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Manchin Not Backing Dems' $2T Bill, Potentially Dooming It
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he can’t back a $2 trillion social safety net bill, and his opposition seemingly deals a fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s signature legislation.
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Fox Anchor Chris Wallace Makes His Own News With Move to CNN
Veteran anchor Chris Wallace has left Fox News after 18 years for CNN
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White House Says It Won't Participate in Impeachment Hearing
The House impeachment inquiry enters a pivotal stage this week, with investigators planning a vote Tuesday to approve their report making the case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office as he decides whether to mount a defense before a likely Senate trial. A draft report will be available for members of the House Intelligence Committee to view in a...
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Ex-SC Gov. Sanford Adds Name to GOP Long Shots Against Trump
Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, joined the Republican race against President Donald Trump on Sunday, aiming to put his Appalachian trail travails behind him for good as he pursues an admittedly remote path to the presidency. “I am here to tell you now that I am going to get in,” Sanford said in an interview on...
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Trump Dismisses Worries of Recession, Says Economy Is Strong
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns of recession on Sunday and offered an optimistic outlook for the economy after last week’s steep drop in the financial markets. “I don’t think we’re having a recession,” Trump told reporters as he returned to Washington from his New Jersey golf club. “We’re doing tremendously well. Our consumers are rich. I gave a tremendous tax...
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Trump ‘Determined' to Add Citizenship Question to the Census, Immigration Official Says
A top U.S. immigration official said Sunday he’s confident that the Trump administration will add the citizenship question to the 2020 census after their effort to do so was shot down by the Supreme Court, NBC News reports. “I do think so,” Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of the Citizenship and Immigration Services office, told “Fox News Sunday.” “I think the...
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Mexico Denies Trump's Claim of Secret Concessions in Deal
Three days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Mexico to stem the flow of migrants at the southern border, the two countries appear unable to agree on exactly what’s in it. Stung by criticism that the agreement mostly ramps up border protection efforts already underway, Trump on Monday hinted at other, secret agreements he says will soon...
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Mexico Denies Trump's Claim of Secret Concessions in Deal
Three days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Mexico to stem the flow of migrants at the southern border, the two countries appear unable to agree on exactly what’s in it. Stung by criticism that the agreement mostly ramps up border protection efforts already underway, Trump on Monday hinted at other, secret agreements he says will soon...
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House Democrats Make Deal to See Mueller Files on Trump
The House expects to receive the first files of underlying evidence from Robert Mueller’s report soon, after a sudden shift by the Justice Department as Democrats weigh impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. It’s unclear if the deal, announced just moments before the start of a Judiciary Committee hearing with Watergate star witness John Dean, will ultimately be enough for...
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President Trump Defends Mexico Deal as Criticism Continues
With his threatened Mexican tariffs now on the backburner, President Donald Trump was looking to claim victory even as some of his Democratic challengers for the White House criticized him for overselling a deal that mostly ramps up existing efforts.
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Trump ‘Deadly Serious' About Mexico Tariffs: White House
A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump is “deadly serious” about slapping tariffs on imports from Mexico but acknowledged there are no concrete benchmarks being set to assess whether the U.S. ally was stemming the flow of migrants enough to satisfy the administration.
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Trump ‘Deadly Serious' About Mexico Tariffs: White House
A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump is “deadly serious” about slapping tariffs on imports from Mexico but acknowledged there are no concrete benchmarks being set to assess whether the U.S. ally was stemming the flow of migrants enough to satisfy the administration.
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Top WH Adviser Kudlow Admits US Consumers Pay Tariffs
The White House’s top economic adviser acknowledged Sunday that U.S. consumers and businesses pay the tariffs that the Trump administration has imposed on billions of dollars of Chinese goods, even as President Trump himself insisted in a tweet, incorrectly, that China pays. “Yes, I don’t disagree with that,” said Larry Kudlow, the head of the president’s National Economic Council, when...
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Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar's 9/11 Comments in Context
The controversy over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s reference to the 9/11 terrorist attacks continued to boil on the political talk shows on Sunday. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders claimed that Omar had spoken “dismissively” about the 9/11 attacks, while Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler said her comments were being misconstrued. Nadler said Omar mentioned 9/11 “only in passing” while talking about...
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Omar Cites More Death Threats Against Her Since Trump Tweet
Rep. Ilhan Omar says she’s faced increased death threats since President Donald Trump spread around a video that purports to show her being dismissive of the 2001 terrorist attacks. “This is endangering lives,” she said, accusing Trump of fomenting right-wing extremism. “It has to stop.” Her statement late Sunday followed an announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she has...
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White House: Migrants to Sanctuary Cities Not a Top Choice
President Donald Trump wants to explore a twice-rejected proposal to send migrants to “sanctuary cities,” but that is not the preferred solution to fix the straining immigration system, the White House said Sunday. Press secretary Sarah Sanders said it was one of many options, though she hoped Congress would work with the president on a comprehensive immigration overhaul. The Trump...
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Democrats Aren't ‘Smart Enough' to Read Trump's Tax Returns, Sarah Sanders Says
The White House is offering another rationale for why Democrats should not get their hands on President Donald Trump’s tax filings: They’re not “smart enough” to properly understand them, NBC News reported. Speaking with “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said she wouldn’t “trust” members of Congress to fully grasp the contents of the...
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Mnuchin Postpones Decision on Handing Over Trump Tax Returns
The Treasury Department has missed a deadline to deliver President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee chairman. In a letter to committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said his department hasn’t decided whether to comply with the demand and said Treasury will consult with the Justice Department and “carefully” review...
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Mnuchin Says He'll ‘Follow the Law' on Trump Tax Returns
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that his department intends to “follow the law” and is reviewing a request by a top House Democrat to provide President Donald Trump’s tax returns to lawmakers. Mnuchin told a House panel that he has not had any communications with the president or his top staff about the department’s decision on whether to provide...
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Chief of Staff Says Dems Will ‘Never' See Trump Tax Returns
Democrats will “never” see President Donald Trump’s tax returns, said White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday, as a new front opened in the confrontation between the administration and Congress. Mulvaney accused Democrats of engaging in a “political stunt” and wanting “attention” after the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard Neal, asked the IRS...