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Democrats hedge on Trump impeachment after inflammatory remarks

"I wouldn't have said it that way," Democratic Rep. Adam Smith of Washington said.

07/01/2019

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Government shutdown enters third week as politicians point fingers

"I may declare a national emergency dependent on what's going to happen over the next few days," Trump said Sunday.

07/01/2019

World

Shutdown Continues as Democrats Take Back the House

Democrats maneuverer to pass legislation with the support of Nancy Pelosi, the only woman ever to serve as speaker. She will preside over the most diverse U.S. House in history. The democrats wish to put an end to the partial government shutdown, but Republicans called the move 'theatre'.

04/01/2019

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Top GOP senators hit back at Trump's Syria pullout with sanctions bill

They can't make Trump keep troops in Syria. They've asked for increased sanctions on Syria instead.

04/01/2019

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Trump admin wants to send more troops to border to string concertina wire

The fencing that is to be reinforced with wire is not new. If the request is approved, the Pentagon will decide how many troops to send.

04/01/2019

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Trump says he's winning wall funding fight: 'I have never had this much support'

The president's remarks Thursday came less than 24 hours before he was set to meet with congressional leaders to discuss the ongoing shutdown and his border wall funding request.

04/01/2019

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House Democrats pass two spending bills aimed at ending shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has repeatedly said that he won't bring the measures up for a vote because President Donald Trump wouldn't sign them.

04/01/2019

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US government shutdown enters 13th day

Attempts to re-open the US government seemed to fall through yesterday as President Trump made clear he would not budge on his demand for $5 billion in border-wall funding.

03/01/2019

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Sen.-elect Mitt Romney: Trump has not 'risen to the mantle of the office'

The senator-elect from Utah said Trump's most glaring failure has been his inability to unite a "nation so divided, resentful and angry."

02/01/2019

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Nikki Haley leaves her job, and Twitter profile

As of early Wednesday, Haley already had accumulated 151,000 followers on her new personal Twitter account.

02/01/2019

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Trump compares border wall to 'Wall around' Obama home

The president's tweet comes amid a partial government shutdown that began over his demand that Congress fund a $5 billion wall on the southern border.

31/12/2018

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Democrats' quest to topple Trump gets real in January. Here's why.

The party's surprisingly quiet (so far) but wide-open nominating contest is about to get a lot noisier come the New Year as candidates begin the money chase.

28/12/2018

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Trump makes surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq

Trump had been criticized for not visiting any combat zones until now, unlike several of his predecessors.

26/12/2018

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital after lung surgery

The 85-year-old justice said in August that she would like to remain on the Supreme Court for another five years.

26/12/2018

USA

Trump digs in on the wall and the shutdown

"It's a disgrace, what's happening in this country," the president said. "But other than that I wish everyone a very merry Christmas."

26/12/2018

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On Christmas Eve, Trump airs more grievances

The string of complaining tweets comes in the midst of a partial federal government shutdown that is expected to stretch into the coming week.

24/12/2018

USA

What to expect from the new Congress, from funding faceoffs to Trump tax returns

The new era of divided government dawns next week. Here's what both sides have planned.

24/12/2018

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Mattis to leave two months early, Trump announces Shanahan will replace him

Trump announced that Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive, will take over.

23/12/2018

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Federal government partially shuts down amid impasse over border wall funding

It was unclear exactly how long the shutdown — which affects thousands of federal workers — would last, with negotiations slated to continue over the weekend.

22/12/2018

USA

Political chaos reaches DEFCON 2 in Washington

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

21/12/2018