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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Finns to vote on how best to save their welfare state
HELSINKI — Finns will be voting Sunday in a parliamentary election shaped by debates on how best to preserve their generous welfare model despite having one of the world’s most rapidly aging populations. And in this Nordic nation, which has one-third of its territory above the Arctic Circle, anxieties over...
Congress scorns Trump plan to cut, weaponize foreign aid
WASHINGTON — Mark Green did his best to put a winning face on a losing proposition. The administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) told Congress about a proposed “increase” in his budget and funding for a program that “will allow us to maintain the highest level ever...
White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities 
WASHINGTON — White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities to release detainees onto the streets of “sanctuary cities” to retaliate against President Trump’s political adversaries, according to Department of Homeland Security officials and email messages reviewed by The Washington Post. Trump administration officials have proposed transporting detained...
Bannon promises ‘pure Trump off the chain’ if president wins second term
Steve Bannon, one of the architects behind Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and a top advisor when Trump moved into the White House, said it will be “payback mode” if Trump wins re-elecion in 2020. “You’re going to get pure Trump off the chain. Four years of Donald Trump in payback...
Trump shares graphic on Twitter showing inaccurate approval rating
President Donald Trump on Thursday shared an inaccurate graphic on Twitter that significantly overstated his overall job approval rating in a new poll and falsely suggested it was “soaring.” The graphic, produced by the Fox Business Network and aired on “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” indicated that Trump’s overall job approval was...
Miller vs. Kushner: Power players at odds over immigration
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump rails against an influx of migrants at the border , two of his most influential White House power players are at odds over the future of his immigration policy. Fresh off orchestrating a shake-up at the Department of Homeland Security , an ascendant Stephen...
Former Obama White House counsel Gregory Craig expects to face charges
WASHINGTON — Attorneys for former White House counsel Gregory Craig said Wednesday that he expects to face federal charges in the coming days in regard to legal work he did for the Ukrainian government in 2012. The expected indictment — which his attorneys called “a misguided abuse of prosecutorial discretion”...
Trump signs orders making it harder to block pipelines
CROSBY, Texas — President Trump’s support for shifting more power to states on Wednesday faded next to his affinity for oil and gas production, as he aimed to make it harder for states to block pipelines and other energy projects due to environmental concerns. At the urging of business groups,...
AG William Barr: 'I think spying did occur' on Trump campaign
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr declared Wednesday he believes “spying did occur” on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, suggesting the origins of the Russia investigation may have been mishandled and aligning himself with the president at a time when Barr’s independence is under scrutiny. Barr, appearing before a Senate panel,...
Trump says he won't deliver tax returns to Congress
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is facing an imminent congressional deadline for his administration to provide his tax returns but he says he “won’t do it” while he’s under audit by the IRS. Trump told reporters on the White House lawn Wednesday that “I would love to give them, but...
Twitter removes Trump video for use of 'Dark Knight' score
WASHINGTON — Twitter removed a campaign video posted by President Donald Trump after Warner’s Bros. Pictures complained about the use of the score from its 2012 movie “The Dark Knight Rises.” Trump on Tuesday tweeted the video, which featured images of Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton juxtaposed with images...
Barr to testify before Senate as Mueller report looms
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr is returning to Capitol Hill for a second time this week as lawmakers, the White House and the American public anxiously await his release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report. Barr will speak to a Senate appropriations subcommittee Wednesday, the second of two...
Trump picks Stephen Miller, setting up potential clash with Kushner on immigration 
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s choice of Stephen Miller to lead on immigration sets up a potential policy clash with one of the most influential people in the White House, the president’s son-in-law. The move comes as Trump, focused on challenges in securing the border, sent Jared Kushner back to the...
Steven Mnuchin isn’t sure who will decide whether to hand over Trump’s tax returns 
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he did not know if the agency’s legal department was reviewing whether he or IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig should be the one to make the decision on whether to hand over President Trump’s tax returns to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard...
Liberal Democrats may block leadership-backed budget measure
WASHINGTON — Liberal Democrats are opposing a budget measure backed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House party-leaders, saying not enough money is included for liberal priorities. The proposal would increase spending for both the Pentagon and domestic agencies. Progressives such as Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington are pushing for...
Barr to release redacted Mueller report within a week
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday he expects to release a redacted version of the special counsel’s Trump-Russia investigation report “within a week.” Barr told members of Congress at his first public appearance since receiving special counsel Robert Mueller’s report that his earlier projection of releasing a version...
Alec Baldwin says beating Trump in presidential election would be easy
Alec Baldwin, who has had a second career portraying President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” for over two years, thinks he would beat Trump if he ran for president. Baldwin tweeted Monday, ”If I ran for President, would you vote for me? I won’t ask you for any $....
Inside 12 days of turmoil that shook Homeland Security 
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had had it. The flow of migrants at the southern border was surging. Another caravan appeared to be forming. And his government had run out of holding space, forcing the release of tens of thousands of families apprehended at the border. During a meeting with...
White House steps up attacks as Mueller report release nears
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took a victory lap after special counsel Robert Mueller concluded his Russia investigation. It may have been premature. The scramble to frame the investigation’s findings in the best political light is sure to be renewed in coming days when Mueller’s report is expected to be...
California Rep. Eric Swalwell joins 2020 Democratic presidential field
Eric Swalwell, a four-term San Francisco Bay Area congressman who has grown into a cable TV fixture as a slashing and unremitting critic of President Donald Trump, formally announced Monday his long-shot bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination. Fittingly, he chose national television as the venue to declare his intent,...
Judge blocks Trump's asylum policy but delays enforcement
SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico as they wait for an immigration court to hear their cases but the order won’t immediately go into effect. Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco granted a request by civil liberties...
Secret Service Chief Randolph 'Tex' Alles leaving Trump administration, White House says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles will be stepping down from his post, the latest in a string of departures from President Trump’s administration. Alles “has done a great job at the agency over the last two years, and the President is thankful for his over 40...
Bernie Sanders plans presidential campaign rally in Pittsburgh
Presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will have a campaign rally Sunday in Pittsburgh. His campaign announced Sanders will stop at Schenley Plaza on Forbes Avenue in North Oakland in his bid to win the Democratic nomination for president in the 2020 primary election. The rally will start at 5...
Trump's choice to replace Nielsen focuses on southern border
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned amid President Donald Trump’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border. Trump announced on Sunday in a tweet that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would be taking over as acting...
Bernie Sanders finds himself in a new role as front-runner
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is quieting critics who questioned whether he could recapture the energy of his upstart 2016 campaign, surpassing his rivals in early fundraising and establishing himself as an indisputable front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Less than two months into his second White House...


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