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What Next After Trump’s Military Transgender Ban?

President Donald Trump's announcement that transgender troops are no longer welcome in the US military caught the...

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Trump Says Transgender Personnel Barred From US Military

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that transgender people may not serve "in any capacity" in the US military,...

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Trump Opens Election Panel With Demand For Voter Data

President Donald Trump launched a highly controversial investigation into election integrity Wednesday, with a demand...

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Trump FBI Nominee Rejects Torture

President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday he rejected the use of torture...

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Trump Travel Ban Comes Into Effect For Six Countries

People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump’s...

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Trump Travel Ban Comes Into Effect For Six Countries

People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump’s...

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US Man Breaks the Ten Commandments — With His Car

A 32-year-old man has been arrested for ramming his car into a monument to the Ten Commandments outside the Arkansas...

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US Court Halts Deportations of Iraqi Nationals

A US judge has halted deportations of all Iraqi nationals -- some slated for removal as early as Tuesday -- on the...

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Anti-Trump But Also Pro-Fun

Tens of thousands of marchers paraded through New York streets Sunday in a huge Gay Pride parade, with many proudly...

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‘Dreamer’ Faces New Threat of Deportation Under Trump

She was once the face of the heated debate on immigration, the child of Mexicans who entered the United States...

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Trump Seizes On London Attack To Push Domestic Crackdown

President Donald Trump on Monday seized on the London terror attack to demand the US ban on travelers from some Muslim...

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Trump Seeks ‘much Tougher’ Travel Ban, Expedited Hearing

US President Donald Trump called Monday for a "much tougher version" of his travel ban and an "expedited" hearing for...

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Outrage As Trump Targets London Mayor After Attacks

Outrage erupted on both sides of the Atlantic Sunday after President Donald Trump lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan...

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Top US Diplomat In London Hails Mayor Hours After Trump Criticized Him

The acting US ambassador to Britain, Lewis Lukens, threw his support behind London Mayor Sadiq Khan in a series of...

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Outrage As Trump Targets London Mayor Over Attacks

Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at London's mayor Sadiq Khan, accusing him of downplaying the threat of terrorism a day...

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US Travel Ban Goes To Supreme Court

The White House has asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a travel ban on people from majority Muslim countries. The...

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US Appeals Court Maintains Block On Trump Travel Ban

A US federal appeals court on Thursday dealt a fresh setback to President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban,...

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WikiLeaks Source Chelsea Manning Set To Be Released

Chelsea Manning, the transgender army private jailed for one of the largest leaks of classified documents in US...

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Chelsea Manning Will Continue To Receive Army Benefits After Release

Chelsea Manning will continue to receive health care and other benefits given to active duty soldiers after she is...