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Trump, North Korea Trade Escalating Threats Of Fire

In an exchange of threats, President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang of β€œfire and fury like the world has never seen” and the North’s military claimed Wednesday it was examining plans for attacking Guam.

Nations Race to Prevent Backsliding on North Korea Sanctions

Armed with extraordinary new U.N. sanctions, nations raced Monday to ensure that North Korea’s biggest trading partners actually carry them out, an elusive task that has undercut past attempts to strong-arm Pyongyang into abandoning its nuclear weapons.

Mueller Using Grand Jury in D.C. in Russia Probe

Special Counsel Robert Mueller is using a grand jury in Washington as part of an investigation into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia, a person familiar with the probe says.

Trump Lawyer: No Reason To Think Trump’s Under Investigation

A lawyer for President Donald Trump said he has no information to suggest the president is under federal investigation amid a report that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is using a grand jury as part of his probe into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.

AP Fact Check: Trump Immigration Pitch on Shaky Ground

President Donald Trump’s endorsement of legislation to restrict and reshape legal immigration is based on some shaky assumptions, such as the idea that low-wage green-card holders are flooding in to take jobs from Americans.

Does No Mean No in North Carolina?

A couple sentence fix would resolve what many perceive is a dangerous, and embarrassing, loophole in North Carolina rape law. That, from the state senator who has put forward the bill now, twice. Now, a clearer understanding of why the bill has yet to move.

White House Tensions Catch Fire with Scaramucci Interviews

President Donald Trump’s new communications director exploded the smoldering tensions at the White House into a full-fledged conflagration Thursday, angrily daring Trump’s chief of staff to deny he’s a β€œleaker” and exposing West Wing backstabbing in language more suitable to a mobster movie than a seat of presidential stability.

β€˜Obamacare’ Repeal Reeling After Senate Defeat

Dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump’s agenda, the Senate early Friday rejected a measure to repeal parts of former President Barack Obama’s health care law after a night of high suspense in the U.S. Capitol.

House GOP Passes $788B Bill For Pentagon, Border Wall

The House passed a $788 billion spending bill Thursday that combines a $1.6 billion down payment for President Donald Trump’s controversial border wall with Mexico with a whopping budget increase for the Pentagon.

GOP Eyes Narrow Bill to Advance Goal on Obamacare Repeal

They couldn’t pass a repeal of β€œObamacare,” or find the votes for a White House-backed replacement. So now Senate Republicans are lowering their sights and trying to unite behind a so-called β€œskinny repeal” that would merely undo just a few of the most unpopular elements of Barack Obama’s law.

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