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us department homeland security said statement late saturday would comply judicial orders president donald trump executive action restricting entry country seven muslim majority nations remains place statement issued hours federal judge new york blocked deportation dozens travelers refugees countries stranded us airports individuals went enhanced security screenings processed entry united states, consistent immigration laws judicial orders, homeland security statement said
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airlines operating cairo airport officially requested sunday prevent us immigration visa holders seven muslim majority countries boarding flights united states, hossam hussein, egyptair official, said hussein, responsible egyptair daily flight new york, said authorities notified hours earlier new restrictions said green card holders sudan, yemen, iraq, iran, syria, somalia libya would allowed board would holders diplomatic passports government officials
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airlines operating beirut rafic hariri international airport begun implementing measures compliance us president donald trump travel ban refugees nationals seven muslim majority countries, airport sources said sunday measures would include denying us bound travel nationals countries
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german chancellor angela merkel told us president donald trump global fight terrorism excuse banning refugees people muslim majority countries entering united states, spokesman said sunday convinced even necessary, decisive battle terrorism justify putting people specific background faith general suspicion, spokesman steffen seibert said said german government regrets entry travel ban refugees citizens seven muslim majority countries, review consequences german citizens dual nationalities said merkel expressed concerns trump telephone call saturday reminded geneva conventions require international community take war refugees humanitarian grounds said german government would review consequences ban german citizens dual nationalities would represent interests, needed, vis vis us partners trump friday ordered four month hold allowing refugees united states temporarily banned travellers syria six predominantly muslim countries seibert comments first indication discord merkel trump issue two leaders highlighted common interests strengthening nato combating militancy joint statement minute telephone call germany pro environment green party also blasted ban, senior party official telling reuters measure affected tens thousands germans dual citizenship donald trump longer reliable partner, said dieter janecek, economic spokesman green parliamentary fraction insanity rescinded, one look whether possible impose travel ban stephen bannon, author unconstitutional rule trump saturday accepted merkel invitation attend meeting group industrialised nations hamburg july also invited merkel visit washington soon janecek said germany take action changes us rules meant german lawmakers german citizens dual citizenship could longer visit united states comment immediately available omid nouripour, green lawmaker vice chief german american caucus, german iranian citizenship
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german chancellor angela merkel criticized new us travel ban people seven muslim majority countries, online site german newsmagazine der spiegel reported sunday convinced even necessary, decisive battle terrorism justify putting people specific background faith general suspicion, merkel spokesman, steffen seibert, told magazine us president donald trump friday ordered four month hold allowing refugees united states temporarily banned travelers syria six predominantly muslim countries
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iraq popular mobilization sunday called iraqi government ban us nationals entering iraq expel already country, reaction new us travel curbs iraqis popular mobilization mainly coalition shi ite paramilitary groups armed trained iran fight islamic state became iraqi government approved body last year call ban us nationals came statement published spokesman, ahmed al assadi
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iraq foreign affairs committee sunday said us travel curbs imposed iraqis unfair, asked government baghdad reciprocate american decision committee made call meeting baghdad ask iraqi government reciprocate decision taken us administration, said committee statement read reuters one members, hassan shwerid iraq frontline war terrorism unfair iraqis treated way
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new ban us travel nationals seven middle eastern countries caught airline industry unprepared, flight crew states also barred entering, international air transport association said saturday us customs border protection cbp briefed global trade group passport holders states iran iraq, including cabin crew, barred entry united states, iata said email member airlines, seen reuters email underscores airlines confusion situation well challenge may face crew scheduling airlines also stand lose business instance, around , travelers iran visited united states , according us department homeland security much development come weekend time iata facilitation team duty travel unfortunately, response slower would preferred, email said number questions yet resolved executive order president donald trump bans travelers passports iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen days iata informed lawful permanent residents united states
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prime minister theresa may said saturday britain agree us president donald trump curbs immigration facing criticism lawmakers party condemning executive order visit turkey, asked three times comment trump move put four month hold allowing refugees united states temporarily barring travelers syria six muslim majority countries, said would protect americans violent islamists replied washington responsible policy refugees later, return london, spokesman said immigration policy united states matter government united states, immigration policy country set government agree kind approach one taking studying new executive order see means legal effects are, particular consequences uk nationals trump executive order plunged america immigration system chaos, legal us residents turned away airports, drew criticism us western allies including france germany may, became first foreign leader meet president following inauguration last week, enjoying positive response home revitalizing special relationship united states britain response ankara talks turkish president tayyip erdogan triggered criticism party trump really sickening piece work, lawmaker sarah wollaston, member may conservative party, said twitter said trump snubbed parliament comes planned state visit britain later year care special relationship is, lines crossed, conservative lawmaker heidi allen said tweet strong leadership means afraid tell someone powerful wrong ethos country proud third conservative member parliament, nadhim zahawi, said would banned united states british citizen iraqi origin sad sad day feel like second class citizen, tweeted sad day usa jeremy corbyn, leader main opposition labour party, said may stood trump sadden country chose to, said
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president donald trump sweeping ban people seeking refuge united states solution problems, turkish prime minister binali yildirim said saturday, adding western countries help ease turkey refugee burden new republican president friday put four month hold allowing refugees united states temporarily barred travelers syria six muslim majority countries, although nato ally turkey among asked reporter trump ban joint news conference british prime minister theresa may ankara, yildirim said regional issues cannot solved closing doors people expect western world lighten turkey burden build wall solution wall come like berlin wall, said, adding turkey spent billion sheltering refugees may, met trump washington day earlier, told news conference united states responsible position refugees previously said special relationship united states britain meant two countries could speak frankly disagreed issues n ey yildirim said little directly trump informed trump decisions problems solved dealing causes, said turkey, member us led coalition islamic state, hoping reset relationship washington trump administration ankara long frustrated former president barack obama decision back syrian kurdish militia turkey considers group terrorist organization turkey home world largest refugee population sheltering million people, syrians
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yemen dismayed us president donald trump decision temporarily ban citizens traveling united states, saying country victim attacks itself, official said saturday dismayed decision unilaterally ban, even month, travel united states people holding yemeni passports, said official, speaking condition anonymity yemen one seven muslim majority countries affected trump day curb travelers administration studies new ways prevent potential militants trying enter united states
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iraqi lawmakers requested parliament discuss us travel curbs imposed nation six muslim majority countries, mp said sunday rinas jano, member parliament foreign affairs committee, said made request several mps want officials iraqi foreign affairs ministry come parliament explain us decision discuss matter, told reuters iraqi government far declined comment executive order signed us president donald trump friday pause entry travelers iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen least days
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department homeland security said saturday carefully monitoring litigation us president donald trump executive order affecting seven muslim majority countries yet seen copy emergency stay issued us federal court senior homeland security official said roughly travelers affected order, transit united states denied entry country another people stopped airlines boarding aircraft united states, said official
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iran said saturday would stop us citizens entering country retaliation washington visa ban tehran six majority muslim countries announced new us president donald trump respecting american people distinguishing hostile policies us government, iran implement principle reciprocity offensive us limitations iranian nationals lifted, foreign ministry statement said restrictions travel muslims america open affront muslim world iranian nation particular known great gift extremists, said statement, carried state media us ban make virtually impossible relatives friends estimated one million iranian americans visit united states earlier saturday, iranian president hassan rouhani said time build walls nations criticised steps towards cancelling world trade agreements, without naming trump trump wednesday ordered construction us mexican border wall, major promise election campaign, part package measures curb illegal immigration today time erect walls nations forgotten berlin wall fell years ago, rouhani said speech carried live iranian state television annul world trade accords help economy serve development blooming world economy, rouhani told tourism conference tehran day world get closer trade protectionist minded trump formally withdrew united states trans pacific partnership trade deal monday, fulfilling campaign pledge end american involvement pact rouhani, pragmatist elected , thawed iran relations world powers years confrontation engineered deal curbed nuclear programme exchange relief sanctions
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united nations refugee agency international organization migration iom called trump administration saturday continue offering asylum people fleeing war persecution, saying resettlement programme vital us president donald trump friday put four month hold allowing refugees united states temporarily barred travelers syria six muslim majority countries, saying moves would help protect americans terrorist attacks needs refugees migrants worldwide never greater us resettlement program one important world, two geneva based agencies said joint statement trump stopped entry travelers syria six nations
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france, germany luxembourg voiced disquiet saturday us president donald trump decision limit immigration refugees muslim countries, berlin paris also reaffirming firm line russian sanctions speaking joint news conference paris german counterpart sigmar gabriel, french foreign minister jean marc ayrault said many trump decisions worried two us allies, including new immigration restrictions trump friday signed executive order curb immigration refugees muslim majority countries separately said wanted united states give priority syrian christians fleeing civil war worry us, many subjects worry us, ayrault said, adding would soon invite future american counterpart rex tillerson paris explain europe interests, values vision world welcoming refugees flee war oppression part duty, ayrault said germany taken one million refugees migrants, mainly middle east, since although traditionally open asylum seekers, france taken far fewer refugees germany since migrant crisis erupted french government, mostly ex premier manuel valls, criticizing berlin open door policy, trump united states country christian traditions important meaning loving neighbor major christian value, includes helping people, said germany gabriel, first trip abroad since nomination foreign minister think unites us west, think want make clear americans luxembourg foreign minister jean asselborn said trump order would negative consequences american president dividing muslim world good evil this, asselborn told tagesspiegel german newspaper decision also bad europe increase muslim world mistrust hatred west two countries also reiterated position russian sanctions, saying could lifted progress made peace process eastern ukraine, pro russian separatist insurgency began joined british prime minister theresa may cautioning trump premature moves issue let forget war, russia sought take parts ukraine, ayrault said trump said friday early stages considering whether lift us sanctions russia, insisted wanted follow campaign pledge pursue better relations russia french german ministers also said united nations remained best framework lead peace talks syria aftermath russian led efforts kazakh capital astana diplomats say might undermine un process separately, germany france also continuing work creating joint tactical airlift pool lockheed martin corp c j military transport planes, spokesman german defense ministry said saturday could confirm report der spiegel news magazine two countries expected complete work deal present us defense secretary james mattis meeting nato defense ministers brussels next month magazine said german defence minister ursula von der leyen hoped present joint airlift evidence germany willingness contribute nato trump criticized many european countries meeting nato target spending percent gross domestic product defense
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dutch airline klm said saturday refused carriage united states seven passengers predominately muslim countries subject temporary immigration ban imposed trump administration spokeswoman klm, part franco dutch air france klm group, declined specify countries passengers came flying worldwide, seven passengers inform point us taking us, said spokeswoman manel vrijenhoek still lack clarity ban affects
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qatar airways advised passengers bound united states saturday seven newly banned majority muslim countries needed either us green card diplomatic visa nationals following countries sudan, libya, somalia, syria, iran, iraq, yemen may travel us possession permanent resident card green card visas, said statement website listed foreign government, united nations, international organization nato visas
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president donald trump elected last november, republican lawmakers enthusiastically joined call rewrite tax code dismantle obamacare first days presidency congressional republicans gathered annual policy retreat philadelphia wednesday, day goal morphed days week wore on, leaders saying could take end
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us vice president mike pence fired tens thousands anti abortion activists gathered friday th march life, celebrating political shift favor election president donald trump life winning america, pence told demonstrators national mall, near trump sworn week ago hundreds thousands march life took place area even massive crowds flooded washington day trump inauguration favor women rights, including abortion rights pence, longtime hero anti abortion movement, senior government official speak person rally, organizers said governor indiana, signed seen nation strictest abortion laws pence praised election pro life majorities congress united states america, trump upcoming nomination anti abortion supreme court justice, president reinstatement monday policy cuts us funding healthcare providers promote provide abortions overseas best day ever seen march life, said trump senior aide kellyanne conway one many women address demonstrators started march mall us supreme court, miles km away hear see respect you, conway said look forward working protesters hoisted signs saying choose life, pro life generation, equal rights unborn people christian rock band warmed crowd pence, leading people hand clapping rally within sight white house stand unborn one else can, donald trump white house makes everyone enthusiastic, said jim kolar, , west palm beach, florida organizers immediate estimate crowd size, march supreme court rally filled street many blocks amid chants love babies, yes, do, love babies, bout good, good turnout, said rev kevin cusick, catholic priest benedict, maryland, coming marches years march life held year close anniversary court roe v wade ruling legalized abortion trump said roe v wade overturned vowed appoint anti abortion justice fill supreme court seat left vacant death justice antonin scalia last year also pledged defund planned parenthood, draws ire many republicans provides abortions, along services abortion rights supporters say cutting funding abortion providers prevent poor women getting critical heath care birth control could prevent unwanted pregnancies rally comes number us abortions fallen record low guttmacher institute, reproductive health rights organization, said last week dropped million first time since quinnipiac university poll released friday showed percent americans say abortion legal cases, percent said illegal cases anti abortion forces often inspired religious conviction life begins conception see abortion murder
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new us ambassador united nations, nikki haley, pledged friday overhaul world body warned us allies support washington, taking names respond haley made brief remarks reporters arrived world body headquarters new york present credentials un secretary general antonio guterres goal administration show value un way show value show strength, show voice, backs allies make sure allies back well, haley said back, taking names, make points respond accordingly, added republican president donald trump un envoy haley, south carolina republican governor trump picked post, little foreign policy us federal government experience french un ambassador francois delattre british un ambassador matthew rycroft said looked forward working haley united states, britain france, along russia china, permanent veto wielding members un security council meeting guterres, us official said good productive conversation ways work together reform un haley told reporters, everything working, going make better, everything working going try fix, anything seems obsolete necessary going away according draft executive order published daily beast, trump wants committee
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iraqis say lives danger worked us government iraq fear chances finding refuge united states may vanish new order signed friday president donald trump order temporarily suspends united states main refugee program halts visas issued citizens several predominantly muslim countries, including iraq expected affect two programs us lawmakers created years invasion iraq help tens thousands iraqis risked lives helping americans trump says order necessary prevent islamist militants coming united states posing refugees, refugee advocacy groups say lengthy screening applicants multiple us agencies makes fear unfounded iraqis coming united states special immigrant visa program iraqis, stopped accepting new applications , ongoing direct access program us affiliated iraqis losing hope ever getting mr trump, new president, killed dreams, said one baghdad man whose wife worked united states agency international development usaid bookkeeper hope go united states, said telephone interview, speaking condition anonymity fear retribution iraq sunni shia militant groups also unfavorable treatment trump administration , iraqis, many interpreters us military, resettled united states special immigrant visa program since , another still processed, according state department figures another , iraqis awaiting interviews direct access program, according international refugee assistance project tens thousands already arrived second program, recent total available lot translators trying get hell mark head working us forces, allen vaught, former us army captain went fallujah western iraq , said telephone interview viewed collaborators fears order would endanger american troops making harder recruit local support war zones, belief echoed several advocacy groups working behalf america iraqi employees iraq, vaught employed five local interpreters initially earned week traveling troops, sometimes without weapons armor helped two interpreters come united states refugees families, putting initially home dallas, texas another two executed militia groups, said fifth still mired refugee screening process, last months years even initial interview vaught expected also welcome home year seen draft trump order executive order based ignorance fear, said lead country ignorance fear baghdad, iraqi man waiting visa recalled us, soldiers laughed concerns, telling united states big democracy changed decision one person like trump, said wonders soldiers right , usaid official encouraged family apply refugees direct access program checked every week so, still waiting word appointment us consulate necessary interview year filed application, shot head driving work, hospitalizing month leaving deaf one ear connected threats often flashed text messages cellphone, sent islamist militants angered wife work usaid others iraq remained hopeful would eventually get iraqi man worked us defense contractor later alongside us troops mid ranking iraqi army officer, recalled excitement getting phone call weeks ago telling family interview appointment us consulate two years four applications hopeful would still take place mid february, believing american officials would concerned threats family unaware us department homeland security wednesday temporarily halted trips staff interview applicants believe politics, things hear news, told reuters phone baghad condition anonymity think would prevent iraqis coming america
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russian president vladimir putin us president donald trump likely discuss sanctions washington imposed russia conflict ukraine two leaders speak telephone saturday, senior white house aide said trump said past that, part rapprochement seeking russia, prepared review sanctions predecessor, barack obama, imposed russia annexation ukraine crimea peninsula move would face resistance influential figures washington foreign leaders believe sanctions eased moscow complies west conditions ukraine among us sanctions causing pain russia targeting financial services, limiting russian economy ability raise debt, energy companies day speaks putin, trump telephone conversation german chancellor angela merkel french president francois hollande, white house spokesman sean spicer wrote tweet hollande merkel argued premature ease sanctions trump senior aide kellyanne conway said us television interviews friday trump putin would likely discuss range issues, including joint efforts combat terrorism asked fox news fox friends program comment suggestions obama administration sanctions would agenda, conway said consideration call first russian us leaders since putin called trump congratulate election victory november first step towards trump billed normalization relations three years tensions sparked conflict ukraine trump putin never met unclear different personalities would gel trump flamboyant real estate deal maker often acts gut instinct, putin former soviet spy calculates step methodically spoken ending enmity dragged us russia relations lowest ebb since cold war nice actually got along people nice actually got along, example, russia it, trump told news conference july last year trump intense scrutiny home critics say elected help russian intelligence allegation denies ready cut deals country many officials say threat us security putin spokesman dmitry peskov, said russian leader would use call congratulate trump taking office exchange views us russian ties asked reporters ukraine would come up, peskov said first telephone contact since president trump took office, one hardly expect involve substantive discussions across whole range issues see, let patient putin trump establish rapport, could pave way deals ukraine syria, two sources friction administration barack obama russian leader, much gain putin expected run election next year, hampered sluggish economy softening removal sanctions would allow western investment credit flow in, lifting growth strengthening putin election prospects move trump ease sanctions would create dilemma european union, set sanctions russia linked ukraine crisis governments europe sympathetic trump stance keen relief sanctions hurting trade russia others bloc believe moscow met conditions sanctions lifted merkel, faces election battle, invested considerable political capital keeping eu aligned behind sanctions german diplomat told reuters last month trump lifts sanctions, fear consensus europe would crumble merkel french president francois hollande met berlin friday, underlining challenges european unity face new us president promised shake status quo international affairs let say honestly, challenge posed new us administration, regarding trade rules position managing conflicts world, hollande, leave office april may election, told reporters
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presidents united states mexico spoke phone friday relations neighboring countries frayed donald trump border wall plan, us leader calling talk friendly still demanding reworked trade ties call trump enrique pena nieto came day mexican president scrapped meeting set next week white house trump demand mexico pay multibillion dollar wall along lengthy southern us border mexico mexico insists pay countries issued statements saying trump pena nieto recognized clear differences opinion payment demand, agreed settle matter part broader discussion aspects two nations relationship financial markets took news call sign crisis us mexican relations days trump took office eased mexico peso rose news mexico government statement said trump pena nieto agreed talk publicly payment wall white house immediately clarify whether trump agreed publicly discuss wall would paid joint news conference white house visiting british prime minister theresa may call, trump mention wall even spoke expansively us relations mexico know, mexico
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peru colombia vowed stand mexico country faces uncertain economic future grapples crisis united states days us president donald trump administration peruvian president pedro pablo kuczynski said members latin american trade bloc pacific alliance must double efforts open markets strengthen ties navigate turbulent waters protectionist rhetoric peru, colombia, chile mexico formed pacific alliance remove obstacles trade orient markets fast growing asia pacific region right one us facing serious difficulties making, kuczynski said reference mexico sat beside colombian counterpart official visit stand together ideals, global trade done us much good though kuczynski mention trump name, comments first rumblings displeasure trump administration traditional us allies latin america trump insisted force mexico pay wall two countries curb illegal immigration drug trafficking also threatened slap taxes mexican imports tear regional trade deal nafta cannot renegotiate ensure benefits united states mexican peso rocked tensions two countries, firming friday trump said friendly phone call mexican president pena nieto clouds uncertainty around world, colombian president juan manuel santos said want join call countries adhere principles good world free trade, respect treaties multilateral solutions santos said spoke pena nieto phone thursday, mexican leader announced canceled meeting trump diplomatic crisis proposed wall deepened kuczynski, former investment banker spent years living united states, said four countries pacific alliance represent market million people emerged economic crisis past opening markets global trade course costs global trade, course job losses, also clear benefits bigger, kuczynski said
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us president donald trump friday signed executive order said would impose tighter vetting prevent foreign terrorists entering united states establishing new vetting measures keep radical islamic terrorists united states america, trump said pentagon ceremony want admit country support country love deeply people, said trump also signed order said would begin rebuilding us military developing plan new planes, new ships, new resources new tools men women uniform
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us president donald trump said friday would defer defense secretary james mattis regarding use waterboarding intelligence gathering tool, even though trump said still believes practice works trump said mattis necessarily believe waterboarding enhanced interrogation techniques, many lawmakers rights groups denounce torture necessarily agree, would tell override giving power, trump said mattis joint press conference white house visiting british prime minister theresa may happen feel work open long period time going leaders, trump said
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us president donald trump speak phone japanese prime minister shinzo abe saturday morning, white house said friday abe scheduled visit white house next month trump administration official said thursday new us president seek quick progress toward bilateral trade agreement japan place broader asia pacific deal abandoned week
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donald trump combative style buffeted mexico president months, deeply unpopular enrique pena nieto may end thanking new us president prompting offended mexicans rally behind leader billionaire business magnate carlos slim political opponents, groundswell support pena nieto, cut lonely figure months bruising encounters trump often referred initials epn, pena nieto laboring worst approval ratings mexican president decades due discontent corruption, gang violence, sluggish growth jump fuel prices trump threats scrap nafta trade deal mexico build border wall caused anger left mexicans feeling fearful future challenge pena nieto thursday
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billionaire carlos slim said friday mexico fear donald trump, seeing opportunities country us president economic policies, praising mexicans uniting behind government talks northern neighbor rare news conference, telecommunications construction mogul called trump negotiator, terminator said repeated attacks mexico united country, giving president enrique pena nieto strength trade border security talks surprising example national unity pleasure seeing life, said slim, turns saturday compared mexicans response devastating earthquake hit mexico city back president mexico defends national interests slim spoke reporters pena nieto thursday canceled planned washington summit trump following tweet american stay away unless mexico agreed pay border wall aiming cool tensions, two presidents spoke hour phone friday, battered peso currency strengthened trump threats impose steep tariffs mexican products ravaged peso spread worries economy, heavily dependent us market however, slim, spoke fellow billionaire us election campaign dinner nov victory polls, said trump policies aimed growing us economy would boost mexico growth well provide jobs mexican laborers living north border circumstances united states favorable mexico, slim said, adding communication trump team since december dinner romance, joked meeting referring repeatedly trump books writings, slim argued people surprised trump actions book great fix crippled america, slim said finished reading great negotiator, slim said said businesses worried trump policies led collapse north american free trade agreement nafta underpinning mexico economy, saying country could fall back world trade organization tariffs said mexican workers united states would benefit trump planned infrastructure push, warned us protectionism policies could hurt american consumers among changes return past, dear friend called regressive utopias , said, calling united states focus advanced manufacturing asked trump plan build wall along us mexico border, slim said best barrier illegal immigration would investment created opportunities jobs mexico highly anticipated news conference, speculation growing whether slim might try run president , poured cold water talk think business side, said slim largest companies much obvious exposure border tax trump might impose mexican imports high profile holding new york times co, made target us campaign, trump accused using newspaper try help democratic party candidate hillary clinton slim shares limited voting rights slim friday said selling new york times stock, son law later said correct conference flanked two sons, carlos marco antonio, son law, arturo elias, family members watching slim family wealth comes latin america focused telecoms giant america movil america movil substantial us business called tracfone sells prepaid phone plans customers rents networks big operators next largest companies retail industrial conglomerate grupo carso mexico focused bank grupo financiero inbursa
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new jersey prosecutors friday said would pursue criminal misconduct charges governor chris christie connection bridgegate scandal office bergen county prosecutor said letter local judge sufficient evidence prove allegations christie knew plot close lanes george washington bridge order punish local mayor failing endorse christie election bid reason simple, compelling
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us president donald trump cabinet worth combined billion, catching flak recent weeks confessing inability keep track vast sums wealth private bankers work ultra rich say dollar every time client forgot million, would be, well, almost rich clients see time, new clients, said chris walters genspring family offices, suntrust bank inc stin branch clients million assets surprised asset omitted inventory steven mnuchin, former goldman sachs group inc gsn partner trump pick lead us treasury department, grilled members senate last week inadvertently failing disclose million real estate tuesday, nominee head budget office, mick mulvaney, said realize needed pay , federal taxes nanny scrutinizing finances closely confirmation proceedings trump said interview reuters last march pay much attention investments hedge funds mutual funds idea really care, trump said lot things may funds idea know good period time trump lawyer sheri dillon since said liquidated investments senate leadership delayed confirmation hearings three wealthy trump nominees allow time nominees file disclosures accommodate schedules response questions people millions billions dollars hire experts carefully tally vast wealth could lose track big chunks money, private bankers family office managers said clients simply live much complicated financial lives ordinary people one five people million assets hire advisers take care tasks like paying daily bills, managing staff multiple homes keeping track assets around globe, according report research firm spectrem advisers say clients need type assistance work, socialize travel frequently take care mundane tasks eileen foley, head bank new york mellon corp bkn family office business, said clients want daily reports detailing every dollar goes account also ask daily reports investments, tangible assets, properties liabilities client nominated position board public company government, type daily monitoring help said fire drill even type due diligence, clients often forget mention assets held multiple people, like limited partnerships structures harder advisers discover financial statements, often structured keep ownership opaque mnuchin, instance, failed disclose around , worth artwork held children, according media reports mnuchin respond requests comment also initially disclose homes new york, los angeles mexico complexity rich person financial life usually builds time acquire houses collections belongings, advisers said many cases, client forced detail assets confirm every domestic employee insurance coverage, probably done it, said bill woodson, head north american family offices citigroup inc cn private bank understandable forget, said excuse story corrects spelling flak first paragraph
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us president donald trump said friday early stages considering whether lift us sanctions russia, british prime minister theresa may, foreign officials us lawmakers cautioned move would premature trump expected speak phone saturday russian president vladimir putin first time since taking power week ago, speculation rife close lifting sanctions imposed president barack obama moscow annexation ukraine crimea peninsula move would likely cause consternation among european allies well many us congress also troubled russia intervention syrian civil war us intelligence agencies finding moscow meddled us election campaign far sanctions, early talking that, trump said, insisting wanted follow campaign pledge pursue better relations russia caution russian sanctions came response question joint news conference white house may, first foreign leader visit president since inauguration may made clear britain wants continue sanctions putin carries requirements ceasefire agreement arranged minsk, belarus, view shared european allies fear putin could become expansionist feels trump intervene believe sanctions continue see minsk agreement fully implemented continuing argue inside european union, may said boisterous trump reserved may took pains demonstrate readiness maintain special relationship united states britain, something particularly important may steers britain european union posed photos bust winston churchill oval office trump accepted invitation queen elizabeth visit britain later year two leaders held hands briefly walked white house colonnade news conference east room later, lunched beef shortribs state dining room news conference, trump showed flashes pugnacious willingness dispense formality helped win nov election, registering displeasure british reporter asked say worried becoming leader free world choice question trump said half smile then, nodding toward may laughter erupted, added goes relationship ties moscow, trump long bucked establishment washington thinking voicing belief that, said friday, would tremendous asset positive relationship russia long time putin critic, us senator john mccain, like trump republican, urged trump lift sanctions, saying reject reckless course not, work colleagues codify sanctions russia law, said mccain, long time putin critic house representatives speaker paul ryan, top us elected republican, told politico sanctions think stay former nato chief anders fogh rasmussen, adviser ukrainian president petro poroshenko, urged caution reversing sanctions without winning concessions moscow, saying that, easing sanctions embolden russia aggression region, putting security interests ukraine united states jeopardy white house encounter trump may heavily scrutinized signs relationship would develop leaders two key members nato alliance, markedly different style owe rise power tide anti establishment feeling countries brash might think, trump said news conference people person think too, theresa think going fantastic relationship trump, wealthy real estate developer former reality tv star, never held public office elected november may stepped lead britain june referendum brexit vote leave eu prompted conservative predecessor, david cameron, resign notable trump give much way vocal support nato, previously declared obsolete left may issue support nato opening remarks news conference, encourage trump backing defense security cooperation, united recognition nato bulwark collective defense, said today reaffirmed unshakeable commitment alliance mr president think confirmed percent behind nato version story refiled clarify th th paragraphs mccain remark trump lifting sanction clarifying show comment refers rejection reckless course
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highlights day us president donald trump administration friday trump, scheduled speak phone russian president vladimir putin saturday, says early stages considering whether lift us sanctions russia, british prime minister theresa may, foreign officials us lawmakers say move would premature united states mexico leaders speak phone relations two countries frayed trump border wall plan, us president calling talk friendly still demanding reworked trade ties nikki haley, new us ambassador united nations, pledges overhaul world body warns us allies support washington, taking names respond trump signs executive order says impose tighter vetting prevent foreign terrorists entering united states trump says syrian christians given priority comes applying refugee status united states trump executive order taking away federal funding sanctuary cities exemption one favorite constituencies, police, would protected cuts opponents say could grounds legal challenge vice president mike pence fires tens thousands anti abortion activists washington th march life, celebrating political shift favor trump election pence reportedly tells republicans full evaluation voting rules likely part trump administration investigation president claims widespread voting fraud defense secretary james mattis orders cost cutting reviews two major aircraft programs, lockheed martin f fighter jet boeing next generation air force one presidential plane, according pentagon memos trump cabinet worth combined billion, catching flak recent weeks confessing inability keep track vast wealth trump move revive keystone xl oil pipeline part plan boost us drillers create new us jobs, project biggest winners may canadian
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us environmental protection agency said freeze handed president donald trump white house new contracts grants led fears delays toxic pollution cleanups would completely reversed friday latest monday freeze led widespread concerns states cities potential delays efforts monitor clean toxic pollution, particularly lead pollution drinking water, would put health americans risk agency allocates nearly billion annually projects ranging cleaning polluted industrial sites testing air water toxins doug ericksen, former washington state senator epa new communications director, said email billion billion contracts grants cleared wednesday night remainder cleared today might small number left monday, likely epa issued news releases ending freeze, led uncertainty thursday, day ericksen said vast majority contracts grants cleared, five democratic senators, including edward markey tom carper, wrote letter trump alarm urging immediately reverse troubling action ericksen said rest assured projects delayed cut none sure much clear be, said email us representative dan kildee flint, michigan, home lead poisoning crisis drinking water, also wrote trump week asking freeze would lifted epa spokeswoman told kildee office million congressional aid would affected freeze kildee uncertain whether contracts grants centering testing expertise lead crisis would delayed kildee spokesman said friday congressman still gotten written response letter trump epa epa sent employees internal memo late friday, seen reuters said making progress lifting freeze, called standard practice transition today, completed review grant programs, memo said review contracts nearly complete, contracts still review, memo said, without elaborating
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mexico wealthiest man carlos slim friday said donald trump negotiator, terminator, tried calm country fears us president polices wreck economy rare news conference, slim said expected trump hyperactivity cool time, ready help country way possible, asked would willing mediate two countries
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us president donald trump said interview friday right impose tax imports mexico, options could much positive countries something right something impose want, trump said interview christian broadcasting network trump, noting spoken mexican president enrique pena nieto, said two countries getting along actually well something like respect mexico, something else could happen would much positive mexico united states, trump said
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two florida ports canceled plans sign cooperation pacts communist ruled cuba state governor rick scott threatened cancel funding business cuban dictatorship news comes cuba watchers looking closely signs united states fragile detente cuba fare president donald trump trump threatened scrap moves normalize relations, one former president barack obama signature foreign policy initiatives, get better deal disappointed florida ports would enter agreement cuban dictatorship, scott wrote twitter wednesday recommend restricting state funds ports work cuba budget port authorities along us southern coast strong proponents increased trade travel cuba, expressed interest using mariel, located northwest coast caribbean island, transshipment hub ports everglades palm beach planning sign agreements cuba visit cuban trade delegation week said decided withdraw deals port everglades spokeswoman ellen kennedy said move would impact trade cuba, conducted tenants rather ports one port everglades tenants, crowley maritime corporation, exporting us made goods including poultry medicine cuba since obtaining license office foreign asset control late tuesday, crowley also imported two containers charcoal cuba, first direct legal import cuba united states half century kennedy said memorandum understanding designed good gesture form strong alliance cuban ports cuba united states restored diplomatic ties signed various cooperation agreements since obama agreed cuban president raul castro december work normalize relations obama, democrat, used executive orders circumvent longstanding us trade embargo cuba ease restrictions travel business embargo lifted us congress, controlled republicans trump, reverse obama executive orders, threatened end detente cuba make political concessions, although specified
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new us president donald trump america first rhetoric confrontational negotiating style sparked frantic calls white house congress diplomats lobbyists concerned united states longer back word swirled washington thursday trump might preparing ease us sanctions russia, worried european diplomats began calling national security council asking rumors true, said former us official familiar situation white house officials could answer questions they, too, kept dark, said former official, requested anonymity sensitivity mattertrump new united nations ambassador, nikki haley, sent another shiver america allies friday, warning washington back, taking names respond trump foreign policy totally unpredictable, said senior official nation european union, trump said bound break defense secretary james mattis secretary state nominee rex tillerson said right things, eu official said could like iraq war policy again, saw segment government decides policy, secretary state another western diplomat said foreign ambassadors explaining countries positions congress hope would find way white house countries expanding lobbying efforts end last year, ukraine signed , month lobbying contract haley barbour, former republican chairman mississippi governor january, government run china council promotion international trade hired husch blackwell llp, lobby importation stainless steel, according records filed department justice uncertainty normal new us president finds footing voice foreign affairs installs people policy making slots week since inauguration, trump sent blizzard conflicting signals, key slots state defense departments nsc remain vacant trying figure who, one european diplomat said, referring efforts determine whether long standing tenets us foreign policy still apply one president trump first major meetings, mexican president enrique pena nieto, canceled due trump demand mexico pay border wall plans build two spoke telephone friday cancellation trump said wednesday would back safe zones refugees syria, gave indication would coordinate turkey, russia allies europe middle east presidential spokesman sean spicer suggestion united states would stop china taking territory south china sea trump jan tweet threatened north korean test intercontinental ballistic missile happen could raise chances military confrontation, asian officials said commentators say soon allies panic appropriate worried, appropriate worry all, said fumiaki kubo, professor american government history university tokyo senior official member five eyes nations make world leading intelligence sharing network said still important keep intelligence channels open washington grouping comprises united states, australia, canada, britain new zealand continue share intelligence americans, supply majority information circulates among five eyes hold data back them, could decide us, would suffer much worse consequences others suggested greater uncertainty longer lasts, greater chances miscalculations nations could harm us interests high geopolitical anxiety evident east asia, china ambitions colliding longstanding us dominance pacific presidential campaign, trump suggested japan south korea, rely us security umbrella, defend pay washington defense secretary mattis make first overseas trip next week two countries, choice intended send reassurance message, trump administration official said people concerned campaign candidate, president trump skeptical alliances somehow going retreat traditional leadership role region, said official, speaking condition anonymity yet mattis voiced sharply different opinions trump key questions, including value nato alliance threat russia, led officials tokyo seoul wonder speaks us policy trump took call president tsai ing wen taiwan, beijing considers rogue province, questioned washington decades old adherence one china principle china attitude moment cautious, mean weak, said shi yinhong, heads centre american studies beijing renmin university advised government allies, though, worry instead based partly shared values democracy, free trade, rule law, dealings united states might become transactional start resemble trump real estate deals business people going govern country diplomatic niceties going govern country business, said western diplomat, quoting trump advisor
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trump administration issue executive orders calling review international treaties us funding united nations international bodies time, senior us administration official said friday trump administration preparing executive orders would review us funding united nations international organizations certain forms multilateral treaties, new york times reported wednesday remain committed supporting useful necessary work performed organizations alliances, look forward continuing support, official told reuters, speaking condition anonymity executive orders subjects expected time, president administration intend watchful stewards american people interests american taxpayer dollars, official added immediately clear orders shelved according one draft executive order published daily beast, trump wants committee, including secretary state, attorney general director national intelligence, carry one year review us funding international organizations aim almost halving voluntary funding united states largest contributor united nations, paying percent billion core un budget percent billion un peacekeeping budget assessed contributions
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us senate republican majority leader mitch mcconnell said friday opposes lifting sanctions russia, day president donald trump first official telephone conversation russian president vladimir putin sanctions imposed behavior crimea, eastern ukraine know messing around elections well, mcconnell said interview politico friday country world deserve sanctions relief, russia
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highlights day us president donald trump administration friday us britain trump says wants good relations russia declined say whether ready lift sanctions moscow, visiting british prime minister theresa may said must stay place us mexico day mexican president enrique pena nieto canceled washington trip, trump says friendly phone call asserted renegotiate trade deals aspects countries ties mexico beat us pulp past white house says trump pena nieto recognized differences trump plan build wall southern us border agreed work differences trump poised sign executive order friday temporarily halt refugees muslim majority nations entering united states, white house official says trump executive order taking away federal funding sanctuary cities exemption one favorite constituencies, police, would protected cuts opponents say could grounds legal challenge us russia trump russian president vladimir putin likely discuss sanctions washington imposed russia conflict ukraine two leaders speak telephone saturday, senior white house aide says us senator john mccain, addressing speculation lifting sanctions, hopes administration reject reckless course calls putin murderer thug vice president mike pence fires tens thousands anti abortion activists washington th march life, celebrating political shift favor trump election us un nikki haley, new us ambassador united nations, pledges overhaul world body warns us allies support washington, taking names respond trump move revive keystone xl oil pipeline part plan boost us drillers create new us jobs, project biggest winners may canadian vice president mike pence reportedly tells republicans full evaluation voting rules likely part trump administration investigation president claims widespread voting fraud
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us house representatives speaker paul ryan said friday united states keep sanctions russia, amid speculation president donald trump may lift punitive measures imposed former president barack obama think obama late putting place, think stay, ryan said interview politico ryan, top republican us congress, responding question comments republican senator john mccain trump lifted restrictions, would work codify sanctions russia law
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white house said friday president donald trump mexican president enrique pena nieto recognized differences trump plan build wall southern us border agreed work differences respect payment border wall, presidents recognize clear public differences positions issue agreed work differences part comprehensive discussion aspects bilateral relationship, white house said statement
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white house thursday floated idea imposing percent tax goods mexico pay wall southern us border, sending peso tumbling deepening crisis two neighbors mexican president enrique pena nieto announced twitter around midday thursday scrapping planned trip meet us president donald trump, repeatedly demanded mexico pay wall us border later day, white house spokesman sean spicer sent mexican peso falling low day told reporters trump wanted percent tax mexican imports pay construction wall spicer gave details, comments resembled existing idea, known border adjustment tax, republican led us house representatives considering part broad tax overhaul white house said later proposal early stages asked trump favored border adjustment tax, white house chief staff reince priebus said tax would one way paying border wall buffet options, said plan weighed house republicans would exempt export revenues taxation impose percent tax imported goods, significant change current us policy tax exports mexico united states, going make things ranging avocados appliances flat screen tvs, going make expensive, mexican foreign minister luis videgaray told reporters mexican embassy washington thursday night countries like mexico would pay taxes directly companies would face tax import products made united states, potentially raising prices american consumers idea unpopular retailers businesses sell imported goods united states also met opposition lawmakers worried impact us consumers trump appeared pan idea wall street journal interview last week, saying house border adjustment provision complicated even trump comments, congressional republicans continued discuss issue white house officials effort bring board idea trump, visited republican lawmakers policy retreat philadelphia, told would use tax reform legislation pay border wall working tax reform bill reduce trade deficits, increase american exports generate revenue mexico pay wall decide go route, said trump, took office last week, views wall, major promise election campaign, part package measures curb illegal immigration mexico long insisted heed trump demands pay construction project signed executive order construction wall wednesday move provoked outrage mexico planned meeting videgaray us homeland security secretary john kelly canceled, department spokeswoman said videgaray said mexico would work trump paying wall question things go beyond negotiation, said dignity pride pena nieto, pressure cancel summit, tweeted thursday informed white house attend working meeting planned next tuesday potus trump tweeted earlier would better mexican leader come mexico would pay wall said later meeting canceled mutual agreement relations frayed since trump launched presidential campaign , characterizing mexican immigrants murderers rapists trade rhetoric hit mexican economy, causing consumers rein spending foreign businesses wait new investments, according international monetary fund trump vowed renegotiate north american free trade agreement mexico canada slap high tariffs american companies moved jobs south border mexico ships percent exports united states, half mexico foreign direct investment come northern neighbor past two decades united states runs billion trade deficit mexico, according latest us government figures mexico also united states second largest export market
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president donald trump poised sign executive order friday temporarily halt refugees muslim majority nations, white house official said visit pentagon, trump also sign executive orders military readiness national security, official said
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president donald trump said friday syrian christians given priority comes applying refugee status united states muslim could come in, christian, almost impossible reason unfair, everybody persecuted fairness, chopping heads everybody christians, trump said excerpt interview christian broadcasting network pew research center said last october , muslim refugees entered united states fiscal year countries
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president donald trump said friday evangelical christians would love choice fill open seat supreme court, adding pretty certain percent think person pick big, big, trump said, according partial transcript christian broadcasting network interview set air full sunday think evangelicals, christians love pick trump said would make decision week announce next thursday
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us president donald trump said good phone call mexican president enrique pena nieto friday agreed work improve ties meeting two leaders scrapped amid dispute funding trump planned border wall good call strong mexico great respect mexico but, know, mexico united states negotiated us beat us pulp past leaders made us look foolish, trump told news conference white house trump said call friendly looked forward renegotiating us trade relationship mexico future
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mexico president enrique pena nieto us counterpart donald trump friday agreed talk publicly payment wall american wants build united states southern border says mexico finance statement, mexico government said phone call friday, two held constructive productive talks broached issues including us trade deficit mexico flow illegal arms drugs across border regarding payment border wall, presidents recognized clear public differences opinion sensitive subject, agreed resolve differences part comprehensive discussion aspects bilateral relationship, statement said presidents also agreed talk publicly controversial issue
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us senator john mccain, commenting friday speculation president donald trump may lift sanctions russia, said hoped administration would reject reckless course not, work colleagues codify sanctions russia law, mccain, chairman senate armed services committee one republican party senior foreign policy voices, said statement decision trump ease sanctions imposed moscow annexation ukraine crimea region could complicate efforts win senate confirmation rex tillerson, trump nominee secretary state tillerson worked russia government years top executive energy giant exxon mobil, questioned wisdom sanctions russia said could harm us businesses , putin awarded tillerson order friendship award work russia tillerson engineered joint venture russian oil companies estimated worth many billions dollars many senators, mostly democrats also republicans mccain, lindsey graham marco rubio, expressed concerns tillerson becoming secretary state ties russia however, three announced week would support tillerson, virtually ensuring would become top diplomat reversal trump sanctions could turn lawmakers
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us senator rob portman, commenting possible lifting sanctions russia president donald trump, said friday lifting reason change russian behavior would send world dangerous message portman, founder co chairman senate ukraine caucus, said senate work put sanctions imposed russia annexation ukraine law must stand allies region, including ukraine, republican said statement
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britain queen elizabeth invited us president donald trump state visit later year accepted, british prime minister theresa may said friday may speaking news conference washington first visit white house foreign leader since trump inauguration week ago
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republican lawmakers several central us states pushing bills would crack demonstrations, drawing criticism free speech campaigners underlining polarization protests era president donald trump bills introduced past month states including north dakota, indiana iowa would impose measures harsher penalties demonstrators disrupt traffic, scrapping punishment drivers unintentionally strike protesters blocking vehicles push stricter laws comes opponents trump vowed take streets demonstrate policies issues ranging immigration abortion climate change hundreds thousands people took part women marches jan cities across country fate bills immediately clear, supporters say sum frustration people feel protests get way daily lives people kind sick tired garbage, nick zerwas, republican state representative minnesota, said telephone block freeway, ought go jail get out, ought get bill zerwas introduced two bills, one would increase penalty obstructing traffic gross misdemeanor, meaning offenders could face year jail , fine would make protesters pay policing costs protests deemed illegal nuisance court iowa, republican state senator jake chapman lead sponsor bill would make felony block traffic roads speed limits miles per hour km offenders would face five years jail , fine people really fed it, chapman said disruption caused demonstrations said constituents protests such, want travel affected said demonstrations held appropriate places free speech advocates said proposals worrying happening truly alarming spread state legislation that, passed, intent impact criminalizing peaceful protests, said lee rowland, attorney american civil liberties union rights group bills unconstitutional right gate, rowland said, adding protests seen success representative democracy, problem solved gregory magarian, professor washington university st louis school law, said bills present major first amendment problem, referring section us constitution guarantees right free expression lawmakers putting petty ideologies principles free speech, magarian said defenders proposals, however, argue formulated concern public safety one bill indiana republican state senator jim tomes calls police use means necessary clear roads people unlawfully blocking traffic minutes law enforcement learns obstruction emailed statement, tomes said problem protesters apply permits advance north dakota, hundreds arrested protests pipeline, bill republican state rep keith kempenich would shield motorists liability unintentionally hit protester roadway, injuring killing kempenich respond requests comment, said introduced bill mother law caught protest driving shifting burden proof motor vehicle driver pedestrian, told bismarck tribune
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president donald trump kept criticism mexico friday, saying taken advantage us long enough, crisis border security trade deepened massive trade deficits little help weak border must change trump wrote twitter thursday, mexican president enrique pena nieto scrapped planned trip washington meet trump, repeatedly demanded mexico pay wall us border halt illegal immigration white house also suggested thursday united states could impose percent tax goods mexico pay wall, sending peso tumbling speaking scrapped summit, senior trump aide kellyanne conway friday told fox news relationship imploded one meeting canceled mutual cancellation separate interview cbs news, said tax one funding possibility waved chance mexican retaliation could cost american jobs, telling cbs news want mexico pay wall get awful lot country, conway told cbs white house said tax proposal early stages plan weighed house republicans would exempt export revenues taxation impose percent tax imported goods idea, known border adjustment tax, would significant change current us policy retailers businesses sell imported goods keen idea, lawmakers expressed concern impact us consumers costs everything groceries, cars, office supplies would go percent , making harder middle class families pay things need every day, senate democratic leader chuck schumer said statement
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president donald trump spoke phone friday mexican president enrique pena nieto, white house official said, amid simmering war words trump plan build border wall official said two leaders spoke hour
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trump administration investigation president claimed widespread voting fraud likely include full evaluation voting rules, vice president mike pence told fellow republicans week, washington post reported friday video obtained post, pence told congressional republicans private meeting expects administration going initiate full evaluation voting rules country, overall integrity voting system wake past election
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mexico united states stuck impasse unless solve us president donald trump unacceptable demand payment border wall, economy minister ildefonso guajardo said friday fresh home failed talks washington, guajardo also expressed concern trump unpredictability habits twitter president enrique pena nieto thursday canceled scheduled visit united states next week following trump insistence mexico respect united states pay new wall southern us border sincerely, clear disagreement moment campaign promise made mexican perspective unacceptable, guajardo told mexican television network televisa serious, leaves us impasse find mechanism resolve it, minister said, adding trump underestimate mexico resolve issue mexicans going pay said communication trump team remained open white house thursday floated idea imposing percent tax goods mexico pay wall southern us border, sending peso tumbling deepening crisis two neighbors guajardo said united states mexico could reach mutually beneficial improvements north american free trade agreement issue paying wall resolved trump tweeted thursday would better mexican leader come washington mexico would pay wall guajardo joined foreign minister luis videgaray meetings white house senior officials wednesday said meetings productive, trump later tweet forced mexico cancel due question dignity unpredictability reaction creates problems, guajardo said, referring trump thursday tweet even praised constructive attitude members trump team including trump strategist stephen bannon attitude work, plan, see solutions extraordinary, believe guajardo said trump kept criticism mexico friday saying united states southern neighbor taken advantage long enough demanding massive trade deficits little help weak border must change
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president donald trump friday said launching manufacturing jobs initiative named group us business executives labor union officials help effort, white house said statement participants include bill brown, ceo harris corp michael dell, ceo dell technologies john ferriola, ceo nucor corp jeff fettig, ceo whirlpool corp mark fields, ceo ford motor co ken frazier, ceo merck co inc alex gorsky, ceo johnson johnson greg hayes, ceo united technologies corp marillyn hewson, ceo lockheed martin corp jeff immelt, ceo general electric co jim kamsickas, ceo dana inc klaus kleinfeld, ceo arconic inc brian krzanich, ceo intel corp rich kyle, ceo timken co thea lee, deputy chief staff afl cio andrew liveris, chief executive dow chemical co mario longhi, ceo us steel corp denise morrison, ceo campbell soup co dennis muilenburg, ceo boeing co elon musk, ceo tesla motors inc doug oberhelman, former ceo caterpillar inc scott paul, alliance american manufacturing kevin plank, ceo armour inc mike polk, ceo newell brands inc mark sutton, ceo international paper co inge thulin, ceo co richard trumka, president afl cio wendell weeks, ceo corning inc
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united nations reaffirmed friday torture illegal refugees deserve protection, ducking direct criticism remarks made new us president donald trump major human rights groups denounced trump stance torture warned restoring cia secret detention program interrogating terror suspects trump also reviewing spending, including un, united states largest donor international human rights law clear absolute prohibition torture, un human rights spokesman rupert colville told news briefing pressed repeatedly comment trump remarks week torture works , colville noted prominent us senators including republican john mccain, torture victim, democrat dianne feinstein, chaired inquiry cia program former president george w bush, spoken still early days terms un human rights office interacts new administration, said work strategically going effective unhcr also tepid comments trump moves restrict refugees expected sign executive order would include temporary ban refugees, suspension visas citizens syria six middle eastern african countries course unhcr believes refugees offered assistance, protection, opportunities resettlement, regardless race, religion ethnicity, unhcr spokeswoman vannina maestracci said us department homeland security temporarily halted trips staff interview refugees abroad ahead likely shakeup refugee policy trump, two sources said thursday election campaign, trump decried former president barack obama decision increase number syrian refugees admitted united states fears fleeing country civil war might carry attacks , refugees resettled united states october year end unhcr program vulnerable, maestracci said host us federal government agencies involved extensive background checks carried out, said think fair say refugees coming united states resettled vetted individuals entering united states, maestracci said
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us president donald trump hold telephone calls leaders russia, germany, france saturday, white house spokesman sean spicer said tweet friday kremlin earlier said russian president vladimir putin trump would speak separately, source berlin said chancellor angela merkel would talk trump, although merkel spokeswoman declined comment french president francois hollande merkel held joint news conference earlier friday
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us department homeland security temporarily halted trips staff interview refugees abroad prepares likely shakeup refugee policy president donald trump, two sources knowledge decision said thursday decision effectively amounts pause future refugee admissions, given interviews crucial step often years long process dhs leadership decision halt interview trips communicated involved us refugee admission process wednesday, one sources said means though trump yet ordered temporary halt refugee program, future admissions likely delayed trump expected sign executive order would include temporary ban refugees, suspension visas citizens syria six middle eastern african countries white house spokesman sean spicer told reporters thursday trump could sign several executive orders friday, nature decided yet becca heller, director international refugee assistance project new york based urban justice center, said informed decision halt overseas interviews several people outside government gillian christensen, spokeswoman us citizenship immigration services, part department homeland security conducts interviews, said agency delayed number upcoming trips officially canceled dhs officers regularly visit countries jordan, malaysia, el salvador, kenya ethiopia interview refugees seeking enter united states usually one last steps refugee resettlement process heller said decision halt overseas interviews would cause delays refugee processing even trump decides maintain refugee program start temporary closure past, frozen refugee program examine security issues, really important continue processing even admit people, processing times program two three years, heller said election campaign, trump decried former president barack obama decision increase number syrian refugees admitted united states fears fleeing country civil war would carry attacks obama approved allowing , refugees fiscal year, compared , prior year trump said election campaign proper system vet refugees addition interviews, refugees hoping resettled united states undergo extensive security screening multiple us agencies well vetting united nations high commissioner refugees
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president donald trump seek quick progress toward bilateral trade agreement japan place broader asia pacific deal abandoned week, japanese prime minister shinzo abe visits white house next month, official trump administration said thursday see abe visit finding follow through, replacement tpp, said official, referring trans pacific partnership trump ditched monday given domestic political capital abe expended tpp, going effort work follow on, official said, speaking condition anonymity trump, took office last friday, reiterated thursday would strike numerous bilateral deals, opposed multilateral accords like tpp said would include clauses allow day termination notice united states treated fairly tpp, took years negotiate among countries, often described being, core, deal united states japan, world largest third largest economies respectively trump called bad american jobs, proponents worry abandoning project could strengthen china economic hand region japanese media said abe expected meet trump washington feb , although official announcement made timing trip administration official said clear outlines contours deal japan would be, go details know needs protracted long term negotiation, may initial steps implemented prior official free trade agreement, said pretty clear problems trade side pretty clear opportunities think particularly difficult get movement couple different aspects trade side relatively quickly white house declined comment official remarks look forward prime minister abe upcoming visit productive relationship japan, white house official said abe touted tpp engine economic reform counterweight rising china said thursday possible tokyo washington could hold bilateral free trade talks japan continue stress us importance tpp totally unfeasible talks epa economic partnership agreement fta free trade agreement united states, abe told parliament asked trade talks two nations japan kyodo news agency said abe also suggested japan would advocate retaining form tariffs rice four key agricultural products trade negotiations united states thoroughly protect protecti want carry bilateral negotiations properly, based thinking agriculture foundation country, quoted saying
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president donald trump executive order directing federal agencies take away funding self proclaimed sanctuary cities one big exemption one favorite constituencies police, would protected cuts trump opponents say exemption makes much likely judge could strike section order unconstitutional one example legal arguments cities, immigration groups opponents readying prepare fight executive order signed trump wednesday would cut federal aid sanctuary jurisdictions limit cooperation federal immigration authorities lawyers potential challengers pointed court rulings said federal government withhold funds local jurisdictions money directly tied behavior objects trump administration cannot cut funds sanctuary cities healthcare education preserving money police, since jobs relate closely immigration enforcement, said richard doyle, city attorney san jose, california said clear whether existing federal funding future grants would targeted supporters new republican president actions say sanctuary cities ignore federal law think white house able answer strong case court federal law allows trump restrict public assistance kind illegal alien could possibly benefit, said dale wilcox, executive director washington based conservative immigration reform law institute white house immediately respond request comment new york city, mayor bill de blasio news conference said chief legal officer would court hour specific action withhold money came less meets eye executive order written vague fashion, said de blasio, democrat san francisco city attorney dennis herrera, also democrat, said office still examining whether could sue trump made specific move cut funds trump order directed funding slashed jurisdictions refuse comply statute requires local governments share information immigration authorities omar jadwat, director american civil liberties union immigrants rights project, said cities argue fully compliance statute, since share information federal authorities, offer limited cooperation comes turning immigrants convicted criminals could also procedural snarls implementing cuts, lawyers specialize federal grants said us government seeks cut grants certain recipient, must go complicated process known suspension debarment, cities would right appeal fair say understand scope reach federal grants law, said edward waters, heads federal grants practice law firm feldesman tucker leifer fidell washington, referring trump administration white house would also negotiate states home sanctuary cities nearly percent billion federal government handed , separate grant programs recent fiscal year went states, directly cities, according reuters review federal spending data trump administration wanted try cut medicaid money chicago, example, would work state government illinois, could pose additional barrier, waters said advocacy groups immigrants rights said also preparing legal challenges aspects two executive orders trump signed wednesday, examining sections deal expanding detention immigrants changing asylum requests processed legal research done, complaints drafted, said marielena hincapie, executive director national immigration law center, based los angeles said litigation could filed next days
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britain becoming subservient united states extremely difficult cooperate judging president donald trump serious worrying first acts, french presidential candidate emmanuel macron said friday british prime minister theresa may, hold talks trump later friday, wants renewal special relationship london washington time conservative government redraws relationship europe britain lived equilibrium europe, macron told france culture radio becoming vassal state, meaning becoming junior partner united state french opinion polls show macron, former investment banker running independent spring presidential election, closing two frontrunners, conservative candidate francois fillon far right leader marine le pen speaking trump, may joked thursday opposites attract signaled shift foreign policy bring position line trump macron said trump early policy moves suggested united states might become destabilizing force world stage happening today trump first statements choices extremely serious worrying, macron said firstly choice america provokes america destabilizes things built decades macron previously said sure trump would maintain close ties european union, friday appeared concede may longer case signifies us longer position co organize globalization world policeman european union, former economy minister said unpredictable choices, outbursts inward looking united states trump longer guarantees europe security
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president donald trump push create safe zones syria could force make risky decisions far go protect refugees, including shooting syrian russian aircraft committing thousands us troops, experts said trump said wednesday absolutely safe zones syria refugees fleeing violence according document seen reuters, expected coming days order pentagon state department draft plan create zones syria nearby nations document spell would make safe zone safe whether would protect refugees threats ground
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joking opposites attract, prime minister theresa may called president donald trump thursday renew special relationship britain united states lead new, changed world united states trump first meeting foreign leader since took office last week, may signaled shift foreign policy, bringing position line trump urged two countries leaders stand united confront new challenges, including rise economies asia people fear could eclipse west, threat islamic extremism resurgent russia
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us president donald trump said united states needs submarines wants buy lower cost, resuming push get defense contractors cut prices charge pentagon lacking submarines going build new submarines price high cutting prices way down, trump said interview fox news broadcast later thursday two us based companies, general dynamics corp electric boat division huntington ingalls industries newport news shipbuilding, build navy nuclear powered submarines neither general dynamics huntington ingalls immediately responded request comment working hard drive cost seeing fruits labor, senior us navy official said response trump comments advanced submarines world
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japanese prime minister shinzo abe said friday easy change us president donald trump mind trans pacific partnership tpp trump seek quick progress towards bilateral trade agreement japan place tpp deal abandoned week, abe visits white house next month, official trump administration said thursday
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defense secretary james mattis stressed united states commitment nato telephone call germany defense minister thursday, pentagon said mattis assured german defense minister ursula von der leyen united states enduring commitment nato alliance, pentagon said statement said mattis discussed importance nato separate call french defense minister jean yves le drian call israeli defense minister avigdor lieberman, mattis underscored unwavering commitment israel security, pentagon said
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president donald trump push fulfill campaign promise replace obamacare, predecessor signature healthcare plan, help republican controlled congress, could add us states financial strain key component law allowed states expand medicaid, government health insurance program low income americans, collect extra dollars came expansion thirty one states district columbia chose expand medicaid enrollment obamacare, formally known affordable care act graphic
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president donald trump pushed republican lawmakers thursday swift action sweeping agenda including planned us mexican border wall, tax cuts repealing obamacare law, despite tensions timetables priorities congressional republicans philadelphia three day retreat hammer legislative agenda, party control white house, senate house representatives first time decade congress going busiest congress decades, maybe ever, trump said speech lawmakers philadelphia hotel enough talk, action deliver, trump added trump hold expected question answer session lawmakers, speech veered side issues predicting crowd size anti abortion march washington, alleging american voting irregularities touting winning pennsylvania nov election house representatives speaker paul ryan, initially hesitated endorsing trump last year criticized issues, disputed notion congressional republicans synch new york businessman sworn less week ago never previously held public office page white house, ryan said joint news conference senate majority leader mitch mcconnell going unconventional presidency, ryan added think know think going see unconventional activities like tweets things like think something going get used trump pressed lawmakers action repealing replacing democratic former president barack obama affordable care act, known obamacare, even republicans scramble devise replacement plan, lowering taxes american businesses middle class weeks, republicans talked formulating agenda first days trump presidency recent days, talk turned day agenda passing major legislation lawmakers august recess going take simply days, ryan said ryan said goal get laws done , without guaranteeing replacement obamacare tax reform bill would enacted end december mcconnell said lawmakers take legislation provide billion billion pay trump planned wall along us mexico border trump signed executive order wednesday wall proceed, part package measures aimed curbing illegal immigration, although action tested already frayed relations mexico house republican leader kevin mccarthy said pace legislative action may frustrate trump president trump comes different world, mccarthy told reporters business community, likes things done fast, going continue push thousands anti trump protesters took streets philadelphia, heavily democratic bastion one cities could stripped federal funds protecting illegal immigrants trump directive marchers carried signs including, fascist pig, protect health care, immigration makes america great, planet profit impeach trump speech, trump took time explain side story mexico president canceling meeting next week trump insistence america southern neighbor eventually pay wall mexico said trump said tax reform bill reduce trade deficits, increase american exports generate revenue mexico pay wall, decide go route mcconnell ryan say whether congress would offset wall cost cutting programs simply add huge budget deficits republicans criticized years ryan mcconnell also indicated congressional republicans plan modify us law banning torture even trump considers bringing back cia program holding terrorism suspects secret overseas black site prisons interrogation techniques often condemned torture used think director cia mike pompeo made clear going follow law believe virtually members comfortable state law issue now, mcconnell said torture legal, ryan said agree legal highly unusual move visiting foreign leader, british prime minister theresa may, see trump washington friday, addressed retreat, calling fellow conservative believes principles underpin agenda party loudly applauded praising trump victory done together, great victory won, america stronger, greater, confident years ahead, may said
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us president donald trump would favor senate republicans changing voting rules allow simple majority senate approve nominee us supreme court democrats block choice, said interview airing thursday would obstructionists, trump told fox news, referring possible use called nuclear option would overturn senate rules requiring votes overcome procedural hurdle, filibuster, supreme court nominees currently republican senators seat chamber trump plans next week announce choice fill vacancy caused death conservative justice antonin scalia february nominee could restore decades long conservative majority court democrats seething republican led senate refusal last year consider democratic president barack obama nomination appeals court judge merrick garland lifetime post, action little precedent us history trump told fox news anchor sean hannity made choice made decision pretty much mind, yes subject change last moment among front runners three conservative jurists neil gorsuch, judge denver based th us circuit court appeals thomas hardiman, serves philadelphia based rd us circuit court appeals william pryor, atlanta based th us circuit court appeals tuesday, senate democratic leader chuck schumer said told trump democrats would fight nominee consider outside mainstream assuming senate republicans back trump nominee, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell would either need lure eight democrats side change rules ban filibuster supreme court nominations despite nuclear option threat, nan aron, president liberal alliance justice, tracks judicial nominations, said email reuters democratic filibuster would still far better republicans merrick garland three years ago, democrats used majority senate ban filibusters presidential nominees supreme court move came republicans blocked several key obama nominees vice president mike pence told republican lawmakers thursday trump would nominate strict constructionist court, referring literal interpretation us constitution text without regard changes american society
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british lawmakers written prime minister theresa may, urging challenge us president donald trump views climate change two leaders meet friday trump dismissed climate change hoax vowed presidential campaign pull united states paris agreement designed curb greenhouse gas emissions blamed global warming one world largest emitters approach reducing emissions could determine whether we, uk people round world, experience avoid worst impacts climate change, letter cross party environmental audit committee said may set first foreign leader meet new us president friday, talks expected focus trade environmental audit committee chair mary creagh said may use opportunity demonstrate britain commitment fighting climate change prime minister said afraid challenge new president start telling climate change hoax , creagh said scientists warn rising global temperatures must stalled stave worst effects climate change, including floods, droughts rising sea levels
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two lawmakers six consumer advocacy groups thursday sought join court case involving us consumer financial watchdog worries president donald trump dismantle agency reached fever pitch democratic senator sherrod brown ohio representative maxine waters california petitioned federal court allowed intervene behalf consumer financial protection bureau appeal decision structure unconstitutional meanwhile, six groups including us public interest research group made similar request ruling, president able remove cfpb director richard cordray will, stayed pending appeal currently director fired cause filings followed request state attorneys general also able intervene case currently whole us court appeals district columbia circuit deciding whether review ruling case brought mortgage servicer phh corp phhn could announce take appeal, watchers expect, early next week republicans want trump remove cordray, saying director gone beyond authority provided cause fired trump met former texas representative randy neugebauer, cfpb critic, indicating trump already seeking cordray replacement also, republican senator deb fischer, nebraska, recently introduced legislation put commission charge cfpb, good chance become law quite lot reasons concerned, said michael burr, faculty director university michigan center finance would devastating people supported president trump attack dismantle cfpb cfpb, created dodd frank wall street reform law guard individuals fraud mortgages, student loans financial products, need permission justice department file cases courts supreme court means trump may also ask justice department file brief opposition appeal, essentially setting two agencies other, said mark calabria, studies cfpb conservative cato institute
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us vice president mike pence told republican lawmakers thursday president donald trump would keep promise nominate strict constructionist supreme court trump said announce nomination top us court next week strict construction manner interpreting us constitution using literal narrow definition language document without regard changes occurred american society since th century document written pence told lawmakers hoped would move quickly confirm supreme court nominee name released president trump reviewing list potential nominees, said already tip president trump going keep promise american people going nominate strict constructionist supreme court, pence said applause nominee would possess top notch legal mind, added
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president donald trump wednesday ordered construction us mexican border wall punishment cities shielding illegal immigrants mulling restoring cia secret detention program launched broad divisive plans reshape us immigration national security policy draft executive order seen reuters trump expected sign coming days would block entry refugees war torn syria suspend entry immigrants muslim majority middle eastern african countries syria, sudan, somalia, iraq, iran, libya yemen permanent rules studied less week presidency, trump moved aggressively put stamp range policies, including steps gut healthcare system devised predecessor, make clear president turning toward moderate positions took candidate directives wednesday signaled tough action toward roughly million illegal immigrants already united states, latin america, already threatened deport move critics called slight integrity american democracy, trump also said wednesday would seek major investigation believes voter fraud november election, despite overwhelming consensus among state officials, election experts politicians rare united states going restore rule law united states, trump told audience included relatives people killed illegal immigrants department homeland security signing two executive orders directives ordered construction multibillion dollar wall along roughly , mile , km us mexico border, moved strip federal funding sanctuary states cities harbor illegal immigrants, expanded force american immigration agents plans prompted outcry immigrant advocates democratic lawmakers said trump jeopardizing rights freedoms millions people treating mexico enemy, ally, soiling america historic reputation welcoming place immigrants stripes border wall political theater expense civil liberties, said christian ramirez, director southern border communities coalition immigrant advocacy group national security policy border communities among safest nation, patrolling tens thousands heavily armed, poorly trained, unaccountable agents puts lives risks turn communities de facto military zones, ramirez said white house said wall would stem flow drugs, crime illegal immigration united states middle crisis southern border unprecedented surge illegal migrants central america harming mexico united states, trump said, adding nation without borders nation immigration crackdown sparked fear among called dreamers, whose parents brought united states illegally received temporary deportation relief work permits president barack obama trump said dreamers fear deportation worried, trump told abc news interview broadcast wednesday great people done good job, far less worried, said, adding coming policy next period four weeks house representatives speaker paul ryan also said dreamers worried focused physical security border, focused coming us harm terrorist states things like that, told msnbc trump also expected order review could lead bringing back cia program holding terrorism suspects secret overseas black site prisons interrogation techniques often condemned torture used former republican president george w bush administration, two us officials said trump actions could test relations mexico wall plan infuriated mexicans trump policies, including demand north american free trade agreement mexico canada renegotiated scrapped, put mexico government defensive trump mexican president enrique pena nieto due meet next week pena nieto said wednesday night regrets disapproves push trump build new wall along border officials cities new york, los angeles, chicago, philadelphia, boston, denver, washington, san francisco seattle offer forms protection illegal immigrants billions dollars federal aid cities, often governed democrats, could risk trump move abc news interview, trump said construction wall would start within months, planning starting immediately, mexico would pay back united states percent costs mexican officials said pay wall white house said trump goal get wall started quickly possible using existing government funds work republican led congress appropriations trump made cracking illegal immigration key element presidential campaign, supporters rallies often chanting build wall cost, nature extent wall remain unclear trump last year put cost probably billion, although estimates higher, said wall would span , miles , km terrain border trump directives would end practice known critics catch release authorities apprehend illegal immigrants us territory immediately detain deport directives also include hiring , us customs border protection agents used apprehend people seeking slip across border tripling number us immigration customs enforcement agents used arrest deport immigrants living united states illegally also create detention space illegal immigrants along southern border make easier detain deport intent proposals regarding refugees immigrants seven muslim majority nations head islamist violence united states draft directive immigration also suspends us refugee program four months determining whether permanent changes system needed
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rogue twitter feeds voicing employee concerns dozen us government agencies launched defiance say president donald trump attempts muzzle federal climate change research science representing scientists environmental protection agency, nasa bureaus, either directly friends supporters, accounts protest restrictions view censorship since trump took office jan seizing trump favorite mode discourse, feeds reflect concern new president, climate change skeptic, squelch federally backed research showing emissions fossil fuel combustion human activities contributing global warming wait president trump call us fake news, read one posting newly opened twitter account altnatparkservice take official twitter, never take free time reuters could verify accounts, borrow names logos respective agencies, run current federal employees agencies alternate national park service twitter feed said passed control account individuals outside government protect colleagues agency introductory disclaimer borne roguenasa account typical many feeds, describing unofficial resistance team nasa official nasa account beckoned readers follow feed science climate news facts real news, real facts administrator associated rogue nasa facebook page told reuters alternative site used platform agency scientists others support instances, alternate twitter accounts registered behalf employees supporters, presumably better safeguard anonymity, case unofficial rocky mountain national park site individual contacted alternative twitter feed mount rainier national park said people running accounts movement generated may never disclose identity due current political ecosystem swift proliferation sites followed internal directives several agencies involved environmental issues received since trump inauguration requiring curb dissemination information public last week, interior department staff told stop posting twitter employee tweeted posts relatively low attendance trump swearing in, material climate change civil rights disappeared official white house website employees epa departments interior, agriculture health human services since confirmed seeing notices new administration either instructing remove web pages limit communicate public, including social media resistance movement gained steam tuesday series climate change related tweets posted official twitter account badlands national park south dakota, administered interior department, soon deleted park service official later said tweets came former employee longer authorized use official account agency encouraged use twitter post public safety park information only, avoid national policy issues within hours, unofficial resistance, rogue, twitter accounts began sprouting up, emblazoned logos government agencies, list growing least sites wednesday afternoon account dubbed ungaggedepa invited followers visit feeds ungagged news, links, tips conversation us environmental protection agency unable tell you, adding directly affiliated epa civil servants job part job interpret national parks history behind it, said former official interior department, parent agency national park service, spoke condition anonymity former official said people outside federal government could involved rogue accounts, employees official communicated supporting feeds bristle political involvement, former official said taking attack work l, people feeling attacked going play whack mole trying stop see stopping phenomenon limited us environmental natural resource employees soon joined similar alternative twitter accounts various science health agencies, including food drug administration, national institutes health, centers disease control prevention national weather service many messages carried twitter hashtags resist resistance
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debate way trump administration whether united states declare muslim brotherhood terrorist organization subject us sanctions, according us officials people close president donald trump transition team faction led michael flynn, trump national security advisor, wants add brotherhood state department us treasury lists foreign terrorist organizations, sources said know discussed favor it, said trump transition advisor, declined named sensitivity issue advisor said flynn team discussed adding group us list terrorist groups said ultimately unclear even administration ultimately would go ahead move trump advisors, well many veteran national security, diplomatic, law enforcement intelligence officials argue brotherhood evolved peacefully countries, according officials people close trump entourage worry us move designate entire brotherhood terrorist group would complicate relations turkey, key american ally fight islamic state, islamist rooted akp party dominates turkish government president recep tayyip erdogan power tunisia islamist ennahda party also participated democratic elections muslim brotherhood egypt, country oldest islamist movement, designated terrorist organization country clear faction within us administration upper hand, senator ted cruz representative mario diaz balart month introduced legislation add brotherhood terrorist list immediate comment white house egypt, saudi arabia, united arab emirates among others designated group terrorist lists, trump nominee secretary state, rex tillerson, described brotherhood agent radical islam , senate confirmation hearing us criminal law prohibits people united states knowingly providing material support designated terrorist organizations, members groups banned entering united statessome conservative anti muslim activists argued years brotherhood, founded egypt sought establish worldwide islamic caliphate peaceful means, breeding ground terrorists branches brotherhood, including palestinian group hamas, engaged anti government violence provoked violent government reactions ayman al zawahiri, leader al qaeda, member egyptian muslim brotherhood offshoots turkey tunisia forsworn violence come power democratic means muslim brotherhood president mohammed mursi became egypt first freely elected president june aftermath ousting long time ruler hosni mubarak army takeover stripped mursi power following mass protests rule hundreds islamists since killed arrested sisi trump spoke phone week two leaders discussed ways boost fight terrorism extremism us official declined identified told reuters discussions state department looked intelligence information group thought would difficult justify legally, terms egyptian muslim brotherhood, meet criteria one thing say one group ideology used influence terrorist organization another thing say group terrorist organization, said us official following sept , , al qaeda attacks united states, george w bush administration launched investigations brotherhood related islamist movements years investigations, however, us governments, including switzerland s, closed investigations brotherhood leaders financial group lack evidence, removed leaders sanctions lists british government review egypt outlawed muslim brotherhood published december concluded membership links political group considered possible indicator extremism stopped short recommending banned
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top us lawmaker accused food drug administration friday failing hand documents would show whether criminal office fulfilling critical mission protecting public health fda long overdue response leaves key questions unanswered performance effectiveness fda office criminal investigations, house representatives energy commerce committee chairman greg walden told reuters statement fda spokeswoman immediate comment walden comments come four months congressional panel launched examination criminal office managing cases involving food, drugs devices review came reuters reported fda agents concerned managers, including former oci director george karavetsos, forcing pursue often toothless cases involving mislabeled foreign imported injectable drugs, expense cases potential protect public health agents said become botox police spending hours chasing doctors purchased authentic versions allergan popular anti wrinkle drug labeled use countries concerns came time office seeing half opened cases ultimately get closed without action, reuters found reuters also reported fda permitted karavetsos relocate back florida mid run oci miami office, even fda already paid , move maryland fda meet committee october deadline provide written answers questions jan next day, karavetsos departed work dla piper represent drug device industry clients letter reviewed reuters, fda listed investigative priorities said traditional metrics used gauge success, arrests convictions, cannot capture impact public health mission also provided annual data arrests, convictions, number opened cases however, omitted preliminary stage investigative numbers total number cases opened year, makes conviction rate appear higher, according side side comparison walden said fda provide performance plan, among things also complained redactions separate record, according committee aide contained salary compensation information karavetsos
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leading congressional republican tax policy said thursday believe president donald trump suggesting revenues pay border wall would come tax imposed solely imports mexico think singling one country, said house ways means committee chairman kevin brady, whose congressional panel crafting tax reform legislation heard today president would level playing field imports around world level us products america exact rate, said interview fox news
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syrian rebels urged president donald trump fulfill pledge create safe zones country, analysts doubted would proceed step could drag washington deeper war, hasten syria fragmentation risk conflict russia trump told abc news wednesday absolutely safe zones syria refugees fleeing violence europe made mistake admitting millions refugees syria president bashar al assad opponents long demanded safe zones protect civilians fled government air strikes bombardment rebel held areas reflecting uncertainties announcement, representatives insurgents voiced cautious optimism seen result ground us statements made six years ago therefore await action anything else, said fares al bayoush, rebel commander northwestern syria qatar, backs rebels, welcomed trump comments emphasized need provide safe havens syria impose fly zones ensure safety civilians immediate word damascus, sure oppose move assad vowed regain control syria iran, backs militias syria including lebanon hezbollah, would also oppose us intervention russia said consulted trump plan, warning exacerbate situation refugees washington weigh consequences creation safe zones would mark major shift us policy former us president barack obama resisted idea would require commitment defend areas syrian government foreign allies, including russia trump appears see safe zones way stem tide refugees sees possible threat us security obvious answers united states would avoid problems prevented establishing safe zones syria before, including complication policing area war zone dotted armed groups stage much realm political maneuvering, said yezid sayigh, senior fellow syria expert carnegie middle east center beirut think signaling imminent us action trump could order state department pentagon produce plan would also create safe areas countries surrounding syria millions refugees already live syrian government hopes trump end us support rebels fighting assad refocus us policy solely fighting islamic state, perhaps cooperation russia trump indicated almost six years war turned syria patchwork areas, controlled assad, rebel groups others kurdish militia islamic state militants previous discussion safe zones syria focused rebel held areas northwest stretching idlib province euphrates river areas southwest border jordan also seen possibility complications grown since syrian opposition first called safe zones, including deployment russia air force syria defending safe zone attack syrian government russian iranian backed militia allies would inevitably lead escalation, one reasons obama avoided path first place, sayigh said another big challenge would police area maintain neutral status safe zone, added much trump syria policy remains unclear, syrian kurds, generally avoided conflict assad, look set remain central us strategy syrian kurdish ypg militia controls swathes northeast syria, conflict government rare us air force mounts regular air strikes targets syrian kurdish autonomy northern syria alarms turkey, fears could increase separatist sentiment among kurdish minority kurdish groups already govern northern iraq, establishment fly zone helped way autonomy baghdad ypg links kurdistan workers party pkk , designated terrorist groups turkey growing kurdish influence northern syria largely explains turkey launched major incursion syria last year, helping insurgents free syrian army drive islamic state kurdish militia away border operation dubbed euphrates shield created turkish officials call safe zone km miles long week, new turkish trained syrian police force deployed town jarablus strip territory turkey, hosts million syrian refugees, long advocated safe zones syria underlining caution foreign governments viewing trump comments, turkey said waiting see outcome study requested trump aid agencies region concerned karl schembri, regional media adviser middle east norwegian refugee council, said group experience, know militarily enforced safe zones rarely work actually put civilians risk
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environmental protection agency told several lawmakers aims end late friday freeze grants contracts ordered white house, congressional aides said freeze led widespread concerns states cities whether would delays efforts monitor clean toxic pollution, particularly lead pollution drinking water, would put health americans risk trump administration monday asked epa temporarily freeze grants, contracts interagency agreements pending review epa allocates billion contracts annually projects ranging cleaning polluted industrial sites testing air water quality concerns acute flint, michigan, children years exposed dangerous levels lead drinking water representative dan kildee, whose congressional district includes flint, michigan two us senators wrote president donald trump asking whether programs would delayed, epa told grants clean water would uninterrupted congress last year approved million clean water flint epa told lawmakers continuing award environmental program grants revolving loan fund grants states tribes working quickly address issues related categories grants, aides said flint cities exposed lead poisoning remain concerned testing people flint also rely epa contracts conduct independent water testing provide expertise comes ensuring water quality, said mitchell rivard, kildee spokesman, waiting news epa trump programs official another midwestern city suffered lead poisoning, speaking condition anonymity, said local politicians asked epa programs would slowed received answers former epa head grants said freeze troubling showed total lack communication states, tribes communities supposed epa partners keeping people safe health, consulted, least warned, said karl brooks, former acting assistant administrator agency every polluted community push politicians write letters epa, agency spending time answering congressional letters getting lead water mercury air, said
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trump administration accepted resignations two top state department officials effective friday, step entirely within new president rights abrupt departure diplomats, officials said thursday secretary management patrick kennedy acting secretary state arms control international security thomas countryman plan leave posts friday, officials said turnover rule, rather exception, among top officials us government white house changes hands one party another, case democrat barack obama republican donald trump first week office, trump illustrated stark policy differences obama trade immigration monday, trump formally withdrew united states trans pacific partnership trade deal wednesday ordered construction wall border mexico threatened punish us cities shielding illegal immigrants political appointees chosen president confirmed senate obliged, usual, trump nov election victory, submit letters resignation give new president opportunity name people jobs kennedy countryman recently told resignations accepted effective friday, leaving bureaus
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international committee red cross icrc international commission jurists icj joined global human rights groups rebuke us president donald trump condoning torture trump told abc television interview wednesday thought waterboarding worked intelligence gathering tool would defer cabinet whether use interrogations two us officials said also wednesday trump may order review could lead bringing back cia program holding terrorism suspects secret overseas black site prisons practices torturing detainees disappearing black sites serious crimes must never repeated, ian seiderman, legal policy director international commission jurists icj said statement icrc spokesman ewan watson said political leader advocate torture worrying indeed experience shown using torture work, grows hatred amnesty international, human rights watch reprieve, british based group represented scores guantanamo detainees, also issued rebukes seiderman told reuters tv trump, commander chief us forces, already signaled field may propensity engage practice ok leader also sending unfortunate signal states countries, leader us says ok, maybe think ok according document published washington post, trump may planning revoke obama directives including one guaranteeing icrc access detainees us custody trump administration denied came white house icrc officials visited security detainees us custody afghanistan, iraq guantanamo cuba findings conditions treatment shared detaining authorities , leaked icrc report detailed us mistreatment iraqi prisoners abu ghraib prison near baghdad, including keeping naked days darkness said mistreatment cases tantamount torture international scandal ensued, fueled explicit photos taken us soldiers abused prisoners icrc long constructive dialogue us authorities issues linked detention armed conflict, icrc spokeswoman anna nelson said plan continue visiting detainees held us authorities, monitoring treatment conditions detention, engaging confidentially authorities important issues, said torture forbidden us international law, pacts un convention torture geneva conventions
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president donald trump plan end policy catch release
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us president donald trump wants new percent tax imports mexico pay wall southern us border, white house spokesman sean spicer told reporters thursday details available tax would work, spicer said trump wanted part tax reform package us congress contemplating
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us president donald trump appointed republican members two federal labor agencies serve acting chairs, early signal shift business friendly policies national labor relations board thursday said trump named philip miscimarra temporary role, one day equal employment opportunity commission announced victoria lipnic named acting chair commission nlrb oversees union elections enforces federal law protecting workers rights organize eeoc enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination former president barack obama, agencies target fierce criticism business groups republican officials miscimarra lipnic, obama appointees, temporarily replace democrats chaired agencies trump permanent replacements confirmed us senate eeoc nlrb chairs make staffing decisions key role updating guidelines setting agency priorities eeoc currently one vacancy, nlrb two despite obama appointees, lipnic miscimarra routinely broken democratic colleagues miscimarra many dissents nlrb cases since appointment helped lay foundation claims business community obama, board baldly favored unions rather promoting balance labor management , lipnic dissented landmark eeoc case commission ruled first time discrimination gay workers form unlawful sex bias also objected guidelines pregnancy discrimination released commission , regulations published following year made easier workers sue age discrimination lipnic, worked us department labor president george w bush joining eeoc , said statement honored appointment believe equal employment opportunity critical americans define nation, said miscimarra separate statement said goal foster stability apply national labor relations act even handed manner serves interests employees, employers unions throughout country
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fox affiliated philadelphia morning show host suspended using word considered offensive live television describe trump administration kellyanne conway, local media reported thursday good day philadelphia mike jerrick discussing conway use term alternative facts tuesday co host alex holley guests said trump aide good bullshit group laughed remark holley apologized show audience jerrick, appear fox good day wednesday thursday, suspended show indefinite period, philadelphia magazine reported, citing host jerrick conway could immediately reached comment fox television stations said statement addressed incident, offered details line fox television stations guidelines, statement said spokeswoman broadcast group declined say whether jerrick suspended jerrick, also hosted nationally syndicated fox talk show morning show mike juliet, wrote instagram late wednesday night always good fight post followed comments, people said would boycott fox jerrick return alternative facts remark drew widespread criticism social media credited spike sales george orwell novel dystopian future people forced simultaneously accept contradictory versions truth conway responding accusations trump administration fixated size inauguration crowds, saying feel compelled go clear air put alternative facts
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us border patrol chief mark morgan asked step agency moves toward tougher enforcement immigration laws trump administration, department homeland security official told reuters thursday morgan, longtime former federal bureau investigation official, expected leave post end month, spokesman us customs border protection said president donald trump announced broad plan crack border security wednesday, including directing construction wall along border mexico border patrol union, endorsed trump presidential campaign applauded executive orders, critical morgan supporting former president barack obama plans safeguard certain undocumented immigrants deportation executive board national border patrol council called morgan arrogant disgrace border patrol opinion piece published conservative website breitbart news nov unlike many border patrol officers, morgan climb chain command within agency spent career fbi acting us customs border protection commissioner kevin mcaleenan issued statement thanking morgan service behalf men women us customs border protection us border patrol, want thank mark morgan unwavering dedication border security mission, recognize life long career service nation, statement said
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president donald trump told republican lawmakers thursday would work illegal voting, continuing insist problem united states despite consensus among officials voter fraud rare need keep ballot box safe illegal voting, trump said party retreat philadelphia going protect integrity ballot box going defend votes american citizen important trump said wednesday would seek investigation illegal voting repeatedly challenged assertions lost popular vote nov election democrat hillary clinton due voter fraud offered evidence support claim
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president donald trump said thursday scrapped meeting mexican president enrique pena nieto would fruitless mexico agree treat america respect president mexico agreed cancel planned meeting next week, trump told republican lawmakers gathered philadelphia retreat unless mexico going treat united states fairly
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us president donald trump said thursday would strike numerous bilateral trade deals, opposed multilateral accords like trans pacific partnership, would include clauses allow day termination notice believe me, going lot trade deals, trump told gathering republican lawmakers particular country treat us fairly, send day termination, notice termination
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senior democratic lawmakers thursday called white house lift orders barring government agency employees communicating public congress, saying restrictions may violate federal laws congressmen elijah cummings maryland, ranking member house committee oversight government reform, frank pallone jr new jersey, ranking member house committee energy commerce, sent letter white house counsel donald mcgahn asking immediate action address administration gag orders federal employees prevent communicating congress urge immediately rescind policies employee communications comply whistleblower protection enhancement act federal statutes, wrote letter dated thursday employees environmental protection agency, interior department, department agriculture department health human services seen directives newly minted leadership limit communicate public, according multiple sources l n fe fe news conference tuesday, white house spokesman sean spicer said white house ordered directives think surprise going review policies, info time, spicer added letter cummings pallone asked us president donald trump issue statement making clear federal employees right communicate congress administration silence retaliate whistleblowers
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white house said thursday would look opportunity reschedule president donald trump meeting mexico president enrique pena nieto canceled visit next week look date schedule something future keep lines communication open, white house spokesman sean spicer said
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us state department said thursday outgoing administration coordination incoming one requested politically appointed officers submit letters resignation standard practice officers whose resignations accepted, continue foreign service positions others retire choice exceeded time limits grade service, statement acting state department spokesman, mark toner, said
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us president donald trump considering several executive orders concerning national security could issued early friday yet made decisions scope sequencing, white house said thursday drafts executive orders series issues leaked recently, white house spokesman sean spicer declined comment specifically consideration think president sometime later today presented options senior team decide whether meet intent whether ones wants go either end week next week, spicer told reporters traveling trump philadelphia, president meet republican lawmakers responding questions reports trump looking reducing us role united nations international institutions, spicer said trump reviewing federal government spending, united states abroad ready make announcements funding action institutions, spicer said asked whether trump considering executive action bring back program hold terrorism suspects secret overseas black site prisons, spicer declined comment question wants whether documents represent current thinking, desires inputs shared individuals white house staff, necessarily reflect president current thinking, said trump plans sign executive order later thursday ordering investigation us voter fraud, repeated studies shown rare isolated friday, intends visit pentagon participate ceremonial swearing new defense secretary james mattis, meet joint chiefs staff others get assessments broad range national security issues lot issues continues updated daily basis, national security standpoint, military hot spots, whether syria, efforts efforts fight isis
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possible cancellation meeting planned next week mexican president enrique pena nieto us counterpart donald trump would fuel uncertainty, mexican finance minister jose antonio meade said thursday correct, meade said mexican radio asked cancellation meeting would fuel uncertainty earlier, trump said twitter pena nieto cancel upcoming visit washington mexico refuses pay border wall american wants build along border
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us republican leaders wednesday laid plans repealing obamacare spring, followed funding building border wall reforming tax code late summer, lawmakers launched effort unify behind legislative strategy republicans gathered philadelphia three day retreat showed little fervor president donald trump calls investigate believes large scale voter fraud nov election wednesday night, several hundred protesters crammed street near hotel trump scheduled speak congressional republicans thursday demonstrate agenda philly hates trump hate, fear, refugees welcome here, among demonstrators chants police said expecting larger turnout protesters thursday trump vice president mike pence address republican gathering trump said wednesday would seek voter fraud probe, although overwhelming consensus among state officials, election experts politicians fraud rare united states closed door retreat, house representatives speaker paul ryan laid plan legislative action including repeal affordable care act, former president barack obama signature healthcare law known obamacare, march april, followed appropriations border wall mexico overhauling tax code august, one republican source said republicans majorities house senate senior house republican, representative diane black, said key house committees would take votes within next two weeks draft legislation repeal affordable care act expect probably toward latter part february, first part march, ready go final reconciliation bill repeal obamacare, told reporters representative chris collins, new york republican early trump backer, said msnbc lawmakers told retreat would write legislation next two months help pay border wall trump signed directives build issue tax reform, ryan, speaking msnbc, said goal get done end summer, congress quite fast republican enthusiasm idea swift action obamacare taxes, challenge trump congressional republicans getting lawmakers coalesce around specific plans trump november secured votes state state electoral college system, lost popular vote democrat hillary clinton nearly million ballots irked large figure, blamed voter fraud, without citing evidence, called investigation senator john thune south dakota, chair senate republican conference, saw little need probe seen evidence effect, want take issue up, decision obviously make, thune told reporters say said before, moved on, election with, decisive winner constitutional system, ready go work, said us representative cathy mcmorris rodgers washington state, chair republican conference house representatives, took wait see attitude toward trump demand probe important people confidence elections outcome elections wait see proposing comment action going be, said british prime minister theresa may also join lawmakers philadelphia thursday expected discuss plans possible us uk trade deal
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president donald trump thursday named cheryl lafleur acting chairman federal energy regulatory commission ferc , according statement released ferc lafleur member commission since served acting chairman before, november july chairman july april , ferc noted
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