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International reaction to Trump's tariffs

Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports has fuelled fears of an escalating trade war

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Trump announces heavy tariffs on steel and aluminium imports

The US president said the duties were being put in place to safeguard US jobs.

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White House seeks new communications chief as key aide steps down

Hope Hicks is the fourth different person to quit as White House communications director since Trump took office

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Hope Hicks resigns as Trump’s White House communications chief

Trump's longtime aide quit a day after she appeared before a congressional committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, and acknowledged she sometimes told "white lies" for the president, according to lawmakers.

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'Stop this nonsense': Trump backs tougher gun laws

Despite pressure from gun lobbyists, President Trump has declared that he wants to tighten background checks and increase the age limit for gun buyers in the United States.

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Trump hires re-election campaign chief

It’s thought to be the earliest any incumbent US president has officially declared his re-election campaign.

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Trump son-in-law's security clearance is downgraded

White House staff with interim security clearances, including President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were told in a memo Friday that they will no longer have access to highly classified information requiring the highest level of clearance, NBC News confirmed Tuesday.

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US Supreme Court blocks Trump on DACA

The US Supreme Court has blocked Trump's move to call a halt to DACA, the programme protecting the children of illegal immigrants from deportation. The scheme had been set to come to an end on 5 March.

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Trump would have run in to Florida school shooting

Donald Trump told a gathering of state governors that he would have run in to the Florida school shooting unarmed, in a further escalation of his attack on the officers who were present at the scene.

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Fake or real? EU moves to tackle 'fake news'

Dozens of experts thrash out ideas to counter the spread of 'fake news' online, as the EU draws up a battle plan.

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Makers of "Last Men in Aleppo" battle to make it to Oscars

Hit by the Trump travel ban the Syrian team behind the Oscar-nominated documentary is picking up huge support from American and international artists and filmmakers.

United Kingdom

"Arming teachers will not save lives" - Dunblane campaigner

The father of a five-year-old girl who died in the UK's school shooting in Scotland in 1996 warns Donald Trump's suggestion to arm teachers in the wake of the Florida shooting will not save lives.

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House Democrats release intelligence memo as rebuttal to GOP

Democrats release redacted version of a 10-page rebuttal to Republicans' FISA memo.

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Robert Mueller files new charges against Paul Manafort

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed new criminal charges on Thursday against President Donald Trump's ex-campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates that include bank and tax fraud, stepping up pressure in a legal battle that started last year.

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What we know about ‘Hapsburg group’ named in Manafort scheme

The ex-Trump campaign manager paid former European politicians more than 2 million euros to lobby for Ukraine, according to a new indictment.

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Former Trump campaign aide, Rick Gates pleads guilty in Mueller invest

Prosecutors said Gates could win a reduction in his sentence based on the extent of his cooperation with Mueller's probe.

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Manafort and Gates face new charges

The special counsel in the Russia probe has filed new criminal charges against President Donald Trump's former campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, stepping up pressure in a legal battle that started last year

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US teacher's union rejects guns

Many teachers feel the presence of guns would only make school more dangerous

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US gun lobby chief slams critics who 'exploit' Florida school attack

The head of the US National Rifle Association accused 'elites' of seeking political gain with their calls for gun controls. Donald Trump called the NRA 'Great American Patriots' but also spoke of reforms.

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Strong emotions as Florida shooting families meet Trump

Anger and tears marked a White House meeting between the US President and those affected by last week's school shooting in Parkland that left 17 people dead

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