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• Trump cites tax cuts over judges as having biggest impact of his presidency

  17-06-2019 03:47 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said his tax cuts and cuts to government regulation, not the appointment of conservative federal judges, will be his lasting legacy when he leaves the White House.In his Sunday interview, ABC News's George Stephanopoulos asked Trump...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez claps back at Trump after he cites her in tweet rejecting impeachment

  17-06-2019 03:25 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called President Trump's "bluff" Sunday, responding to his earlier tweet citing her while defending himself against impeachment. "Mr. President, you're from Queens. You may fool the rest of the country,...
  
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• Trump says he will roll out new health care plan in next couple of months

  17-06-2019 02:41 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said he'll be rolling out a new health care plan in a couple of months, saying it will be a key focus in his 2020 reelection campaign. "We're going to produce phenomenal health care, and we already have the concept of the plan...
  
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• Trump asks Mulvaney to leave room during ABC interview due to coughing

  17-06-2019 02:39 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump was so bothered by his chief of staff's coughing during an interview in the Oval Office with ABC News that he asked his top aide to leave the room.Trump was in the middle of answering a question from ABC's George Stephanopoulos about...
  
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• Trump cites Ocasio-Cortez to defend himself against impeachment

  17-06-2019 01:40 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Sunday cited Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), one of the many Democrats calling for impeachment hearings against Trump, to defend himself against impeachment. Trump quoted Ocasio-Cortez's earlier remarks, made on...
  
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• Trump: I didn't fire Mueller since firings 'didn't work out too well' for Nixon

  16-06-2019 21:31 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said he didn't fire special counsel Robert Mueller because firings "didn't work out too well" for former President Richard Nixon. Trump compared himself with the only president in the nation's history to resign in a portion...
  
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• Trump steadfast in denials as support for impeachment grows

  16-06-2019 19:18 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump in an interview broadcast Sunday repeatedly said special counsel Robert Mueller found no collusion with Russia and "essentially" ruled out obstruction, coming back to the point in response to a number of questions...
  
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• Trump wishes Happy Father's Day to all, including 'worst and most vicious critics'

  16-06-2019 18:05 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Sunday posted a Father's Day message, wishing everyone, including his "worst and most vicious critics" a happy holiday."Happy Father’s Day to all, including my worst and most vicious critics, of which there are fewer and fewer,"...
  
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• Trump wishes 'Happy Father's Day to all,' including 'worst and most vicious critics'

  16-06-2019 18:05 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Sunday posted a Father's Day message, wishing everyone, including his "worst and most vicious critics" a happy holiday."Happy Father’s Day to all, including my worst and most vicious critics, of which there are fewer and fewer,"...
  
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• Trump rips 'horrible' New York Times, Washington Post, wonders if people will 'demand' he stay in White House

  16-06-2019 17:07 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Sunday ramped up his attacks against the nation's biggest newspapers, saying that a poll should be done to see whether The New York Times or The Washington Post is "more dishonest and deceitful.""A poll should be done on...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez: Progressive frustration with Pelosi 'quite real'

  16-06-2019 16:46 via The Hill: House
  
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday frustration among progressive members of the Democratic caucus with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over her refusal to open impeachment proceedings against President Trump is "quite real." ...
  
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• Support for impeachment grows to 27 percent: poll

  16-06-2019 16:23 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Support for impeachment hearings for President Trump has increased to more than one-quarter of Americans, according to a new poll. The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday found that 27 percent of Americans...
  
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• Trump rips prosecutors accusing him of obstruction: 'They're all politicians'

  16-06-2019 16:22 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump dismissed a letter signed by more than 1,000 federal prosecutors that said he would have been indicted for obstruction of justice were he not a sitting president. "Hey George," Trump told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This...
  
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• Trump says he read Mueller report while claiming it said 'no collusion'

  16-06-2019 16:06 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said in a new interview that he read Robert Mueller's report, repeatedly claiming that the special counsel's investigation found "no collusion" and saying it "essentially" ruled there was no obstruction. In the interview...
  
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• Trump says he read 'every word' Mueller report while claiming it said 'no collusion'

  16-06-2019 16:06 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said in a new interview that he read "every word" of Robert Mueller's report, repeatedly claiming that the special counsel's investigation found "no collusion" and saying it "essentially" ruled there was no obstruction. Trump in...
  
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• Trump: Obama 'had to know' of people working against him

  16-06-2019 16:03 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said former President Obama "had to know" about what he believes was a "setup" to prevent him from becoming president. Speaking to George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week," Trump insisted special counsel Robert Mueller's...
  
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• Trump: Obama 'had to know' of 'setup' to block presidential bid

  16-06-2019 16:03 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said former President Obama "had to know about" what he believes was a "setup" to prevent Trump from becoming president. Speaking to George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week," Trump insisted special counsel Robert Mueller'...
  
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• Watchdog group launches petition to demand Kellyanne Conway resign for violating Hatch Act

  16-06-2019 14:02 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has launched a petition demanding White House counselor Kellyanne Conway resign for repeated violations of the Hatch Act, which bars federal employees from engaging...
  
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• Omar blasts Trump's comment about accepting foreign campaign dirt as 'un-American'

  16-06-2019 13:38 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said late Saturday that President Trump's suggestion that he might accept damaging information on a political opponent from a foreign power was "one of the most un-American" things a person could say. The ...
  
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• Trump: Americans 'are demanding that Sanctuary Cities be GONE'

  16-06-2019 13:11 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump in early morning tweets on Sunday said Americans “are demanding that Sanctuary Cities be GONE.”Trump, citing Fox News, initially noted that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) “just signed Bill banning Sanctuary Cities in State, &...
  
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• Trump accuses New York Times of 'virtual act of Treason' with Russia report

  16-06-2019 13:10 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump late Saturday ramped up his attacks against The New York Times, accusing the newspaper of committing a "virtual act of treason" over its report about the U.S. increasing cyberattacks on Russia's electric power grid. "...
  
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• Trump defends Stephanopoulos interview

  16-06-2019 04:18 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Saturday night defended his interview with ABC News in which he suggested he might accept offers of intelligence on political opponents from foreign governments. Trump accused the media of distorting his words in a...
  
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• Trump defends Stephanopolous interview

  16-06-2019 04:18 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Saturday night defended his interview with ABC News in which he suggested he might accept offers of intelligence on political opponents from foreign governments. Trump accused the media of distorting his words in a...
  
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• Police say man trespassed into Ocasio-Cortez's office, sprayed fire extinguisher

  16-06-2019 03:07 via The Hill: House
  
  A 27-year-old man allegedly trespassed into Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's office in Queens Saturday afternoon, a police source told The Hill.The man sprayed a fire extinguisher while officers arrived creating a "cloud condition," said New York...
  
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• Police say man trespassed into Ocasio-Cortez's office

  16-06-2019 03:07 via The Hill: House
  
  A 27-year-old man allegedly trespassed into Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's office in Queens Saturday afternoon, a police source told The Hill.The man sprayed a fire extinguisher while officers arrived creating a "cloud condition," said New York...
  
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• House Intel Republican: 'Foolish' not to take info on opponent from foreign ally

  15-06-2019 23:12 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, defended President Trump saying he would not immediately call the FBI if a foreign power gave him dirt on a political opponent, saying an ally may provide valuable...
  
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• Five memorable moments from Sarah Sanders at the White House

  15-06-2019 19:59 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Sarah Sanders will depart her role as White House press secretary at the end of June, President Trump announced Thursday.Her tenure, which officially began in July 2017, featured many controversial moments as she fiercely defended the president and...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez starts petition to repeal Hyde Amendment

  15-06-2019 19:55 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) started a petition Saturday to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which bars the use of federal funds for abortions, arguing the restriction overwhelmingly harms low-income Americans and women of color.“It’s...
  
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• Dems eye repeal of Justice rule barring presidential indictments

  15-06-2019 18:11 via The Hill: House
  
  House Democrats are weighing legislation to scrap the executive guideline that bars the Justice Department from indicting a sitting president.The informal rule is decades old, but has come under heavy new scrutiny since Robert Mueller cited it...
  
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• Trump weighs in on UFOs in Stephanopoulos interview

  15-06-2019 17:26 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump weighed in on the possibility of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) during his interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos this week, saying he doesn't particularly believe in their existence.The president also acknowledged that he's...
  
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• Trump warns of 'market crash' if he loses in 2020

  15-06-2019 16:40 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump asserted on Saturday there would be dire economic consequences should he lose the 2020 presidential race, leaning into his reelection slogan "Keep America Great."“The Trump Economy is setting records, and has a long...
  
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• White House mulling restoring daily press briefing with Sanders replacement: report

  15-06-2019 16:20 via The Hill - Administration
  
  White House officials are debating whether to restore the daily news briefing for its next press secretary following the exit of Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the end of this month, The New York Times reports.The Times reported that some White House...
  
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• Leon Panetta: Trump's foreign intel comments are a 'violation of the oath of office'

  15-06-2019 16:20 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday tore into President Trump’s recent comments suggesting he would accept foreign intel on a campaign opponent, calling it a “violation of the oath of office.”CNN’s Erin Burnett...
  
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• Trump throws support behind 'no brainer' measure to ban burning of American flag

  15-06-2019 15:55 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump threw his support behind a new effort to ban burning the American flag on Saturday, challenging a decades-old Supreme Court ruling that established flag burning was a protected form of speech.“All in for Senator Steve Daines as he...
  
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• Schiff blasts DOJ over memo on withholding Trump tax returns

  15-06-2019 14:37 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) hammered the Justice Department on Friday over a legal opinion it wrote backing the Treasury Department’s defiance of a House subpoena for President Trump’s tax returns. “What is the President hiding in his tax...
  
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• Huckabee fires back at Axelrod over comment about Sarah Sanders: He 'earned' his CNN paycheck

  15-06-2019 14:23 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) tore into CNN’s David Axelrod for saying that his daughter, outgoing White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, will be remembered as a “habitual liar.”Huckabee told Fox News anchor ...
  
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• Trump remarks deepen distrust with intelligence community

  15-06-2019 11:44 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump’s declaration that he would accept dirt on his 2020 opponents from foreign governments is threatening his already strained relationships with the intelligence and law-enforcement communities.Former law enforcement and intelligence...
  
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• Mexico releases copy of letter touted by Trump

  15-06-2019 02:04 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Mexico's government on Friday released a copy of a letter that President Trump touted in front of cameras earlier this week in teasing additional details of a deal reached with the country to stem the flow of migrants heading toward the U.S.&...
  
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• Franklin Graham: 'I think God was behind the last election'

  15-06-2019 01:57 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Evangelist Franklin Graham said in an interview that divine intervention might be the reason President Trump won in 2016.“I think God was behind the last election,” Graham told conservative news site The Western Journal,The outspoken Trump...
  
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• Pelosi hits Trump on health care: His 'cruel hypocrisy knows no bounds'

  15-06-2019 00:18 via The Hill: House
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hammered President Trump on Friday for his efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act after he announced a new push to expand health care choice and drive down costs.“The President’s cruel hypocrisy knows no bounds....
  
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• House Ethics panel reviewing allegations against Grijalva

  14-06-2019 23:25 via The Hill: House
  
  The House Ethics Committee is reviewing allegations that Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the Natural Resources Committee chairman, created a hostile work environment from drinking on the job, his spokesman confirmed on Friday.The ethics investigation...
  
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• Justice releases legal opinion backing Treasury's refusal to release Trump tax returns

  14-06-2019 23:11 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday released a legal opinion backing up the Treasury Department's decision to reject a request by congressional Democrats for six years of President Trump's tax returns. "While the Executive Branch...
  
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• White House crowd sings 'Happy Birthday' to Trump

  14-06-2019 22:11 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Attendees in the White House Rose Garden sing Happy Birthday to President Trump as he arrives for event on expanding health care options for small businesses. https://t.co/97JW3J1SEu pic.twitter.com/WcQrhmNaIa— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) June 14,...
  
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• Trump rejects Iran's denial about attack on oil tankers, pointing to video

  14-06-2019 21:55 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Friday rejected Iran’s denials that it was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, doubling down on the administration’s assessment that Tehran was behind the strikes. “Well Iran did do it,...
  
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• Financial disclosure form shows Ivanka Trump earned $4M from DC Trump hotel

  14-06-2019 21:37 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and adviser, made about $4 million last year from her investment in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., according to a newly released financial disclosure form.She also made between $1 million...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez shares verse by the 'Congressional Destiny's Child' in promotion of new birth control legislation

  14-06-2019 20:13 via The Hill: House
  
  New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted a verse by what she and her colleagues called “Congressional Destiny’s Child” in promotion of new legislation they released Thursday that seeks to make birth control more accessible and affordable...
  
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• Lieu trolls Trump with 'warning' to foreign powers on office door

  14-06-2019 19:06 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) is using a new sign posted outside his Capitol Hill office to swipe at President Trump for his recent comments about accepting political dirt on his opponents from a foreign entity.The California congressman, a frequent...
  
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• Trump reverses on possible Xi meeting: 'It doesn't matter' if he shows up at G-20

  14-06-2019 19:01 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Friday changed his tune on the importance of meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the upcoming Group of 20 (G-20) summit, saying "it doesn't matter" if Xi shows up.“If he shows up, good, if he doesn’t — in the meantime, we...
  
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• Trump says Queen Elizabeth had more fun with him than 'in 25 years'

  14-06-2019 18:47 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said on Friday that Britain's Queen Elizabeth II had more fun with him during his state visit to the United Kingdom this month than she has had in more than two decades. "I have such a great relationship, and we were...
  
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• DC officials say Trump still owes city over $7 million from inauguration

  14-06-2019 18:24 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The Trump administration and Congress owe the District of Columbia over $7 million in expenses from the president’s 2017 inauguration ceremony, according to federal and city financial records reviewed by The Washington Post.The city has dipped into...
  
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