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Senators Clash At Neil Gorsuch Hearing

Senators have clashed at the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch over why the post was not...

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NATO Chief To Visit US For First Time Since Trump Elected

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg headed for Washington on Monday for the first time since US President Donald Trump was...

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FBI Director To Testify On Russia Ties As Trump Slams ‘fake News’

The directors of the FBI and NSA are to give keenly awaited testimony before Congress Monday on what ties President...

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Trump Tweets Russia Collusion Claims ‘fake News’

President Donald Trump on Monday shot down as "fake news" allegations that he worked with Russia, which US intelligence...

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Trump-Russia Claims: US Intelligence Chiefs To Give Evidence

The heads of top US spy agencies are to testify before Congress about possible links between Russia and President...

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FBI Director To Testify On Russia Ties, Alleged Wiretap

The directors of the FBI and NSA are to give keenly awaited testimony before Congress Monday on what ties President...

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Travel Ban ‘a Deep Wound’ For Iranian Americans

As President Donald Trump battles to reinstate his controversial revised travel ban, one overlooked effect has been the...

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‘No Evidence of Collusion’ Between Trump Campaign, Russia

The chairman of a US congressional committee on intelligence said that he has seen  "no evidence" that President...

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Man Who Drove Suspicious Car Near White House Is Detained

A man has been detained after driving up to a security checkpoint at the White House and claiming he had an explosive...

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White House Security Boosted After Arrest

The US Secret Service bolstered security at the White House after a man was arrested after making threats at one its...

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G20 Fails To Agree On Free Trade Endorsement

Finance ministers from 20 world powers have failed to reach an agreement to endorse free trade and rejection of...

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Trump’s ‘Irish Proverb’ Appears To Be A Nigerian Poem

A Nigerian man has told CNN he was surprised to learn that US President Donald Trump had read a few lines of his poetry...

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G20 Finance Ministers Drop Anti-Protectionist Pledge

Finance ministers from world's biggest economies have dropped an anti-protectionist commitment after opposition from...

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Immigration Judges Headed To 12 U.S. Cities To Speed Deportations

The U. S. Justice Department is developing plans to temporarily reassign immigration judges from around the country to...

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DOJ Documents ‘show No Evidence’ To Support Trump’s Wiretap Claims

The US government has no evidence to back up President Donald Trump's claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered...

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Trump Repeats Charge That Obama Ordered Wiretaps Against Him

US President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his charge that predecessor Barack Obama had ordered a wiretap against...

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Trump Says Republicans Uniting On Health Care, But Resistance Remains

US President Donald Trump said Friday he has won over several Republican lawmakers skeptical of the Obamacare...

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Art World Horrified By Trump’s Push To End Funding

The art world is voicing horror at President Donald Trump's push to eliminate US cultural funding entirely, saying that...

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Trump Distances White House From GCHQ Wiretap Claim

Donald Trump has said he did not "make an opinion" over claims the UK's GCHQ spy agency carried out wiretapping on him...