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Trump Holding Back Some JFK Files, Others Are Out

President Donald Trump blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives came out Thursday night with a hefty cache of others.

Trump Declares Opioids A Public Health Emergency

In ringing and personal terms, President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to β€œovercome addiction in America,” declaring the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency and announcing new steps to combat what he described as the worst drug crisis in U.S. history.

House Passes $4T Budget In Step Forward For Trump Tax Plan

The House on Thursday gave a significant boost to President Donald Trump’s promise to cut taxes, narrowly passing a GOP budget that shelves longstanding concerns over federal deficits in favor of a rewrite of the tax code that Republicans promise will jump-start the economy.

Trump Takes a Step to Fight Opioids

According to the center for disease control, In 2015, 62 people died every day from prescription opioids. That number is estimated to be even higher now. Today, the president looks to take a major step toward solving the crisis.Β 

What Could Be In The Long-Secret JFK Files?

For decades, the existence of secret government files linked to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination has helped fuel conspiracy theories that others besides Lee Harvey Oswald were involved in his murder. Now the public is going to get a deeper look at the collection.

Clinton Campaign Help Fund Trump Dossier

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee reportedly helped fund the infamous dossier that made allegations linking Donald Trump to Russia.Β 

AP Source: Clinton Camp Helped Fund Trump Dossier Research

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund political research into President Donald Trump that ultimately produced a dossier of allegations about his ties to Russia, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday night.

Trump Allows Refugee Admissions To Resume With New Screening

President Donald Trump on Tuesday allowed the resumption of refugee admissions into the U.S. under new, stricter screening rules but ordered nationals from 11 countries believed to pose higher risk to U.S. national security to face even tougher scrutiny.

GAO: Climate Change Already Costing U.S. Billions in Losses

A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year, with those costs expected to rise as devastating storms, floods, wildfires and droughts become more frequent in the coming decades.

Trump Urges House GOP to Move Quickly on Budget, Tax Cuts

House Republicans, with the urging of President Donald Trump, will strive to pass a budget this week so they can turn their attention to tax reform. Trump warned that action on tax reform is crucial to avoiding political failure in 2018.

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