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4:30pm Oct 14, 2019

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Trump Is Trying Hard To Thwart Obamacare. How's That Going?

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Though polls show Affordable Care Act protections remain popular in the U.S., President Trump still threatens to drastically change the law if he can't repeal it. Here are five changes he's made.

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8:37pm Oct 10, 2019

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Civilians Flee As Turkish Forces Strike Kurds In Northern Syria

by Scott Neuman

The attack that began Wednesday has uprooted civilians in the area. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insists that the Trump administration did not "greenlight" the incursion.
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4:18pm Oct 08, 2019

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Former Trump Envoy: Syria Withdrawal Is 'Haphazard' And 'Almost Unprecedented'

"You can't make decisions on a haphazard basis after a single call with a foreign leader," says Brett McGurk, the president's former special envoy for the fight against ISIS.

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10:13am Oct 04, 2019

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Texts Detail Top U.S. Diplomat's Concerns About Possible Trump-Ukraine Quid Pro Quo

In texts released by House Democrats, a career diplomat worries that Washington is tying military aid and a White House visit for the president of Ukraine to an investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden.
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4:29pm Sep 03, 2019

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What Would Trumpcare Look Like? Follow GOP's 'Choice And Competition' Clues

by Julie Appleby

President Trump promises he has a "phenomenal" health plan if the ACA is overturned in court. Here's a glimpse, according to analysts and his advisers, of what might be included in a GOP health plan.
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5:12am Aug 27, 2019

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Rouhani Backs Off Meeting With Trump, Saying U.S. Must First Lift Sanctions

by Scott Neuman

The Iranian president's remarks on Tuesday were in contrast to an initially favorable reception to the idea of a face-to-face meeting with President Trump.
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6:37pm Aug 23, 2019

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What Do Greenlanders Think Of Trump's Interest In Buying Greenland?

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The majority are Inuit. They laugh about his interest but also take it seriously. One says such talk is "extremely imperialistic and should not be something that we hear world leaders say in 2019."
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2:07pm Aug 23, 2019

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Putin To Russian Military: 'Prepare A Symmetrical Response' To U.S. Missile Test

by Sasha Ingber

His remarks come after a U.S. Defense Department test of a modified Navy Tomahawk cruise missile, and the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between Washington and Moscow.
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2:19pm Aug 21, 2019

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Trump Says Russia Should Be Allowed Into G-7; Moscow Wants Talks To Continue

by Sasha Ingber

"I think it's much more appropriate to have Russia in," President Trump told reporters. In Russia, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said discussions should move from the media "to the expert level."
Patrick Semansky / AP

1:38pm Aug 21, 2019

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Trump Skips Visit To Denmark, Calls Danish Leader 'Nasty' For Greenland Sale Rebuff

by Scott Neuman

The president said he would postpone a planned trip to the Scandinavian country after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called his idea of buying the island "absurd."
Patrick Semansky / AP

9:47am Aug 19, 2019

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No Joke: Trump Really Does Want To Buy Greenland

by Scott Neuman

The president confirmed a recent report in The Wall Street Journal that he'd asked his advisers to look into purchasing the Arctic island. But Denmark's prime minister says Greenland is not for sale.
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3:00pm Aug 16, 2019

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Greenland Says It's 'Not For Sale' After Reports That Trump Wants To Buy It

by Sasha Ingber

The president was reportedly considering purchasing the island, which a Greenlandic politician says has strategic value. But "it sounds a little bit like a joke," Aaja Chemnitz Larsen told NPR.