US troops withdraw from Iraq after Islamic State defeat
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Trump Threatens Shutdown as Negotiators Close In on Budget Deal
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WASHINGTON — President Trump called on Tuesday for shutting down the federal government if Congress does not crack down on illegal immigration, even as congressional negotiators closed in on a major budget deal that would set spending levels for two … Read More
US and North Korea’s political games threaten to overshadow the Olympics
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(CNN)South Korea may be touting the Winter Games, which begin on Friday, as the “Peace Olympics,” but that hasn’t stopped the US and North Korea seeking to score political points against each other. In a move sure to annoy Pyongyang, … Read More
Read: the full text of the Nunes memo
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Mark Wilson/Getty Images The House Intelligence Committee just released the “Nunes memo” — and it contains some explosive allegations about the FBI. Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee voted on Monday night to release the four-page memo, authored by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), which … Read More
“U.S. is throwing a wet blanket over our efforts,” North Korea tells U.N.
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UNITED NATIONS — Just as the final North Korea Olympic athletes were arriving in Gangneung, South Korea for the Winter Olympics, Kim Jong Un’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho appealed to the U.N. chief on Thursday, to recognize Pyongyang’s “positive developments” … Read More
State of the Union: Trump extends ‘open hand’ to Dems on immigration, touts tax cuts, warns N. Korea
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President Trump appealed for common ground in the immigration debate at his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, while holding firm on his demands for border security and using the grand setting to tout his economic accomplishments and … Read More
Trump’s Shadow Hangs Over NATO
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A year since Trump entered office, European allies are relieved the alliance is still standing, but U.S. leadership remains in doubt. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. President Donald Trump take seats at a working dinner meeting at NATO … Read More