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Venezuela Decries Reported Meetings Between U.S. Officials And Coup Plotters

1:30pm September 09, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The meetings, reported by The New York Times, happened secretly after rogue officers contacted the U.S. government. The Trump administration apparently decided not to help the Venezuelan officers.

President Trump held a rally Tuesday night but waited until Wednesday to respond to the legal troubles of two close associates.

Politics & Government

A Day After Cohen Guilty Plea, Trump Contradicts His Former Personal Lawyer

4:49pm August 22, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

President Trump and the White House had stayed mostly silent in the wake of Paul Manafort's conviction and Michael Cohen's guilty plea, but Wednesday he returned to Twitter and taped a TV interview.

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The Trump administration threatened to raise proposed tariffs on Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent, escalating U.S. trade tensions with Beijing.

Trump Administration Threatens Even Higher Tariffs On China

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on China over trade. The administration threatened to raise proposed tariffs on Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Executive Associate Director of Enforcement And Removal Operations Matthew Albence, testifies as the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the Trump administration's policies on immigration enforcement and

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Lawmakers Question Trump Officials On Family Separation Policy

7:12pm July 31, 2018

by Joel Rose

As the federal government tries to undo its migrant family separation policy, Trump administration officials faced tough questioning Tuesday from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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Traders work on the floor at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on July 26, 2018 in New York.

Politics & Government

Trump Administration Eyes Capital Gains Tax Cut

6:48pm July 31, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration is weighing a cut in the capital gains tax. It would save wealthy Americans up to $20 billion a year, but add to the federal government's red ink.

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A plaque marks the U.S. border on the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry bridge which connects the U.S. and Mexico on July 23, 2018. As many as 2,551 migrant children ages 5 to 17 were separated from their families after they crossed into the U.S. from Mexico a

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Judge To Appoint Special Monitor To Oversee Detention Facilities

5:15pm July 28, 2018

by Joel Rose

Immigration lawyers had argued that the children and their parents were held in inhumane conditions. In another court, a judge gave credit and blame to the Trump administration on reuniting families.

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American pastor Andrew Brunson is being held in Turkey on accusations of terror and espionage.In a tweet, President Trump called Brunson "a great Christian, family man and wonderful human being."

Politics & Government

Who is Andrew Brunson, The Pastor Prompting Sanctions Threats Against Turkey?

4:00pm July 26, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

In a move that is winning praise from religious conservatives, the Trump administration threatened sanctions if Turkey does not release an American evangelical pastor.

Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y. (center) held a press conference earlier this month outside Manhattan federal court with Liz OuYang (left) of the New York Immigration Coalition and other critics of the new citizenship question on the 2020 census.

Multi-State Lawsuit Against Census Citizenship Question To Move Ahead

2:08pm July 26, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

A federal judge in New York said the commerce secretary's decision to add the controversial question to the 2020 census may have been "motivated at least in part by discriminatory animus."

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the census, approved adding a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 census in March.

Commerce Secretary Grew Impatient Over Census Citizenship Question, Emails Reveal

4:28pm July 24, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

Newly released documents show Wilbur Ross was "mystified" by delays in adding the question to the 2020 head count, just months after taking over the department, which oversees the Census Bureau.

Former CIA Director John Brennan and other former top national security officials could lose their security clearance if the White House follows through on a threat made Monday.

Politics & Government

Trump Wants To Revoke Security Clearances Of Ex-Officials Who've Criticized Him

5:19pm July 23, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says former CIA Director John Brennan and others have "politicized and in some cases monetized their public service and security clearances."