia meddled us presidential election hurt clinton help trump also investigating potential connections russian officials trump campaign senator mark warner, top democrat one panels investigating matter, senate intelligence committee, told cnn level credibility senior level administration really suspect warner said wanted hear everyone attended june meeting whether able get russian nationals come testify open question, people committee jurisdiction over, americans, sure heck want talk them, warner said
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eight republican us senators serious concerns republican healthcare legislation roll back obamacare, moderate republican senator susan collins, opposes bill, said sunday senate, delaying consideration bill arizona republican senator john mccain recuperates surgery remove blood clot, take soon senators available, senator john cornyn, second ranking republican senator, said mccain absence casts doubt whether senate would able pass legislation repeal parts affordable care act, democratic former president barack obama signature legislative achievement, commonly known obamacare collins one two republican senators already said would even vote open debate latest version bill released thursday, meaning one defection republican ranks could kill republicans control senate margin democrats solidly opposed legislation, republicans pass bill members back republican vice president mike pence casts tie breaking vote favor washington post abc news poll published sunday showed americans preferred obamacare margin approaching six months office, trump overall approval rating dropped percent percent april collins said know legislation would ultimately pass, said many republicans doubts eight republican senators serious concerns bill, collins told cnn state union program, faulting bill major cuts medicaid government health insurance program poor, said would harm rural hospitals nursing homes know whether pass, know this, making fundamental changes vital safety net program books years
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donald trump campaign paid , law office representing donald trump jr little week news surfaced unreported meeting russian attorney prompted new accusations collusion payment law offices alan futerfas, dated june , disclosed filing federal election commission saturday described covering legal consulting fees trump jr admitted meeting russian lawyer new york city presidential campaign told might damaging information father rival, democratic candidate hillary clinton payment made futerfas firm days story meeting broke, caused scramble inside white house trump tower contain disclosures say futerfas hired represent spokesmen trump election campaign futerfas respond requests comment futerfas revealed trump jr lawyer monday new york times report detailed meetings president eldest son russian lawyer futerfas said hired separately, campaign also paid , jones day, law firm represented trump campaign election campaign also paid , legal consulting trump corporation, owned president payment dated june th federal special counsel several congressional panels investigating allegations us intelligence agencies russia meddled us presidential election, well potential connections russian officials trump campaign moscow denied interference president trump jr denied collusion federal election commission previously ruled candidates federal office holders may spend campaign funds legal fees incurred candidate trump also hired longtime legal adviser, marc kasowitz, outside counsel campaign finance disclosure list payments kasowitz white house confirmed statement saturday veteran washington attorney ty cobb serve special counsel, sources familiar hiring said cobb would handle white house response russia related investigations cobb, partner law firm hogan lovells, expected intermediary white house congress, well outside attorneys probes continue second quarter , trump election campaign raised million spent million, according saturday disclosures much money raised individuals came form small dollar donations, classed donations less trump campaign frequently touted number small dollar donors proof widespread support trump filed election day taking office
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us officials interviewing refugees held australian run offshore detention center left facility abruptly, three detainees told reuters saturday, throwing doubt plan resettle many detainees america us officials halted screening interviews departed pacific island nauru friday, two weeks short scheduled timetable day washington said united states reached annual refugee intake cap us officials scheduled nauru july left friday, one refugee told reuters, requesting anonymity want jeopardize application us resettlement united states, senior member union represents refugee officers us citizenship immigration services uscis , department homeland security agency, told reuters trip nauru going forward scheduled jason marks, chief steward american federation government employees local , told reuters trip pushed back unclear whether actually happen uscis said saturday program would continue offered details discuss exact dates uscis circuit rides adjudicate refugees applications however, planning return trips, agency said statement uncommon dates tentatively planned refugee circuit ride trips worldwide change due wide variety factors australian immigration department declined comment whereabouts us officials future refugee swap agreement australia united states president donald trump earlier year branded dumb deal australian foreign minister julie bishop said sunday deal progressing expected, reiterating government assurances trump administration quota roll october said, expect united states adhere agreement, president promised, told australian broadcasting corp indefinite postponement deal would significant repercussions australia pledge close second detention center papua new guinea manus island oct refugees, less percent total detainees held camp, completed us processing bishop said believe case percent refugees processed us deal looks doubtful, ian rintoul refugee action coalition said us deal never solution australian government pretended former us president barack obama agreed deal australia late last year offer refuge , asylum seekers, deal trump administration said would honor maintain strong relationship australia condition refugees satisfied strict checks exchange, australia pledged take central american refugees center costa rica, united states taken larger number people recent years swap designed, part, help australia close manus nauru, expensive run widely criticized united nations others treatment detainees us government confirmed thursday refugee intake cap , people reached new intake year due begin oct exemptions could made credible claim bona fide relationship person entity united states, following decision us supreme court last month reviving elements trump travel ban considers legality order given risky boat journey refugees manus nauru undertook reach australia, unlikely many strong family ties united states, experts said majority detainees interviewed manus nauru us officials april sudan, somalia afghanistan australia hardline immigration policy requires asylum seekers intercepted sea trying reach australia sent processing camps manus nauru told never settled australia trump resistance refugee deal strained relations key asia pacific ally, triggering fractious phone call australian prime minister malcolm turnbull earlier year trump concession series high level visits us dignities since help mend connections two countries australia already offered detainees , voluntarily return home countries, offer taken
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former us president jimmy carter, appearing fully recovered dehydration suffered helping build home charity canada, released overnight hospital stay friday addressed project closing ceremony carter, , collapsed working thursday winnipeg construction site habitat humanity, promotes affordable home ownership, taken st boniface general hospital medical treatment tests friday morning, carter smiling returned building site help kick project last day hours later, wife, rosalynn carter, , attended closing ceremonies canadian museum human rights manitoba capital, receiving rousing ovation crowd dressed blue jeans, shirt light weight jacket, relaxed, fit looking carter climbed short flight steps stage salute habitat members contributions look upon volunteers, sincere way, human rights heroes, thank it, said, joked bringing attention habitat project completely unintentional former first lady told crowd husband received clean bill health extensive battery tests brief hospitalization, including one test designed detect heart damage results showed never kind damage jimmy carter heart, said knew good heart thursday health scare generated outpouring support carter, democrat served white house january january lived longer term office president us history high point presidency carter role brokering camp david accords ushered peace israel egypt left office profoundly unpopular, widely regarded better former president president, received nobel peace prize humanitarian work carter disclosed august diagnosed form skin cancer called melanoma spread brain elsewhere spotted liver surgery months later, carter told maranatha baptist church, teaches sunday school home town plains, georgia, latest brain scan showed sign disease carter canada project build new homes needy families, celebrating country th independence anniversary
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us president donald trump announced statement saturday veteran washington lawyer ty cobb serve special counsel, sources familiar hiring said cobb would handle white house response russia related investigations cobb, partner law firm hogan lovells washington, expected intermediary white house congress, well outside attorneys probes trump campaign connections russia continue 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 president denied collusion last person hold similar position cobb lawyer emmet flood, worked george w bush administration respond congressional inquiries
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us supreme court asked state hawaii respond tuesday noon president donald trump motion block judge ruling prevented travel ban applied grandparents us citizens refugees already processed resettlement agencies, court public information office said saturday court filing friday, administration asked justices overturn thursday decision us district judge hawaii, limited scope administration temporary ban refugees travelers six muslim majority countries latest round fight trump march executive order, says needed prevent terrorism attacks, began supreme court intervened last month partially revive two bans, blocked lower courts supreme court said ban could take effect, people bona fide relationship us person entity could barred administration narrowly interpreted language, saying ban would apply grandparents family members, prompting state hawaii ask hawaii based us district judge derrick watson expand definition could admitted trump banned travelers iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen days, refugees days supreme court agreed hear oral arguments fall whether ban violates us constitution
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lobbyist soviet counter intelligence officer participated last year meeting senior aides us president donald trump, including eldest son, russian lawyer, nbc news reported friday, adding allegations possible connections moscow november election nbc news, identify russian american lobbyist, said us officials suspected still ties russian intelligence, something denied network associated press said lobbyist, identified rinat akhmetshin, confirmed attended june meeting new york trump tower source familiar participants meeting confirmed reuters akhmetshin room meeting appears tangible evidence connection trump election campaign russia, subject prompted investigations congressional committees federal special counsel trump son law, jared kushner, former campaign adviser paul manafort also meeting, president eldest son, donald trump jr, agreed attend believed could get damaging information democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton trump jr mention akhmetshin presence released series emails meeting earlier week representative adam schiff, top democrat house representatives intelligence committee, said report akhmetshin accurate, adds another deeply disturbing fact secret meeting akhmetshin available comment friday answer door house washington white house immediate comment nbc news report russian american lobbyist meeting kushner spokesman immediately respond request comment, manafort spokesman jason maloni said manafort comment meeting former trump campaign adviser, michael caputo, told reporters testified house intelligence committee closed session friday contact russians never heard anyone campaign talking russians accusations us intelligence agencies moscow meddled election colluded trump campaign dominated republican president first months office russia denies allegations, trump says collusion agencies said earlier year russia sought help trump win election hacking private emails democratic party officials disseminating false information online help white house deal russia related investigations, trump hiring veteran washington lawyer ty cobb, source familiar matter said friday cobb role separate trump outside legal team, led new york lawyer marc kasowitz akhmetshin accused federal state courts united states engaging hacking conspiracies, although allegations later withdrawn, according court records , lawyers russian mining company international mineral resources claimed us district court district columbia akhmetshin helped organize hack, theft dissemination private documents case dropped company filed lawsuit akhmetshin new york supreme court withdrew last year us senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley described akhmetshin letter justice department march former member russian military intelligence services gru working overturn magnitsky act congress, blacklists russians human rights abuses kremlin often complained act congressional records show akhmetshin lobbied congress last year human rights accountability global initiative foundation, washington based advocacy group says working lift laws prevent us residents adopting russian children laws put place moscow response magnitsky act trump told reuters wednesday know son meeting last year recently conversation reporters later day, trump said fact, maybe meeting mentioned point, adding told clinton trump jr lawyer, alan futerfas, said talked person came meeting russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya trump aides told specifically working russian government, fact laughed asked question, futerfas told nbc news immediately clear person referred akhmetshin lawyer said trump jr knew nothing man background time meeting russian lawyer meeting, veselnitskaya, said working russian authorities, told wall street journal interview friday meeting russian authorities regularly said shared information us born fund manager lobbied passage magnitsky act russian prosecutor general office, including prosecutor general yuri chaika, top official appointed kremlin, journal said
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president donald trump turned heat friday fellow republicans us senate pass bill dismantling obamacare law, retooled healthcare plan drawing fire within party even one defection would doom majority leader mitch mcconnell planned vote next week revised legislation, unveiled thursday, work cut coming days get yes votes needed passage republicans control senate margin cannot afford lose two within ranks united democratic opposition, two republican senators already declared opposition years suffering thru obamacare, republican senators must come promised, trump, made gutting obamacare one central campaign promises last year, wrote twitter paris, attended bastille day celebrations top us doctors group, american medical association, friday called new bill inadequate said bipartisan collaboration needed months ahead improve delivery financing healthcare hospital medical advocacy groups also criticized bill revised bill address key concerns physicians patients regarding proposed medicaid cuts inadequate subsidies result millions americans losing health insurance coverage, ama president dr david barbe said, referring government insurance program poor disabled major test mcconnell legislation expected early next week analysis nonpartisan congressional budget office, last month forecast prior version bill would resulted million americans losing insurance next decade day cbo analysis issued, mcconnell postponed planned vote legislation revolt within party, including moderates hard line conservatives bill prospects may look precarious, could said healthcare legislation ultimately passed house representatives republican house speaker paul ryan called vote march face rebellion involving disparate factions party managed coax enough lawmakers back engineered narrow approval may vice president mike pence sought shore support among nation governors meeting rhode island, key republican governor, ohio john kasich, came strongly revised bill, saying medicaid cuts deep little stabilize insurance market kasich opposition could put pressure rob portman, republican senator ohio, yet taken position bill current senate legislation collapses, lawmakers raised possibility seeking bipartisan legislation fix parts obamacare leaving intact structure affordable care act, democratic former president barack obama signature legislative achievement, commonly known obamacare changes need made law, dick durbin, senate democrat, told msnbc, citing bipartisan appetite tackle issue moderate susan collins conservative rand paul already oppose revised senate bill republican senators either expressed concern remained noncommittal, including portman, mike lee, shelley moore capito, john mccain, dean heller, john hoeven, lisa murkowski, jeff flake, ben sasse, cory gardner, todd young thom tillis republican senators lindsey graham bill cassidy floated alternative plan new version crafted satisfy republican party various elements, including moderates worried americans would left without medical coverage hard line conservatives demand less government regulation health insurance provision championed republican senator ted cruz aimed attracting conservatives would let insurers sell cheap, bare bones insurance policies would cover broad benefits mandated obamacare two major health insurance groups, america health insurance plans blue cross blue shield association, called mcconnell drop cruz proposal, saying would undermine protections pre existing medical conditions, raise insurance premiums destabilize individual insurance market bill retained certain obamacare taxes wealthy earlier version would eliminated, step moderates could embrace kept core earlier bill, including ending expansion medicaid instrumental enabling obamacare expand coverage million people, restructuring social safety net program john thune, member senate republican leadership, said order complete work bill end next week, senate leaders would try formally begin debate tuesday wednesday, move requires majority vote
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two major us health insurance groups friday called senate republican leader mitch mcconnell drop healthcare bill provision proposed senator ted cruz allows insurers offer stripped down, low cost healthcare plans simply unworkable form would undermine protections pre existing medical conditions, increase premiums lead widespread terminations coverage people currently enrolled individual market, america health insurance plans blue cross blue shield association said letter mcconnell senate democratic leader chuck schumer
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us justice department friday asked supreme court block judge ruling prevented president donald trump travel ban applied grandparents us citizens refugees already processed resettlement agencies court filing, administration asked justices overturn thursday decision us district judge hawaii, limited scope administration temporary ban refugees travelers six muslim majority countries latest round fight trump march executive order, says needed national security reasons, came supreme court intervened last month partially revive two bans, blocked lower courts supreme court said ban could take effect, people bona fide relationship us person entity could barred administration narrowly interpreted language, saying ban would apply grandparents family members, prompting state hawaii ask hawaii based us district judge derrick watson expand definition could admitted ruled state late thursday court filing, justice department said judge ruling empties supreme court decision meaning, encompasses close family members virtually family members conservative leaning supreme court currently session justices handle emergency requests administration application could directed either justice anthony kennedy, responsibility emergency requests western states, nine justices whole court whole asked weigh in, five votes needed grant request truth government interpretation supreme court stay order defies common sense, said omar jadwat, lawyer american civil liberties union involved challenging ban district court correctly found attorney general misleading attacks decision change fact decision, watson harshly criticized government definition close family relations antithesis common sense watson also ruled assurance resettlement agency provide basic services newly arrived refugee constitutes adequate connection united states sufficiently formal documented agreement triggers responsibilities compensation court filing, justice department said watson ruling refugees would make supreme court decision part executive order effectively meaningless ruling, left place, means refugees continue resettled united states, beyond cap , set executive order limit reached week supreme court decision last month revived parts trump march executive order banning travelers iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen days, well refugees days court also agreed hear oral arguments fall whether ban violates us constitution
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talks renegotiate nafta trade pact weeks away, us farm groups lawmakers rural states intensifying lobbying president donald trump administration one central message leave farming trump blames north american free trade agreement
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michael caputo, adviser president donald trump presidential campaign, said told us house representatives committee friday never heard anyone campaign talking russians today spent time front committee detailing fact contacts russians never heard anyone trump campaign talking russians, caputo, political consultant, told reporters testifying closed meeting house intelligence committee
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provisions trans pacific partnership president donald trump quit part pledge protect american workers bad trade deals may still serve shape revised nafta trade pact, us officials trade experts say trump threatened ditch north american free trade agreement too, eventually decided renegotiate pact talks mexico canada due begin mid august monday us trade representative robert lighthizer offer first insights administration strategy presents congress objectives nafta negotiations several us administration officials, speaking condition anonymity, said lighthizer outline plans updating nafta rather seek major overhaul agreement administration said hopes complete nafta negotiations end year, strategy set timeline, say thus far, trump administration offered specifics, expressing desire modernize pact account digital trade infancy early tackle festering issues labor, environment, intellectual property rights state owned enterprises since areas already addressed tpp negotiated democratic president barack obama agreed canada mexico, pact provides useful template could help speed nafta negotiations, us officials say warn, however, final decision made using tpp language tpp requires members, example, allow independent unions, set working hours safety standards deter forced labor set higher environment standards previous us trade deal pact also set year copyright term eight years patent protection costly biologic drugs, significantly less years applied united states lawmakers us industrial heartland particularly want see enforceable labor standards would lift mexico chronically low wages, blame us factories migrating south border lot negotiators room years ago stuff know bodies buried, said one business executive knowledge nafta deliberations lawmakers want ambitious deal tpp donald trump promised get better deal tpp, americans going deeply disappointed follow nafta negotiations, said senator ron wyden oregon, ranking democrat senate finance committee influential voice trade matters particular, canada mexico able agree us proposals digital trade environment got watered final tpp text, wyden told reuters generation chance rewrite nafta trump squander opportunity demands trump administration makes talks could far reaching implications us trade relations across globe, china keen make inroads mexico canada united states seen pulling back one area watch called rules origin determine much regional content product must exempt tariffs us commerce secretary wilbur ross frequently said nafta needed tighten rules prevent china using trade bloc tariff free back door us market analysts say us demands specifically us rather broadly north american content autos manufactured goods would tough sell, though mexico indicated could ready concessions strengthen region defenses asian competition christopher padilla, former us secretary international trade us commerce department ibm, believes merely tweaking rules origin would enough satisfy trump political agenda, still may require companies alter supply chains clarion call us business groups lead talks harm us international companies invested hundreds billions dollars building integrated north american supply networks trump rang alarm bells corporate boardrooms april threatened terminate pact trump backed furious lobbying effort, analysts say may still choose hard exit talks fail achieve goal shrinking us trade deficit mexico nafta quadrupled trade three countries, surpassing trillion decade , however, united states lost nearly million manufacturing jobs, figure resonates trump us trade balance mexico also swung small surplus deficits exceeded billion past decade graphic tmsnrtrs oyclp fred bergsten, senior fellow peterson institute international economics, said administration would risk derailing talks focused reducing trade imbalance mexico, like threatened talking imbalance billion way sun mexico eliminate even make big dent without really massive uneconomic distortion trade flows
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canadian prime minister justin trudeau friday warned us governors politically tempting shortcuts two countries mexico prepare renegotiate year old north american free trade agreement nafta us president donald trump described pact worst trade deal ever vowed change advantage united states talks due begin later summer trump stance accord led trudeau government reach aggressively us leaders, including one one meetings friday vice president mike pence governors kentucky, wisconsin, rhode island iowa meetings intended emphasize importance two countries trading relationship sometimes getting right means refusing take politically tempting shortcuts, trudeau told meeting us national governors association providence, rhode island trade barriers, local content provisions, preferential access homegrown players government procurement, example, help working families long term, even mid term policies kill growth warned protectionist postures run risk becoming cycle tit tat, race bottom, sides lose pence, also spoke governors association, alluded briefly nafta talks remarks, focused week healthcare reform bill proposed senate republicans modernize nafta st century win win win trade partners north america, pence, former governor indiana, told group looking forward bringing nafta future way equally benefit countries nod concerns competition foreign labor influenced trump populist trade stance, trudeau said state national governments needed ensure benefits trade felt wider slice population think right upfront make sure benefits come trade inevitably accrue population, said trudeau also told reporters friday trump told expect subject canadian steel aluminum face tariffs national security grounds optimistic important trade, leads millions good jobs sides border, continue, trudeau said
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us vice president mike pence canadian prime minister justin trudeau discussed ongoing trade disagreements two countries friday sidelines gathering us governors president donald trump plans renegotiate north american free trade agreement nafta united states, canada mexico talks begin mid august trump feels two allies neighbors taking advantage lax american trade policies pence trudeau met fringes national governors association meeting providence, rhode island behalf president trump, vice president recognized importance beneficial us trade investment relationship canada, expressing need work together address lingering trade disagreements, white house statement said added two leaders also expressed shared commitment update modernize nafta constructive renegotiation
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white house hiring ty cobb, veteran washington lawyer experience prosecutor defense attorney assist russia related investigations, source familiar matter said friday cobb long time partner law firm hogan lovells washington represented people government clinton administration cobb respond request comment, spokesman law firm declined comment announcement time, white house spokeswoman said federal special counsel several congressional panels investigating allegations us intelligence agencies russia meddled us presidential election potential connections russian officials campaign candidate donald trump moscow denied interference president denied collusion intelligence agencies said earlier year russia sought help trump win election hacking private emails democratic party officials spreading false information cobb expected intermediary white house congress, well outside attorneys trump met cobb role last month, reuters exclusively reported july bloomberg news wrote hiring earlier friday cobb role separate trump outside legal team, led new york lawyer marc kasowitz constitutional lawyer evangelical radio talk show host jay sekulow, washington lawyer john dowd, michael bowe, partner kasowitz firm, team cobb, sports handlebar mustache, distant relative famous early th century baseball player name washington lawyer robert bennett, also hogan lovells, represented president bill clinton sexual harassment case filed paula jones, said cobb knew handle crisis politics law intersected given recent developments, really need need listen him, said bennett s, cobb, , represented former democratic national committee fundraiser john huang former white house aide david watkins, probed clinton white house travel office , cobb also represented former cia official mary mccarthy, fired accused providing classified information reporters charges brought mccarthy cobb graduated harvard university earned law degree georgetown s, federal prosecutor baltimore, led regional drug organized crime task force
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bill many lawmakers hoped would send message president donald trump keep strong line russia hit new snag us house representatives friday, republicans proposed combining sanctions north korea russia sanctions bill passed senate june , come vote house chamber republican leaders initially said technical problem bill written, senate altered bill fix it, measure still move friday, republicans suggested reworking legislation add new sanctions north korea russia sanctions measure passed senate part broader bill also includes new sanctions iran house majority leader kevin mccarthy said wanted north korea sanctions added bill would strong statement america get sanction bill completed done, president desk, republican lawmaker said house wrapped activity week democrats rejected suggestion another tactic republicans supporting white house objections bill serious proposal latest delay tactic, said representative eliot engel, top democrat house foreign affairs committee house passed new package sanctions north korea may , senate foreign relations committee chairman bob corker, republican, said thursday committee would taking soon friday, corker said would glad consider adding north korea legislation house chose engel said point passing north korea legislation trump administration objects provision russia bill sets process congress approve effort president ease sanctions moscow seeking greater influence foreign policy, congress included provisions recent major bills, starting corker legislation forcing congressional review president barack obama nuclear deal iran lawmakers aides negotiating weeks try craft compromise would allow russia iran bill move forward thursday, said thought could advance soon friday said north korea issue made less likely l n k bv
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mexican finance minister jose antonio meade said friday upcoming talks united states canada renegotiate north american free trade agreement nafta major source uncertainty economy meade made comment radio interview
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us justice department friday asked supreme court block judge ruling prevented president donald trump travel ban applied grandparents us citizens refugees already processed resettlement agencies court filing, administration asked justices overturn thursday decision us district judge hawaii, limited scope administration temporary ban refugees travelers six muslim majority countries latest round fight trump march executive order, says needed national security reasons, came supreme court intervened last month partially revive two bans, blocked lower courts supreme court said ban could take effect, people bona fide relationship us person entity could barred administration narrowly interpreted language, saying ban would apply grandparents family members, prompting state hawaii ask hawaii based us district judge derrick watson expand definition could admitted ruled state late thursday court filing, justice department said judge ruling empties supreme court decision meaning, encompasses close family members virtually family members conservative leaning supreme court currently session justices handle emergency requests administration application could directed either justice anthony kennedy, responsibility emergency requests western states, nine justices whole court whole asked weigh in, five votes needed grant request truth government interpretation supreme court stay order defies common sense, said omar jadwat, lawyer american civil liberties union involved challenging ban district court correctly found attorney general misleading attacks decision change fact decision, watson harshly criticized government definition close family relations antithesis common sense watson also ruled assurance resettlement agency provide basic services newly arrived refugee constitutes adequate connection united states sufficiently formal documented agreement triggers responsibilities compensation court filing, justice department said watson ruling refugees would make supreme court decision part executive order effectively meaningless ruling, left place, means refugees continue resettled united states, beyond cap , set executive order limit reached week supreme court decision last month revived parts trump march executive order banning travelers iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen days, well refugees days court also agreed hear oral arguments fall whether ban violates us constitution
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democratic members us congress renewed efforts find possible links banks germany deutsche bank dbkgnde , us president donald trump russia investigations conducted united states possible collusion trump campaign team russia presidential election campaign white house kremlin denied interference election maxine waters, ranking democrat house financial services committee, told reporters filed resolution inquiry demanding us treasury secretary hand documents possession, relating president trump financial connections russia, certain illegal financial schemes, related information resolution asked records loans credit number banks
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eugene kaspersky, ceo russian cybersecurity software firm bears name, big american dream wanted company go beyond selling anti virus software consumers small businesses become major vendor us government
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senate republicans pushing overhaul obamacare largely ignored key players debate insuring poor health insurers hospitals charged carrying law gets approved instead, conservative groups heritage action america ears senate republicans came changing medicaid insurance program poor disabled snub fueling health industry opposition new plans medicaid, threatens frustrate months long effort dismantle obamacare latest version senate bill, released thursday, left medicaid overhaul largely unchanged radical makeover bill us house representatives nonpartisan government agency estimated earlier version bill would trim nearly billion federal spending medicaid years insurers successfully influenced legislation comes individual insurance markets, fact hospital groups largely struck medicaid important new provisions shift costs back states hospitals groups, along insurers, charged enforcing new law, republicans need buy in, health policy experts say health policy means nothing implemented work, said andy slavitt, former administrator president barack obama centers medicare medicaid services, oversaw obamacare republican bill ends obamacare medicaid expansion slashes traditional medicaid funding, cuts deepen beginning us house representatives passed version legislation may lot conservatives, heritage action included, desperately wanted hold line make sure medicaid portion watered senate, said dan holler, vice president heritage action america, conservative advocacy group something made known folks senate democrats white house enacted obamacare seven years ago, support healthcare companies helped propel legislation congress administration actively courted health industry, lobbyists former obama administration officials said, viewing support critical winning votes health insurer hospital lobbyists said recent weeks able regularly meet republican lawmakers, said input bill medicaid changes largely ignored representative senate majority leader mitch mcconnell immediately available comment , top hospital, doctor insurer trade groups reported spending total million lobbying federal government first quarter , according congressional lobbying database one hospital industry lobbyist said attempt republican leadership serious discussion industry lobbyists leaders change bill win support case portion bill addresses individual insurance market insurers, including biggest providers obamacare individual plans, anthem inc antmn molina healthcare mohn , asking changes specific policies instance, senate bill repeals penalty associated individual mandate, requirement people purchase insurance pay government fee place, insurers received one biggest demands provision bill provides incentives americans continuous insurance coverage allows insurers charge let policies lapse back forth industry lawmakers individual insurance side ends winning new conservative votes, lawmakers may ready turn next round healthcare bill negotiations medicaid, said elizabeth carpenter, senior vice president avalere health, consultant group hospitals insurers rubber meets road medicaid provision, carpenter said
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us house representatives passed version massive annual defense bill friday, leaving controversial amendments transgender troops climate policy backing president donald trump desire bigger, stronger military vote pass national defense authorization act ndaa , sets military policy authorizes billion spending department defense underscoring bipartisan support higher defense spending congress, democrats joined republicans backing measure eight republicans democrats voted measure faces hurdles become law, notably would increase military spending beyond last year billion bill, defying sequestration caps government spending set budget control act trump wants pay military spending increase slashing nondefense spending fellow republicans control majorities house senate, need support senate democrats, want increase military spending, trump plans go effect house ndaa also increases spending missile defense percent, adds thousands active duty troops army, provides five new ships navy provides percent salary increase us troops, largest pay raise eight years creates new space corps military service, pushed lawmakers worried china russia activities space, opposed defense secretary jim mattis senate vote version ndaa later year, two versions must reconciled measure sent white house trump sign law veto trump threatened veto bill, administration listed several problems it, including opposition proposed space corps failure authorize new base realignments closures debate amendments ndaa week, house rejected republican sponsored amendment would ended pentagon policy providing gender reassignment surgery therapy active duty transgender service members lawmakers also defeated proposed republican amendment would prevented pentagon implementing climate change green energy policies
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russian president vladimir putin said friday hoped dialogue us counterpart donald trump meeting hamburg earlier month fringes g summit dialogue go on, said sense, humanitarian sense, chance hope dialogue develops further, putin said meeting workers lebedinsky mine belgorod region meeting aired russia tv channel putin praised trump ability listen reacts interlocutor, reasons, involved discussion even like something agree something, asks questions, reacts interlocutor reasoning, putin said hamburg, putin said believed already established personal relationship trump, adding tv trump different person reality speaking crisis ukraine, putin said friday hope would eventually resolved bloodlessly via democratic processes
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top house democrat nancy pelosi called thursday creation outside, independent commission investigate said cold, hard evidence president donald trump family intended collude russians influence election week saw cold hard evidence trump campaign, indeed trump family, eagerly intending collude, possibly, russia, hostile foreign power, influence american elections, pelosi said, referring emails released week trump son, donald trump jr
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mexican industry exploring revising trade rules ensure us workers benefit renegotiated north american free trade agreement nafta address head us president donald trump biggest beef treaty talks due start next month united states, mexico canada, mexican officials stressed need craft new deal would strengthen region competitors, particularly asia trump threatened ditch nafta cannot rework benefit united states, arguing fueled trade deficit mexico cost thousands us jobs mexican officials say revamped nafta must integrate region awaiting us negotiating objectives, due published around sunday point sectors like autos, us inputs make percent value products imported united states mexico, chinese exports contain percent, according us center automotive research integrate make mexico competitive versus china even exports rise, us jobs rise, export united states , exporting via us content , said jaime serra, former trade minister led initial nafta negotiations mexico however, mindful trump needs able claim obvious win shake up, also looking rules governing much product made region nafta rules origin stipulate qualify tariff free access, products need sourced certain degree regionally cars, recurring point attack trump, must meet threshold percent raising threshold would automatically benefit us workers
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president donald trump effort reshape influential us courts stocking conservative judges faces least one significant impediment courts best placed thwart agenda liberal majorities likely stay place short term courts, including influential washington appeals court two appellate courts ruled trump cases involving travel ban, influx fresh liberal blood president barack obama trump going able make significant dents democrats control three appellate circuits, said arthur hellman, professor university pittsburgh school law eight years office, obama able make enough appointments leave strong liberal imprint federal courts left white house january, nine federal appeals courts majority democratic appointed judges federal appeals courts, divided geographic regions plus two based district columbia, often final say major legal disputes conservative leaning us supreme court, includes trump appointee neil gorsuch, overrule appeals court decisions, hears small number cases, leaves lower court rulings place time appeals courts shape interpretation issues abortion, religious freedom, voting rights race appellate court judges serve lifetime terms, far trump opportunities appoint new ones mostly limited courts already lean conservative among courts conservatives would like shift san francisco based th us circuit court appeals richmond, virginia based th us circuit court appeals, ruled trump cases challenging republican president executive orders temporarily banning travel united states people six predominantly muslim countries supreme court partially revived ban last month ideological balance courts provided hope trump legal opponents, including democratic state attorneys general, already sued administration travel ban issues strategic attorneys general likely chart path democratic leaning courts
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former us presidents george w bush bill clinton told forum dallas thursday able forge mutual bonds respect friendship gracious victory respectful presidential power two mention president donald trump nearly hour long discussion traded quips insights offered indirect references many crowd people george w bush presidential library took references current president clinton humble victory, important dealing people, bush said event mark graduation presidential leadership scholars program, partnership among bush, clinton, lyndon johnson george hw bush presidential centers clinton said want president, realize people, want able say things better quit, kid better future, things coming together want say, god, look people beat current president trump come criticism democrats said fires excessive unwarranted criticism predecessor, democratic president barack obama person beat election, democrat hillary clinton republican bush said office sought democrat clinton advice clinton said left office told incoming president bush would offer help treat respect bush clinton said enjoyed lives presidency would trade current status eight years office decisions make monumental effect people, bush said, adding humility key quality president presidency often defined unexpected makes job interesting, said clinton said deal incoming fire, undermine ability anything else deal incoming fire, keep promises made running two also exchanged jokes grandfathers, bush saying grandchildren call jefe, spanish chief best thing happen politics consistently underestimated, clinton said pretty good that, bush returned
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president donald trump temporary ban travelers six muslim majority countries cannot stop grandparents relatives united states citizens entering country, us judge said thursday ruling us district judge derrick watson honolulu also opens door refugees deals trump fresh courtroom defeat long back forth executive order gone way us supreme court state hawaii asked watson narrowly interpret supreme court ruling revived parts trump march executive order banning travelers iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen days, well refugees days supreme court last month said ban could take effect, anyone six countries bona fide relationship us person entity could barred trump administration interpreted opinion allow spouses, parents, children, fianc siblings country, barred grandparents family members, measure trump called necessary prevent attacks watson harshly criticized government definition close family relations antithesis common sense ruling changes way ban implemented common sense, instance, dictates close family members defined include grandparents indeed, grandparents epitome close family members, wrote justice department spokeswoman declined comment trump order pretext illegal discrimination, hawaii attorney general douglas chin said statement family members separated real people suffered enough, chin said chin asked watson injunction allowing grandparents family members travel united states hawaii refugee groups also argued resettlement agencies bona fide relationship refugees help, sometimes course years justice department said rules properly grounded immigration law watson said assurance resettlement agency provide basic services newly arrived refugee constitutes adequate connection us sufficiently formal documented agreement triggers responsibilities compensation bona fide get bona fide that, watson said melanie nezer, vice president global refugee advocacy group hias, said ruling mean refugees continue resettled united states, beyond cap , set executive order limit reached week thrilled thousands people reunited family members, said becca heller, director international refugee assistance project , additional refugees allowed travel us watson order, estimated watson grant everything state hawaii sought, however rejected request categorically exempt iraqis refugee applicants believe risk due work us government since march, , interpreters translators, instance watson also refused blanket exemption eligible apply refugee program aimed protecting certain children risk el salvador, honduras, guatemala roll narrowed version ban subdued january, trump first signed expansive version order sparked protests chaos airports around country world
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us state department require nations provide extensive data help vet visa applicants determine whether traveler poses terrorist threat, according cable obtained reuters countries fail comply new protocols take steps within days could face travel sanctions cable, sent us diplomatic posts wednesday, summary worldwide review vetting procedures required us president donald trump revised march executive order temporarily banned us travel citizens six predominantly muslim countries memo lays series standards united states require countries, including issue, active plans issue, electronic passports regularly report lost stolen passports interpol also directs nations provide identity information requested washington us visa applicants, including biometric biographic details cable sets requirements countries provide data individuals knows grounds believe terrorists well criminal record information further, countries asked block transfer information us bound travelers us government designate people travel watchlists based solely political religious beliefs first time us government setting standards information required countries specifically support immigration traveler vetting, cable said cable read reutrs unthtl new requirements latest series steps trump administration says taking better protect united states terrorist attack however, former officials said much information sought routinely shared countries, including examples passports additional details particular travelers may present security concerns us allies may worry privacy protections washington seen seeking information beyond already shared, said john sandweg, former senior homeland security department official firm frontier solutions think ignore political aspects unpopularity current administration puts political pressure stand administration, said cable lays risk factors us government consider evaluating country controversial could difficult countries prove us satisfaction, including ensuring potential become terrorist safe countries also expected agree take back citizens ordered removed united states provide information requested, come adequate plan to, countries could end list submitted trump possible sanction, including barring categories citizens entering united states real worries countries may come results review known, said leon rodriguez, former director us citizenship immigration services start making decisions think going lot anxiety, said, saying delays visa processing nations pose much threat could start hurt ordinary business personal travel controversial trump immigration related moves two executive orders, challenged federal court, impose temporary ban travel united states citizens iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria, yemen orders initially blocked enforced, supreme court june allowed ban go effect people six nations strong ties united states cable requires countries act quickly, stressed united states would work foreign nations assess meet standards and, not, come plan help cable asks us diplomats underscore goal impose ban immigration benefits, including visas, citizens country, standards designed mitigate risk, failure make progress could lead security measures usg, including presidential proclamation would prohibit entry certain categories foreign nationals non compliant countries cable says us government made preliminary determination countries meet new standards others risk meeting name these, listing separate, classified cable state department declined comment cable, saying would discuss internal communications us government national security screening vetting procedures visitors constantly reviewed refined improve security effectively identify individuals could pose threat united states, said us state department official condition anonymity
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us congressional negotiators making progress resolving dispute stalled bill impose new sanctions russia, congressional aides said thursday, one lawmaker said matter could resolved soon friday think soon tomorrow, house representatives could pass out, senator bob corker, republican chairman senate foreign relations committee author bill, told reporters said expected house make changes would affect bill overall character address issues worried energy companies, provision oil firms said could block international exploration projects russian firms also involved hoping send message president donald trump maintain strong line moscow, senate passed sanctions russia, part broader measure also imposing new sanctions iran, june bill mired house ever since delay frustrated democrats, trump fellow republicans, think president eager improve relations russia retaliate moscow international aggression week, trump defending oldest son, donald trump jr, met russian lawyer campaign told might damaging information democratic candidate hillary clinton republicans, control congress, said house could vote senate bill violated constitutional requirement legislation affecting government revenues originate house democrats accused republicans stalling trump administration concern provision setting process congress approve effort president ease sanctions russia seeking greater influence foreign policy, congress included review provisions recent major bills, starting corker legislation forcing congressional review president barack obama nuclear deal iran corker said thought congressional review foreign policy goal chairman bring back equivalent status executive branch, one way house aides said negotiations russia bill continuing deal reached, talks productive continue, said ashlee strong, spokeswoman house speaker paul ryan
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us president donald trump said considering quotas tariffs deal big problem steel dumping china others dumping steel destroying steel industry, decades, stopping stop, told reporters air force one flight united states france two ways quotas tariffs maybe both, said steel stocks rallied news, recovering year date declines sector p steel sector index added much percent shortly trump remarks index rallied nearly percent weeks following nov election, far year percent wednesday thursday, vaneck vectors steel exchange traded fund rose percent percent trump remarks ak steel shares gained percent, nucor gained percent us steel added percent trump action steel part campaign pledge made help revive us manufacturing administration decision steel could unveiled coming weeks trump also said would invite russian president vladimir putin white house think right time, answer yes, would, trump said asked would extend invitation russian leader
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senate republican leaders released thursday revised plan dismantle obamacare law, drew criticism senators sides political divide within republican party, indicating treacherous path bill bill played party disparate factions letting insurers sell cheap, bare bones policies retaining taxes wealthy immediate outcry illustrated difficult political terrain us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell must navigate pressure president donald trump pass healthcare bill make good republicans seven year mission gut democratic former president barack obama signature legislative achievement american people deserve better pain obamacare deserve better care time deliver next week, mcconnell said addition criticism senators, major hospital association one large insurer said measure falls short critical areas democrats united it, mcconnell cannot afford lose two republican senators win passage moderate susan collins conservative rand paul voiced opposition even bringing new plan debate several senators said concerns legislation, particularly medicaid cuts, including shelley moore capito, rob portman john mccain two republican senators, lindsey graham bill cassidy, complicated matters announcing alternative plan mcconnell, skillful tactician forced two weeks ago scrub planned vote earlier version opposed moderates hard line conservatives party, planned vote retooled bill next week continuing lack consensus among republicans obamacare calling demise since shows sure thing trump party able get job done healthcare trump first major legislative initiative failure would call question party ability govern despite controlling chambers congress white house measure represents retreat long standing republican aspirations dump obamacare related taxes retains two taxes wealthy helped pay obamacare law previous version would repealed, also keeps obamacare limits corporate tax deductions executive pay health insurance industry bill included provision allowing insurers offer stripped down, low cost healthcare plans
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us commerce secretary wilbur ross said thursday present president donald trump range options restrict steel imports national security grounds, according senators met ross senator sherrod brown said ross pretty much committed announcing options next week part commerce review whether steel imports threatening us national security trade law ross, speaking reporters following closed door meeting senate finance committee members, declined put time frame review release come ready come out, said year old former steel industry magnate said spoke senators broad outlines section probe, including legal basis objectives, potential tools accomplishing objectives, risks involved process ross provide details specific recommendations trump, saying purpose meeting provide senators background within judge reaction report comes trump told reporters flight france considering tariffs quotas stop foreign countries dumping steel us market destroying us steel industry release remarks sent steel stocks soaring thursday options everything, said brown, democrat major steel producing state pushed move quickly want strong want long lasting, want address overhanging issue chinese steel overcapacity steelmakers workers argue protections needed put industry healthy footing, steel users say import curbs would raise steel prices, putting disadvantage foreign competitors senator ron wyden, finance committee top democrat, said members tried convey ross using cold war era trade law restrict imports steel defense grounds enduring solution steel production glut secretary feels confident approach going make sides happy steel industry, wyden said , commerce investigated national security impact iron ore semifinished steel imports recommended action
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us president donald trump intends nominate attorney kevin mcintyre chairman federal energy regulatory commission, white house said thursday mcintyre, attorney jones day firm, would need confirmed senate ferc regulates interstate transmission electricity, natural gas crude oil
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former us president jimmy carter receiving hospital care thursday becoming dehydrated charity house building project canada, ok, habitat humanity said carter, , became unsteady construction site slumped away work area chair, according eyewitnesses, said working hour steps home, using drill several workers helped sit, later taken away ambulance medical issue resulted dehydration, carter center said statement working building project habitat humanity, charitable organization promoting affordable home ownership carter taken st boniface general hospital treatment, according carter center, based atlanta president carter told us ok taken offsite observation, habitat said statement, noting working hot sun encourages everyone stay hydrated keep building carter, democrat served white house january january , received nobel peace prize humanitarian work carter, whose family history cancer, disclosed august diagnosed melanoma, form skin cancer, spread brain elsewhere spotted liver surgery december year carter told church latest brain scan showed sign disease peanut farmer georgia lived longer term office president us history work global issues, became widely regarded better former president president, left office profoundly unpopular canada, carter volunteering project build homes habitat humanity honor country th birthday organization noted carter requested others involved effort continue work day carter wife, rosalynn carter, traveled around world working habitat since , according organization hospital, carter foundation said
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internet fueled furor rules barring women sleeveless attire, us house representatives speaker paul ryan pledged thursday house officials would review perhaps modernize chamber dress code ryan made announcement week cbs news report long standing rules went viral social media prompted slew reports, including falsely accusing ryan unfairly targeting women, especially given washington notoriously hot summers current dress code place years, including nancy pelosi, democrat woman serve house speaker, nothing new certainly something devised, ryan said news conference time, mean enforcement stand bit modernized dress code requires men wear suit jackets ties house chamber speaker lobby, outside it, women supposed wear sleeveless tops dresses without sweater jacket neither men women allowed wear open athletic footwear ryan made clear standards would go away decorum important, especially institution, said dress code chamber, lobby makes sense also need bar otherwise accepted contemporary business attire look change soon amid flurry news articles, women house members jumped fray democratic representative jackie speier circulated flyer urging women lawmakers wear sleeveless dresses sleeveless friday july , photo capitol steps day first vote republican representative martha mcsally noted wearing outfit violated code ended speech house chamber wednesday want point standing professional attire, happens sleeveless dress open toed shoes, mcsally said mcsally first brush dress codes air force fighter pilot, mcsally sued secretary defense donald rumsfeld military policy requiring military women saudi arabia wear head toe abaya base pelosi took social media welcome ryan statement unwritten rules desperate need updates, said twitter
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us house representatives speaker paul ryan thursday urged president donald trump eldest son testify congressional committee alleged links trump team russia presidential election campaign think witness asked testify congress that, ryan said news conference senate judiciary committee chairman charles grassley, republican, plans send letter thursday donald trump jr ask testify committee public session, cnn reported appeared panel, trump son would highest member republican president inner circle relatives white house aides testify congress russia allegations accusations moscow interfered election colluded trump campaign dominated trump first months office russia denies meddling campaign, trump says collusion trump jr disclosed week met russian lawyer last year said offering damaging information democratic rival hillary clinton trump jr eagerly agreed meet lawyer, told part moscow official support father campaign, according emails son released week emails concrete evidence trump campaign might willing accept russian help win election, subject prompted investigations us justice department congress trump said paris thursday lawyer, natalia veselnitskaya, private attorney russian government lawyer, nothing substance came meeting son wonderful young man took meeting russian lawyer, government lawyer russian lawyer short meeting meeting went very, quickly, fast, said joint news conference french president emmanuel macron us intelligence agencies said earlier year russia sought help trump win election hacking private emails democratic party officials disseminating false information online
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president donald trump said wall wants build , mile , km us mexico frontier may need cover entire border existing natural barriers, according remarks released white house thursday flight paris washington, trump told reporters aboard air force one mountains rivers violent vicious areas far away really people crossing need anywhere miles trump also told reporters plane important border agents others able see wall could aware oncoming dangers horrible sounds, throw large sacks drugs over, people side wall, see hit head pounds stuff over, trump said one trump major campaign promises build border wall fight illegal immigration vow mexico would pay wall, mexican government insisted do, strained relations two neighbors trump since said find way mexico repay united states construction wall congress would need fund first almost six months presidency, far asked congress billion project estimated cost billion border, stretches across four us states, already miles km barriers, including fences walls republicans house representatives appropriations committee introduced bill tuesday funded billion request, senate democrats likely oppose
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michael caputo, adviser president donald trump presidential campaign, said thursday would testify friday us house representatives committee investigating possible russian involvement election caputo, political consultant, issued statement saying would testify friday closed meeting house intelligence committee committee comment people plans interview caputo resigned trump campaign last year writing ding dong witch dead twitter trump fired campaign manager corey lewandowski june
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us attorney general jeff sessions thursday released government form dealing contacts foreign nationals, including russian government officials, much redacted form sf , required government employees working national security, indicated sessions immediate contact foreign government representatives past seven years however, sessions said met russian ambassador sergey kislyak run us presidential election large portion document left blank united states senator, attorney general met hundreds, thousands, foreign dignitaries staff filling sf form, attorney general staff consulted familiar process, well fbi investigator handling background check, instructed list meetings foreign dignitaries staff connected senate activities, said justice department spokesman ian prior sessions released form response lawsuit filed american oversight, group advocates government transparency sued doj april extent sessions contact russian government called question austin evers, executive director american oversight, said form evidence sessions lied fbi investigators overseeing security clearance jeff sessions nation top law enforcement officer, shocking one first acts named attorney general lie fbi issue national security, evers said sessions recused federal investigation russian meddling election media reports revealed held undisclosed meetings kislyak sessions admitted interactions, said held capacity us senator, position occupied years becoming attorney general former fbi director james comey, trump fired may, testified agency information sessions would lead believe continued involvement federal probe would problematic later reported sessions another undisclosed interaction kislyak mayflower hotel washington april sessions told senate intelligence committee recollection interaction special counsel robert mueller, former director federal bureau investigation leading investigation russian meddling election read full document tmsnrtrs uev ct
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white house plan cut transportation spending, privatize air traffic control scrap long distance train service facing strong resistance congress may, trump administration proposed cutting discretionary us transportation department spending percent, billion billion house representatives appropriations committee panel week approved billion discretionary spending, billion white house request thursday, transportation secretary elaine chao addressed us senate appropriations subcommittee hearing senator susan collins, republican chairs panel, said disappointed many proposed cuts house panel rejected white house plan end subsidies amtrak operate long distance train service, would cut million billion annual government support passenger rail service panel also rejected plan eliminate million annual subsidies commercial air service rural airports many lawmakers also opposed administration proposal privatize air traffic control system june, senate commerce committee approved proposed changes federal aviation administration policies unlike house panel, back spinning air traffic control house vote privatization plan soon next week president donald trump says move would modernize air traffic control lower flying costs proposal drawn fire private plane owners rural airports critics say would hand control important service special interests big airlines chao said administration working address general aviation concerns american airlines group inc aalo , united airlines ualn southwest airlines co luvn back proposal trump budget plan would cut billion infrastructure spending years, including billion planned highway trust fund spending time, white house proposing billion government funding years part goal getting trillion public private infrastructure spending plans unveil details fall chao acknowledged thursday highway trust funds must made said administration studying options including mileage tax asked trump considering gasoline tax hike, chao said nothing table house panel also rejected week trump administration plan raise airline passenger security fees per one way trip, would generate million transportation safety administration
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us representative steve scalise, shot congressional baseball practice last month, underwent surgery thursday treat infection, hospital statement said hospital said deep tissue infection related bullet wounds scalise fair condition, require careful monitoring see interventions necessary, according statement medstar washington hospital center scalise, republican leader us house representatives, shot june practice charity baseball game suburban washington
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senate republican leaders released updated version healthcare bill thursday would dismantle obamacare attempt bring earlier version legislation vote fell apart amid intraparty revolt new version bill little assuage concerns moderate republicans, worried deep cuts medicaid would harm vulnerable residents two republican senators said would even vote open debate bill senate majority leader mitch mcconnell afford lose two party republicans, vice president mike pence ready cast tie breaking vote senate added number changes bill attempt win support main provisions new version bill bill contains amendment conservative republican senator ted cruz would allow insurers sell stripped down, low cost insurance plans comply obamacare requirement insurers cover set essential health benefits benefits include maternity newborn care, mental health services addiction treatment, outpatient care, hospitalization, emergency room visits prescription drugs insurers strongly opposed amendment, say would raise insurance premiums sick people, destabilize individual insurance market undermine protections pre existing medical conditions senior republican senate aides said nonpartisan congressional budget office cbo would assess version legislation amendment, one without bill retains two key taxes wealthy created obamacare help pay provisions legislation keeps percent net investment income surtax individuals earning , couples earning , , percent surtax medicare insurance program elderly people incomes also keeps obamacare limits corporate tax deductions executive pay health insurance industry earning zero percent federal poverty level eligible tax credits proposal, credits generally less generous provided obamacare obamacare, earning percent federal poverty level eligible tax credits earlier version, bill repeals several obamacare taxes, including pharmaceutical, medical device health insurance industries also repeals fine individuals purchase health insurance, well penalty employers provide health insurance bill leaves place overhaul medicaid government health insurance program poor moderate republicans hoping updated version would soften cuts, said would devastate vulnerable residents bill unwinds obamacare medicaid expansion three years, goes beyond repealing obamacare imposing drastic cuts medicaid deepen cbo estimated bill would cut medicaid nearly billion , would cut medicaid percent come bill contains additional billion opioid epidemic devastated parts united states, including west virginia, ohio pennsylvania top billion included previous version bill legislation also contains additional billion beyond billion earlier version states help insurers keep rising insurance premiums help lower income insurance holders cover pocket medical expenses
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us president donald trump said wednesday fault son donald trump jr meeting russian lawyer presidential election campaign unaware meeting days ago asked knew son meeting lawyer natalia veselnitskaya june last year, president told reuters white house interview no, know couple days ago heard transcript highlights reutrs srvuhc trump jr eagerly agreed meet woman told russian government lawyer might damaging information democratic rival hillary clinton part moscow official support father campaign, according emails son released tuesday seated oval office desk, trump said fault son holding meeting, writing decision made heat upstart, non traditional campaign think many people would held meeting, trump said minute meeting, guess, hearing, trump said many people, many political pros, said everybody would emails concrete evidence trump campaign officials might willing accept russian help win nov election, subject cast cloud trump presidency prompted investigations us justice department congress donald trump jr, interview fox news tuesday, said retrospect, probably would done things little differently white house interview, president said directly asked russian president vladimir putin involved us intelligence says russian meddling presidential campaign putin insisted trump said spent first minutes two hour meeting putin last friday germany election meddling subject said, said, no, absolutely asked second time totally different way said absolutely not, trump said asked believed putin denial, trump paused look something happened find is, allow thing like happen election process something happened find is, said putin, added somebody say it, found interesting point us intelligence agencies even members trump cabinet said russia meddled election, trump wavered subject, times suggesting actors might involved trump equivocated whether felt could trust putin said putin chinese president xi jinping look countries interests, looks us interests person goes around trusting lots people leader russia second powerful nuclear power earth leader united states love country loves country, trump said past, trump said collusion campaign russia zero coordination dumbest thing ever heard, said republican president said democrats used accusations justify clinton loss november, saying white house functioning beautifully despite hoax made democrats although putin able forge ceasefire agreement part syria, trump said interests collided issues said us military buildup drive increase us energy production direct conflict putin, whose nation dependent energy exports differences made wonder whether putin really supported last year, many news reports suggested really one question wish would asked putin actually supporting
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highlights reuters oval office interview us president donald trump wednesday whether aware son donald trump jr meeting russian lawyer know couple days ago, heard know whether wished known son meeting look
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us agency could bring civil charges donald trump, jr found violated campaign finance laws meeting russian purportedly damaging information hillary clinton often gridlocked partisan politics take years mete punishment, legal experts said wednesday democratic lawmakers want federal election commission charge trump jr based emails eagerly agreed meet woman told russian government lawyer damaging information democratic presidential candidate clinton argue enthusiasm akin seeking something value foreigner, prohibited us campaign laws democrat us representative grace meng wrote federal election commission wednesday asking take complaint trump jr filed week government watchdog group common cause group asked agency investigate said troubling pattern president trump, members family key advisors acting law judith ingram, spokeswoman federal election committee, said complaints received would handled confidentially declined comment larry noble, former general counsel federal election commission senior director campaign legal center said thinks complaints trump jr merit agency investigate noble said commission rejected ignored complaints, outside groups could sue try force investigation department justice could file criminal charges evidence wrongdoing trump jr, decisions would left special counsel robert mueller, investigating possible collusion trump campaign russia presidential campaign federal election commission consists six commissioners, traditionally three republicans three democrats, vacancies left one democrat, independent three republicans begin investigation trump jr, four commissioners would need consent republicans declined consent group would gridlocked former federal election commission chair ann ravel vocal critic agency, writing report earlier year deadlocked partisan division cited agency refusal investigate secretly owned shell corporations contributing millions political groups known super pacs, thereby making impossible determine source cash noted commissioners deadlocked percent substantive votes matters review closed year , commissioners deadlocked percent substantive votes taken matters , wrote, commission assessed million civil monetary penalties matters review , imposed total , civil monetary penalties matters review opinion piece new york times february, wrote, left agency mandated ensure transparency disclosure actually working keep public dark paul ryan, lawyer common cause filed complaint trump jr, acknowledged agency enforcement power weak best hope going robert mueller investigation, said
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son donald good job last night open, transparent innocent greatest witch hunt political history sad edt
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us senate confirmed private equity executive william hagerty thursday president donald trump ambassador japan, filling post considered especially crucial light neighboring north korea recent missile tests vote member senate hagerty, founder private equity firm hagerty peterson, spent several years japan boston consulting group later served white house former president george hw bush trump choice hagerty taken sign interest economic ties japan republican president, real estate developer reality television star, never held public office elected november north korea worrying frustrating neighboring countries us officials series missile tests, since pyongyang last week test launched first intercontinental ballistic missile trump criticized slow name ambassadors important us allies like japan, especially light crisis still new us ambassador south korea hagerty succeeds caroline kennedy, attorney daughter late us president john f kennedy, held position trump took office january
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president donald trump held door open reversal decision pull united states paris climate accord thursday, say would need return persuade trump, made friends europe rejection paris agreement america first trade stance, met french president emmanuel macron leaders sought common ground reset awkward relationship something could happen respect paris accords, let see happens, trump told news conference happens, wonderful, t, ok trump said paris accord soft leading polluters like china india, putting us industry risk respect wish preserve jobs, think compatible paris accord, macron said joint conference sudden unexpected change today, otherwise would announced it, shared intention continue discussing issues, french president added trump macron relationship got bumpy start, incentive improve relations
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government watchdogs filed complaint donald trump jr, jared kushner paul manafort thursday federal agency oversees elections, arguing three violated law meeting russian offering purportedly damaging information hillary clinton complaint federal election commission signed common cause, campaign legal center, democracy two campaign lawyers involved groups identified respondents trump campaign trump jr common cause filed complaint earlier week agency thursday complaint added three attendees meeting manafort, trump campaign manager time, kushner, trump son law, rob goldstone, arranged meeting complaint takes advantage information disclosed email exchanges trump, jr, son president donald trump, detailed meeting arranged federal election commission federal agency bring civil charges violations campaign finance law however, panel requires bipartisan agreement move forward actions, critics expressed concern agency unlikely take action democrat us representative grace meng wrote federal election commission wednesday asking take common cause first complaint trump jr organizations said thursday complaint emails provided evidence trump jr violated law asking foreign national something value, argue law would define including fruits paid research, hacking, similar investigatory activity evidence clear jr knew offer opposition campaign research came russian government, law clear giving valuable research free would contribution trump campaign, said brendan fischer campaign legal center complaint said manafort kushner, attending meeting knowing subject matter, also fault donald trump, jr white house insisted wrong democratic lawmakers want federal election commission bring civil charges donald trump, jr, saying meeting violated law department justice could bring criminal charges
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rio tinto proposed resolution copper mine arizona would tunnel , feet underground, rocks radiate heat earth molten core would suck enough water supply city leave crater mile half wide , feet deep planned decade, project would prototype looming era invasive us mines companies run easy reach deposits, geologists say also project president donald trump commerce secretary, wilbur ross, mind began crafting hit list regulations killed speed industrial permitting company hundreds millions dollars risk money without knowing whether real chance going get approved, ross told reuters may interview, referring mine massive project
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senate judiciary committee chairman charles grassley, republican, planned send letter thursday donald trump jr ask testify committee public session, cnn reported trump jr, son republican president donald trump, disclosed week meeting russia lawyer sought provide damaging information democratic rival hillary clinton presidential campaign
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us senate republican leaders released new draft healthcare bill thursday retains key taxes wealthy allows insurers offer plans comply obamacare regulations mandate cover certain health services bill also keeps obamacare limit corporate tax deductions executive pay health insurance industry, includes additional billion opioid epidemic includes additional billion help cover pocket medical expenses also left medicaid overhaul initial bill largely unchanged, drew opposition moderate republicans concerned would throw many vulnerable residents health insurance
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us house speaker paul ryan thursday said would delay chamber august break order push forward final healthcare overhaul legislation senate succeeds passing version scheduled summer recess senate leader mitch mcconnell already said plans delay senators typical month long recess two weeks order try pass bill, thursday released senate republican leadership latest proposal unwind obamacare
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republican senator ted cruz said thursday proposal allowing insurance companies offer policies less coverage obamacare also offer higher quality coverage included new senate healthcare bill also significant bill includes amendment allow individuals use health savings accounts pay premiums big deal lowering premiums, consumer freedom amendment, cruz told reporters closed meeting senate republicans several republican senators entered meeting saying yet know would included retooled bill
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revised us senate healthcare plan keep place two obamacare taxes wealthy retain limit corporate tax deductions executive pay health insurance industry, senate source told reuters thursday taxes wealthy
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recording star kid rock, outspoken supporter republican president donald trump, hinted website social media messages wednesday intends run us senate , promising major announcement come soon year old michigan native drew attention twitter facebook page kid rock us senate website featured photo goateed singer songwriter wearing leather jacket, dark glasses white fedora, seated plush, star spangled chair beside stuffed deer tagline scared site also displays images shirt, baseball cap bumper sticker emblazoned campaign logo, kid rock us senate box alternating slogans, including, rock trust, party people never met politician quite like ton emails texts asking website real answer absolute yes, said verified twitter account stay tuned, major announcement near future reached email, musician spokesman, kirt webster, referred rock facebook page, bore message music label, warner bros records, also posted website offering sales kid rock us senate merchandise born robert james ritchie detroit suburb romeo, michigan, rose fame debut album devil without cause sold million copies gained additional celebrity courtship actress pamela anderson brief marriage mention made wednesday online postings rock political affiliation state would run, presumably would seek challenge michigan democratic incumbent senator, debbie stabenow, election capitol hill based newspaper roll call reported rock name surfaced possible candidate earlier month state republican party convention michigan, trump carried presidential race, though official decisions announced stabenow seemed shrug prospect political challenge rock, saying twitter post know share love music concede better playing guitar keep best fighting michigan according roll call, rock endorsed republican mitt romney president initially supported ben carson republican nomination switched trump former reality tv star became party nominee afterward, rock released line pro trump merchandise, including shirt read god guns trump april, kid rock joined fellow rocker conservative activist ted nugent former alaska governor onetime republican vice presidential nominee sarah palin white house visit dinner trump kid rock would first showbiz figure make leap politics besides trump, would follow likes singer sonny bono, served us congressman california pro wrestler actor jesse body ventura, elected minnesota governor comedian al franken, serving second us senate term minnesota
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coalition conservative groups urged us lawmakers wednesday support amendment house representatives annual defense bill would prevent pentagon implementing climate change green energy policies meant save taxpayers money protect planet letter lawmakers, groups said many climate programs likely undermine military readiness diverting scarce resources programs question initiated former president barack obama executive order requiring military meet green energy greenhouse gas emissions targets conservative groups trying gather support republican representative warren davidson amendment house version national defense authorization act would stop military implementing policies groups include competitive enterprise institute, libertarian advocacy group americans prosperity, group funded conservative koch brothers americans limited government us defense secretary jim mattis long supportive programs reduce troops petroleum dependence written testimony senate panel confirmation hearing january, mattis said climate change driver instability challenge requires broader, whole government response house bill includes language democratic representative jim langevin would require pentagon report congress military bases vulnerable rising seas effects climate change uncertain whether davidson langevin measures would final house bill house due vote week version defense bill senate version follow later year myron ebell, head global warming international environmental policy competitive enterprise institute, also led president donald trump transition team environmental protection agency, said interview defense department needs concentrate core mission waste lot time irrelevant distractions gain political cover asked mattis position climate, ebell said heard generals say years climate change risk never listened one seemed slightest clue talking defense department, largest us consumer energy, planning forge ahead decade long effort convert operations green energy
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president donald trump pick lead bank supervision federal reserve benefited government bailing rescuing two banks financial crisis, may prevent confirmation us senate controlled business friendly republican party, policy analysts told reuters recent days randal quarles, former wall street lawyer us treasury official runs investment firm, part team invested troubled failed banks executive private equity firm carlyle group lp cgo investments earned hundreds millions dollars carlyle, profits would possible without government support spokesman quarles respond request comment spokesman carlyle declined comment democrats including ohio senator sherrod brown said intend scrutinize quarles ties wall street confirmation hearing senator elizabeth warren described straight wall street assembly line announcing opposition statement white house congress controlled republicans, ability approve trump nominees simple majority senate rules changed previous rules, party power would needed least votes quarles viewed many policy analysts business friendly pick benefits experience federal government business ties unlikely viewed senior senators wall street ties handicap profiting markets scarlet letter congress, said isaac boltansky, director policy research compass point trading research llc, washington launching cynosure group , quarles partner managing director carlyle there, played key role making million investment boston private financial holdings inc bpfho , also part group decided jointly acquire failed lender bankunited inc bkun federal deposit insurance corp fdic , alongside private equity peers blackstone group lp bxn , centerbridge partners lp wl ross co, well banker john kanas months carlyle equity infusion, boston private received million bailout treasury department, later repaid taxpayer funds helped firm weather financial crisis, allowed carlyle sell stake time total million, effectively doubling money, according reuters review share sales firm disclosed regulatory filings fdic absorbed bankunited losses estimated cost billion selling healthier assets private equity consortium million bankunited later went public, carlyle selling shares worth around million portions , according reuters analysis disclosures tallies account dividends undisclosed costs carlyle would provide precise numbers returns investments involvement taxpayer bailouts helped sink earlier nomination general electric co gen executive david nason federal reserve supervisory position nason withdrew vetting republicans criticized structured bailout program inside treasury department bush administration wilbur ross, whose wl ross co part consortium invested bankunited alongside carlyle, successfully became us commerce secretary quarles history wall street may talking point confirmation hearings, unlikely bring nomination, lobbyists financial regulatory lawyers said end day, really nothingburger, said bob kurucza, partner goodwin procter financial industry investment management practice
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laws prohibit foreign nationals spending money influence us elections prevent lawfully buying kinds political ads facebook online networks, campaign finance lawyers said omission online ads could potential hurdle investigating alleged russian meddling last year us presidential election, according campaign finance lawyers, involved probes since , united states barred foreign nationals giving money campaigns later barred donating political parties laws also prohibit foreign nationals coordinating campaign buying ad explicitly calls election defeat candidate issue laws concerning category ads known electioneering communications address candidate stands issue, spread news stories candidate attack candidate without directly calling defeat foreign nationals cannot spend money electioneering communications term us law applies communications made broadcast, cable satellite
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democrats us house representatives introduced new version russia iran sanctions bill wednesday, hoping send message president donald trump maintain strong line moscow seeking force republican house leaders allow vote, democrats house foreign affairs committee introduced legislation unchanged passed senate june stalled ever since new bill identical senate passed, labeled house legislation avoid procedural issue prompted house republican leaders send measure back senate however, sign support trump fellow republicans, control majorities house senate control legislation comes vote ashlee strong, spokeswoman republican house speaker paul ryan, dismissed democrats action grandstanding measure introduced house democratic leader nancy pelosi representatives steny hoyer, house democrat, eliot engel, ranking democrat house foreign affairs committee democrats accused house republicans stalling sanctions package trump administration concern provisions setting process congress approve effort president ease sanctions russia trump attempts mend relations russia hindered allegations moscow interfered us election colluded trump campaign russia denies meddling trump says collusion issue become even heated since emails released tuesday showed donald trump jr, president eldest son, eagerly agreed last year meet woman told russian government lawyer might damaging information hillary clinton, democratic rival presidential election lawmakers aides said news meeting, failure disclose it, added new urgency push pass russia package dilly dallying house republican leaders said taken original senate bill violated constitutional requirement legislation affecting government revenues originate house, known blue slip issue democrats republicans backed bill scoffed, saying problem could quickly remedied dilly dallying around blue slip issue ridiculous waste time could fixed five minutes, senator bob corker, republican chairman senate foreign relations committee, told reporters senate changed bill address issue, also tweaked way democrats said weakened provision requiring congress approve effort president ease sanctions russia new bill introduced wednesday would eliminate change allow house democrats, well republicans, force vote resolution disapproval effort ease russia sanctions believe president party position protect oversight good policy country, hoyer told reporters ryan told news conference wants move strong bill regarding sanctions russia quickly possible legislation still faced procedural policy hurdles us energy industry lobbying bill republican house members, particularly oil producing states, said might want changes russia sanctions legislation written amendment bill imposing new sanctions iran issues including ballistic missile program besides establishing review process, puts law sanctions previously imposed moscow via presidential executive order introduces new sanctions
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president donald trump said wednesday lengthy meeting russian president vladimir putin g summit good sign showed two countries work together issues like ceasefire syria share interests interview christian broadcasting network, trump said think get along very, well tremendously powerful nuclear power, make sense kind relationship us leader also took dig democratic campaign rival hillary clinton, saying putin would much happier president spent much us military plans
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donald trump jr meeting woman told russian government lawyer incriminating information democratic candidate hillary clinton could help father presidential campaign could lead investigators probe whether violated us election law, experts said trump jr met woman, lawyer natalia veselnitskaya, june , , email exchange intermediary emails, tweeted trump jr tuesday, could provide material special counsel robert mueller probe possible collusion trump campaign russia presidential election one emails dated june , , trump jr wrote say love released tweets new york times said planned write contents sought comment trump jr said tweets nothing came meeting veselnitskaya told nbc news early tuesday affiliated russian government passed information retrospect, probably would done things little differently, trump jr said interview fox news me, opposition research collusion actual crime us criminal code, prosecutors would look see trump jr conduct ran afoul specific law, legal experts said moscow denied interference us election, president donald trump said campaign collude russia alan futerfas, trump jr lawyer, respond request comment spokesman mueller declined comment one law might come play federal election campaign act, makes illegal foreign national contribute us political campaign campaign also prohibited soliciting contributions contribution monetary nature, according paul ryan, attorney watchdog group common cause said incriminating information clinton could considered contribution act ryan said trump jr enthusiastic response offer information particularly proposal email follow call next week constituted solicitation indication, concession donald trump jr wants requesting information, ryan said joshua douglas, professor university kentucky college law, said trump jr emails made plausible could criminal case james gardner, election law expert university buffalo law school, said election law intended target donations cash goods services said believe trump jr would violated law solicited damaging information clinton federal law known general conspiracy statute makes illegal conspire commit crime defraud united states could also come play if, example, trump jr tried help russians hack us computer networks indication trump jr thing andrew wright, professor savannah law school associate counsel white house counsel office former democratic president barack obama, said thought trump jr agreeing meet someone discuss illegal act would enough trigger conspiracy charge powerful tool, said
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us judge wednesday said much inclined maintain court order blocks president donald trump administration carrying policy designed threaten federal funds called sanctuary cities hearing san francisco federal court, us district judge william orrick iii said recent memo justice department appeared narrow scope trump executive order sanctuary cities remove need injunction trump issued order january directing funding slashed jurisdictions refuse comply statute requires local governments share information 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 republican president moves crack immigration galvanized legal advocacy groups, along democratic city state governments, oppose court trump issued sanctuary cities executive order earlier year, santa clara county
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president donald trump pick head fbi, christopher wray, wednesday said would refuse pledge loyalty trump, rejected description probe russian election meddling witch hunt, vowed quit asked president something unlawful wray, nominated trump june replace fired james comey federal bureau investigation director, sought stake independence president protect agency partisan political influence wray even said would highly unlikely would agree meet trump one one situation, comey reluctantly wray, seemed headed us senate approval fill year post, testified hour hour judiciary committee confirmation hearing amid uproar washington emails released tuesday involving president son, donald trump jr emails showed republican president son agreeing last year meet woman told russian government lawyer might damaging information democratic white house rival hillary clinton part moscow official support father wray deflected specific questions republican senator lindsey graham president son emails, saying read wray said, threats effort interfere election nation state non state actor kind thing fbi would want know trump son notify fbi wrote love russian offer information clinton trump fired comey may , igniting political firestorm, later cited russia thing reason justice department eight days later named robert mueller serve special counsel investigate alleged russian interference presidential race help trump win potential collusion moscow trump associates russia matter dogged trump first six months office wray said reason doubt us intelligence community conclusion russia interfered part hacking releasing emails damaging clinton, claim moscow denies wray worked justice department republican former president george w bush comey deputy attorney general mueller fbi director wray also represented new jersey governor chris christie political scandal trump called russia probe witch hunt consider director mueller witch hunt, wray told graham wray said committed supporting mueller investigation, calling consummate straight shooter somebody enormous respect democratic senator dianne feinstein asked wray inform committee learn machinations tamper mueller probe understood, wray responded wray said one white house asked pledge loyalty trump, comey said president demanded jan wray said would give assurance asked loyalty constitution, rule law mission fbi one asked kind loyalty oath point process, sure heck offer one, wray said comey previously told committee trump pressed one one session drop fbi investigation former national security advisor michael flynn ties russia comey said felt fired bid trump undercut russia probe democratic senator patrick leahy asked wray, president asks something unlawful unethical, say first, would try talk failed, would resign, wray replied allegation involving trump pressing comey feb flynn probe raised questions whether trump behavior amounted obstruction justice, potential issue potential future effort congress impeach president remove office wray sought differentiate comey wray asked comey july news conference announcing criminal charges planned clinton use private email server handle classified information faulting conduct imagine situation fbi director would giving press conference uncharged individual, much less talk detail it, wray testified graham questioned wray january report us news organization politico ukrainian american operative consulting democratic national committee met ukrainian embassy officials washington bid help clinton expose links trump, top campaign aide paul manafort russia wray said would wrong ukraine meddle election happy dig
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president donald trump expected nominate senate democratic aide russ behnam commissioner commodity futures trading commission, wall street journal reported wednesday, citing people familiar matter behnam nomination, must confirmed senate, could come early week, journal reported behnam senior counsel senator debbie stabenow, top democrat senate agriculture committee
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revelations donald trump jr welcomed russian help last year presidential election roil washington, asking along southern ohio appalachian highway draw pretty strange looks mostly rural, heavily baptist predominately trump supporting terrain, collective reaction ranges ignorance russia investigation, belief media want destroy republican president donald trump family, complete disinterest many people interviewed several ohio towns dismissive barrage headlines june meeting trump eldest son donald jr woman told russian government lawyer might damaging information democratic election rival hillary clinton revelation made trump jr released series emails tuesday amid investigations us intelligence agency conclusions moscow sought help trump win russia denied allegations interfering election trump denied campaign colluded russian officials, sometimes dismissing notion fake news little hocking, ohio, lisa walker, , runs small thrift shop wearing shirt emblazoned american flag, says husband expressed fears somebody going try assassinate trump husband voted trump followed revelations younger trump news sees russia investigation proof people get trump would hope better things play games attack trump similarly, jackson piketon, ohio, donald trump jr troubles appeared strengthen support father trump family members many area see embattled victims hillsboro, county seat highland county, editor hillsboro times gazette, gary abernathy, says many people county believe media trying destroy trump plays belief media fixated things russia, said abernathy, whose newspaper one six united states endorsed trump president election campaign mind donald trump treated critically aggressively, way effort drag donald trump jr one minute meeting lawyer russia wall wall coverage trump highland county percent vote, points republican presidential candidate mitt romney won, part surge votes trump many midwestern rural counties significant factor victory donald jr meeting stirred questions reporting possible collusion whether us laws broken us federal election campaign act, illegal foreign national contribute us political campaign latest disclosures, americans overall sharply divided make reports trump russia according reuters ipsos poll june, percent agreed president trump someone campaign worked russia influence election percent disagreed remainder unsure republicans, however, mostly expressed opposite view percent said disagreed trump campaign worked russia percent agreed rest unsure bob evans diner jackson, three workers walmart sitting lunch trump supporters asked russia investigation, stared back blankly never heard anything it, said chastity banks neither two colleagues
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conservative house freedom caucus threatened wednesday block fiscal budget resolution vital tax reform, unless republican leaders release plan slashes us corporate taxes doubles standard deduction individuals demand hardline group could escalate infighting prevented republicans house representatives agreeing spending blueprint fiscal year beginning oct three dozen members, freedom caucus stymie legislation republican controlled house passing budget resolution vital success republican tax overhaul effort would allow bill pass seat senate simple majority otherwise, legislation would require votes chamber republicans seats freedom caucus also repeated call house remain session august, saying lawmakers also address healthcare increase federal debt ceiling rather head home districts budget negotiations bogged group efforts include billion cuts mandatory spending programs decade budget resolution, move opposed republican moderates president donald trump republicans congress promised deliver tax reform package year house budget squabble hurdles facing healthcare legislation senate begun worry business lobbyists prospects success us chamber commerce sent letter wednesday senate republicans calling tax cuts policy changes said would make businesses competitive home abroad budget put forth today, billion mandatory spending without decisions tax reform, would enough votes pass house, freedom caucus chairman, representative mark meadows, told news conference comments paralleled white house plan released april, meadows said tax reform set percent corporate tax rate double standard deduction individuals itemize trump called percent corporate tax rate, versus current percent rate freedom caucus members also want house republican leaders abandon unpopular border adjustment proposal would tax imports top trump administration officials republican leaders congress trying agree framework tax reform, white house said plan could set end july tangible signs progress closed door discussions, lobbyists congressional aides say end july deadline could ambitious
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democratic state lawmaker maine called president donald trump joke made threatening remark facebook post drew sharp condemnation head state republican party trump installed russians, wanted undermine american democracy embarrass country mission accomplished trump joke, representative scott hamann wrote comment posted friend facebook page tuesday trump half term president, most, especially ever get within feet pussy chair state republican party, demi kouzounas, called democratic speaker maine house representatives take action hamann posted lengthy message trump late tuesday perhaps alarming aspect tirade implied death threat president, kouzounas said statement best way describe comments simple unhinged, dangerous hamann, third term representative, said statement regretted words tone post born frustration vile language currently surrounding politics, responded language, said language typically use, reflect personal values spokeswoman democratic speaker house, sara gideon, immediately respond request comment
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senator richard blumenthal, member judiciary committee, said wednesday asked president donald trump top antitrust pick meet discuss contact white house regarding tn plan merge time warner twxn blumenthal told reporters capitol hill requested meeting makan delrahim wake new york times report white house advisers battling television news station cnn mulled using government review merger plans leverage delrahim nominated assistant attorney general antitrust justice department awaiting senate confirmation department antitrust division decide whether deal legal us law white house ethically morally barred intervening, said blumenthal, connecticut democrat mere threat serious potential violation ethics tuesday, bob quinn, spokesman t, declined discuss report quinn said believes complete regulatory reviews close deal end year blumenthal also said written ceos time warner report blumenthal remarks echo senator amy klobuchar, top democrat judiciary committee antitrust panel, said last week letter attorney general jeff sessions political interference antitrust enforcement unacceptable trump commented publicly deal since election campaign said example power structure rigged much concentration power hands blumenthal said delrahim yet responded request justice department declined comment
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