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Now playing Next USA Steve King's Iowa constituents split on support after racist comments Some voters in his district are questioning whether to continue to support the longtime congressman, others are standing behind him. 18/01/2019
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Now playing Next USA Trump touts Space Force plans at Pentagon Trump came up with the idea last March, saying he first thought of it as a joke. 17/01/2019
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Now playing Next USA GOP lawmakers are being vocal about shutdown concerns The partial closure of the U.S. government has set a record and more than 800,000 employees are furloughed as President Donald Trump demands funding for a border. 17/01/2019
Now playing Next USA Thousands more kids separated from parents under Trump than reported A government report says thousands more migrant children were separated from parents under Trump than reported and whether they were reunified is unknown. 17/01/2019
Now playing Next USA Michael Cohen says he paid tech firm to rig online polls 'at the direction of' Trump Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, paid a small tech firm $50,000 to rig online polls in Trump's favor before the presidential campaign in early 2015, according to The Wall Street Journal. 17/01/2019
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Now playing Next USA How the shutdown is jeopardizing housing for rural Americans The homes, and prospective homes, of hundreds of thousands of families in rural America are being threatened by the Agriculture Department's closure. 17/01/2019