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us congressman ro khanna asked department defense investigation business practices aircraft components supplier transdigm group inc, sending company shares much percent tuesday letter dated march glenn fine, acting inspector general us dod, khanna requested probe company potential waste, fraud abuse defense industrial base khanna, member house armed services committee, wrote recent reports indicate transdigm may operating hidden monopolist information must made available public company business practices bitly njh vi short seller citron research issued critical report transdigm january shares company fallen nearly percent since beginning year, touched one month low tuesday transdigm immediately respond request comment
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us chamber commerce said letter lawmakers tuesday supported republican healthcare bill could come vote house representatives early thursday chamber said would consider lawmakers vote bill annual voted scorecard, could put pressure members congress support legislation
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trump administration reviewing whether reaffirm goal world without nuclear weapons, white house aide said tuesday, referring aim embraced previous republican democratic presidents required key arms control treaty christopher ford, national security council senior director weapons mass destruction counter proliferation, said examination whether global nuclear disarmament realistic goal, would conducted part wider assessment called nuclear policy review ford also said administration reviewing responses russia deployment nuclear capable cruise missiles, washington denounced violation intermediate range nuclear forces inf treaty downplayed chances new us russia strategic nuclear arms cuts said washington would adhere iran nuclear deal negotiations scheduled open next week, administration also oppose
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president donald trump tried rally republican lawmakers behind plan dismantle obamacare tuesday us stock markets showed worst one day performance since november election trump trying win first major legislative battle presidency pressure growing businessman turned politician deliver investors become worried failed healthcare push could also portend trouble promised tax cuts relaxed regulation propelled market record highs recent months one visits made us capitol since taking office two months ago, trump told fellow republicans house representatives tuesday morning would face political problems opposing bill takes apart obamacare partially replaces later day, trump hosted roughly dozen lawmakers oval office listen concerns president really clear laid line everybody, house speaker paul ryan, leading proponent bill, told reporters made promise time keep promise keep promise, hard manage p dow jones industrial average lost percent worst one day performances since trump election victory nov p financial index sank percent, biggest daily fall since june back forth congress new healthcare plan belief healthcare plan pass, move taxes feeling things get done, maybe market anticipating gets held up, said mark kepner, managing director themis trading chatham, new jersey conservative lawmakers believe healthcare bill go far enough, moderate republicans worry millions americans hurt dismantling affordable care act, democratic former president barack obama signature healthcare legislation graphic us healthcare stacks aca ahca click tmsnrtrs n zmkf party leaders hope move bill house floor debate early thursday administration house leadership afford lose republican votes risk bill failing since democrats united republican representative mark meadows, chairman conservative house freedom caucus, said roughly three dozen members decided vote bloc many currently plan vote legislation, according cnn report republican representative walter jones said trump told lawmakers closed door meeting capitol republican bill pass, would face political problems jones said thought trump meant lawmakers could lose seats repealing replacing obamacare one trump main campaign promises goal republicans since enacted trump predicted republicans could face challenges primary contests ahead midterm elections gut obamacare, also danger republican bill passed, millions voters might lose healthcare coverage congressional budget office said last week million people would forfeit coverage house bill next year, although number could change based current version legislation nancy nielsen, associate dean health policy university buffalo jacobs school medicine, said republican leaders tough spot delicate balancing act, win conservative house senate members without causing outrageous backlash voters next election, nielsen said democrats oppose republicans plan, saying would hurt elderly, poor working families giving tax cuts wealthy republican leaders tweaked bill week try satisfy critics, mainly party republican chairmen two key committees said late monday proposed funding tax credits, conservatives opposed, would give senate flexibility help older people afford health insurance additionally, obamacare taxes would eliminated instead amendments also addressed medicaid, country largest health insurance program covers million people, mostly poor changes would allow states implement work requirements certain adults, idea championed many conservatives, decide receive federal funds congressman dan donovan, attended oval office meeting tuesday, said trump listening directing political talk threats, said donovan, announced whether support bill, cited people losing medicaid defunding women healthcare provider planned parenthood concerns new york district club growth, influential conservative lobby group, said would spend least , ads television digital platforms urging congress members defeat bill senate also vote legislation, changes could made senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said house approved healthcare bill, would try bring senate floor next week
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former manhattan us attorney preet bharara, president donald trump fired earlier month, join new york university law school april distinguished scholar residence, school announced tuesday bharara said statement provided school honored join nyu, welcomed opportunity continue addressing issues deeply care
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us supreme court tuesday put new restrictions presidential powers, limiting president authority staff certain top government posts case involving appointment national labor relations board court decided uphold lower court ruling president barack obama exceeded legal authority temporary appointment nlrb general counsel opinion chief justice john roberts, court said federal vacancies reform act, person cannot serve acting head federal agency president nominates permanently serve role position requires us senate confirmation sw general inc, scottsdale, arizona based private ambulance company subsidiary envision healthcare holdings inc evhcn , challenged makeup nlrb sought invalidate board ruling said violated federal labor law discontinuing bonus payments longtime employees nlrb argued law restriction applied politically appointed first assistants first line acting positions heads agencies leave office, officials ruling give president donald trump future presidents less flexibility filling jobs require senate confirmation justices sonia sotomayor ruth bader ginsburg dissented, saying court ignored fact since law governing vacancies adopted , people served acting roles us senate considered nominations permanent jobs case focused obama appointment lafe solomon nlrb acting general counsel fill vacancy job position requires senate confirmation obama nominated solomon fill position permanently also named fill former general counsel ronald meisburg, resigned , interim awaiting senate action obama eventually withdrew solomon nomination stalled two years senate ultimately confirmed richard griffin post sw general argued solomon continued fill position temporary basis pending senate confirmation, supreme court tuesday agreed case national labor relations board v sw general inc, us supreme court
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highlights day us president donald trump administration tuesday trump goes capitol hill warn republican lawmakers voters could punish approve plan favors dismantle obamacare, pressure grows businessman turned politician win first major legislative battle presidency conservatives washington angry tweak obamacare rollback bill republican leaders delete provision meant crack illegal immigrants getting federal healthcare insurance coverage neil gorsuch, trump supreme court pick, pledges independence trump says one, including president, law amid concerns democrats would beholden man selected secretary state rex tillerson proposes new dates nato meeting, state department says, initially decided skip talks rebuffed alliance efforts reschedule tillerson written senate leaders urging ratification montenegro nato newest member, saying strongly interests united states trump administration reviewing whether reaffirm goal world without nuclear weapons, white house aide says, referring aim embraced previous presidents required key arms control treaty trump administration considering sweeping sanctions aimed cutting north korea global financial system part review measures counter pyongyang nuclear missile threat, us official says north korean diplomat says country nothing fear us move broaden sanctions aimed cutting global financial system pursue acceleration nuclear missile programs trump administration confirms imposing restrictions electronic devices carried travelers coming united states airports, mainly middle east north africa, response unspecified terrorism threats italian prime minister paolo gentiloni wants send strong message favor free trade welcomes trump world leaders italy may g meeting canada government, pressure domestic steel firms, expressing concern us officials proposed buy america policy could cause heavy canadian job losses, sources say
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top democrat us senate banking committee told bankers gathered washington tuesday party would support drastic changes dodd frank financial reform law sen sherrod brown said eager work areas bipartisan agreement, made clear big changes dodd frank, created financial crisis, fit bill wholesale rollback dodd frank, said american bankers association conference would counterproductive law working brown argued significant changes law, republicans seeking, would actually problematic banking industry, even expressed willingness revisit specific parts financial rules big changes create uncertainty, bad everyone, said shortly president donald trump elected, transition team said would dismantle dodd frank legislation president, trump voiced support efforts republican chair house representatives financial services committee, jeb hensarling, rewrite law also directed agencies review dodd frank regulations affect banks financial services companies brown said would resist efforts revisit rules financial sector, expressing fondness new republican chairman banking panel, sen mike crapo days senate banking committee dysfunction and, let say less busy work ethic, hope behind us, said commitment work issues come together monday, crapo brown jointly announced seeking public input policy changes could foster economic growth efforts relax certain rules, particularly smaller community banks credit unions, could area common ground two crapo took control panel sen richard shelby , end shelby term head
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russia foreign ministry declined tuesday confirm deny reported plans us secretary state rex tillerson visit moscow, expressing surprise regular leak information washington sources told reuters monday tillerson planned skip first meeting nato allies april order stay home visit china president go russia russian foreign ministry spokeswoman maria zakharova said response media requests confirmation tillerson moscow visit ministry prepared confirm deny information certainly surprised regular leak sensitive information washington, said post facebook time us political elites figure russian hackers got state department servers threat us cyber security american origin all, zakharova said deputy foreign minister sergei ryabkov said later unaware plans tillerson visit moscow skipping nato meeting visiting moscow could risk feeding perception trump administration may prioritizing us dealings big powers smaller nations depend washington security tillerson worked russia government years former role top executive exxon mobil corp questioned wisdom sanctions russia said could harm us businesses
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donald trump gentleman, british prime minister theresa may said, describing us president held hand visit washington earlier year interview us magazine vogue, may played importance two leaders holding hands think actually gentleman, said walk ramp, said might bit awkward may first foreign leader meet trump inauguration president, visit hailed aides resounding success cementing special relationship britain united states criticized opposition lawmakers failing take us president task contentious issues order win promises future trade britain navigates departure european union like think got on, told vogue comment private conversations take place would say is, clear afraid raise issues nature relationship able frank open
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fbi director james comey monday confirmed first time bureau investigating possible ties republican donald trump presidential campaign russia moscow sought influence us election comey admiral mike rogers, director national security agency, made clear investigation moscow november us elections could last months appearing congressional panel, comey also publicly challenged trump claim former president barack obama wiretapped campaign headquarters manhattan trump tower two officials spent hours house representatives intelligence committee testimony marked starkly partisan divides panel majority republicans democrats comey refused back away claim russian president vladimir putin simply want democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton lose election wanted donald trump win trump created controversy early march tweeted without giving evidence obama wiretapped campaign businessman competed clinton respect president tweets alleged wiretapping directed prior administration, information supports tweets, comey said leon panetta, former us defense secretary cia director obama administration, said interview trump acknowledge made mistake, apologize president obama committee one several us congress investigating whether russia tried influence election, mostly hacking democratic operatives emails releasing embarrassing information russia denies allegations comey confirmed fbi investigating since july possible russian efforts interfere election, including cooperation trump campaign moscow said russian government wanted hurt clinton campaign help trump s, intelligence agencies made judgment whether efforts influenced outcome comey gave details classified investigation said fact exists mean charges would filed us intelligence agencies concluded russia tried help trump hacking leading democrats think fairly easy judgment intelligence community, said putin hated secretary clinton much flip side coin clear preference person running person hated much asked comey, white house spokesman sean spicer read series quotes officials
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maryland house delegates monday approved legislation bar police statewide checking immigration status individuals arrest keeping locked longer otherwise warranted request federal agents seeking deport state senate annapolis, like lower house general assembly controlled democrats, yet consider bill, republican governor larry hogan issued statement vowing veto measure reached desk legislation would interfere state local law enforcement ability cooperate federal law enforcement authorities, hogan said supporters say measure, cleared house delegates largely party line vote , designed large part maintain trust immigrant communities local law enforcement government agencies would prohibit state local police officers stopping, arresting, searching detaining individual purposes suspected immigration violations would also bar police honoring administrative detainer requests federal immigration authorities seeking keep jailed individuals custody otherwise released bond provisions would require state attorney general issue guidelines public schools, courthouses hospitals limiting immigration enforcement places would restrict state funds used create registry people basis immigration status, nationality, religion ethnic origin measure follows footsteps dozens municipalities local jurisdictions across country declared sanctuary cities, including san francisco, chicago, boston, los angeles, philadelphia, seattle washington far statewide designations enacted republican president donald trump january signed executive order seeking withhold federal funds local governments limit cooperation federal immigration authorities time, said local jurisdictions put us citizens risk releasing criminals deported who, cases, commit additional offenses released jail
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iraqi prime minister haider al abadi said assurances greater us support fighting islamic state militants talks monday president donald trump top advisers, cautioned military might alone would sufficient abadi remarks followed first face face meeting white house trump, took office jan pledging new strategy defeat hardline militant group seized large swaths iraq syria even trump took office, iraqi forces recaptured string major cities islamic state, shrank militant group finances significantly stemmed flow foreign fighters, support us led coalition air strikes military advisers abadi said trump appeared enthusiastic battling islamist extremists barack obama administration think prepared fight terrorism engaged, abadi told forum washington hours meeting trump, adding told us support continue accelerate course careful here, abadi said talking military confrontation committing troops one thing, fighting terrorism another thing abadi, leads shi ite majority government baghdad, said would crucial win local population sunni dominated mosul achieve lasting peace white house statement meeting said trump abadi agreed terrorism cannot defeated military might alone, two leaders called deepening commercial ties, including energy sector forum, abadi called financial contributions international community would love see funds quickly regain prosperity stabilization areas, said abadi spoke iraqi forces made steady progress seizing back mosul, iraq second largest city, islamic state, officials expect become classic insurgency loses last major strongholds sign threat, car bomb killed least people wounded mainly shi ite southern district, police medical sources said claim responsibility, islamic state carried similar attacks baghdad cities hold mosul weakens earlier day, two men met, trump told abadi knew forces fighting hard easy job, trump said tough job soldiers fighting hard know mosul moving along figure something main thrust get rid isis going get rid isis happen happening right now, trump added, using acronym islamic state asked whether seen trump administration plan wipe islamic state, abadi said seen full plan know plan seen abadi washington week ahead gathering world leaders coalition fighting islamic state many ways, visit comes high point successfully appealing trump remove iraq list countries included revamped travel ban trump decided month revised order temporarily banning entry travelers several muslim majority nations would include iraq cooperation united states initial jan travel ban revised version blocked federal courts detractors argue ban discriminated muslims violation us constitution guarantee religious freedom trump says measure necessary national security protect country terrorist attacks thank removing iraq presidential order positive response iraqi request betters relationship iraq value iraq far iraqi american relations, abadi told trump
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president donald trump said monday preparing new executive actions save coal mining put miners back work speak preparing new executive actions save coal industry save wonderful coal miners continuing put work miners coming back, trump told rally louisville, kentucky, without providing details
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president donald trump said monday wants add provision republican healthcare plan would lower prescription drug costs competitive bidding process going great competitive bidding process medicine prices coming way down, trump told rally trying add bill t, right after, said, referring republican legislation replace obamacare due voted house representatives early thursday
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president donald trump daughter, ivanka trump, getting office white house west wing, stepping highly visible role helping advise father white house official monday confirmed reports trump year old daughter would getting west wing space, well access classified information government issued phone expected official title paid salary ivanka trump joining husband, jared kushner, chief adviser president regular presence father law side kushner job announced earlier year, aides said ivanka would take role father white house would focus settling family washington since then, frequent behind scenes adviser last friday, sat next visiting german chancellor angela merkel merkel visited white house
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republican lawmakers appear reassessing whether make changes surveillance law allows broad snooping internet communications, citing concerns handling classified intercepts leaks conversations russian officials american associates president donald trump law, known section foreign intelligence surveillance act, allows us intelligence agencies collect vast amounts communications foreigners, often incidentally scoops communications americans recently republicans quick defend section congress expected renew without major changes expires end year though long criticized privacy advocates, new front potential opposition section emerged republicans sputter view politically motivated leaks agencies amid probes collusion russian government trump presidential election campaign tensions burst full view monday us house representatives intelligence committee hearing, fbi director james comey confirmed agency investigating ties republican representative tom rooney told comey national security agency director mike rogers, also testified, concern leaks would undermine support section , even though appears led directly leaks republicans fuming try retain tool year try convince colleagues really important national security somebody intelligence community says, know what, hell it, going release person name going get something it, going hurt that, rooney said removed glasses apparent exasperation democrats committee focused questioning comey rogers whether trump aides may suspicious ties russian officials, republicans repeatedly redirected conversation focus whether enough safeguards place prevent leaks americans us intelligence agencies accused moscow attempts influence election favor republican trump, part hacking emails democratic party operatives russia denies allegations trump criticized intelligence agencies denied anything russia section surveillance intended apply foreigners living overseas elaborate rules govern incidental coverage americans, information sometimes used nonetheless privacy advocates said communications belonging many tens millions americans could caught searches despite concern leaks, white house official told reuters earlier month trump administration favored reauthorization year expiring portions fisa without changes address privacy concerns monday, several republicans sought directly link media reports revealing trump former national security advisor, michael flynn, exchanged calls presidential transition russian ambassador sergei kislyak sanctions debate section flynn told vice president mike pence speak kislyak sanctions, assertion contradicted news articles, cited transcripts surveillance intercepts led flynn ouster comey rogers said section surveillance unrelated intercepts flynn calls collected leaked press, information would likely gathered different part fisa wholly separate authority distinction make difference people watching television, representative trey gowdy responded, adding renewal section jeopardy get resolved hearing echoed conversations took place closed meeting senior intelligence officials month house judiciary committee, expected take lead writing legislation seek reform renewal section two sources familiar meeting said several lawmakers sought clarity many intelligence officials access classified surveillance information frustrated lack clear answers rogers said monday people nsa, including himself, possessed authority unmask americans whose communications ensnared via foreign intelligence programs select officials agencies also authority, including federal bureau investigation, department justice cia section enables sweeping surveillance programs known prism upstream, revealed publicly former nsa contractor edward snowden prism gathers messaging data alphabet inc google , facebook inc , microsoft corp, apple inc major tech companies sent foreign target surveillance upstream allows nsa copy web traffic flowing along internet backbone located inside united states search data
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iraqi prime minister haider al abadi said monday received assurances talks president donald trump administration increasing american support presses country campaign islamic state given assurances us support continue accelerate iraq accomplish task, abadi said following talks trump white house
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house intelligence committee monday held unusual open hearing russian interference us presidential election related issues key quotes hearing, fbi director james comey national security agency director admiral michael rogers testified president trump claim former president obama wiretapped respect president tweets alleged wiretapping directed prior administration, information supports tweets, looked carefully inside fbi department justice asked share answer department justice components
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neil gorsuch, president donald trump us supreme court nominee, monday emphasized need judicial independence even trump castigates jurists ruled him, democrats questioned whether would rule abortion rights gun control favoring corporations ideological balance supreme court stake, senate judiciary committee opened confirmation hearing gorsuch, conservative federal appeals court judge colorado republicans praised gorsuch, , highly qualified lifetime appointment justice think good start, republican chuck grassley, committee chairman, said afterward, senators getting first shot questioning gorsuch tuesday committee democrats noted gorsuch chance join court senate republicans last year refused consider democratic former president barack obama nomination federal appellate judge merrick garland despite slim chances blocking nomination republican led senate, democrats raised questions gorsuch suitability job job determine whether judge gorsuch reasonable, mainstream conservative not, said panel top democrat, dianne feinstein speaking publicly first time since trump nominated jan , gorsuch defended judicial record face democratic criticism rulings gorsuch, speaking mostly generalities could cause trouble, emphasized need neutral independent judges apply law, warned judicial overreach, referred modest station judges meant occupy democracy judges secret legislators, declaring law would like be, idea government people people would risk, gorsuch said comments harmony conservative criticism unelected activist judges gorsuch, cool headed amiable jurist, gave democrats little ammunition use him, although could drama takes questions hearing could last four days, providing classic washington political theater grassley said panel likely vote nomination april , full senate vote likely soon gorsuch confirmed senate, expected, would restore narrow conservative court majority seat vacant months, since death conservative justice antonin scalia february democratic senator richard blumenthal underscored importance judicial independence time trump excoriated federal judges ruled matters including two executive orders, put hold courts, block people several muslim majority nations entering united states blumenthal said idle speculation suggest supreme court might asked enforce subpoena trump, citing fbi director james comey testimony congress monday confirming ongoing investigation alleged collusion trump presidential campaign russia republican ted cruz said reason gorsuch questioned trump, noting previous nominees speak allegations made president nominated democrats highlighted cases gorsuch ruled questioned influence conservative interest groups advising trump selection feinstein emphasized abortion conservatives long opposed landmark roe v wade ruling legalizing abortion nationwide feinstein called ruling others since buttressing abortion rights super precedents deserving special deference feinstein cited two gorsuch legal opinions said argued favor making harder convict felons possess guns democratic senator patrick leahy said worried gorsuch conservative method interpreting constitution goes beyond philosophy becomes agenda anti abortion, anti environment pro business allow government intrude americans personal privacy freedoms elevate rights corporations real people rubberstamp president whose administration asserted executive power subject judicial review leahy said many democrats contend trump party stole supreme court seat freezing garland nomination part republican strategy capture judicial branch government, senator dick durbin told gorsuch senate republicans kept supreme court seat vacant year left judicial nominees received bipartisan approval committee die senate calendar president obama left office gorsuch said tried treat come court fairly respect decided cases native americans seeking protect tribal lands, class actions like one ensured compensation victims nuclear waste pollution corporations colorado, said also said ruled disabled students, prisoners workers alleging civil rights violations, immigrants entered country illegally court ideological leaning could help determine outcome cases involving death penalty, abortion, gun control, environmental regulations, transgender rights, voting rights, immigration, religious liberty, presidential powers republicans hold senate seats present rules, gorsuch would need votes secure confirmation gorsuch cannot muster , republicans could change rules allow confirmation simple majority
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new york attorney general eric schneiderman, looking investments us president donald trump matters related trump administration, monday said hired two lawyers federal government experience memo staff monday, schneiderman said hired former federal prosecutor howard master senior enforcement counsel master previously deputy chief criminal division us attorney office manhattan left us attorney office march addition, eric haren, chief counsel sen dianne feinstein, join office special counsel senior adviser monday, memo said feinstein ranking member senate judiciary committee master lead complex affirmative investigations litigation well advise important investigations prosecutions criminal division, schneiderman wrote person familiar matter said includes issues involving trump administration us attorney preet bharara, master prosecuted public integrity cases, including case former new york assembly speaker sheldon silver corruption charges bharara fired trump earlier month haren experience civil rights, constitutional law, data privacy, security criminal law, schneiderman memo said provide experience federal law internal workings congress federal agencies, according memo master return call comment haren could reached white house spokeswoman immediately comment monday schneiderman last month told reporters washington office researching trump business investments general matter, sustainable refuse divest vast holdings refuse disclose holdings are, attorney general said far beyond bounds anything anyone ever attempted people trouble coming clear legal strategy address it, schneiderman saidschneiderman also joined lawsuits trump travel ban, temporarily bars entry people six muslim majority countries refugees united states addition, probing trump charitable foundation, came increased scrutiny following reports washington post possible improprieties november, foundation filed forms saying violated ban called self dealing , schneiderman brought fraud case trump trump university, series real estate seminars trump agreed settle case november
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proposal trump administration cut million funding updating us maps flood prone areas would trigger higher insurance rates homebuilding risky locations, consumer group said monday flood mapping provides important details safe build, whether flood insurance needed price coverage, robert hunter, director insurance consumer federation america, said statement slashing funding national flood insurance program nfip retooling us flood maps lead relying old maps construction areas flood prone, hiking insurance premiums pay new maps, hunter said white house budget, unveiled last thursday, would eliminate million discretionary appropriation national flood insurance program nfip updating us flood maps explore effective fair means funding flood mapping efforts costs mapping shared insurance policyholders federal government past years, said spokeswoman federal emergency management fema , operates flood insurance program president budget directs us explore avenues shift costs away general appropriations, fema spokeswoman said updating us flood maps seen consumer insurance industry advocates necessary step toward modernizing us flood insurance market white house budget first step long process debated us lawmakers nfip, whose authorization set expire september, could face sweeping changes program billion debt us treasury department, fema spokeswoman said insurance industry groups also concerned mapping proposal understandably, concerned potential undermine efforts modernize maps, said leigh ann pusey, president chief executive officer american insurance association still, budget process early stage, pusey said
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us president donald trump says wants build dozens new warships one biggest peace time expansions us navy interviews ship builders, unions review public internal documents show major obstacles plan initiative could cost nearly billion government funding, take years complete require hiring tens thousands skilled shipyard workers
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highlights day us president donald trump administration monday fbi director james comey confirms first time bureau investigating possible ties trump presidential campaign russia moscow sought influence us election neil gorsuch, trump us supreme court nominee, emphasizes need judicial independence even president castigates jurists ruled him, democrats question whether gorsuch would rule abortion rights gun control favoring corporations congressional republicans recraft obamacare replacement bill hopes satisfying critics trump prepares promote first major legislative initiative capitol hill iraqi prime minister haider al abadi says wins assurances greater us support fighting islamic state militants talks trump top advisers, cautions military might alone would sufficient trump administration considering sweeping sanctions aimed cutting north korea global financial system part broad review measures counter pyongyang nuclear missile threat, senior us official says secretary state rex tillerson plans skip april meeting nato foreign ministers us visit chinese president travel russia later month, us officials say, step allies may see putting moscow concerns ahead european foreign policy chief federica mogherini expresses concern trump administration proposed deep cut us foreign assistance, saying destabilize major parts world hurt american national security us officials taking fingerprints asylum seekers australian run camp pacific island nauru, signaling vetting applicants resettlement trump calls dumb deal restarted german chancellor angela merkel says g leaders summit may good opportunity address differences trump secure free trade making commerce fairer chinese government seeking advice think tanks policy advisers counter potential trade penalties trump, preparing worst even hopes business like negotiations trump daughter ivanka getting office white house west wing, stepping highly visible role helping advise father
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puerto rico governor proposed measures monday reduce anticipated budget cuts university puerto rico million fiscal year , million approved struggling us territory fiscal oversight board measures, outlined governor ricardo rossello letter board, include transferring university savings generated upcoming cuts healthcare spending allowing university earn revenue training public employees working island science technology trust monetize university patents, upr historically struggled school fate sensitive issue locally, student groups threatening strikes cuts upr budget already slashed million last three fiscal years, according rossello letter troubles entangled broad economic distress us territory, almost half population lives poverty unemployment twice us average island buckles billion debt, public healthcare pension systems edge toward insolvency, locals flock mainland united states territory finances oversight federally appointed board, local critics condemn extension colonial legacy board recommended austerity measures drawn protests island board urged reduced government subsidies, staff cuts tuition fee hikes upr, campus, , student university produced four island ex governors full million cut would dramatic negative would difficult university absorb, leaving million operating deficit, moody investors service said note monday hiking tuition hard given highly price sensitive student population, moody said added expects upr make million debt payment june , subsequent payments could missed university stopped transferring money trusts debt payments puerto rico emergency debt moratorium economists say school room trim fat arnaldo cruz, co founder san juan based think tank center integrity public policy, said upr spends much non faculty positions campuses many island million think make sense small island population decline, cruz said
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us secretary state rex tillerson sent clear signal policy strategic patience north korea recent visit china, white house spokesman said monday spokesman sean spicer made comment news briefing reply question tillerson reaction announcement north korea latest rocket engine test sunday tillerson beijing first visit asia talks dominated concern pyongyang nuclear missile programs
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president donald trump speak republican members house representatives tuesday republican healthcare legislation congress, congressional aides said republicans divided healthcare overhaul, trump first major legislative initiative aims fulfill campaign pledge repeal replace obamacare, healthcare program democratic predecessor, barack obama house vote expected bill thursday
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donald trump political fortunes rising, net worth dropping mere billion, roughly third claimed successful campaign us presidency, according latest forbes list world billionaires trump tumbled spots magazine st annual list, largely impact slumping new york real estate market holdings midtown manhattan real estate therefore, donald trump fortune, business magazine said statement developer turned politician, ranked last year, fell behind bill gates, list perennial leader gates, philanthropic co founder microsoft corp, followed year berkshire hathaway inc chairman warren buffett amazoncom inc founder jeff bezos trump net worth slipped, people qualifying list year forbes ranked record , billionaires booming stock markets, higher commodities prices plain old fashioned entrepreneurship helped make record year terms wealth creation around globe, forbes editors luisa kroll kerry dolan said trump current billion net worth compares billion october, forbes published list wealthiest americans month election day upset democrat hillary clinton campaigning republican presidential nomination may, trump team filed personal financial disclosure form said net worth billion critics said inflated true value wealth, saying tax returns would provide accurate snapshot financial status trump defied convention refused release returns neither white house trump organization, trump sons run since father inauguration, immediately responded request comment forbes list gates maintained spot fourth year row, billion fortune last year billion buffett, legendary value investor known oracle omaha, reclaimed berth two year hiatus net worth surged billion billion third place went bezos, apparently biggest winner list wealth jumped billion, gain billion last year, forbes said
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president donald trump outspoken doubts climate change administration efforts roll back regulation combat stirred sleepy faction us politics republican environmental movement various groups represent conservatives, catholics younger generation republicans who, unlike trump, recognize science climate change want see party wrest initiative democrats lead efforts combat global warming conservative green groups conservamerica republicen, along politically neutral religious groups catholic climate covenant bipartisan groups citizens climate lobby, ramped efforts recruit congressional republicans work addressing climate change since trump election conservative environmental advocates promote call free enterprise solutions climate change, like carbon tax stands contrast approach liberal environmentalists former president barack obama, backed bans certain kinds oil drilling regulations aimed discouraging petroleum use whatever differences, conservative groups say important role play conservatives chance earn back trust americans environmental issues, said alex bozmoski, director strategy republicen lead completely different direction actually grows economy cutting greenhouse gasses activists efforts swayed anywhere near majority yet capitol hill republicans us house representatives spoken climate change year hope build big enough bloc congress, enough influence white house, temper trump agenda lobbying yielded early results pro environment voting bloc congress, climate solutions caucus, example, signed republicans last two months final year obama administration
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us president donald trump expressed concern political humanitarian situation venezuela call sunday chilean president michelle bachelet, chilean president told reporters monday bachelet said talked trump actions regional leaders taking regard venezuela, wracked economic crisis last three years facing external pressure make political reforms president trump presented worries situation venezuela, bachelet told reporters la moneda presidential palace chile capital, santiago told actions chile foreign ministry carrying together foreign ministries, staying contact see help venezuela peaceful exit domestic situation venezuelans suffering severe shortages basic goods, including food government nicolas maduro blames private businesses sabotaging economy price speculation routinely denounces opposition activists coup plotters, intent bringing socialism country opposition leaders say maduro government undermined democracy canceling key referendum delaying local elections, among measures last week, luis almagro, secretary general organization american states, said venezuela suspended organization hold general elections soon possible relations venezuela united states rocky since former socialist president hugo chavez rose power south american country repeatedly criticized united states interfering domestic affairs us blacklisted venezuela vice president drug trafficker february, trump later month called release jailed opposition leader leopoldo lopez
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european foreign policy chief federica mogherini expressed concern monday trump administration proposed deep cut us foreign assistance, saying would destabilize major parts world hurt american national security investing america means investing places far away, mogherini said international conference nuclear policy washington trump proposed percent reduction state department budget, would translate steep cuts us funds foreign aid united nations mogherini also strongly defended iran nuclear deal, pointing un nuclear watchdog, international atomic energy agency, five times confirmed iran compliance agreement designed stop developing nuclear weapons alternative prevent iran developing nuclear arsenal, said, adding believed tehran committed adhering deal us president donald trump harshly criticized agreement, negotiated iran, united states, russia, china, britain, france european union deal lifted international sanctions iran return tehran accepting restrictions nuclear program mogherini ruled possibility renegotiating agreement us critics said pact enough prevent iran gaining nuclear technology
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us house republicans working changes healthcare overhaul bill provide generous tax credits older americans add work requirement medicaid program poor, house speaker paul ryan said sunday ryan said republican leaders still planned bring healthcare bill vote house representatives floor thursday speaking fox news sunday television program, said leaders working address concerns raised rank file republicans legislation republicans remain deeply divided healthcare overhaul, president donald trump first major legislative initiative aims fulfill campaign pledge repeal replace affordable care act, popularly known obamacare, signature healthcare program democratic predecessor, barack obama democrats say republican plan could throw millions health insurance hurt elderly, poor working families giving tax cuts rich think offering even assistance bill currently lower income people age , ryan, top republican congress, said tax credits health insurance proposed legislation ryan also said republicans working changes would allow federal block grants states medicaid permit states impose work requirement able bodied medicaid recipients trump told reporters brief conversation aboard air force one meetings healthcare reform florida weekend effort sell proposal going well wooing lawmakers vote bill backing dozen conservative lawmakers friday oval office meeting president endorsed work requirement block grant option medicaid trump set meet ezekiel emanuel, health policy special adviser obama helped shape affordable care acton, white house monday, along ryan health human services secretary tom price block grants would give states set amount money cover people medicaid program provide flexibility spending decisions however, guarantee funding would keep future demands ryan said felt good health bill prospects house, leading conservative lawmaker, representative mark meadows, told c span newsmakers program currently republican votes house republicans hold majority chamber cannot afford defections measure pass meadows two republican opponents bill, senators mike lee utah ted cruz texas, met trump mar lago estate florida saturday negotiating president team, trying fix bill, cruz told cbs face nation north carolina republican meadows said changes considered medicaid program would go far enough left states decide whether put place work requirement price acknowledged tough negotiations, telling abc week fine needle needs thread, doubt healthcare bill would face significant challenges senate even pass house senator tom cotton, conservative arkansas republican, said bill would reduce premiums people private insurance market fixable, going take lot work, cotton said cnn state union moderate republicans also expressed concerns bill, worries often conservatives speaking nbc meet press, republican senator susan collins maine worried bill would harm older americans, shift medicaid costs states
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fbi director james comey monday confirmed agency investigating possible russian government efforts interfere us election including links president donald trump campaign moscow comey told congressional hearing russian activities probe includes investigating nature links individuals associated trump campaign russian government whether coordination campaign russia efforts open, ongoing investigation classified, cannot say whose conduct examining, comey said
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chairman us house representatives intelligence committee flatly denied monday wiretap president donald trump trump tower new york, said possible surveillance used trump let clear know wiretap trump tower however, still possible surveillance activities used president trump associates, republican representative devin nunes said opening statement hearing russia involvement us presidential election nunes said numerous current former us officials leaked potentially classified information, committee intended identify bring justice
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us representative adam schiff, top democrat house intelligence committee, said monday known whether americans helped russia alleged hacking campaign aimed swaying nov election donald trump favor yet know whether russians help us citizens, including people associated trump campaign, schiff said congressional hearing possible russian intervention election crime trump associates ties russia, added hand, trump campaign, anybody associated it, aided abetted russians, would serious crime, would also represent one shocking betrayals democracy history, said
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us house representatives rules committee announced monday hold hearing republican healthcare bill wednesday edt gmt fourth final house hearing bill, known formally american health care act, take place day lawmakers expected vote legislation
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us supreme court monday cleared way prosecutors pursue bribery charges democratic senator robert menendez new jersey, rejecting bid case involving donations florida ophthalmologist thrown justices left place lower court refusal dismiss corruption indictment mendendez, argued provision us constitution shielded prosecution , grand jury indicted menendez charges bribery, fraud making false statements annual financial disclosure forms failing list gifts received wealthy friend, florida ophthalmologist salomon melgen prosecutors allege menendez accepted campaign donations gifts, including stay caribbean villa private jet flights, melgen exchange interceding various matters friend behalf, including million medicare billing dispute menendez melgen pleaded guilty charges faced count indictment menendez argued actions protected constitution speech debate clause, offers broad protection members congress prosecution actions undertake legislators last july, rd us circuit court appeals philadelphia ruled menendez actions amounted essentially lobbying behalf particular party, thus outside safe harbor provided constitution
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wary first official encounter us president donald trump blustery trade agenda, world top finance officials relieved find new treasury secretary steven mnuchin polite business like weekend yielded ground newcomer push group major economies abandon decade old pledge resist protectionism delete communique language financing fight climate change according g officials interacted mnuchin meeting spa casino town baden baden, germany, many opted challenge mnuchin protectionism language instead chose give space trump new administration refine trade views hopes moderation time germany hosts g leader summit july five weeks new job, former goldman sachs commercial banker currently senate confirmed trump appointee working treasury trump administration yet decided specific policies use make good campaign pledges shrink us trade deficits grow american manufacturing jobs options consideration range aggressive anti dumping enforcement efforts renegotiating trade deals enacting proposed border tax levied imports campaign, trump threatened unilateral tariffs mexican chinese goods said would quit north american free trade agreement unless renegotiated liking new administration washington still define precisely narrative, especially context said campaign, said pierre moscovici, european commission economic affairs minister think mnuchin articulate, constructive pragmatic man, moscovici said work needs done find common ground ready total surprise japanese finance minister taro aso, tangled mnuchin predecessor, jack lew, last year dollar yen exchange rate volatility, said impressed mnuchin understanding economics financial markets think good business together, aso told reporters g plenary sessions, mnuchin took floor once, reading prepared statement, according g official, counterparts china france argued forcefully favor keeping anti protectionism pledge mnuchin concentrated making good first impressions g counterparts, us negotiators behind scenes insisted could longer accept previous language vowing resist forms protectionism replaced watered pledge strengthen contribution trade economies
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us officials began taking fingerprints asylum seekers australian run camp pacific island nauru monday, signaling vetting applicants resettlement us president donald trump called dumb deal restarted australia agreed former us president barack obama late last year united states resettle , asylum seekers held much criticized processing camps papua new guinea nauru return, australia would resettle refugees el salvador, guatemala honduras trump labeled agreement dumb deal tweet, said would stand interviews half dozen detainees nauru confirmed us homeland security officials arrived saturday, meetings detainees beginning monday two asylum seekers, spoke condition anonymity fears jeopardizing applications settle united states, told reuters phone homeland security officials ask specific questions normal interview, collected fingerprints took height weight, iranian refugee told reuters refugees showed reuters appointment slips meet us officials similar biometric data collection would begin australian run detention center papua new guinea early april, detainees told immigration officials last week australia maintains strict policy allowing anyone tries reach country boat settle there, instead detaining camps nauru png conditions harshly criticized rights groups asylum seekers spent years camps, numerous reports sexual abuse self harm among detainees, including children one year old woman told reuters phone nauru want hopeful resettlement me, really believe anything get hell, said heard many lies like three half years spokeswoman australian immigration minister peter dutton declined comment department homeland security respond request comment us security interviews asylum seekers nauru canceled last month amid uncertainty constituted extreme vetting trump promised apply , refugees agreed accept asylum seekers said latest developments gave hope think deal happen, question know many people taken us, behrouz boochani, iranian refugee held png manus island nearly four years, told reuters mounting international pressure, officials manus island center increasing pressure asylum seekers return home countries voluntarily, including offering large sums money
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highlights day us president donald trump administration sunday us house republicans working changes healthcare overhaul bill provide generous tax credits older americans add work requirement medicaid program poor, house speaker paul ryan said sunday warm words chinese president xi jinping, secretary state rex tillerson ends first trip asia since taking office agreement work together china north korea putting aside trickier issues despite long list potential pitfalls, tillerson visit china, first senior member trump administration, passed relatively smoothly although tangible gains show german defence minister ursula von der leyen rejects trump claim germany owes nato united states vast sums money defense trump criticizes north korean leader kim jong un, saying acting very, badly us lawmakers parties say seen proof support claim trump predecessor, barack obama, wiretapped last year, adding pressure trump explain back repeated assertion detailed version trump budget released may lay plans eventually erase us deficits, white house budget director mick mulvaney says trump may begin overhaul us tax code early late spring, white house spokesman sean spicer told ireland sunday independent newspaper year old man arrested near white house late saturday falsely told us secret service bomb, according police report
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new york democratic governor andrew cuomo sunday unveiled billion highway reconstruction plan new york city south bronx aimed benefiting one world biggest food markets area seen symbol urban blight latest public works plan announced cuomo time projects increasingly national agenda republican president donald trump vowed spend trillion infrastructure, american society civil engineers given near failing grade cuomo highway project bronx, poorest new york five boroughs, would rebuild bruckner sheridan highway interchange allow area largely black hispanic residents easier access parkland bronx river side, cuomo said plan also calls new highway ramps give vehicles direct access hunts point market, one biggest food distribution sites world residents long complained respiratory problems , trucks daily spew exhaust rumble local streets best future bronx ahead going lead bronx better bronx ever been, cuomo said announcing project project expected generate , jobs completed multiple phases, said cuomo earmarked million needed first stage year state budget, expected voted april cuomo emphasis public works projects includes stage new york second avenue subway, renovation laguardia airport replacement tappan zee bridge across hudson river hank sheinkopf, democratic party strategist, said telephone interview south bronx project would boost cuomo local, state national levels second term governor faces election floated potential presidential candidate makes guy people pay attention nationally urban issues, sheinkopf said cuomo, son former new york governor mario cuomo new stores housing helped south bronx recover somewhat reputation crime urban decay annual places go travel list last month, new york times listed area
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us lawmakers parties said sunday seen proof support claim republican president donald trump predecessor barack obama wiretapped last year, adding pressure trump explain back repeated assertion several republicans last week urged trump apologize allegations made series tweets march maelstrom also caused tension key us allies threatens distract republicans campaign promises health care taxes know basis president trump assertion, us senator susan collins, republican, said nbc meet press believe owes us explanation collins said supported trump president, side misstated facts fbi director james comey expected asked trump claims testifies rare public hearing monday alleged russian meddling presidential election russia denied assertion involved hacked emails attempts influence race representative adam schiff, top democrat house intelligence committee holding hearing, called trump claims patently false said expected comey say much monday justice department friday delivered documents congressional committees help clear whether obama administration spied trump republican representative devin nunes, leads house intelligence panel, said receiving material, saw evidence wiretapping nunes, served trump transition team, joined white house seeking shift attention away controversies calling investigations leaks news media nunes said fox news sunday leaks reporters former trump national security adviser michael flynn criminal panel probing whether names leaked trump dogged allegations associates ties russian officials fired flynn last month reports discussed sanctions russia ambassador trump took office, without telling white house officials one crime know committed one leaking someone name, nunes said names leaked nunes also said ahead monday hearing seen evidence collusion russia trump team schiff, panel top democrat, said enough circumstantial evidence still questions meanwhile, white house backed trump surveillance claims administration forced reassure key ally britain white house press secretary sean spicer repeated fox news analyst claim british intelligence agency helped obama wiretap trump british government strongly denied issue led awkward moment friday joint press conference visiting german chancellor angela merkel trump asked wiretap claims german reporter trump said merkel something common, apparently referring reports obama administration merkel phone bugged quip left german leader looking bewildered senior republican representative tom cole told reporters friday trump owed obama apology representatives charlie dent hurd, also republicans, made similar comments see indication true, cole said wiretapping charge unless trump produces convincing proof, cole added, president obama owed apology
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detailed version president donald trump budget released may lay plans eventually erase us deficits, white house budget director mick mulvaney said sunday getting may, think mid may shooting right now, larger budget mulvaney said nbc meet press program mulvaney acknowledged budget would balanced upcoming fiscal year said administration wants put country path toward eventually wiping annual deficits able balance budget year, working trying get balance within year budget window, republicans house senate traditionally done last couple years, mulvaney said complicated budget process entitlements, mandatory spending driving budget deficit, said course next decade, look mandatory spending side order figure way make changes way spend money full budget rolled may put flesh bones trump preliminary budget plan released last week, said mulvaney, director white house office management budget trump initial budget outline prompted criticism democrats republicans proposals steep cuts domestic programs education environmental enforcement programs well foreign aid presidential candidate, trump campaigned pledge quickly balance budget, eliminate federal debt presidency mulvaney said trump proposals boost us infrastructure could ready issued around summer early fall said money taken budget blueprint intention putting back infrastructure bill
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us house republicans working changes healthcare overhaul bill would implement work requirement medicaid program poor, well boost tax credits older, lower income people, us house speaker paul ryan said sunday think offering assistance bill currently does, lower income people age , ryan said tax credits health insurance proposed legislation speaking fox news sunday television program, ryan also said republicans working changes would allow federal block grants states medicaid lawmakers plan healthcare legislation house floor thursday, ryan said
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warm words chinese president xi jinping sunday, us secretary state rex tillerson ended first trip asia since taking office agreement work together china north korea putting aside trickier issues china irritated repeatedly told washington rein north korea nuclear missile programs us decision base advanced missile defense system south korea beijing also deeply suspicious us intentions toward self ruled taiwan, china claims own, trump administration crafting big new arms package island bound anger china meeting beijing great hall people, issues brushed aside xi tillerson, least front reporters, xi saying tillerson made lot efforts achieve smooth transition new era relations said china us relations friendly express appreciation this, xi said xi said communicated president donald trump several times telephone conversations messages believe china us cooperation henceforth direction striving expecting new era constructive development, xi said joint interests china united states far outweigh differences, cooperation correct choice us both, xi added, comments carried china foreign ministry china united states must strengthen coordination hot regional issues, respect core interests major concerns, protect broad stability ties, xi said tillerson replied trump looks forward enhancing understanding china opportunity visit future tillerson said trump places high value communications already occurred xi trump looks forward enhancing understanding opportunity visit future, tillerson said know dialogue achieve greater understanding lead strengthened, strengthening ties china united states set tone future relationship cooperation trump far unpredictable partner china, attacking beijing issues ranging trade south china sea december talking taiwan president tsai ing wen tillerson arrived beijing saturday, trump said north korea behaving badly accused china little resolve crisis north weapons programs speaking seoul friday, tillerson issued trump administration starkest warning yet north korea, saying seoul military response would table pyongyang took action threaten south korean us forces still, china united states appeared made progress put aside differences difficult issues, least advance planned summit xi trump tillerson chinese foreign minister wang yi struck conciliatory tone meeting, tillerson saying united states china would work together get nuclear armed north korea take different course underscoring tensions, north korea conducted test new high thrust engine tongchang ri rocket launch station leader kim jong un said successful test new birth rocket industry, pyongyang official media said sunday north korea conducted five nuclear tests series missile launches, defiance un sanctions, believed experts government officials working develop nuclear warhead missiles could reach united states washington wants china, north neighbor main trading partner, use influence rein weapons programs china says committed enforcing un sanctions north korea, sides responsibility lessen tensions get back negotiating table chinese official also repeatedly say influence north korea washington others believe, express fears poverty struck north korea could collapse cut completely, pushing destabilizing waves refugees northeastern china
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president donald trump may begin overhaul us tax code early late spring, white house spokesman sean spicer told ireland sunday independent newspaper going tax reform get healthcare completed think looking late spring summer, spicer told newspaper interview irish prime minister enda kenny visit washington late last week trump vowed deliver major tax cuts middle class business community year deepening republican divisions house republican healthcare bill spawned concern action tax reform may delayed survey released last week, percent , business, tax financial executives polled accounting advisory firm kpmg said expected see tax reform
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united states china work together get nuclear armed north korea take different course , us secretary state rex tillerson said saturday, softening previous criticism beijing talks chinese counterpart china irritated repeatedly told washington rein north korea surging nuclear ballistic missile programmes, one series hurdles ties world two largest economies chinese foreign minister wang yi described talks tillerson candid, pragmatic productive two sides appeared made progress put aside differences difficult issues, least advance planned summit chinese president xi jinping us president donald trump friday, tillerson issued trump administration starkest warning yet north korea, saying seoul military response would table pyongyang took action threaten south korean us forces tillerson took softer line meeting wang told reporters china united states noted efforts last two decades succeeded curbing threat posed north korea weapons programmes share common view sense tensions peninsula quite high right things reached rather dangerous level, committed everything prevent type conflict breaking out, tillerson said said wang agreed work together persuade north korea make course correction move away development nuclear weapons wang said un resolutions north korea mapped sanctions called efforts resume efforts negotiated settlement matter happens, stay committed diplomatic means way seek peaceful settlement, said wang said tillerson hope find ways restart talks neither us ready give hope peace, said tillerson said friday talks north korea could take place began process unwinding weapons programmes us official told reuters washington earlier week tillerson may raise prospect imposing secondary sanctions chinese banks firms business north korea defiance un sanctions trump said tweet friday north korea behaving badly accused china, pyongyang neighbour major ally, little resolve crisis xi trump summit however, two sides appear toned differences work finalising trip xi united states, possibly next month, first summit trump wang said two countries close communication arranging meeting, gave details state run chinese tabloid global times said saturday china interests stop north korea nuclear ambitions suggest china cut country completely ridiculous would fraught danger chaos north korea, would first bring disaster china sorry, united states south korea right demand china, said editorial former oil executive prior diplomatic experience, tillerson meet xi sunday north korea conducted two nuclear tests series missile launches since beginning last year last week, launched four ballistic missiles working develop nuclear tipped missiles reach united states washington pressing beijing stop north korea nuclear missile programmes china called dual track approach, urging north korea suspend tests united states south korea suspend military drills, sides return talks china also infuriated deployment thaad, terminal high altitude area defense, missile defence system south korea, says harm china security nothing ease tensions china says system powerful radar extend country northeast potentially track chinese missile launches, maybe even intercept russia also opposes thaad, reasons tricky issues too, including self ruled island taiwan china claims trump administration crafting big new arms package taiwan could include advanced rocket systems anti ship missiles defend china, us officials said, deal sure anger beijing wang said saturday talks included discussions thaad taiwan give details
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meals wheels america, umbrella organization , providers home delivered meals seniors, said saturday online donations surged since white house released proposed budget could lead big drop funding organization, provides advocacy services national network, received , thursday budget blueprint announced, compared , typical day president donald trump first budget proposal includes percent cut fiscal funds department health human services, provides government support meals wheels, organization said budget proposal say cut would affect administration community living, hhs agency funds nutrition programs elderly, meals wheels spokeswoman jenny bertolette said meals wheels said website difficult imagine scenario next federal budget would impact services meals wheels america local meals wheels programs seeing uptick giving, replace federal funding, bertolette told reuters email white house referred questions hhs budget department hhs representative referred statement secretary tom price released earlier week hhs dedicated fulfilling department mission improve health well american people budget supports mission help ensure delivering critical services fellow citizens, statement said trump budget proposal calls sharp increase military spending like reduction discretionary non defense programs, prompting wave concern democrats president fellow republicans bertolette said national meals wheels association know whether local members seen similar jump donations one six seniors struggles hunger, according organization, provides services free charge cannot afford pay seniors fresh meals delivered daily show greater improvement health well get frozen meals delivered week meals all, organization said, citing research brown university funded aarp inc according website, meals wheels america hosts resource center nutrition help federal funding
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us department homeland security issued requests proposals prototypes wall along mexican border, saying ideally feet meters high wall facing us side aesthetically pleasing color wall stem illegal immigration one donald trump main campaign promises highly controversial president vowed make mexico reimburse united states cost mexico repeatedly said earlier week, white house requested billion homeland security, intended planning building border wall according one document posted online us customs border protection friday night, wall feet high, built using concrete, physically imposing however, says designs feet meters high could acceptable designs heights less feet acceptable, document said said wall features allow people climb prevent digging wall wall shall prevent deter minimum hour creation physical breach wall eg, punching wall larger inches cm diameter square using sledgehammer, car jack, pickaxe, chisel, battery operated impact tools, battery operated cutting tools, oxy acetylene torch similar hand held tools, said document requesting proposals many requirements specify solid concrete
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bands diaspora seven muslim majority countries us president donald trump original travel ban took stage austin build resistance executive orders critics see perpetuating bigotry many musicians contrabanned showcase went friday night early saturday south southwest music festival, show put human face countries become focal point current us politics understand travel ban done impression securing place safety americans feel short sighted perpetuates xenophobia exists country, said bassel almadani, frontman vocalist soul funk band bassel supernaturals almadani, raised us midwest parents born syria, relatives given hope leaving country ripped apart civil war due trump proposed bans trying use act raise awareness six year civil war set new standards savagery impact civilians, leaving estimated half million people dead trump administration said executive orders common sense approaches protect american people attention bans opened door almadani play places like churches kansas congregants want learn good five years there, thought pulling teeth get conversation moving, almadani said interview immigration ban went place people became intent issue supportive cause called travel ban bands took stage texas, us government said would appeal federal judge decision struck parts trump travel ban day set go effect acts included people kayem, libyan american chicago sister group faarrow, born mogadishu, somalia relocated canada refugee camp london based, iranian born artist ash koosha would attend trouble securing visa south sudanese canadian artist emmanuel jal said showcase dubbed music banned nations could change hearts minds people voted trump voted fear let us fight love love win, said
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us justice department developing plans temporarily reassign immigration judges around country cities speed deportations illegal immigrants charged crimes, according two administration officials many judges reassigned sent still review, according officials, justice department begun soliciting volunteers deployment targeted cities new york los angeles miami new orleans san francisco baltimore, bloomington, minnesota el paso, texas harlingen, texas imperial, california omaha, nebraska phoenix, arizona chosen cities high populations illegal immigrants criminal charges, officials said spokeswoman justice department executive office immigration review, administers immigration courts, confirmed cities identified likely recipients reassigned immigration judges, elaborate planning plan intensify deportations line vow made frequently president donald trump campaign trail last year deport illegal immigrants involved crime department homeland security asked judges reshuffle, unusual move given immigration courts administered department justice homeland security spokeswoman declined comment plan yet finalized executive order signed trump january, illegal immigrants pending criminal cases regarded priorities deportation whether found guilty departure former president barack obama policy, prioritized deportations convicted serious crimes policy shift criticized advocate groups say unfairly targets immigrants might ultimately acquitted pose threat cities slated receive judges half , pending immigration cases involve undocumented immigrants facing convicted criminal charges, according data provided justice department executive office immigration review cases involve immigrants currently incarcerated, meaning others either convicted served sentence justice department provide breakdown many remainder convicted many awaiting trial part trump administration crackdown illegal immigrants, justice department also sending immigration judges detention centers along southwest border temporary redeployments begin monday former immigration judge chairman board immigration appeals paul schmidt said trump administration assume charged crimes would allowed stay united states legally seems assumption everyone committed crime removable, necessarily true even people committed serious crimes sometimes get asylum, schmidt said also questioned effectiveness shuffling immigration judges one court another, noting mean cases judges would handled usual courts rescheduled said temporarily reassigned handle cases southern border , cases slated hear home court arlington, virginia postponed, often year call aimless docket reshuffling, said obama administration, avoid expense disruption immigration judges traveling, would often hear proceedings courthouses via video conference judges reshuffling could logjam national immigration court system , pending cases cities slated receive judges different kinds immigrant populations imperial, california, example, one nation largest agriculture hubs, attracting large numbers immigrant farmworkers mexico central america bloomington, minnesota, near st paul, home large number african immigrants, many traveled war torn countries like somalia claim asylum united states
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chinese foreign minister wang yi said talks visiting us secretary state rex tillerson saturday commitment using diplomatic means peacefully settle north korea issue tillerson said wang agreed would work together try get north korea government change current course pursuing nuclear ballistic missile programs two speaking reporters meeting beijing
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allegations united states british spy agency gchq snooped donald trump election campaign arrant nonsense , deputy head us national security agency nsa said interview saturday president trump stood unproven claims obama administration tapped phones white house race thursday spokesman cited media report britain gchq behind surveillance richard ledgett, deputy director nsa, told bbc news idea britain hand spying trump crazy belies complete lack understanding relationship works intel community agencies, completely ignores political reality would uk government agree , ledgett said would advantage britain government spying trump, given potential cost, said would epically stupid, said ledgett, due retire shortly current former nsa officials described acrimonious relationship intelligence agencies trump administration trump, became president january, tweeted earlier month democratic predecessor barack obama wiretapped late stages campaign republican president offered evidence allegation, obama spokesman said simply false fox news analyst andrew napolitano tuesday accused government communications headquarters gchq
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us justice department friday said delivered documents congressional committees responding request information could shed light president donald trump claims former president barack obama ordered us agencies spy information sent house senate intelligence judiciary committees, said sarah isgur flores, justice department spokeswoman chairman house intelligence committee, republican devin nunes, said statement late friday justice department fully complied panel request government source, requested anonymity discussing sensitive information, said initial examination material turned justice department indicates contains evidence confirm trump claims obama administration wiretapped trump tower new york house intelligence committee hold hearing monday allegations russian meddling us election federal bureau investigation director james comey national security agency director mike rogers testify expected field questions trump wiretap claim leaders house senate intelligence committees, including trump republican party, said found evidence substantiate trump claims obama ordered us agencies spy trump entourage white house publicly offered proof allegation monday, house panel sent justice department letter asking copies court orders related trump associates might issued last year electronic surveillance law wide ranging anti crime statute
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chinese foreign minister wang yi said saturday held candid, pragmatic productive talks visiting us secretary state rex tillerson, included north korea, taiwan bilateral trade tillerson said sides renewed determination convince north korea, fast developing nuclear ballistic missile program, choose better path
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china united states close communication arranging meeting chinese president xi jinping us president donald trump, chinese foreign minister wang yi told visiting us secretary state rex tillerson remarks reported china official xinhua news agency saturday
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us government took legal battle president donald trump travel ban higher court friday, saying would appeal federal judge decision struck parts ban day set go effect department justice said court filing would appeal ruling us district judge theodore chuang maryland th us circuit court appeals richmond, virginia thursday, chuang issued emergency halt portion trump march executive order temporarily banning entry travelers six muslim majority countries left place section order barred entry refugees united states four months another federal judge hawaii struck sections ban broader court ruling prevented trump order moving forward washington state, ban also challenged, us district court judge james robart put stay proceedings long hawaii court nationwide temporary restraining order remained place, conserve resources avoid inconsistent duplicate rulings decisions came response lawsuits brought states attorneys general hawaii refugee resettlement agencies maryland represented american civil liberties union national immigration law center detractors argue ban discriminated muslims violation us constitution guarantee religious freedom trump says measure necessary national security protect country terrorist attacks white house press secretary sean spicer told media briefing government would vigorously defend executive order appeal flawed rulings department justice filed motion late friday night seeking clarification hawaii ruling appealing th circuit us court appeals san francisco th circuit court last month upheld decision judge robart halted original, sweeping travel ban signed president jan response lawsuit filed washington state new executive order reissued intention overcoming legal concerns trump vowed take fight way us supreme court th circuit known conservative court compared th circuit, said buzz frahn, attorney simpson thacher bartlett tracking litigation nationwide government probably thinking th circuit would lend friendlier ear arguments, said judges said willing look behind text order, mention islam, probe motivation enacting ban, frahn said trump promised election campaign ban muslims entering united states us supreme court currently split liberals conservatives, trump pick high court
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us republican congressional leaders refused democrats calls special prosecutor select committee investigate possible links president donald trump campaign russia, saying investigations congressional committees sufficient us intelligence agencies said january russian president vladimir putin ordered hacks democratic national committee hillary clinton campaign chairman computers influence election trump behalf russia denied three us agencies
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south dakota republican governor dennis daugaard friday vetoed pair bills would loosened restrictions carrying concealed guns state, saying current laws made sense adequate one measure would allowed carrying concealed weapons state without permit second proposed allowing carriers enhanced permit carry concealed weapons state capitol south dakota bars convicted felons convicted violent drug crimes obtaining concealed weapons permit eleven us states allow gun owners carry concealed weapons without permit, according law center prevent gun violence, gun control advocacy group another , including south dakota, allow concealed carry permit letter accompanying one vetoes, daugaard, previously pointed membership national rifle association, defended state existing concealed weapons laws reasonable unaware single instance person could lawfully possess gun denied permit carry concealed pistol, daugaard wrote comparison, added, two counties state turned nearly permit applicants disqualified due mental illness due violent drug related crimes veto echoed statements daugaard made feb editorial rapid city journal, said viewed state laws effective, appropriate minimal daugaard also vetoed similar proposal loosening concealed carry standards rep lee qualm, sponsored proposal relaxing state capitol restrictions, called vetoes frustrating, said phone interview friday would try override legislature returns recess march override requires two thirds majority south dakota, qualm said bills handful votes short threshold chambers rep lynne disanto, sponsor broader two bills, respond calls emails seeking comment bills failure hands republican governor pointed divide party regulations neither bill received full republican support either chamber, statewide measure opposed one five republicans house one three senate
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makan delrahim, veteran lobbyist president donald trump transition team, expected nominated head us justice department antitrust division, two sources familiar vetting process told reuters friday delrahim expected move justice department finishing white house counsel office, working steer supreme court nominee neil gorsuch senate confirmation process sources spoke background announcement yet made proposed new chief antitrust division, would charge overseeing corporate mergers time many investors corporate executives hope relaxed attitude toward deal making years tougher oversight obama administration department reviewing number major deals, including mergers dow dupont bayer monsanto proposed transactions, along third deal, chemchina purchase syngenta, would consolidate six agricultural chemical giants three justice department also assessing controversial plan buy time warner, owner hbo, warner brothers news network cnn president trump criticized time warner deal since november election campaign said example much concentration power hands delrahim must confirmed senate coming work white house following trump inauguration january, delrahim lobbyist law firm brownstein hyatt farber schreck, llp , lobbied semiconductor company qualcomm, comcast corp zuffa llc, also known ultimate fighting championship, among others, according lobbying disclosure act database another client health insurer anthem inc, year lost court fight justice department whether would allowed merge rival cigna anthem appealing loss delrahim, whose family emigrated iran young, cemented loyalty trump last summer wrote piece new york post urging republicans fall line behind trump trump would able win ensure conservatives supreme court, lawyer argued, adding glory handing supreme court democratic president write trump, happen delrahim veteran justice department antitrust division, deputy assistant attorney general , president george w bush specialized international antitrust
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trump administration took unusual step friday efforts defang us financial consumer watchdog created banking crisis, executive branch federal government telling court one agencies violating us constitution justice department filed brief opposing consumer financial protection bureau appeal ruling single director structure hew constitution decision bureau appealed also said president power fire agency head dodd frank wall street reform law created cfpb protect individuals fraud lending, president fire agency director cause cfpb director currently obama appointee richard cordray, hailed consumer advocates taking action payday lenders, credit card companies debt collectors many bankers wall street executives, along republican lawmakers, said authority write enforce regulations wide agency represent court cases except supreme court, putting president donald trump rare predicament cannot direct justice department withdraw appeal instead, justice department could file brief supporting cfpb opponent, mortgage company phh corp single headed independent agency presents greater risk multi member independent commission taking actions adopting policies inconsistent president executive policy, justice department argued, saying commission must compromise, single director answer anyone department also said cfpb directors hold five year terms, president may get chance appoint someone agrees cordray term expires next year department argued us court appeals district columbia circuit allow trump fire director will, upholding original decision reached three member panel judges october us president ever dismissed independent agency director cause republican lawmakers say cordray history provides trump cause dismissal, although seeking legislative path fire rare inter agency legal fight widely expected trump election win, states attorneys general democrats congress sought permission represent cfpb appeal, anticipating trump would try undermine agency
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man jumped white house fence last week grounds minutes apprehended, us secret service said statement friday secret service confirm time individual gain entry white house, statement said
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forty house democrats, led party top member house representatives financial services committee maxine waters, voiced opposition friday us labor department proposal delay start controversial retirement regulation letter sent final day proposal roughly two week long comment period, group said day delay dol fiduciary rule would deprive workers families unbiased financial advice set take effect april , fiduciary rule requires retirement advisers put interests clients ahead wall street largest brokerages already leveled commissions charged certain investment tools, effort eliminate unintended incentive advisers select one fund another brokerages begun phase commissions paying retirement accounts altogether despite preparation, began earnest last year, president donald trump asked labor department february examine cost implementing rule labor department proposed delay give time conduct economic legal analysis unacceptable roughly month implementation final rule scheduled begin dol carelessly proposing delay it, democrats wrote letter, noting regulation product six years research negotiation workers retirement savers deserve better waited long enough, group wrote
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federal prosecutors alexandria, virginia, expanded long running grand jury investigation wikileaks include leak central intelligence agency documents website, source familiar inquiry said source, familiar investigation requested anonymity discuss sensitive information, said probe focused leaked descriptions technical information techniques tools cia used eavesdrop intelligence targets website us agencies made vague public comments latest wikileaks disclosures, security law enforcement officials familiar investigation said wake leaks focused whether intelligence contractor responsible point, said, investigators think russia another foreign government involved us officials confirmed alexandria based prosecutors conducting federal grand jury investigation wikileaks sources court documents elements inquiry made public us justice department declined comment, spokesman cia, publicly confirmed authenticity material made public wikileaks website said material published comprised thousands pages internal cia discussions hacking techniques use popular products apple inc iphones google inc android devices samsung electronics television sets spy people wikileaks founder julian assange said website would provide technology companies access cia hacking tools acquired, enabling companies patch software vulnerabilities
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us president donald trump stood unproven claims friday obama administration tapped phones white house race shrugged dispute britain notion spy agency hand british prime minister theresa may spokesman earlier day dismissed charge britain gchq spy agency ridiculous said white house promised repeat news conference trump brushed aside question whether mistake accuse british intelligence eavesdropping said nothing quote certain talented legal mind one responsible saying television make opinion it, trump said referring fox news analyst andrew napolitano tuesday accused britain government communications headquarters gchq intelligence agency helped obama, democrat, wiretap trump, republican white house spokesman sean spicer thursday quoted napolitano comments gchq testy briefing reporters speaking white house news conference, german chancellor angela merkel, side, trump distanced statement made talented lawyer fox, talking me, talking fox ok trump said standing initial charge previous us administration eavesdropped far wiretapping, guess past administration, least something common, perhaps, said merkel us ties germany frayed news reports citing leaked intelligence documents washington bugged merkel mobile phone white house official, speaking condition anonymity, said british officials voiced concern senior trump aides official declined explicitly apologize spicer citation fox news allegations republican trump, president since jan , tweeted month democratic predecessor wiretapped late stages campaign trump offered evidence, obama spokesman said claim simply false leaders major parties congress joined growing chorus disputing friday, us justice department said responded request committees congress documents could shed light trump claim government source, requested anonymity discussing sensitive information, said initial examination indicated contained evidence support trump charge fox friends program, napolitano, political commentator former new jersey judge, said rather ordering us agencies spy trump, obama obtained transcripts trump conversations gchq american fingerprints late friday, fox news anchor shepard smith said fox news cannot confirm judge napolitano commentary fox news knows evidence kind president united states surveilled time way, full stop dominic grieve, chairman british parliament intelligence security committee, said us president cannot task gchq intercept individual communications rare public statement, gchq, britain equivalent us national security agency monitors overseas electronic communications, said claims ignored reuters reported earlier week unidentified british security official denied allegations trump gchq, based western england, one three main british spy agencies alongside mi secret intelligence service mi security service
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us president donald trump friday agreed changes republican plan obamacare, conservative lawmakers said, stepped fight win support bill ahead vote house representatives next week republicans remain deeply divided us healthcare overhaul, trump first major legislative initiative aims fulfill campaign pledge repeal replace healthcare program democratic predecessor, barack obama house republicans fast tracking legislation expected see fourth final house committee hearing wednesday could go vote republican dominated house thursday, setting another battle senate, also republican majority house republicans leaving white house meeting trump, well capitol hill meeting house speaker paul ryan health human services secretary tom price, listed several changes expect made order attract moderate conservative party members currently waffling support house budget committee chairman diane black, attended capitol hill session, said likely would changes tax credits offered bill older, lower income people
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trump administration crafting big new arms package taiwan could include advanced rocket systems anti ship missiles defend china, us officials said, deal sure anger beijing package expected significantly larger one shelved end obama administration, officials told reuters eve visit beijing us secretary state rex tillerson political desire substantial sale, one administration official said, adding internal deliberations begun deal much stronger, much significant one accepted obama people president donald trump administration eager proceed sales, expected take months possibly next year white house overcome obstacles, including concern beijing sensitivities taiwan could make harder secure cooperation priorities reining north korea, official said completion package also could held slow pace trump administration filling national security jobs, officials said, speaking condition anonymity initial work toward new arms sales made public discussions taiwan new administration already begun, according person taipei familiar matter white house declined comment details administration approach taiwan emerged tillerson due visit china weekend, seek chinese support north korea firm first meeting trump chinese president xi jinping expected next month december, president barack obama administration put brakes taiwan deal discussion package worth billion, washington free beacon newspaper reported week, citing unnamed officials, also quoted saying trump administration preparing new sales ned price, national security council spokesman obama, said previous administration put relatively modest arms package taiwan hold, part let new administration make decision trump administration source told reuters new deals consideration would likely top billion mark new administration plans focus previous one enhancing taiwan asymmetric capabilities, possibly advanced multiple launch rocket systems, anti ship missiles technologies would enable taiwan military defend much larger chinese force event attack, us official said lockheed martin corp lmtn top us manufacturer multiple launch rocket systems foreign companies involved sector include germany diehl britain bae systems baesl billion arms sale taiwan obama announced december , china dismay, included two navy frigates addition anti tank missiles amphibious attack vehicles united states switched diplomatic recognition taiwan china , acknowledging taiwan part one china successive administrations continued providing billions dollars arms part congressionally mandated requirement ensure island defend taiwan already major point contention trump china, considers island renegade province president elect, trump broke protocol accepted congratulatory phone call taiwanese president tsai ing wen december, angering china suggested might abandon washington one china policy, accepts self ruled island part china office, trump reaffirmed us commitment decades old policy white house mindful tensions could flare new arms sales trump aides insist needed make clear united states, taiwan sole arms supplier, committed upgrading island defenses
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lobbyist whose firm made payments law firm employing son late new york state senator thomas libous, time regularly lobbied influential politician, agreed pay , settle ethics charges related corruption probe state joint commission public ethics friday said fred hiffa arranged payments totaling , one year westchester county law firm santangelo, randazzo mangone, employed libous son matthew hiffa accused violating gift ban provision new york lobbying law causing former albany based firm ostroff, hiffa associates inc make payments starting , lobbied senator behalf clients prosecutors said payments meant defray cost matthew libous salary lease range rover mark glaser, lawyer hiffa, declined comment state senate second highest ranking republican chairman transportation committee, thomas libous found guilty federal jury july lying federal bureau investigation agents investigating law firm hiring son former senator, binghamton, later sentenced six months home confinement, diagnosed terminal prostate cancer died may age matthew libous separately convicted january tax charges, sentenced six months prison hiffa former firm known ostroff associates inc immediate comment
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republican proposed bill replace obamacare would credit negative us states, according moody investors service, would shift greater share cost medicaid states bill, known american health care act, aims replace affordable care act, commonly known obamacare bill proposes shift federal funding medicaid, government insurance program poor, state match per capita cap, resulting greater financial burden states, moody reported proposal would also phase funding expanded medicaid , leaving states pick difference drop enrollees medicaid programs congressional budget office estimated proposed reform would cut federal spending billion , reaching percent lower level compared current law projections states face difficult decisions regard, moody reported friday states maintain expansion programs non elderly adults incomes percent federal poverty level, hook larger portion expenses related new enrollees already, state medicaid spending expected consume larger portion state revenues, growing percent tax revenue , percent , rating agency estimated
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president donald trump said friday seldom regrets anything tweets, brushing questions claims without evidence predecessor, democrat barack obama, wiretapped last year presidential campaign trump, speaking press conference german chancellor angela merkel, said least something common, apparently referring reports obama presidency united states bugged phone congressional leaders political parties say believe trump wiretapped trump also deflected criticism white house official thursday repeated charge british intelligence agency helped obama wiretap trump trump said press secretary sean spicer merely quoting fox news analyst made comments
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white house friday distanced news report embraced day earlier britain top secret eavesdropping agency monitored trump tower former us president barack obama behest white house cited report fox news analyst sought defend president donald trump charge obama administration wiretapped election past two weeks, trump aides pressed claim numerous ways, including suggestions trump may monitored microwaves television sets white house provided proof support trump allegation heads us house senate intelligence panels, including trump republican party, rejected chronology administration assertions march series early morning tweets, trump accuses obama wires tapped calls bad sick guy trump spokesman sean spicer says white house top lawyer examining options pursuing claim march white house cites reports potentially politically motivated investigations, says trump wanted congressional intelligence committees examine whether executive branch investigative powers abused march spicer suggests monitoring may broader wire tap, might conducted secret foreign intelligence eavesdropping warrant substantial reporting individuals sources surveillance occurred march spicer says new proof trump allegation, president absolutely regrets tweets walking anything back regretting march senior white house adviser kellyanne conway suggests interview bergen county record newspaper monitoring may conducted television sets microwaves turn cameras march conway says comments previous day misconstrued continues air allegation president wiretapping trump tower spicer says trump charges based reporting number news organizations, including fox, bbc new york times trump use word wiretapping spans whole host surveillance types options, spicer says march spicer says trump extremely confident justice department would find evidence proving allegation march republican democratic leaders house intelligence committee say seen evidence wiretapping white house defends trump allegation, trump says fox news interview that, submitting things committee soon submitted yet potentially serious situation march republican democratic leaders senate intelligence committee, house speaker paul ryan, separately say proof trump charge spicer says question surveillance techniques used cites litany news reports justify allegation include assertion fox news analyst, former new jersey judge andrew napolitano, told unidentified intelligence officials obama obtained transcripts trump conversations government communications headquarters, gchq, british agency monitors overseas communications march administration backs away fox news report british government said assured white house would repeat napolitano allegation, dubbed nonsense gchq spokesman mr spicer simply pointing public reports, endorsing specific story, said white house official
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president donald trump expected nominate new york lawyer george conway iii lead us justice department civil division, source briefed matter said friday conway, husband trump senior white house adviser kellyanne conway, partner wachtell, lipton, rosen katz represented philip morris international inc, cardinal health inc national football league among many corporate clients immediately respond email seeking comment white house justice department also declined comment head civil division, conway would charge defending government actions, including trump revised executive order banning citizens six muslim majority nations traveling united states week, judges hawaii maryland blocked implementation trump order retains day ban travel united states citizens iran, libya, syria, somalia, sudan yemen part earlier order blocked courts conway one team lawyers drafted legal brief behalf paula jones sued president bill clinton sexual harassment, according numerous media reports conway wrote los angeles times op ed clinton immunity jones lawsuit would place presidents law would enable president take mortgage summer home, refuse make payments yet immune foreclosure four eight years civil division defends us agencies thousands lawsuits filed annually government policies, laws, domestic foreign operations, entitlement programs, law enforcement military actions, counter terrorism efforts division also sues behalf government recoup money lost fraud, loan defaults abuse federal funds, especially involving medicare
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committee kansas lawmakers charged reconciling differences legislation passed plug million hole state fiscal budget senate passed revised version house approved bill late thursday versions would allow state borrow money long term investment fund delay payment kansas public employees retirement system monetary amounts plans repay cash differ, jg scott, assistant director fiscal affairs kansas legislative research department, said friday tax cuts enacted gouged hole kansas budget revenue failed meet monthly estimates, although february marked fourth straight month collections met exceeded projections kansas also faces higher education spending wake recent state supreme court ruling scott said bills fix budget head legislative conference committee probably next week senate thursday rejected three attempts amend bill across board spending cuts percent, percent percent republican senate president susan wagle contended spending cuts, would included primary secondary public schools, would ease tax hikes legislature expected take tackle million projected budget shortfall next two fiscal years move state legislature last month boost revenue raising tax rates eliminating business exemption failed senate unable override republican governor sam brownback veto complicating kansas finances march state supreme court ruling found school funding system falls short constitutional requirement adequacy ruling, set june deadline enactment constitutional funding method, could require kansas increase school funding million year moody investors service p global ratings said ruling put increased pressure state already shaky finances meanwhile, resolutions pending house senate put constitutional amendment november ballot would require two thirds vote legislative chambers pass state tax increase measure also seeks annual cap state spending creates funds debt payments budget reserve scott said previous attempts put similar measures ballot successful
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president donald trump first budget outline, calling security heavy realignment federal spending, drew resistance thursday fellow republicans us congress many balked proposed deep cuts diplomatic foreign aid programs conservatives plenty like white house plan, percent increase military spending next year beefed funding help deport illegal immigrants build wall border mexico also takes steps downsize government, central goal conservatives gaze trump priorities next four years proved savage many republicans taste, foreshadowing intense battle congress white house spending coming months although republicans control senate house representatives, congress holds federal purse strings seldom approves presidents budget plans administration asked congress percent, billion, cut state department funding international programs help pay percent, billion hike military spending next year increases defense come expense national security, said republican senator lindsey graham, hesitated take trump republican senator marco rubio, like graham ran unsuccessfully president , leveled similar sentiments, prominent republicans house representatives house speaker paul ryan sidestepped reporters questions whether supported state department cuts, saying white house blueprint start budget process budget also drew criticism internationally french ambassador united nations, francois delattre, warned cutting funding global programs could fuel instability white house shrugged concerns impact, saying trump making good election promises president said, specifically, hundreds times
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proponents government efforts clean hazardous waste sites like radioactive soil buried st louis area landfill fear trump administration proposed percent budget cut slow damage already struggling superfund program white house budget proposal submitted congress thursday includes percent cut spending us environmental protecting agency, including similar reduction agency hazardous substance superfund account million million superfund program, started , criticized years slow efforts clean hazardous waste sites, number , around country proponents argue epa fights one arm tied behind back budget halved billion recent years, critics say characterize bloated bureaucracy step way allow states private sector job faster, cheaper effectively program already bit life support, take another third really quite harmful, said ken kimmell, president union concerned scientists, advocates science based solutions problems worry superfund program future angry epa administrator scott pruitt already abandoning newly made promises, citing comments made earlier month us mayors march , pruitt said certain epa programs, including superfund program, essential protect epa spokeswoman said focus agency changed, achieve mission budget helps refocus agency effective, focused, less costly, julia valentin said email empowering states primary implementers environmental programs ground, rather insist epa micromanage cold comfort living near superfund sites, like dawn chapman, year old stay home mom co founded group named moms four years ago bring attention plight residents near west lake landfill bridgeton, missouri, miles km northeast st louis epa last fall indefinitely delayed proposal clean contaminated soil landfill, next another site underground fire smoldering several years residents complain higher rates cancers, bloody noses asthma see going speed anything, chapman said proposed smaller budget chapman, three children special needs, unsure whether landfill cause issues wants cleanup move ahead, confident state could handle matter better michael mckenna, republican strategist energy lobbyist, said asking organization job little bit less unusual, epa find efficiencies bit premature declare sky falling, said critics epa said agency needs operate better less, work closely private sector states get back core mission problem epa, turned ideological group concerned spreading liberal message president barack obama had, said republican senator james inhofe oklahoma inhofe critical characterized overreach epa, well rule making bureaucracy obama however, environmental groups argue shifting work states answer mike scott, senior organizing representative sierra club montana, said state got million epa last year superfund sites added state department environmental quality gets almost half annual budget epa well even say, going shift states, understand states going resources pay it, scott said backers critics program agree one thing budget comes congress look far different trump proposal likely reverse cuts superfund program first couple steps thousand mile journey, mckenna said going end
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us republicans proposed healthcare plan unravel obamacare likely changed adjust tax credits help older americans buy health insurance coverage, two republican lawmakers said friday house budget committee chairman diane black said likely would changes older, lower income people us representative tom cole said house speaker paul ryan earlier friday pretty much committed altering plan tax credits help older americans
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us president donald trump friday met dozen conservative republicans house representatives said planning support bill replace obamacare previously opposing questioning potential yeses, trump told reporters meeting members house representatives conservative republican study committee
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president donald trump maintains support republican house leaders healthcare plan, us health secretary tom price said friday, adding proposed measure tackles key issues important president president supportive plan, thinks addresses priorities, coverage patients pre existing medical conditions, among others, price told reporters news conference
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britain received assurances united states allegations gchq intelligence agency helped former president barack obama eavesdrop donald trump repeated, spokesman prime minister theresa may said friday made clear administration claims ridiculous ignored received assurances allegations repeated, spokesman told reporters close special relationship white house allows us raise concerns arise true case
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president donald trump proposed eliminating funding economic development programs supporting laid coal miners others appalachia, stirring fears region supported another letdown heels coal industry collapse budget proposal submitted congress white house thursday would cut funds appalachian regional commission arc us economic development administration washington based organizations charged diversifying economies states like west virginia kentucky help recover coal decline proposed cuts would save federal government million come republican president seeks slash wide array federal programs regulations make way increased military spending perceived appalachia betrayal promises help coal miners folks live appalachia believe arc belongs them, said federal arc co chair earl gohl, bemoaning proposed cut really organization republican congressman hal rogers, represents eastern kentucky coal counties, said would fight restore funding congress negotiates budget later year true president election rural country would really like see climb aboard arc vehicle way help us help ourselves, rogers said four hundred counties arc operates voted trump november election year old agency run projects appalachia states costing hundreds millions dollars programs, launched democratic former president barack obama, expected create retain , jobs train educate , students workers, organization said trump vowed campaign white house would put american coal miners back work, part cutting environmental regulations ushered obama, mainly aimed curbing climate change characterized trump hampering industry however, many industry experts coal miners doubt rolling back regulation alone revive coal mining industry, faces stiff competition abundant cheap natural gas fueling us power generation rigel preston, year old former surface miner, said arc programs helped land job paid intern technology company interapt lost benefits said that, many members family eastern kentucky hope trump deliver promise revive coal industry, believed region future lay elsewhere experience coalfield, know finite job coal run eventually, preston said preston among several former miners east kentuckians event paintsville week held interapt arc announce interapt plan hire another hundred people region summer interapt last year launched program called techhire eastern kentucky, supported arc, provides weeks paid training code paid internships interapt chief executive ankur gopal, year old tech entrepreneur, expanded louisville based company eastern kentucky vision lifting part home state economic stagnation skilled workforce opportunity found eastern kentucky, gopal said bunch people waiting coal mines reopen arc worked economic development appalachia since founding part president lyndon johnson war poverty recent years focused helping states region deal coal industry sharp decline loss , coal mining jobs far, arc official contact president transition teams, said co chair gohl, obama appointee remains job cuts funding recommended administration heritage foundation, washington based think tank nick loris, energy fellow foundation, said work arc economic development administration devolved state local governments encourage transparency reduce duplicative federal spending states said budgets already strapped addition west virginia part kentucky, arc covers parts alabama, georgia, maryland, mississippi, new york, north carolina, ohio, pennsylvania, south carolina, tennessee virginia
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swallowed big budget cut white house veto chosen deputy, secretary state rex tillerson avoiding public conflict us president donald trump department budget, six current former us officials said thursday instead, tillerson privately resisted percent budget cut white house officials sought convinced trump needed time identify savings could made, two current one former official told reuters result, white house proposed thursday reduction percent us diplomacy foreign aid tillerson opposed cutting budget all, figured win head head battles president people close him, pursuing different strategy, arguing make wise decisions cut familiar department budget, said one current officials, state department veteran tillerson said tokyo thursday department current spending simply sustainable, accepted challenge trump given making sensible calculation, said former us official, noting congress, president, holds purse strings almost certain reject many administration proposed cuts state loyalty president, know actually live president budget yet clear, however whether trump tillerson significant policy differences defend department trump closest aides steve bannon want dismantle parts federal government limit us engagement world, said three current former officials former exxon mobil corp xomn ceo faced multiple challenges first weeks chief us diplomat, including unpredictable policy pronouncements trump white house officials vetoed elliot abrams, tillerson choice deputy secretary, department second highest post, one current officials said job still vacant, possible fill department senior positions despite defeat, michael anton, national security council spokesman, said white house holds tillerson high regard president trump utmost confidence secretary state looks forward mr tillerson implementing bold agenda revitalize american foreign policy, anton said white house official said tillerson good access president, including multiple lunches, dinners meetings tillerson dined trump monday, night flew asia tillerson kept low profile since joining administration seven weeks ago, spending little time key state department officials holding first news conference thursday tokyo drawn criticism many state department officials believe failed cultivate potential allies trump cabinet capitol hill chas freeman, seasoned diplomat since nixon administration, said tillerson low key style might survival tactic says something, runs big risk getting crosswise trump, freeman said may fabian strategy, referring roman statesman fabius defeated carthaginian general hannibal avoiding frontal conflict
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president donald trump proposal away federal agency investigates chemical accidents drew sharp criticism environmental, labor safety advocates, said eliminating watchdog would put american lives risk christine todd whitman, former us environmental protection agency head, thursday called proposal get rid chemical safety board csb cut epa funding short sighted, saying long industry target advocating greater public information chemicals want put american people danger way it, said president proposal cut csb funding entirely federal budget chemical industry fought back beginning csb investigates major chemicals accidents search causes makes recommendations could prevent recurrence regulatory power, influential recommendations often adopted industry, labor, government officials, epa occupational safety health administration president thursday outlined plan fiscal discretionary spending, exclude programs like social security, removes allocations independent bodies, including csb corporation public broadcasting csb, annual budget million, defended work, saying work broadly improved safety process moves forward, hope important mission agency preserved, agency said statement chemical energy industry officials offered limited comment proposal petroleum refining industry groups, exxon mobil corp, bp plc tesoro corp respond declined comment directly potential phase american chemistry council, trade group represents major chemicals producers, said statement would work administration congress ensure epa funding carry essential responsibilities comment directly csb american petroleum institute, oil industry trade group, said looked forward working administration congress issues work way budget process michael wright, director health, safety environment united steelworkers union, said csb recommendations generally welcome labor industry one recommendation stemmed fatal refinery incident included barring portable trailers cannot withstand explosion board reviews major accidents proved significant probes led industry standards worker fatigue, greater reporting hazardous chemicals first responders, prompted companies keep workers directly involved projects harm way california, many board safety recommendations drafted law example, state worker safety agency, known cal osha, doubled investigative staff based csb recommendations one best bargains washington, said usw wright prevented even one accident, saved far money budget entire history probe fatal deepwater horizon rig explosion controversial two year length extensive need outside help work led new standards safety offshore oil industry well equipment recommendations yet implemented fatal explosion west, texas, killed first responders csb proposed facilities store large amounts fertilizer covered emergency planning laws give first responders information remains open beth rosenberg, former csb board member assistant professor tufts university school medicine, said csb excellent work countries admire agency said opponents know useful board
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us secretary state rex tillerson use alias email address chief executive exxon mobil corp entirely proper, attorneys representing company said letter new york court thursday new york attorney general eric schneiderman, investigating whether exxon misled shareholders public climate change, wrote judge monday accusing exxon previously disclosing alias tillerson communications tillerson used alias email address oil company send receive information related climate change matters alias email address allowed limited group senior executives send time sensitive messages mr tillerson received priority normal daily traffic crossed desk busy ceo purpose efficiency, secrecy, attorneys law firm paul weiss rifkind wharton garrison llp said bitly ntj mk tillerson set alias email address purpose secrecy, emails account would avoided reference tillerson intended recipient, attorneys said obtaining publicity, information, appears real goal new york attorney general march letter, attorneys said new york attorney general march letter asked judge order exxon explain whether documents alias email additional accounts assigned exxon executives board members preserved exxon provided million pages documents response subpoena schneiderman office, documents include emails exxon management months receiving subpoena, exxon admitting may preserved produced emails former ceo, used alias email account look forward addressing these, issues letter raised, court, amy spitalnick, press secretary office new york attorney general, said email
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defiant president donald trump pledged appeal us supreme court necessary fight revised travel ban, parts halted two different federal judges recent days legal path forward challenging, though, lawsuits work way federal courts opposite sides country, hawaii maryland thursday, federal judge washington state said also weighing temporary restraining order justice department first step would likely filing appeal either cases lost week, action likely come within days justice department spokeswoman sarah isgur flores declined comment administration intentions granting temporary restraining order ban challenged lawsuit brought state hawaii, us district judge derrick watson found wednesday reasonable, objective observer would conclude executive order issued purpose disfavor particular religion trump executive order would temporarily ban refugees well travelers six predominantly muslim countries president said ban needed national security early thursday, us district judge theodore chuang issued nationwide preliminary injunction case maryland brought refugee resettlement agencies represented american civil liberties union national immigration law center chuang ruled groups likely succeed showing travel ban portion executive order intended ban muslims, result, violates us constitution religious freedom guarantee enjoin refugee portion ban avoid sowing seeds division nation, upholding fundamental constitutional principle core nation identity plainly serves significant public interest, chuang wrote ruling court orders, victories plaintiffs, early step litigation government could ultimately win underlying case watson chuang appointed bench former democratic president barack obama trump, speaking hawaii ruling rally nashville wednesday, called revised executive order watered version first president said would take case far needs go, including supreme court, order get ruling ban legal trump administration small legal victory later thursday us district judge james robart seattle, last month blocked trump first travel ban, ruled second travel ban different enough first would simply apply preliminary injunction issued first ban second one said weighing request temporary restraining order new travel ban likely next stops administration decides contest two rulings lost week would th th us circuit courts appeal may frosty venues trump arguments, majorities judges appointed democratic presidents three judges th circuit upheld robart order last month first travel ban rather appeal further, administration withdrew ban, promising retool ways would address legal issues supreme court currently split four conservative four liberal justices, ninth justice since death antonin scalia year ago trump nominee fill vacant supreme court seat, neil gorsuch, year old conservative, likely asked travel ban next week goes senate judiciary committee confirmation hearing republicans hoping senate votes confirm gorsuch court mid april, would likely late weigh emergency appeal travel ban trump signed new ban march bid overcome legal problems january executive order, caused chaos airports sparked mass protests robart stopped enforcement february watson order temporary broader arguments case heard set expedited hearing schedule determine ruling extended
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irish prime minister enda kenny pressed us president donald trump undocumented immigrants united states first meeting thursday, day st patrick day discuss question immigration, important fabric people know country, issue administration president reflecting uponwe discussed constructively morning, kenny said lunch event, hosted house speaker paul ryan us capitol two met white house kenny tone much convivial spoke irish parliament june last year, describing presidential candidate rhetoric racist dangerous trump vowed take hard line illegal immigrants, promising speed deportations, especially criminal records kenny told reporters meeting would recommend illegal irish immigrants living united states called small issues, parking fees traffic violations, clear way reduce anxiety status country two also discussed effects britain exit european union, well northern ireland, recent provincial election saw nationalists sinn fein gain ground, kenny said kenny signaled intention step ireland prime minister, move expect could occur returns us visit trump publicly address illegal immigration topic tout contributions irish immigrants united states trump told reporters planned visit country, declaring love ireland version story corrects paragraph say small issues instead small legal issues
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mcdonald corp quickly deleted tweet sent company handle slamming president donald trump thursday said official twitter account compromised tweet, copied shared widely deleted, came day twitter accounts number major news organizations, chief executives, government agencies high profile users hijacked based investigation, determined twitter account hacked external source took swift action secure it, apologize tweet sent corporate mcdonald account, mcdonald spokeswoman terri hickey said statement corporate accounts attractive targets due large followings media attention errant tweets attract twitter inc allows two factor authentication, security feature would deter many attempts seize account twitter declined comment thursday citing privacy security reasons tweet sent mcdonaldscorp thursday morning read realdonaldtrump actually disgusting excuse president would love barackobama back, also tiny hands trump respond incident twitter high profile twitter accounts hijacked wednesday send anti nazi messages turkish midst diplomatic spat turkey, netherlands germany twitter said wednesday source attack third party app, whose permissions since removed trump, one fast food friendly presidents recent years, tweeted pictures eating food mcdonald chains us election campaign ad campaign featured trump chain grimace mascot promoting amazing deal mcdonald since discontinued big n tasty burger incident came mcdonald bolstering digital capabilities mobile kiosk ordering help modernize year old chain analysts said hack raised questions security twitter, unlikely much damage restaurant chain brand long trump tweet directly, could pretty disastrous, short term thing them, said mike froggatt, director intelligence l , monitors digital performance brands twitter trending topics last maybe hours, backlash hours goes herd moves on, said froggatt message account world largest restaurant chain caused sensation twitter, users shared copies deleted tweet offered jokes comments vanessa veasley users speculated trump supporters could attempt launch boycott chain, threatened starbucks corp chief executive howard schultz vowed hire , refugees trump first executive order temporarily banning refugees certain countries mcdonald already deleted tweet lol well least trump supporters finally boycott something actually afford, veasley vanessaveasley wrote users praised fast food chain, fighting reverse two straight years customer traffic declines suddenly want big mac, well done mcdonalds, tweeted shay steward bouley blackgirlinmain trump supporters said mcdonald done enough atone tweet advocated boycott hey mcdonaldscorp undo tweet since support america, americans support boycottmcdonalds, wrote deborah brewer debbie mcdonald high profile company compromised fake tweets years brands including burger king, jeep sony music also hit
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deeply divided republicans squeezed us healthcare overhaul, backed president donald trump, key house representatives panel thursday despite defections three conservatives consider similar obamacare law intended replace trump first major legislative initiative still faces uphill battle full house later senate despite ongoing efforts white house republican leaders satisfy conservative opponents budget committee vote , republican representatives david brat, gary palmer mark sanford
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federal state prosecutors said thursday would bring criminal charges new york city mayor bill de blasio aides two simultaneous year long investigations fundraising practices mayor conduct criticized prosecutors, manhattan district attorney cyrus vance saying de blasio fundraising democratic candidates appeared violate intent spirit state campaign finance laws decisions victory de blasio, dogged questions probes prepared run election year unusual prosecutors announce conclusion criminal inquiries statement, acting us attorney joon kim manhattan said done order unduly influence upcoming campaign mayoral election news conference, de blasio said statements confirmed administration acted lawfully dismissed questions pointing prosecutors criticized actions despite deciding pursue case agree characterizations, said matters fact extensively investigated year, charges brought us prosecutors probed whether de blasio administration gave favors donors contributed either campaign nonprofit organization set promote political agenda statement, kim said office investigated several circumstances mayor associates contacted directed agencies behalf donors decision prosecute, kim said, made based several factors, including particular difficulty proving criminal intent corruption schemes evidence personal profit vance office separately examined whether de blasio steered campaign contributions county committees order sidestep new york state campaign finance limits page letter state board elections, whose inquiry led investigation, vance detailed de blasio allies sought help democrats win majority state senate wealthy donors encouraged give county committees rather individual candidates limits much higher committees money flowed committees individual candidates, often within days individual transaction appeared lawful, overall effect evade campaign finance law creating end run around contribution limits, vance said vance said transfers approved election law attorney working coordinated campaign law, individual acts advice attorney typically shielded prosecution conclusion bring charges endorsement conduct issue, wrote vance though city hall spared, investigations previously uncovered multiple unrelated schemes, including involving high ranking police officials federal probe initially centered two businessmen, jona rechnitz jeremy reichberg, helped raise money de blasio reichberg several police officials charged june bribery scheme involving prostitutes luxury trips rechnitz already pleaded guilty secret cooperated investigators assistance also helped prosecutors build case powerful head city correction officers union, norman seabrook, charged alongside hedge fund financier secretly investing union pension funds exchange kickbacks yet another fraud linked probe, us prosecutors charged two police officers brooklyn man, alex lichtenstein, bribery scheme involving gun licenses sentenced years prison thursday pleading guilty another peripheral figure, restaurateur hamlet peralta, charged last year running million ponzi scheme case grew probe several high ranking police officials disciplined result investigation rechnitz reichberg
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president donald trump administration thursday proposed percent cut environmental protection agency budget, white house seeks eliminate climate change programs trim initiatives protect air water quality epa would sustain biggest cut federal agency white house budget, trump seeks clear away regulations claims hobbling us oil drillers, coal miners farmers proposed cuts starting point, congress could temper budget deliberations proposal would slash funding enforcing regulations, fighting water pollution, cleaning sites contaminated toxic waste promoting energy efficient appliances would eliminate , epa employees, percent agency workforce would effectively erase former president barack obama initiatives combat climate change cutting funding agency signature clean power plan aimed reducing carbon dioxide emissions consistent president america first energy plan, budget reorients epa air program protect air breathe without unduly burdening american economy, summary proposed epa budget said lawmakers trump republican party praised proposed cuts, expressed concern cuts programs affecting region country environmentalists blasted plan, saying would return america back smoggy skies polluted rivers pushed lawmakers strengthen federal clean air clean water laws scott pruitt, epa administrator, disputes scientific consensus human actions lead cause climate change former position attorney general oil producing oklahoma, sued epa dozen times pruitt believes congress determine whether carbon dioxide pollutant needs regulation chambers currently led republicans, influential committees headed lawmakers oil producing states, unlikely anytime soon budget would also eliminate million spending research international programs combating climate change trump also doubts science climate change said country reduce green regulations drastically without compromising air water quality asked climate change programs, mick mulvaney, trump budget director, told reporters consider waste money think president fairly straightforward spending money that, said epa already faced sharp cuts obama janet mccabe, former epa air official, said trump proposed budget would harm epa ability respond emergencies also hurt day day efforts keeping air water clean protect human health proposed cuts would cut million aimed regional pollution cleanup programs, including great lakes chesapeake bay funding superfund program clean nation contaminated sites would drop million million summary said budget seeks give local state governments responsibility clean efforts many states municipalities also face severe budget constraints current fiscal environment trump proposal includes percent budget cut enforcement division, fines companies pollution would ax dozens programs including popular energy star appliance efficiency program aimed reducing us energy consumption turning back clock make america great make america gag again, said conrad schneider, advocacy director clean air task force one area would see small boost state revolving funds, low interest loans investments water sanitation infrastructure plan would add million funds, bringing budget million employees epa headquarters washington worried jobs, hoped opportunities might open side country representatives california, state energy commissions clean air agency hiring, handed recruitment fliers epa employees way work fliers said fight climate change, work california
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leaders us senate intelligence committee issued bipartisan statement thursday rejecting president donald trump assertion obama administration tapped phones presidential campaign top republican congress, house representatives speaker paul ryan, added voice growing chorus lawmakers saying sign wiretap testy briefing reporters, white house spokesman sean spicer forcefully defended president, citing news reports intelligence collection possible contacts trump associates russia presidential campaign question surveillance techniques used throughout this, spicer said republican president, without providing evidence, accused predecessor, democrat barack obama, wiretapping near end campaign obama spokesman said simply false based information available us, see indications trump tower subject surveillance element united states government either election day , richard burr, republican chairman senate intelligence committee, senator mark warner, committee democratic vice chairman, said statement ryan also said evidence surveillance point is, intelligence committees continuing, widening, ongoing investigation things russia, got bottom
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president donald trump proposal defund programs clean chesapeake bay great lakes, two country largest water systems, brought scorn thursday bipartisan array lawmakers vowed fight cuts members congress said proposal wipe environmental protection agency funds clean great lakes fragile chesapeake bay ecosystem threatened environment well tens billions dollars economic benefits senator rob portman, republican ohio, rejected proposed spending cut great lakes program long championed program, committed continuing everything protect preserve lake erie, said statement, referring great lake forms state northern border without specifically addressing clean program cuts, white house budget director mick mulvaney said administration proposed percent reduction epa spending reflected president view big shift needed government policies environment expect reductions epa line president view things like global warming alternative energies, mulvaney told reporters briefing budget plan, would slash epa budget billion trump called climate change hoax white house immediately respond request comment lawmakers criticism programs elimination trump proposal would eliminate million year six states district columbia receive clean chesapeake, largest us estuary bay slowly recovering federal state plan reduce inflows nitrogen, phosphorus sediments farms urban development also block great lakes restoration initiative, disbursed million year help eight states region recover industrial sites harbors, block invasive species like asian carp stem fertilizer run farmland trump budget proposal, released thursday, says states local governments shoulder funding burden projects, epa focuses top national priorities senator debbie stabenow, democrat whose state michigan borders four five great lakes, statement called proposed cuts outrageous clean program, said, always received bipartisan support continues absolutely critical protecting great lakes brookings institution study last year found carrying great lakes clean plan would generate billion billion economic benefits, including tourism, increased property values reduced costs local governments portman stabenow among senators sent letter epa administrator scott pruitt proposed budget came lawmakers urged keep great lakes spending intact another lawmakers sent similar letter trump chesapeake bay program senator mark warner, virginia democrat, called planned cuts short sighted chesapeake bay generated millions dollars revenue year supported thousands fishery tourism jobs working colleagues region urge congressional appropriators reject president request ensure endanger years progress made restoring health chesapeake bay, said statement senator chris van hollen, democrat maryland, also said spending cuts would damage environment threaten jobs depend healthy chesapeake bay ecosystem representative andy harris, sole republican maryland congressional delegation, defended budget proposal said would work trump administration prioritize epa programs would preserve bay clean up, increases defense national spending needed keep americans safe amelia chasse, spokeswoman maryland republican governor larry hogan, said email proposed chesapeake bay cuts program went through, hogan administration would try deal state budget next year always fight protect state important natural asset, said chesapeake bay foundation, conservation group, called supporters urge congress fight proposed cuts bob irvin, president american rivers, environmental group, said cuts threatened success made chesapeake bay imagine people people chesapeake bay region, voted last election, voting stop clean chesapeake bay, said telephone interview
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florida governor rick scott thursday replaced local prosecutor declared would seek death penalty case man accused killing orlando police officer refused recuse executive order, scott removed state attorney aramis ayala, elected prosecutor central florida ninth judicial circuit, reassigned murder case state attorney brad king nearby fifth judicial circuit ayala, news conference earlier thursday, said florida death penalty system cause legal chaos said would seek death penalty markeith loyd, charged jan shooting policewoman arrested intensive manhunt drew widespread attention statement ayala, took office early year, outraged law enforcement groups, state lawmakers state attorney general pam bondi several groups, including amnesty international usa naacp legal defense education fund, rose defense made clear fight justice using executive authority immediately reassign case state attorney brad king, scott said statement discussion scott thursday afternoon, ayala issued statement saying offered full conversation decision, declined explore reasoning upon receipt lawful order, office follow order fully cooperate ensure successful prosecution markeith loyd, said florida governor signed legislation monday tightening state law require unanimous recommendation jury judges impose death penalty law state latest effort restart death penalty process, put hold twice last year rulings us supreme court florida supreme court separate cases loyd arrested jan nine day manhunt followed shooting death orlando police master sargent debra clayton time, loyd already suspect murder pregnant ex girlfriend, sade dixon, december florida prisons hold people sentenced die death row since process appealing death penalty verdicts take decades
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swallowed big budget cut, chosen deputy vetoed, dismissed invisible building, secretary state rex tillerson playing patient game gain influence avoiding public conflicts white house, six current former us officials said thursday former exxon mobil corp ceo faces multiple challenges unfamiliar role chief us diplomat, including boss us president donald trump makes unpredictable policy pronouncements take kindly criticism contradiction, said four current officials relations us presidents chief diplomats varied widely history, trump tillerson especially important potential conflicts unsettled state world trump america first agenda, two officials said result, said, speaking condition anonymity, tillerson trying keep low profile, natural instinct, seeking way make case foreign policy without drawn losing battles one case point thursday white house proposal cut spending us diplomacy foreign aid percent, sign state department us agency international development trump prioritieson thursday tokyo, tillerson said state department current spending simply sustainable, accepted challenge trump given proposing cut quarter agency budget making sensible calculation, said former us official, noting congress, president, holds purse strings state loyalty president, know actually live president budget way win head head battles two current former officials said tillerson stranger cost cuts, lived waves exxon, suggested convinced white house allow make many cuts tillerson opposed cutting budget all, figured win head head battles president people close him, pursuing different strategy, arguing make wise decisions cut familiar department budget, said one veteran state department official michael anton, national security council spokesman, said tillerson held high regard white house president trump utmost confidence secretary state looks forward mr tillerson implementing bold agenda revitalize american foreign policy, anton said delaying drastic cuts white house wanted, far clear tillerson prevail trump aides steve bannon want dismantle parts federal government limit us engagement world, said three current former officials white house veto elliot abrams, tillerson choice deputy secretary, department second highest post, drove point home, one current officials said despite defeat, white house official said tillerson good access president, including multiple lunches, dinners meetings tillerson dined trump monday, night flew asia tillerson low profile
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one three federal appeals court judges last month upheld ruling blocked us president donald trump first try travel ban said thursday corrosive justice system litigants attack judges decisions judge richard clifton th us circuit court appeals became latest series judges draw criticism trump clifton two colleagues refused reinstate executive order temporarily barring entry people seven muslim majority countries shortly feb ruling, trump tweeted see court, security nation stake also told reporters ruling political easy blame referee like result, clifton said speech conference western attorneys general, meeting honolulu corrosive system disappointing result, result disappointing you, responded blaming referee, said clifton, mention trump name urged state attorneys general blame judges, saying could lead breakdown law order clifton, appointed court former republican president george w bush, discussing executive order case, comment substantive issues travel ban white house immediate comment speech trump frequently attacked judges rule last month, called seattle federal judge ruled first travel ban called judge last year presidential campaign, said san diego federal judge overseeing fraud lawsuit trump university biased mexican heritage
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us defense secretary james mattis met saudi deputy crown prince mohammed bin salman thursday discussed us saudi military cooperation fight islamic state, pentagon said statement mattis prince mohammed, kingdom defense minister, also discussed confronting iran destabilizing regional activities, statement said
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agriculture leaders including lawmakers president donald trump republican party thursday criticized planned percent cut discretionary spending us department agriculture usda , saying could take toll rural communities helped elect last november trump proposed slashing usda discretionary budget billion billion halting funding rural clean water initiatives rural business services, reducing usda statistical services cutting county level staff president already vowed alter trade deals largely boosted farm incomes targeted health care policies particularly benefited rural poor america farmers ranchers struggling, need extremely careful exacerbate conditions, said house agriculture committee chairman michael conaway farm incomes percent four years ago, added opposition already building congress strongly oppose trump administration proposed budget cuts programs critical farmers, ranchers families small towns across america, debbie stabenow, ranking member senate agriculture committee american farm bureau federation afbf , country largest organization representing farmers, said county level usda staffing cuts reduced statistical services could hurt members lot farmers growers rely usda statistical capabilities make lot marketing risk management decisions planting decisions, said john newton, afbf director market intelligence proposal give details services could cut trump blueprint aims save million eliminating program helps fund clean water sewer systems small communities budget proposal would also eliminate food aid program, million funding earmarked fiscal planned billion special supplemental nutrition program women, infants children million less fiscal former president barack obama, program reduced million fiscal plans usda spending part trump budget blueprint, broad outline spending proposals fiscal year ahead cover mandatory spending established law, like farm subsidies, discretionary programs lawmakers adjust spending white house said plans release traditional full budget mid may usda oversees agriculture, rural communities nutritional programs, including funding school lunches agency also publishes closely watched global farming production statistics
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nearly half president donald trump billion supplemental defense budget proposal would go buy modernize warplanes, warships missiles, payment trump promises boost military spending although congress must approve bln request likely make changes, boeing co would one biggest beneficiaries administration proposal, included billion f e f super hornet jet fighters us house representatives approved march base spending bill navy use additional money bolster aging fleet fighters, lieutenant general anthony ierardi, director force structure, resources assessment joint chiefs staff, told reuters dec tweet, inaugurated, trump suggested buying boeing f s, called comparable lockheed martin f , despite fact f stealth aircraft difficult enemy radar detect vintage f use stealth technology navy also proposed million buy six boeing p submarine hunting aircraft army requested million boeing apache attack helicopters lockheed martin also one big winners administration proposal pentagon officials said request additional funds would help accelerate planned acquisitions f joint strike fighters pentagon budgeted million buy five stealthy jets, cost million million each, depending model past, president trump complained tremendous cost cost overruns f program, pentagon expensive weapons program pentagon budgeted million lockheed thaad missile defense million blackhawk helicopters made sikorsky aircraft, lockheed subsidiary proposal also requested million complete third version ddg navy destroyer built general dynamics corp bath iron works maine general accounting office report published aug said navy demonstrated sufficient acquisition design knowledge provide accurate estimate vessel cost administration supplemental request takes base pentagon budget fiscal billion, analyst robert stallard vertical research said report thursday congress likely consider request april , current defense department funding expires story refiled correct data paragraphs
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six us senate democrats thursday stepped efforts get clarity white house chief environmental protection agency carl icahn role special adviser regulations president donald trump lawmakers, including sheldon whitehouse rhode island elizabeth warren massachusetts, letters white house counsel epa administrator scott pruitt, raised concerns billionaire investor conflicts interests highlighted involvement potential overhaul us biofuels program icahn weighed issue, could cut millions dollars costs refiners like cvr energy inc, owns percent stake concerned substantial widespread private sector investments present perverse incentives mr icahn role special adviser president, letter white house counsel donald f mcgahn ii said previous letters seeking details icahn role gone unanswered amid signs icahn involvement issue, senators said efforts reach icahn representatives immediately successful oil refiners like cvr energy valero energy corp pressed change renewable fuel standard meet annual biofuel standards downstream companies like fuel retailers renewable fuel standard requires oil refiners blend biofuels gasoline diesel, buy credits firms refiners asked government shift requirements downstream fuel retailers rfs become battleground entrenched farm oil interests biofuels lobbyist earlier month said icahn told executive order issue forthcoming, claim adviser white house denied events last two weeks underscored worries icahn conflicts interest, senators said icahn taken first opportunity leverage newfound political power personal gain, letter stated, senators pressed specifics conversations trump pruitt matter icahn weighed heavily issue costs oil refiners hit record levels august, pressed epa former president barack obama overhaul market renewable fuels credits prices credits tumbled third day white house denied plans issue executive order matter shares cvr stock jumped much percent day
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oklahoma republican state senator campaigned champion family values booked felony prostitution charges thursday police found motel room teenage boy drugs, court documents showed ralph shortey, , charged three felony counts, including engaging child prostitution, court documents filed cleveland county showed shortey, served since , spoken media incident according arrest affidavit, police found shortey year old male, named, motel room moore, south oklahoma city, march officers present observed strong odor marijuana coming room inside room time contact defendant, affidavit said, adding officers also found opened box condoms defendant backpack according court records, shortey booked local jail thursday afternoon bond set , local media said released two surrendered oklahoma politicians major parties called shortey resign, including republican governor mary fallin charges reflect character decorum expect elected official, fallin said statement guns rights advocate taken hard line stance abortion, shortey sanctioned republican dominated state senate wednesday vote disorderly behavior sanctions imposed penalties stripping office space, removing committee positions canceling reserved parking space
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us treasury secretary steven mnuchin said thursday trump administration desire get trade wars, certain trade relationships need examined make fairer us workers news conference german finance minister wolfgang schaeuble, mnuchin said president donald trump views trade important economic growth asked whether group finance ministers explicitly reaffirm past vow resist protectionism, mnuchin repeated view us trade relationships need examined make fairer reciprocal desire get trade wars, mnuchin said president believe free trade wants free fair trade differences trade could become sticking point g finance officials meeting spa town baden baden, germany weekend schaeuble told reuters interview unclear whether anti protectionism language would remain g statement issued meeting close saturday given trump america first agenda, trade issues could set aside g leaders tackle summit july, schaeuble said schaeuble mnuchin said constructive discussion ahead g meeting pledged work together differences promote growth good start, schaeuble said meeting, adding positive sign international cooperation g process found good basis talk openly issues stance outset, schaeuble said mnuchin said ministers agreed fight currency manipulation us treasury chief declined comment specifically euro current value, shift away criticism white house national trade council director peter navarro germany benefited unfairly euro weakness, mnuchin acknowledged euro used many countries affected many factors different single currency controlled single country, mnuchin said euro also said trade, views european union single bloc well individual countries regarding us dollar, mnuchin reiterated view strengthening dollar good long run, declined comment short term movements dollar recent weeks, said short term dollar spikes negative us economy believe long term best interests, strengthening dollar good thing think long term strengthening dollar sign confidence reserve currency, said
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