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Busy Trump Travel Schedule Adds To Secret Service Overtime Costs

8:20am August 22, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The Secret Service is bumping up against statutory limits on overtime pay, as it struggles to provide protection for President Trump and his family, all of whom travel frequently.

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Trump Needs To Return To Make America Great Message, Rep. Gosar Says

6:37am August 22, 2017

President Trump holds a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday. Ailsa Chang talks to Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona about what he hopes to hear from the president.

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News Brief: Trump Unveils Afghan Strategy, He'll Hold Rally In Phoenix

6:29am August 22, 2017

President Trump didn't disclose the number of additional troops his administration will send to Afghanistan — though it's reported to be about 4,000. Trump holds a campaign rally Tuesday in Phoenix.

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Trump Prepares For Address On Path Forward In Afghanistan

11:16pm August 21, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

President Trump is scheduled to address the nation Monday night to announce a decision on the path forward in Afghanistan and the broader region, including Pakistan.

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President Trump is giving an update on U.S. involvement in Afghanistan on Monday night.

Full Text And Analysis: Trump's Address On Afghanistan, Plans For U.S. Engagement

10:27pm August 21, 2017

The president is addressing the nation about U.S. engagement in the country on Monday night. Watch the speech and read a transcript of his remarks with annotations by NPR journalists.

President Trump announces his South Asia strategy, saying that conditions on the ground in Afghanistan, not timetables, will dictate decisions.

'We Are Not Nation-Building Again,' Trump Says While Unveiling Afghanistan Strategy

10:02pm August 21, 2017

by Philip Ewing

After months of deliberation, a reluctant president is expected to increase the American military presence by about 4,000 troops after 16 years of war with no end in sight.

List Of Charities Shunning Trump's Mar-A-Lago Resort Keeps Growing

8:07pm August 21, 2017

by Greg Allen

Many of the groups cited controversy about recent comments by President Trump that "both sides were to blame" for the violence that occurred during a white supremacists' rally in Charlottesville, Va.

Community Of Charlottesville Mourns, After Violent Outbreak Surrounding Saturday's Alt Right Rally

Phoenix is preparing for a visit Tuesday by President Trump. Police are preparing for possible clashes between immigration advocates and anti-immigrant activists.

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Busy Trump Travel Schedule Adds To Secret Service Overtime Costs

Trump Needs To Return To Make America Great Message, Rep. Gosar Says

News Brief: Trump Unveils Afghan Strategy, He'll Hold Rally In Phoenix

Trump Prepares For Address On Path Forward In Afghanistan

Full Text And Analysis: Trump's Address On Afghanistan, Plans For U.S. Engagement

'We Are Not Nation-Building Again,' Trump Says While Unveiling Afghanistan Strategy

List Of Charities Shunning Trump's Mar-A-Lago Resort Keeps Growing

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