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    Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is greeted by President Trump in 2016 at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J.
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    Kris Kobach Discussed Census Citizenship Question With 2016 Trump Campaign

    Jun 07, 2019
    Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach told House investigators he discussed the question with campaign officials more than a year before the Trump administration formally requested it.
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    Politics
    "I think Mexico will step up and do what they should have done," President Trump said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May after a meeting with her at 10 Downing Street.
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    Mexico Tariffs Likely To Take Effect Next Week, Trump Vows In London

    Jun 04, 2019
    The president said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May that new economic restrictions would begin to bite, possibly even during negotiations between the two sides.
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    Book Reviews
    <em>Siege: Trump Under Fire</em>, by Michael Wolff
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    Michael Wolff's New Trump Tell-All 'Siege,' Stars Steve Bannon And A Cast Of No-Names

    May 29, 2019
    The Fire and Fury author offers surprising stories about the president. But there may never have been a more polarizing president, nor an author less likely to be read as a neutral recorder of facts.
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    Politics
    Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he has not reviewed an IRS memo that says the agency must turn over a president's tax returns to Congress.
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    Mnuchin Says He Has 'Not Yet' Reviewed Memo Mandating IRS Turn Over Trump Tax Returns

    May 22, 2019
    The Treasury secretary has refused to comply with a House subpoena from a committee chairman requesting that the agency turn over Trump's tax returns.
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    Business
    New cars sit in a lot at the Auto Warehousing Co. near the Port of Richmond in Caliornia last year. President Trump has threatened to impose heavy tariffs on auto imports, but the White House has not announced a decision.
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    Auto Industry Waits (And Waits) To See Whether Trump Will Slap New Tariffs On Cars

    May 15, 2019
    President Trump's tariff tit-for-tat with China is not the only trade tension in town. The White House is weighing the possibility of tariffs on cars and car parts from Europe and Japan.
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    National
    In 2017, President Trump honored Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. at the White House.
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    World War II Veteran and Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. Dies At 97

    May 12, 2019
    Begaye was one of hundreds of Navajos recruited to develop a miltary code based on their native language during World War II.
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    National
    President Trump holds up a Red Sox team jersey that was presented to him by outfielder J.D. Martinez Thursday at the White House.
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    With Some Players Bowing Out, Trump Hosts Red Sox At The White House

    May 09, 2019
    The 2018 World Series Champion Red Sox were honored at a White House ceremony on Thursday. Most players of color stayed away, leading one sportswriter to comment, "its the white Sox who'll be going."
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    Former 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, seen here in 2008, has received a presidential pardon for his 2009 conviction in the killing of an Iraqi detainee.
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    Trump Pardons Michael Behenna, Former Soldier Convicted Of Killing Iraqi Prisoner

    May 07, 2019
    Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone. But his claim of self-defense and a request for clemency drew support from high-profile corners of Oklahoma.
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    A mother and her three daughters at the border crossing dividing Juárez, Mexico, and El-Paso, Texas. The family traveled from Guatemala to reach the U.S.
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    Trump Spokesman Calls Plan To Send Immigrants To 'Sanctuary Cities' An 'Olive Branch'

    Apr 14, 2019
    White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Bidley said a threat by President Trump to send detained immigrants to sanctuary cities should not be seen as a form of "political retribution."
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    Author Interviews
    Valerie Jarrett, a former Obama administration staffer, has a new book titled, <em>Finding My Voice. </em>
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    Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett Defends Biden In Conversation About Her Memoir

    Apr 02, 2019
    The longtime Obama adviser told NPR's Audie Cornish that former Vice President Joe Biden "got it right" when he said "it's important that men listen" in a wide-ranging interview about her new book.
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    Book Reviews
    Former first lady Barbara Bush is interviewed for 'The Presidents' Gatekeepers' project about the White House Chiefs of Staff at the Bush Library, Oct. 24, 2011 in College Station, Texas.
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    'The Matriarch' Presents Barbara Bush As Indispensable To Two Bush Presidencies

    Apr 02, 2019
    Beyond the juicy bits, journalist Susan Page paints a larger portrait of one of the more underappreciated, least understood figures of the last century — one with both insecurities and influence.
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    Politics
    Senior adviser to the President Jared Kushner used private email and a messaging app to conduct official business, the House oversight committee says. Kushner's lawyer has pushed back on some of the committee's assertions.
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    Kushner Used Private Email To Conduct Official Business, House Committee Says

    Mar 21, 2019
    Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., is investigating alleged violations of federal records laws. Jared Kushner's lawyer disputes some of Cummings' assertions about what he told the committee.
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    Book Reviews
    Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One on their way to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland on June 1, 2018.
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    'Kushner, Inc.' Adds Little To The Canon On Jared And Ivanka

    Mar 19, 2019
    Other journalists have previously reported many of the serious claims presented in Vicky Ward's book; her own yields generally feel meager, wrapping even the smallest scoops in a fog of insinuation.
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    World
    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the media on March 16 in Wellington, New Zealand. Ardern said she would seek a change in her country's gun laws after after at least one man opened fire during afternoon prayers Friday and killed at lea
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    'Our Gun Laws Will Change' After 49 Die In Shootings At Mosques, New Zealand PM Says

    Mar 15, 2019
    At least one man opened fire during afternoon prayers at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. Police have charged a 28-year-old Australian with murder.
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    Politics
    Bill Shine will become a senior adviser to Trump's 2020 re-election campaign.
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    Bill Shine Resigns As White House Communications Director

    Mar 08, 2019
    Shine, a former Fox News executive, will become a senior adviser to the president's 2020 re-election campaign.
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    Environment

    Former Defense Leaders Warn White House It's 'Dangerous' To Downplay Climate Change

    Mar 05, 2019
    Generals, admirals, former national security officials, and scientists have signed a letter to the president warning that climate change is a threat to national security.
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    Politics
    President Trump said he is not "happy" with a compromise budget deal being negotiated on Capitol Hill but said he doesn't think there will be another shutdown.
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    Trump Says He's Not 'Happy' With Budget Deal But Thinks Shutdown Unlikely

    Feb 12, 2019
    Congressional negotiators are close to a budget deal, but it provides less than what the president wants for a border wall and limits the number of people immigration officials can arrest.
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    Politics
    Sen. Richard Shelby (center), is the top Republican in a bipartisan group of lawmakers working to craft an agreement on border security.
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    Border Security Funding Talks Stalled, Government Shutdown Looms

    Feb 10, 2019
    If an agreement isn't reached by Friday at midnight, the government could partially shut down again, just three weeks after the end of a 35-day partial government shutdown.
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    Books
    Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's new book, <em>Let Me Finish: Trump, the Kushners, Bannon, New Jersey, and the Power of In-Your-Face Politics</em> details his history with New Jersey politics and thoughts on the Trump administration.
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    Chris Christie: There Is No One With More Influence Over Trump Than Jared Kushner

    Jan 29, 2019
    The former New Jersey governor also tells NPR that he has "great faith and confidence" in special counsel Robert Mueller and that Trump's team has made "a lot of really bad personnel choices."
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    Federal employees wait in line at World Central Kitchen, a food bank and food distribution center established by celebrity chef José Andrés. The federal government is back open, but it could be several days before workers receive missed paychecks.
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    Federal Employees Return To Work, But Fears Of Another Shutdown Loom

    Jan 28, 2019
    While the reopening of the government is welcome news for many federal workers, some express trepidation that they'll face the same predicament after Feb. 15.
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    Politics
    President Trump speaks about the partial government shutdown, immigration and border security in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Saturday.
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    Democrats Reject Trump Border Wall Proposal, Calling It A 'Non-Starter'

    Jan 19, 2019
    The proposal would temporarily extend deportation protections for some immigrants in exchange for funding for a border wall. But Democrats say the offer doesn't amount to much.
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    Strange News
    President Trump talks to the press about the table full of fast food laid out in the State Dining Room of the White House for a reception for the Clemson Tigers.
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    Feast Fit For A Burger King: Trump Serves Fast Food To College Football Champs

    Jan 15, 2019
    The president paid for the meal himself, he said. That did not spare him from the disdainful glee of Twitter hecklers.
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    Politics
    Meetings continued on Saturday between Congressional leadership staff and White House officials to come to an agreement for funding the government. Negotiations remain at an impasse.
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    No Deal To End Government Shutdown As Negotiations Continue In Washington

    Jan 05, 2019
    Congressional leadership staff and White House officials are meeting this weekend to come to an agreement, but remain at an impasse over funding for a border wall.
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    Politics
    People gather to protest Brett Kavanaugh on the day that he and Christine Blasey Ford testified on Capitol Hill in September.
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    The Top 10 Most Important Political Stories Of 2018, As Chosen By Readers

    Dec 26, 2018
    From the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation battle to Democrats winning back control of the House, these were the biggest political stories of the year that you picked.
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    Politics
    Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, pictured above at a 2011 fundraiser, announced this week he would not seek the presidency. "The process is cruel," he said.
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    'Absolutely Brutal': Why White House Runs Aren't For Everyone

    Dec 09, 2018
    Deval Patrick passed on running for president this week, saying the campaign process is too "cruel." He's right — there are a lot of downsides to running for president.

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