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Before granting legal status to illegal immigrants who entered the country as minors, President Donald Trump wants to push enhanced border security, interior enforcement, and… Read More
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Reversing an Obama administration energy regulation will save energy companies $33 billion in compliance costs through 2030—costs that would have otherwise been borne by consumers,… Read More
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It’s been more than 30 years since then-Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., paid a visit to the White House to lean on President Ronald Reagan about… Read More
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The Trump administration came out strongly in defense of religious freedom Friday, with new legal guidance and a move to reverse one of the most… Read More
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Vice President Mike Pence spoke Thursday about his faith in God and the goodness and perseverance of Americans as they face trials in natural disasters… Read More
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President Donald Trump’s regulatory chief said reining in the administrative state is going to require leadership from all three branches of government, but the president’s… Read More
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President Donald Trump is prepared to sign a late-term abortion ban, which the House passed Tuesday evening, if the Senate follows suit. A statement from… Read More
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The White House, saying Congress should support religious freedom, came to the defense of a judicial nominee who has been attacked by Democrat senators and… Read More
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Despite granting three waivers from a 1920 shipbuilding law to hurricane-ravaged areas, President Donald Trump isn’t considering a permanent repeal of what’s known as the… Read More
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It’s probably too early to judge whether the massacre at a concert in Las Vegas should be characterized as an act of domestic terrorism, government… Read More
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President Donald Trump, saying the nation is “joined together today in sadness, shock, and grief,” announced he will travel Wednesday to Las Vegas to visit… Read More
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In what authorities are calling the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a gunman killed at least 58 people and wounded more than 500… Read More
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President Donald Trump accepted the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price on Friday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced late… Read More
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President Donald Trump temporarily waived a shipping regulation to boost relief efforts to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico after pressure from members of Congress on both parties…. Read More
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A relatively obscure maritime law is in the spotlight after the devastation of Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria. The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, better… Read More
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Calling the House Republican tax reform plan a “once-in-a-generation opportunity,” President Donald Trump predicted the plan released Wednesday would have bipartisan support. “We’re going to… Read More
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President Donald Trump issued another clear warning Tuesday to North Korea over its aggression and defended his criticism of the National Football League for its… Read More
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions named names Tuesday in criticizing colleges and universities across the country that censor free speech by students and visitors. Sessions specified… Read More
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President Donald Trump’s new restrictions on travel from certain nations adapt to the latest threats and affect countries without Muslim majorities, but face legal challenges… Read More
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The Trump administration will decide within 10 days how many refugees may resettle next year in the United States, a State Department official said Wednesday… Read More
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In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump delivered remarks in many ways unlike those previous U.S. presidents have delivered… Read More
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As the federal government continues to tackle smoking as a public health issue, some experts argue it should be more open to allowing electronic cigarettes… Read More
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After racking up victories against the Obama administration before the Supreme Court, Noel Francisco is expected to be confirmed by the Senate to manage the… Read More
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President Donald Trump praised the new leadership of the United Nations on Monday for promoting reform in the global body, often criticized for bloated bureaucracy,… Read More
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President Donald Trump, a Republican and lifelong businessman who criticized the United Nations as a candidate, has common ground with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who… Read More
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President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders asserted that they haven’t reached a deal to give legal status to those who came to the country illegally… Read More
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President Donald Trump seems to be hatching a plan with Democrats in Congress about codifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, through a bill… Read More
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The wealthy would pay the same individual income tax rate, or possibly see an increase, under his tax reform plan, President Donald Trump said Wednesday…. Read More
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A Trump administration nominee key to implementing the president’s tough immigration agenda is still awaiting Senate confirmation despite having little trouble clearing committee. Lee Francis… Read More
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire—Bill Gardner, New Hampshire’s Democratic secretary of state, is an institution in the state, having held the office for more than four decades,… Read More
