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Republicans have since both criticized his position and pressured other Democrats to take a stand on the politically sticky issue, one where charges of insensitivity have flown on both sides.
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"The Blumenthal Bombshell comes at the end of more than 2 months of deep, persistent research by Republican Linda McMahon's Senate campaign.
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In Mr. Mattis’s early days as defense secretary, he often ate dinner with the president in the White House residence.
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Clinton said she had no knowledge of the warning which former diplomatic security agents have told Fox News amounted to a "cry for help."
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Mike Huckabee, a former Republican governor of Arkansas and preacher who has announced his run for the presidency on Tuesday, has been outspoken on a range of matters, particularly foreign policy and social issues like same-sex marriage.
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“President Obama and the Democrats have had their chance and they have failed.
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He described the decision to enter politics as a “coin toss” between him and his wife, Mary Pat, herself a nimble political mind.
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The Clintons' effective federal tax rate for 2014 was 35.7 percent, while the effective tax rate for federal, state and local taxes was 45.8 percent.
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WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign on Friday released a statement from her doctor declaring she is in “excellent physical condition and fit to serve as president of the United States,” along with eight years of tax returns showing the Clintons paid tens of millions of dollars in federal taxes.
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He would contact a cousin, Tim C. Hutchinson, who sat in the State House of Representatives, to register his views.
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The Florida Republican, who delivered his speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in Manhattan on Wednesday, said that the United States was losing its place as a world military and moral power because of what he depicted as the Obama administration’s overly cautious responses to crises overseas.
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That money has been described as “easy money” that the White House can use however it wants.
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"Number one, you said this is a culture where Arkansas knows, the headquarters knows, everything that's going on," Kennedy told lawyer Joseph Sellers who represents the women.
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Blumenthal's campaign called a New York Times report which includes video of him at a 2008 event saying he had served "in Vietnam" an "outrageous distortion" on his record.
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He made clear that the group’s willingness to discuss cuts comes with conditions: Reductions in benefits should be “minimal,” they should not affect current recipients and instead should be directed “far off in the future,” and they should be offset by increases in tax-generated revenue.
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The proposal provoked outrage among civil rights groups, a response that Mr. Trump’s advisers have argued privately is a central objective of many of the president’s most aggressive proposals on immigration and other matters.
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This isn’t the first ad Secure America Now has run against Obama, even though on its website the organization describes itself as representing all political ideologies.
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"What is this? A circus?" he said, drawing laughter.
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Mr. Clinton was at the White House on Thursday to have lunch with Mr. Obama and join him in greeting the American men’s World Cup soccer team heading to South Africa.
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“These ads, and the stories of the people in them, give voice to the nagging doubts that many Jewish voters feel about President Obama.
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“There won’t be any daylight there at all,” he said.
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He was also scheduled to meet with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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The indictment made no mention of whether Mr. Trump played a role in the coordination, though Mr. Mueller did leave a curious clue about how high in the campaign the effort reached: A senior campaign official “was directed” by an unnamed person to contact Mr. Stone about additional WikiLeaks releases that might damage the Clinton campaign, according to the court document.
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Mr. Schumer rejected the idea of offering a down payment for the wall to reopen the government and pitched Mr. McConnell on what ultimately became the agreement with Mr. Trump, according to a senior Democratic aide.
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LePage hinted on Tuesday that he may resign before his term ends in 2018, telling a local radio station, “I’m looking at all options.
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He said he and Vice President Biden lived up to their pledge not to put their “thumb on the scales.”
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On Wednesday, Judge Gorsuch told the committee that the email had not been “my finest moment” and that he had been “blowing off steam with a friend, privately.”
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On Tuesday night, however, it seemed that some of that energy had gone from the streets.
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Lawmakers said that what they knew was vague and broad — and that strict rules of classification prevented them from truly debating the programs or conducting proper oversight.
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WASHINGTON — President Trump, facing a growing public backlash over the partial government shutdown, shifted course on Saturday and offered Democrats a deal: temporary protections for roughly 700,000 young undocumented immigrants in exchange for $5.7 billion in funding for a wall along the southern border.
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Minutes after addressing the threats to prominent Democrats, Trump claimed Republicans are often attacked for supporting him.
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Mr. McCain defended Mr. Lieberman, who endorsed his 2008 run for president.
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At least one GOP insider who had direct contact with Steele told the Washington Post that the chairman would indeed be seeking another term atop the RNC.
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Brian Brown, president of the National Organization of Marriage, believes that giving same sex couples the right to file jointly “continues a pattern of lawlessness” across the country.
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"RSO (Regional Security Officer) expressed concerns with the ability to defend Post in the event of a coordinated attack due to limited manpower, security measures, weapons capabilities, host nation support, and the overall size of the compound," it said.
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As president, I will secure the border within a year putting thousands more federal boots on the ground, strategic fencing and aerial resources to fight border crime and make our states and nation safer."
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Christie told supporters of his plans in a phone call Tuesday morning, according to NBC and the AP.
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The legislation would give the president “fast-track” authority to approve pending trade deals with 11 Pacific Rim nations.
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"We've got to break that habit before it starts," the president said.
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Representative Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, the senior Democrat on the committee, also scolded the agency.
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They also said the e-mails belied the White House’s insistence that it had changed only one word in the talking points.
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Top Democrats on Friday swiftly pressured President Trump to consider cancelling his upcoming summit with Vladimir Putin, after a dozen Russian intelligence officers were indicted for allegedly hacking party emails in 2016.
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And he said he plans to take his message “to the Democratic National Convention” in July.
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She said she supported trade adjustment authority to protect American jobs, but otherwise did not delve into details.
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The young man is not identified in the video, which was made last week.
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“I get used to it and watch with a grain of salt, or don’t watch at all..”
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A suspicious package was also found Friday in Burlingame, California, addressed to Democratic donor Tom Steyer, CNN and NBC reported.
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“When America has the mightiest Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and intelligence community in the world, the result is more peace, not more conflict.”
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“This is certainly not what Vice Chairman Ruppersberger was hoping to get,” Mr. Petraeus wrote, referring to Representative C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, which had asked Mr. Petraeus for talking points to use with reporters in discussing the attack on Benghazi.
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But those arguments didn’t sway lawmakers, who say the White House’s case is overblown.
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“Our immigration system should be a source of pride ... not a source of shame as it is all over the world,” Trump said in his plea.
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Rather than go ahead with the debate and declare that he will not run — Mr. Trump has flirted with running for president several times since the 1980s but has always decided not to follow through — he chose to drop the debate.
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"We need to protect all Americans, of all backgrounds and all beliefs, from Radical Islamic Terrorism - which has no place in an open and tolerant society," Trump said.
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“Elephants and other big game in Africa are blood currency for terrorist organizations, and they are being killed at an alarming rate,” Royce said.
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The son of Cuban immigrants, Rubio has challenged Obama's efforts to normalize diplomatic relations with the island, saying that closer ties would only help the communist Castro government keep power.
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Christie focused on his state rather than the presidential election that took place days after New Jersey's shore was ravaged by the storm.
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But just two days before the ABA conference, Lerner was specifically asked about the investigation.
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McConnell is perhaps the nation’s biggest opponent of campaign finance reforms, and the Republican Party has enacted measures across the country in the last decade to restrict voter access.
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The complaint says the measure runs afoul of federal law and therefore violates the Constitution's supremacy clause, which says federal laws trump state laws.
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"Both Time and Newsweek have been doing this to conservatives for years.
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The new ad follows Mr. Perry’s statement on Tuesday criticizing the Obama administration’s announcement that the United States would use all the elements of diplomacy, including the possible granting of foreign aid, to promote gay rights around the world and beat back efforts in other nations to criminalize homosexual conduct.
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"Not a single thing he said is accurate," Biden said.
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The document is expected to call for border security and enforcement measures, as well as providing a path to legal status — but not citizenship — for many of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country, the aides said.
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The episode is a low point in the tense relationship between Mr. Obama and Mr. Netanyahu and has touched off weeks of mostly anonymous sniping and finger-pointing.
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One of the highest-profile Republicans in the House of Representatives – where national immigration reform will live or die this year – said he agrees with giving undocumented immigrants a chance to legalize their status.
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The problem with plans to hike taxes is that they're politically unfeasible because of congressional Republicans' adamant opposition to any sort of tax increase, much less a tax increase not accompanied by a spending cut.
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has also issued several letters to members of Congress calling for a budget that prioritizes aid to the poor.
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Stopping poaching isn't just about saving the world's most majestic animals for the future — it's about our national security."
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"The legalization of marijuana is clearly in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act and is not implemented in a vacuum."
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Donald J. Trump on Tuesday assailed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court for speaking out on the presidential race, calling her disdainful remarks about his candidacy “highly inappropriate” and suggesting that she owed other justices an apology.
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While AARP has not issued specific recommendations or figures on how benefit reductions might be carried out, the group’s recent discussions with its members signal support for using increased revenue to fill two-thirds of the projected gap, and benefits reductions for one-third, Mr. Rother said.
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CREDO Action, the activist arm of the wireless phone company, advocates for progressive causes, including immigrants rights and the passage of legislation that would give Dreamers a pathway to citizenship.
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At the practice on Wednesday, Mr. Flake had raced to Mr. Scalise’s side to provide water and first aid after the shooting stopped.
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Trump responded to Cruz's allegations in a statement on Friday afternoon:
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Other lawmakers further complained that the State Department has spent millions on lower-priority projects that could have been spent on security.
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The Democratic senator also said "a legitimate negotiation" can proceed after the government is reopened.
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But Williams suggested he would feel “safer” if he were allowed to carry a gun on Capitol Hill, reminding reporters that he’s “a big Second Amendment guy” -- and said “we probably ought to take a look at our security in big groups like that.”
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Johnson believes it’s “highly likely” the person who built the bombs will have been previously flagged by law enforcement.
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Mrs. Clinton gave a voluntary interview to the bureau in July 2016 during its investigation into whether she or her aides broke the law by corresponding through a private email server set up for her use as secretary of state.
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She has winning brought “a special spring in my step” because it gives her the opportunity to “differentiate between us and the administration coming in January."
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Shortly thereafter, Mr. Trump released the emails himself.
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Earlier this month, Clinton acknowledged that she sent or received roughly 60,000 related emails, turning over roughly half to the State Department and deleting about the same number of “personal” ones.
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The chalkboard, a prop that he uses frequently on his top-rated show, brought the audience to its feet.
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One of Ryan’s best one-liners came when he sought to explain these comments.
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The elder Cheney daughter is challenging Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) in next year's Republican primary.
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Mueller’s nearly two-year-long investigation did not establish that members of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government to interfere in the election in favor of Trump and at the expense of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
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"He says he is a Christian.
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Among Mrs. Clinton’s disclosures Friday was that she was paid $9.68 million in 2013 for 41 speeches, all in the United States except for two in Toronto.
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All that's left is a bigoted and malicious shell that does far more harm than good for people who need a break," he wrote.
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“We need concrete action to change things in this country,” he said, according to excerpts provided by the Justice Department.
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I have nothing to do with the National Enquirer and unlike Lyin' Ted Cruz I do not surround myself with political hacks and henchman (sic) and then pretend total innocence.
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“I think the President Peña is taking an enormous political risk by hosting Trump.
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The indictment also alleged that the pair spent “tens of thousands of dollars” on items ranging from movie tickets, fast food, golf outings, groceries and home utilities.
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"By waffling on a trade deal she helped negotiate and once called a "gold standard," Hillary Clinton continues to show why voters overwhelmingly see her as dishonest and untrustworthy," Short said in a statement.
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Some conservatives have long made the argument that the 14th Amendment was meant to apply only to citizens and legal permanent residents, not immigrants who are present in the country without authorization.
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Mr. Perry, in his most expansive comments about illegal immigration since last week’s Republican presidential debate, was not suggesting any rounding up of illegal immigrants, an aide later made clear, but calling for all people arrested or detained — and later found to be undocumented — to be expelled from the country after an expedited hearing.
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It deeply influenced who they are and who I am, and gave me a profound appreciation for what farmers do for the world.”
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The ad, paid for by nonprofit conservative advocacy group Secure America Now, could have a powerful influence in heavily-Jewish markets, including Miami.
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"From the beginning, the government has pursued a politically driven vendetta against Congressman Grimm and not an independent search for the truth."
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The public deserves answers now-our democracy depends on it."
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