Articles filed under Political Figures
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Constable: What Honest Abe kept in his pocketsFeb 18, 2019 12:00 am - We celebrate Presidents Day with a chance to shovel snow, stay home from work or school, or at least enjoy a less crowded commute. But it is also a day to kick back and ...
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What exactly is a national emergency? Here's what that means and what's next.Feb 15, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - After teasing it for months, President Donald Trump is officially declaring the U. S-Mexico border a "national emergency," which will allow him to circumven...
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Ex-Massachusetts governor Bill Weld wants to challenge Trump for Republican nominationFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld told an audience in New Hampshire Friday that he will try to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican presidential p...
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Trump says he's declaring emergency to build border wallFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Battling with one branch of government and opening a new confrontation with another, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday to fulfill ...
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Editorial: All should fear precedent set by political definition of 'emergency'Feb 14, 2019 10:00 pm - Some people may oppose President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency on immigration because it sidesteps the Constitution's explicit assignment of spendin...
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McCabe says he quickly opened FBI investigation of Trump for fear of being firedFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - Former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe said in an interview that aired Thursday that he authorized an investigation into President Donald Trump's ties to Russia a day...
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Trump to declare national emergency while signing Congress' border measureFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but a new confrontation was ignite...
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Omar fires back at Trump, saying he has 'trafficked in hate' his entire lifeFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Rep. Ilhan Omar rejected President Donald Trump's call for her resignation by accusing him of having "trafficked in hate your whole life" while she privatel...
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Sen. Ted Cruz's solution to border wall impasse: Make El Chapo pay for itFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sen. Ted Cruz's proposed EL CHAPO Act may be President Donald Trump's solution for funding his wall on the southern border. The Ensuring Lawful Collection o...
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Trump criticizes bipartisan border deal to avert another government shutdownFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's not happy with a bipartisan border deal in Congress that would avert another government shutdown set to start at th...