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EPA boots reporters from summit on toxic chemicals
The Environmental Protection Agency barred journalists and the public from Tuesday's national summit on its plans to address toxic chemicals contaminating drinking water...
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US hits 5 Iranians with sanctions for aiding Yemen rebels
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is ratcheting up pressure on Iran with new sanctions targeting five Iranians for supporting Shiite rebels in Yemen.
The Treasury announced...
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Treasury Department unveils sanctions on 5 Iranians
The Treasury Department on Tuesday unveiled fresh sanctions on five Iranian individuals it said provided military expertise to Houthi rebels in Yemen "on behalf" of the Islamic...
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DHS Secretary says she's unaware Russia wanted Trump to win
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says she is unaware of intelligence assessments concluding that Russia favored President Donald Trump over Hillary...
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Mnuchin: China will still be subject to tariffs on steel, aluminum
The Trump administration won't lift new tariffs on steel and aluminum from China as part of a trade deal still being worked out, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday...
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Russia adopts bill that could stymie trade with US
MOSCOW - Russia's parliament on Tuesday adopted a wide-ranging bill that could freeze crucial exports to the United States and imports to Russia from the U.S. and other...
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Trump seeks delay in Summer Zervos' defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump asked New York state's highest court to delay a defamation lawsuit against him by a former contestant on "The Apprentice" television show...
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Congressional candidate under fire for saying Puerto Rican evacuees shouldn't vote in Florida
A Florida congressional candidate is under fire for saying that he didn't believe hurricane evacuees from Puerto Rico should be allowed to register to vote in the Sunshine...
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The Jolt: Signs that the knives are out for House Speaker Paul Ryan
At a conference in Colorado, the topic of dumping U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan before the November mid-terms was broached. From the Weekly Standard:
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China Makes Massive Cut to Car Tariffs After Truce With Trump
China will cut the import duty on passenger cars to 15 percent, further opening up a market that's been a chief target of the U.S. in its trade fight with the world's...
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Trump's staff ghostwrites some of his tweets and inserts grammatical errors...
West Wing staffers intentionally insert grammatical errors into messages they draft for the president's Twitter account, seeking to mimic his characteristic style, according to... Read more ...
Trump Reportedly Rejects Phone Security Measures As 'Too Inconvenient'
The president is said to use a cellphone that lacks top security features and ignores advice to regularly swap his Twitter phone. Read more ...
The Georgia GOP Governor's Primary Focuses On Guns And Immigration
And here's a look at other key races in Tuesday's voting in four states. Read more ...
The Trump administration is closing in on a deal to ease sanctions on...
The Trump administration is reportedly nearing a new deal to ease sanctions on Chinese telecom giant ZTE. The deal would force ZTE to make major changes to its executive team... Read more ...
Paul Ryan's Speakership May End Early
One thing is not in dispute: Paul Ryan will not be House speaker next year. In fact, he won't even be in Congress now that he's not running for re-election. But new reports are... Read more ...
Ex-Trump Adviser Calls President's Claims That Informant Spied On Campaign...
Trump has asked the Justice Department to look into whether an FBI informant infiltrated his campaign for political purposes. Read more ...
Congress is set to pass the largest rollback of Wall Street regulations...
The House will vote on a bill to roll back a number of Wall Street regulations. The bill will head to President Donald Trump if it is passed. The bill would lift regulations on... Read more ...
5 Years Later, The Onion Responds to Michael Cohen
Back in 2013, Michael Cohen wrote an email to the Onion complaining about a satirical item written about his biggest client, Donald Trump. In the email, Cohen demanded an... Read more ...
Paul Ryan's authority in the House is dwindling as the Republican conference...
Paul Ryan's tenure as speaker of the House could end sooner than he originally thought, with legislative failures mounting and the Republican conference continuing to... Read more ...
Automakers are rallying after China says it will reduce tariffs on US cars
China said Tuesday it will lower the tax on imported vehicles to 15% from 25%. Automaker stocks were up as much as 2.6% on the news. American automakers are rallying after... Read more ...