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Congress has approved a $1.3 trillion measure bestowing hefty increases on military and domestic programs. It gives President Donald Trump just a nibble of the money he's wanted to build his wall with Mexico.
European Union leaders called on Friday for a temporary exemption from U.S. import duties on steel and aluminum to be made permanent, saying they reserved the right to respond in an "in a proportionate manner" to protect the bloc's interests. The 40-day exemption granted by Washington was like U.S. President Donald Trump "putting a gun to our head," Belgium's prime minister complained.
President Donald Trump 's proposed ban on military service by transgender individuals is supposed to go into effect Friday but it's unclear if the White House will announce any new policy. Add LGBT as an interest to stay up to date on the latest LGBT news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Congress gave final approval Friday to a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill that ends the budget battles for now, but only after late scuffles and conservatives objections to big outlays on Democratic priorities at a time when Republicans control the House, Senate and White House. Senate passage shortly after midnight averted a third federal shutdown this year, an outcome both parties wanted to avoid.
Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe kept personal memos describing interactions with President Donald Trump that are similar to the notes compiled by dismissed FBI chief James Comey, the Associated Press has learned. It was not immediately clear whether any of Mr McCabe's memos have been turned over to or been requested by special counsel Robert Mueller, whose criminal investigation is examining Trump campaign ties to Russia and possible obstruction of justice.
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee March Dinner at the National Building Museum on March 20, 2018, in Washington, D.C. "As great as this president is, he's occasionally wrong." So spoke Senator Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican, by way of explaining his opposition to President Donald Trump's tariffs.
President Donald Trump's choice of John Bolton as his national security advisor places a hard-line unilateralist and keen advocate of military power at the center of the White House. Bolton has explicitly called for a preemptive strike on North Korea, advocates bombing to force regime change in Iran, and wants an open-ended military presence in Afghanistan.
The Chinese government blasted President Donald Trump's announcement on Thursday that the US will impose new tariffs on imports from China and said they would introduce their own trade barriers in response. The top economic adviser to US President Donald Trump is resigning, the White House has announced.
Despite President Donald Trump's national-security advisers' note reminding him " DO NOT CONGRATULATE " Russian President Vladimir Putin on his election victory during their call on Tuesday, Trump did anyway . President Trump was reportedly enraged by the leak of information that suggests he congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election despite being advised not to.
President Donald Trump's lead lawyer in the special counsel's Russia investigation resigned Thursday, shaking up the legal team just as Trump intensifies attacks on an inquiry he calls nothing more than a witch hunt. The departure of attorney John Dowd removes the primary negotiator and legal strategist who had been moulding Trump's defence.
FILE- In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue delivers his annual "State of American Business" address at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The ... WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is considering broad tariffs on imports from China and an announcement could come as soon as next week.
A sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant "Dreamers" cleared an important procedural hurdle Thursday as lawmakers struggled to meet a Friday deadline to fund the government or face a shutdown. The bill negotiated by congressional leaders, who hope for a final House vote later in the day, would deprive President Donald Trump of some of his border wall money and take only incremental steps to address gun violence.
A sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant "Dreamers" has cleared a procedural hurdle. The Republican-controlled House narrowly approved a measure allowing the bill to go forward as lawmakers struggle to meet a Friday night deadline to fund the government or face a federal shutdown.
A battle within the White House over how to address Vladimir Putin is intensifying as U.S. President Donald Trump shows little desire to confront the Russian leader on the most controversial issues facing the two nations. The internal divisions flared this week after Trump congratulated Putin on his re-election without first reviewing written guidance for the phone call, according to a person familiar with the matter.
... John Kelly was "frustrated and deeply disappointed". In a pair of tweets on his call with Mr Putin, Mr Trump said US news organisations "wanted me to excoriate him. They are wrong! Getting along with Russia (and others) is a good thing, not a bad ...
Republicans are set to shut down the House Intelligence Committee's contentious Russia probe Thursday, amid revelations that Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign may have benefited from the exploitation of The panel has scheduled a morning vote on a Republican-written final report, which will assert there is no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russians in the 2016 election. Despite strong Democratic objections, that report will be Congress's first official finding on that issue -- although it won't be immediately released because declassification could take several weeks.
Like almost all economists and most policy analysts, I prefer low trade tariffs or no tariffs at all. How, then, can President Donald Trump's decision to impose substantial tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum be justified? Trump no doubt sees potential political gains in steel- and aluminum-producing districts and in increasing the pressure on Canada and Mexico as his administration renegotiates the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Former advisers to President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign say they used personal data from Facebook users in a proper way. They're drawing distinctions to practices used by Cambridge Analytica, the firm connected to President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign that has been accused of improperly lifting data on 50 million Facebook users.
Congressional leaders finalized a sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill Wednesday that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant "Dreamers," deprives President Donald Trump some of his border wall money and takes only incremental steps to address gun violence. As negotiators stumbled toward an end-of-the-week deadline to fund the government or face a federal shutdown, House Speaker Paul Ryan dashed to the White House amid concerns Trump's support was wavering.