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some us troops may remain in syria to oppose iran

President Trump said last month that Islamic State had been defeated and called for the withdrawal of troops Syria, officials claim that the current draw-down proposal would keep at least some U.S troops at the remote base known as al-Tanf garrison, .. ..

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dershowitz on mueller move against roger stone: 'trump is the target'

Robert Mueller is trying to force Roger Stone to flip and incriminate President Trump by indicting Republican operative on charges that leave him facing the prospect of dying in jail, according to Harvard Alan Dershowitz... ..

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nancy pelosi: state of the union won’t necessarily happen next week

State of Union is not planned now, California Democrat told reporters Friday after President Trump's announcement that deal had been reached to reopen the government.. ..

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steve vladeck: will trump use a national emergency to end the

The possibility that President Donald Trump might declare a national emergency so that he could gain access to the funds he'd need to build his border wall without appropriation from Congress has set off debate over the scope of National Emergencies Act of 1976. National Emergencies Act..

shutting down in trumpland

President Donald Trump wants his wall on Mexico border Democrats remain cool to aspects of the idea.  ... Trump, to Pelosi, dared and cajoled House Speaker into seeking to prevent the speech from going ahead.. ..

the us is violating international law in venezuela

As President Trump announces that the US will recognize opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s new leader and sitting President Nicolás Maduro breaks off relations with the United States, we speak with a former UN independent expert who says the US is staging an illegal..

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From White House Rose Garden, President Trump announced his intention to sign government funding deal to end the government shutdown. On day 34 of the government shutdown U.S history, Senate blocked both President Trump's and Democratic plans to reopen the government.. ..

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