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• Gorbachev calls Trump's withdrawal from arms treaty 'a mistake'

  22-10-2018 02:18 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Mikhail Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union, urged President Trump not to pull the U.S. out of a landmark arms control treaty, The Telegraph newspaper reported Sunday.Gorbachev negotiated the The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces...
  
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• Back on top: The United States economy has regained its crown as the most competitive in the world for the first ti… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-10-2018 00:37 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  Back on top: The United States economy has regained its crown as the most competitive in the world for the first ti… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• LGBTQ groups to rally in response to NYT report on Trump's gender policy proposal

  21-10-2018 21:51 via The Hill - Administration
  
  LGBTQ groups on Sunday announced rallies and demonstrations in response to a recent New York Times report that indicated the Trump administration is planning to exclude transgender and non-binary people from its legal definition of gender.The...
  
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• Avenatti: Trump's response to the Saudis is an 'outrage'

  21-10-2018 19:44 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Lawyer Michael Avenatti on Saturday said President Trump's response to the Saudis over the death of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been an "outrage," denouncing the president for failing to take a "strong stance" against the kingdom....
  
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• “How extraordinary is this job boom? . . . This is the best time in decades to be seeking a job, even if you’re une… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-10-2018 18:58 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  “How extraordinary is this job boom? . . . This is the best time in decades to be seeking a job, even if you’re une… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• DHS to 'closely monitor' caravan of migrants headed for US border

  21-10-2018 18:29 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Sunday that the agency is focused on rooting out potential criminal gang members who may seek to exploit a so-called "caravan" of Central American migrants seeking asylum in the U.S."...
  
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• Schiff predicts Trump will accept Saudi denials of involvement in Khashoggi's death

  21-10-2018 17:48 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday predicted that President Trump will accept Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's denials of involvement in the murder of U.S.-based journalist...
  
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• Dems zero-in on Trump’s alleged conflicts of interest

  21-10-2018 17:40 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Democrats itching to investigate President Trump’s possible conflicts of interests have zeroed in on a familiar presidential foe: the FBI.House Democrats released a trove of new documents this week that they say prove Trump was directly involved in...
  
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• Trump has signaled he'd be happy with next-in-line Kevin McCarthy, the majority leader, a longtime ally whom the pr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-10-2018 17:21 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  Trump has signaled he'd be happy with next-in-line Kevin McCarthy, the majority leader, a longtime ally whom the pr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says he believes Mohammed bin Salman is behind the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-10-2018 16:58 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says he believes Mohammed bin Salman is behind the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Former Trump ambassador to Mexico pens op-ed detailing 'extreme' chaos under Trump

  21-10-2018 16:15 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The former US ambassador to Mexico has penned an op-ed for the New York Times detailing what she describes as “extreme” chaos in the Trump administration.Roberta Jacobson left the Trump administration in May, and writes in the new op-ed that she...
  
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• Mnuchin: ‘Premature to comment on sanctions’ against Saudi Arabia

  21-10-2018 16:12 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that it is premature to speak of potential U.S. sanctions against Saudi Arabia over the death of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.“It would be premature to comment on sanctions and...
  
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• Trump: 'I would love' if Saudi crown prince wasn't responsible in Khashoggi killing

  21-10-2018 14:59 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump acknowledged late Saturday that Saudi Arabia has not been forthcoming in its explanation of what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but indicated that he does not believe Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a...
  
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• Trump administration considering narrowing legal definition of gender: report

  21-10-2018 14:16 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The Trump administration is weighing a change that would require individuals to identify as male or female based on their genitalia at birth, tightening gender definitions that had offered more leeway to transgender and gender non-conforming...
  
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• The Powerball jackpot for Saturday, Oct. 20, is $470 million. Check here for the winning Powerball numbers.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-10-2018 05:36 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  The Powerball jackpot for Saturday, Oct. 20, is $470 million. Check here for the winning Powerball numbers.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was dining with his wife at a Louisville restaurant when the confrontation h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-10-2018 04:46 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was dining with his wife at a Louisville restaurant when the confrontation h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Trump believes Kushner relationship with Saudi crown prince a liability: report

  21-10-2018 04:04 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump has privately bristled that the relationship between his son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner and Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is a liability amidst the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, officials told...
  
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• Trump threatens ‘maximum penalties’ for voter fraud

  21-10-2018 03:04 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump warned people found guilty of voter fraud would face “maximum penalties” ahead of November’s midterm elections.“All levels of government and Law Enforcement are watching carefully for VOTER FRAUD, including during EARLY...
  
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• Trump teases new tax cut legislation

  21-10-2018 00:52 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump told reporters Saturday his administration and congressional Republicans were exploring options for a new tax cut plan. “We are looking at putting in a very major tax cut for middle income people. And if we do that it will be...
  
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• Pelosi heckled by Miami Republicans, Proud Boys at campaign event

  21-10-2018 00:07 via The Hill: House
  
  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was confronted by protesters in Florida on Friday organized by a local Republican chapter and a local group of the "Proud Boys," who shouted pro-Trump slogans and blasted the Democratic House leader...
  
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• Biden: American values being 'shredded' under Trump

  20-10-2018 23:24 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Former Vice President Joe Biden ripped President Trump in Las Vegas on Saturday, saying that American values “are being shredded by a president who’s all about himself.”Biden made a speech to a local union right before Trump took...
  
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• Trump prefers woman for UN post, interviewing 5 candidates

  20-10-2018 23:03 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said he would prefer that the successor to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley be a woman, and notes that he is still considering several people for the position.The president said to White House pool reporters...
  
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• Trump confirms US will withdraw from key arms control treaty

  20-10-2018 22:46 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump confirmed the U.S. will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), a nuclear deal signed between Washington and Moscow during the Cold War. “We’re going to terminate the agreement and we’re going to pull out...
  
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• President @realDonaldTrump's promise to cut Obama-era red tape "has gone into overdrive, with the slashing generati… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-10-2018 22:19 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  President @realDonaldTrump's promise to cut Obama-era red tape "has gone into overdrive, with the slashing generati… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Pelosi, Schumer: Trump 'desperate' to put focus on immigration, not health care

  20-10-2018 21:26 via The Hill: House
  
  Democratic congressional leaders on Saturday slammed President Trump for calling Democrats "obstructionists" on immigration reform and accused the president of attempting to "change the subject" away from a national conversation on health care....
  
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• This weekend, the White House is hosting its annual Fall Garden Tours. Can’t join us? Follow along as Ranger Jenny… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-10-2018 21:15 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  This weekend, the White House is hosting its annual Fall Garden Tours. Can’t join us? Follow along as Ranger Jenny… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The Memo: Trump in a corner on Saudi Arabia

  20-10-2018 20:26 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump’s efforts to walk a fine line on Saudi Arabia could soon prove untenable, as demands for action cross the partisan divide. In the wake of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Trump has appeared ambivalent about the right...
  
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• Technicians are working to restore the system before sign-up season starts Nov. 1 for health care coverage under th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-10-2018 18:25 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  Technicians are working to restore the system before sign-up season starts Nov. 1 for health care coverage under th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Prosecutors allege that the woman worked for the same social media troll farm that was indicted earlier this year b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-10-2018 18:05 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  Prosecutors allege that the woman worked for the same social media troll farm that was indicted earlier this year b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Trump urges Dems to help craft new immigration laws: ‘Chuck & Nancy, call me!'

  20-10-2018 17:39 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Saturday invited Democratic leaders to call him to discuss crafting new immigration laws, claiming Democrats are blocking new proposals."If the Democrats would stop being obstructionists and come together, we could write up and...
  
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• “U.S. manufacturers increased their capacity for the 16th straight month in September, fresh evidence that a streng… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-10-2018 16:31 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  “U.S. manufacturers increased their capacity for the 16th straight month in September, fresh evidence that a streng… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• GOP lawmaker demands ‘immediate recall’ of acting US ambassador to Saudi Arabia

  20-10-2018 16:04 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) on Friday condemned Saudi Arabia's admission that journalist Jamal Khashoggi had died inside its consulate in Istanbul and called for the acting U.S. ambassador to be called back from Saudi Arabia."[O]ur...
  
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• Manafort appears in wheelchair at court hearing

  20-10-2018 14:32 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort appeared in court Friday afternoon in a wheelchair due to what his lawyer said were "significant" health issues related to the “terms of his confinement.”Manafort's lawyer, Kevin Downing,...
  
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• Trump administration to tell Russia that US will pull out of key arms control treaty

  20-10-2018 13:46 via The Hill - Administration
  
  National Security adviser John Bolton is preparing to inform Russian President Vladimir Putin next week that the U.S. will no longer be part of a key arms control treaty, The New York Times reported Friday.The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces...
  
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• The largest jackpot in history is up for grabs during the Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, Mega Millions drawing.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  20-10-2018 05:10 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  The largest jackpot in history is up for grabs during the Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, Mega Millions drawing.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Trump calls Saudi explanation for journalist's death credible, arrests 'good first step'

  20-10-2018 03:16 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Friday night called Saudi Arabia's explanation for the death of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi credible and said that the arrests of more than a dozen Saudi nationals were "a good first step.""It's a big step...
  
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• President Trump Participates in a Defense Roundtable pscp.tv/w/bpppOjFxTFFH…

  20-10-2018 02:07 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  President Trump Participates in a Defense Roundtable pscp.tv/w/bpppOjFxTFFH…
  
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• White House calls for justice in Khashoggi case to be 'timely, transparent'

  20-10-2018 01:40 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The White House on Friday acknowledged Saudi Arabia's announcement about the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling for justice in the matter to be " timely, transparent, and in accordance with all due process.""The United...
  
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• Watch LIVE at 7:15 PM ET as President Trump participates in a defense roundtable in Arizona: 45.wh.gov/RtVRmD https://t.co/8FrNDu37I6

  20-10-2018 00:45 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  
  Watch LIVE at 7:15 PM ET as President Trump participates in a defense roundtable in Arizona: 45.wh.gov/RtVRmD https://t.co/8FrNDu37I6
  
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• Bolton heads to Moscow for high-stakes meeting with Russians

  20-10-2018 00:35 via The Hill - Administration
  
  National security adviser John Bolton is traveling to Russia for talks early next week with top Russian officials that are likely to cover a variety of high-priority issues for the administration.The trip is Bolton’s first to Moscow since he...
  
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• Trump: No regrets about cheering congressman who body-slammed reporter

  19-10-2018 22:38 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said Friday he does not regret praising a Republican congressman who assaulted a reporter. "No, no. Not at all," Trump responded when asked if he regretted his comments at a campaign rally the previous night...
  
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• Trump rebukes Holder, Clinton with 'jobs not mobs' refrain

  19-10-2018 22:32 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Friday took aim at Hillary Clinton and former Attorney General Eric Holder in a video address posted to Twitter, linking the two Democrats to rhetoric that, Republicans have claimed, promotes violence against conservatives.In a...
  
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• There's never been a better time to pursue the American dream! Fresh all-time highs in job openings and new hires: 45.wh.gov/D8vzEb

  19-10-2018 22:21 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  There's never been a better time to pursue the American dream!Fresh all-time highs in job openings and new hires: 45.wh.gov/D8vzEb
  
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• Atheist group argues in court for prayer rights on House floor

  19-10-2018 22:07 via The Hill: House
  
  A federal appeals court this week heard oral arguments in a case involving an advocacy group that sued the House chaplain after an atheist was not allowed to deliver a secular prayer on the House floor.The Freedom From Religion Foundation...
  
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• White House responds to Joaquin Castro's Kushner allegations: 'an outrageous slanderous lie'

  19-10-2018 21:55 via The Hill - Administration
  
  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded Friday to Rep. Joaquin Castro's (D-Texas) accusation that Jared Kushner orchestrated the killing of Saudi U.S. based journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Sanders tweeted that the allegation was "an...
  
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• Pelosi: I'd be a 'transitional figure' if Dems retake House

  19-10-2018 21:43 via The Hill: House
  
  House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she saw herself as "a transitional figure" if Democrats take control of the House of Representatives after November’s midterm elections. Though she expressed confidence she would again...
  
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• Eric Trump defends father for praising assault of a reporter: 'He can have fun'

  19-10-2018 21:43 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump's son, Eric Trump, on Friday defended his father for praising Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) physically assaulting a journalist. "He wasn’t the guy who body slammed anyone. He can have fun," Eric Trump said on Fox News when...
  
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• "To strike the best deals possible for the United States, the president has shown that he is willing to walk away f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  19-10-2018 20:56 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  "To strike the best deals possible for the United States, the president has shown that he is willing to walk away f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Pompeo asks Mexico to help tackle migration ‘crisis’

  19-10-2018 20:43 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. is quickly approaching a “moment of crisis” on immigration as a "caravan" of over 4,000 migrants makes its way up Central America toward Mexico, while placing much of the onus on America’s southern...
  
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• Manafort to be sentenced in Virginia in February

  19-10-2018 20:10 via The Hill - Administration
  
  A federal judge on Friday ordered Paul Manafort to be sentenced on February 8 for a series of financial charges he was convicted of in August.Judge T.S. Ellis III also agreed to expedite the preparation of Manafort’s presentencing report, after his...
  
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