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Trump talks new gun measures, gun owners talk ‘betrayal’
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Trump talks new gun measures, gun owners talk ‘betrayal’

As President Donald Trump talked this week about banning “bump stocks” and curbing young people’s access to guns, the gun…
How Congress used the shutdown deal to cut more taxes
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How Congress used the shutdown deal to cut more taxes

The deal that ended the government shutdown also further cut taxes, adding billions more to the national deficit. The tax…
Democrats vote to temporarily end US government shutdown
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Democrats vote to temporarily end US government shutdown

Both the US Senate and the House have voted to restore funding to government agencies — for now. Democrats are…
Donald Trump questions immigration from ‘s***hole’ countries
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Donald Trump questions immigration from ‘s***hole’ countries

US President Donald Trump asked why the US allows immigration from “s***hole countries” while discussing a plan with two senators…
Trump defends tax plan, proclaims economy set ‘to rock’
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Trump defends tax plan, proclaims economy set ‘to rock’

Closing in on the first major legislative achievement of his term, President Donald Trump on Saturday defended the Republican tax…
US aid cut suggests ‘instability’ in bilateral relations: Egyptian Parliamentary Speaker
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US aid cut suggests ‘instability’ in bilateral relations: Egyptian Parliamentary Speaker

Egyptian Head of Parliament Ali Abdel Aal paid a visit to the US president pro tempore, US Congressman Orrin Hatch,…
Tech executives head to US Congress under harsh spotlight
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Tech executives head to US Congress under harsh spotlight

Facebook Inc (FB.O), Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google head before US lawmakers on Tuesday for two days…
Senators to press Tillerson and Mattis on new war authority
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Senators to press Tillerson and Mattis on new war authority

President Donald Trump’s national security brain trust faces Congress on the need for a new war authorization as the deadly…
Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies
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Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies

In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump will “immediately” halt payments to insurers under the…
Muslim Egyptian-American engineer seeks to represent Massachusetts State in 2018
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Muslim Egyptian-American engineer seeks to represent Massachusetts State in 2018

A young Muslim-American of Egyptian origin, Nadeem Mazen, a councilor in the US city of Cambridge in Massachusetts, recently launched…
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