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Trump Endorses Guns For Teachers To Stop Shootings

US President Donald Trump has said arming teachers could prevent school shootings like that which left 17 people dead...

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Second Trump Aide Quits Over Abuse Claims

A speechwriter has become the second White House aide this week to resign amid allegations of domestic abuse. David...

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Nancy Pelosi Tells US House Immigrant Stories For Eight Hours

US politician Nancy Pelosi is thought to have set a new record for the longest speech ever made in the House of...

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Trump Plans Military Parade In Washington

US President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to organise a large military parade in the nation’s capital. The...

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Trump Once Again In Hot Seat Over Russia

Allegations that Donald Trump dictated a misleading account of a meeting between his son and a Russian lawyer rattled...

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Lawsuit Accuses Fox of Concocting ‘fake News’ For Trump

Fox News contrived with a Donald Trump supporter and the White House to fabricate "fake news" to advance the...

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Trump Brings In New Chief of Staff In Bid To Reset White House

Donald Trump installed retired Marine Corps general John Kelly as his new chief of staff Monday, hoping to bring order...

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Trump Plays Up Gang Threat, Urges Rough Policing

President Donald Trump traveled to a crime-afflicted New York town Friday, seeking to magnify the threat from Latino...

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US Senate Passes Russia Sanctions, Sends Bill To Trump

The US Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, sending the package to President...

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Trump’s Transgender Military Ban ‘not Worked Out Yet’

The White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president’s ban on transgender people serving in the US...

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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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Transgender People ‘can’t Serve’ US Army

US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in “any capacity” in the military. He tweeted that...

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Trump Bans Transgender People In Military

US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in “any capacity” in the military. He...

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Trump’s Bid To Rally Base Marked By Protests

Fresh from a rare legislative victory, Donald Trump tried to shore up ebbing popular support Tuesday at a raucous rally...

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Trump Ex-Campaign Manager Manafort Not Testifying Wednesday

A Senate committee investigating Russian election interference withdrew Tuesday its subpoena compelling President...

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Trump Defies Political Norms — Again — With Attacks On Ally

From publicly attacking a member of his own cabinet to delivering a partisan speech to a gathering of Boy Scouts,...

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Court Battle Over UK Baby Raises Ethical Conundrum

A five-month legal battle over the fate of a terminally-ill British baby that drew the attention of Pope Francis and US...

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Kushner Says Met Russians Four Times, Denies Collusion

Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner on Monday said he had four contacts with Russian officials but denied any...

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Trump and His Campaign Promises

Donald Trump took office trailing a string of promises made during a bruising election campaign. Six months into his...