National Politics

EU leaders urge Trump to defend Europe’s security interests at his upcoming summit with Putin

By Associated Press’s LORNE COOK AP (BRUSSELS) Leaders of the European Union urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to protect their security interests ...

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China and the US clash at the UN over the Panama Canal, a focus of Trump’s attention

By EDITH M. LEDERER United Nations (AP) At the United Nations on Monday, the United States and China battled over the Panama Canal. The ...

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U.S. and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies

By Didi Tang and Paul Wiseman Washington (AP) President Donald Trump at least postponed another risky confrontation between the two largest economies in the ...

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Trump’s moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here’s what the law says

Written by Lindsay Whitehurst WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite city officials pointing to data indicating a decline in violence, President Donald Trump took historic steps ...

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Judge allows the National Science Foundation to withhold hundreds of millions of research dollars

By Associated Press’s Aditi Ramakrishnan NEW YORK (AP) A federal court said Friday that the National Science Foundation can keep denying hundreds of millions ...

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Democrats launching summer blitz to press Republicans on Trump spending plan

By AP National Politics Writer Steve People NEW YORK (AP) In an effort to pressure weak Republicans to support President Donald Trump’s massive tax ...

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Judge orders Trump administration to explain why order to restore Voice of America wasn’t followed

By Associated Press’s David Bauer On Wednesday, a federal court effectively charged that the Trump administration had disregarded his directives to resume Voice of ...

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Republicans consider changing Senate rules to speed confirmation of Trump nominees

By Associated Press’s Mary Clare Jalonsick Washington (AP) Republicans in the Senate are thinking of amending Senate rules to expedite the confirmation of President ...

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Senate confirms Trump’s pick for counterterrorism agency, a former Green Beret with extremist ties

By Associated Press’s Stephen Groves Washington (AP) As Republicans ignored his ties to right-wing radicals and his endorsement of conspiracy theories regarding the Jan. ...

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US sanctions Brazil’s Supreme Court justice overseeing case against Bolsonaro

By EL ONORE HUGHES AP’s Rio de Janeiro On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department declared penalties against Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Brazilian ...

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