Senate delays debate on Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill while it is read aloud

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The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to take up President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill, but put off the start of a contentious debate...

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In Senate deal, Trump impeachment trial put off until early February

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The leaders of the U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to push back former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more...

Joe Biden announces $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package

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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a coronavirus response plan Thursday evening, emphasizing the urgency of passing legislation to help Americans...

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House in session to begin Trump impeachment proceedings

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The US House of Representatives has just convened and will now begin consideration of the Trump impeachment proceedings. The impeachment resolution...

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House Democrats plan to vote Wednesday to impeach Trump

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House Democrats plan to vote Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told Democrats on a caucus call Monday. ...

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Trump administration finally gives green light to proceed with Biden transition

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After weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden to transition to the White H...

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Biden cements victory by flipping Arizona, as Trump keeps transition in limbo

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President-elect Joe Biden cemented his electoral victory by capturing the battleground state of Arizona late on Thursday, but the transition to his ad...

Victims of Kenya, Tanzania 1998 terror attacks reject U.S. deal to delist Sudan

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One of the attorneys representing victims of the 1998 terror attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa and their families says the majority of his clie...

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Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine pills daily despite FDA warning

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U.S. President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavir...

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US senate heats up on climate change

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The U.S. Senate on Thursday completed its most momentous week on climate change in years, loudly swatting down an ambitious proposal to overhaul Ameri...

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Trump attacks news media for Russia probe stories

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U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at the U.S. mainstream news media Tuesday, saying it was being condemned throughout the world for its wide cove...

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Barr’s finding of no obstruction by Trump triggers firestorm of democratic criticism

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U.S. Attorney General William Barr is facing a firestorm of mostly Democratic criticism over declaring that President Donald Trump did not obstruct th...

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Lawmakers call for release of full report on Russia investigation

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Special counsel Robert Mueller has completed a long-awaited report on his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election and a...

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Trump to declare national emergency as he signs border security Bill

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President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency so he can bypass Congress and get the money to build a wall along the border with Mexico....

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Trump’s big, beautiful shrinking wall

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“I will build a great wall,” declared Donald Trump in announcing he was running for president in June 2015. “I will build a great, great wall on...

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In reversal, Trump says he and Intel chiefs on ‘same page’

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A day after he lashed out at U.S. intelligence agency chiefs over their assessments of global threats, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed course...

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White House wary of another shutdown but firm on wall

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The White House says President Donald Trump wants to avert another partial U.S. government shutdown but remains committed to erecting new barriers alo...

White House Wary of Another Shutdown

Backing down, Trump agrees to end shutdown without border wall money

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President Donald Trump agreed under mounting pressure on Friday to end a 35-day-old partial U.S. government shutdown without getting the $5.7 billion ...

The 1 big lesson for Donald Trump in the Senate’s shutdown votes

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There was a clear message from Senate Republicans to President Donald Trump in the two failed votes Thursday aimed at ending the 34-day-and-counting ...

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Political fallout uncertain as shutdown moves into month 2

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As the partial shutdown of the U.S. government goes into a second month, neither side can be sure about the long-term political fallout. Public opi...

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