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Trump picks former Alabama official to lead FEMA
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will nominate a former Alabama official to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Jeffrey Byard held several positions with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency before he joined…
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NJ attorney general subpoenas Trump’s inaugural committee
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee received a sweeping request for financial records this week from prosecutors in New Jersey, the second subpoena the group has received in as many weeks as…
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Trump tests presidential power, declares emergency at border
President Donald Trump has signed legislation to avert another government shutdown and pay for limited fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. He signed the bill Friday. Earlier, he declared a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall.
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Ex-FBI official recounts discussion about 25th Amendment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview posted Friday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein broached the idea of using the Constitution to oust President Donald Trump, saying the…
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Oversight chair: Trump lawyers gave false info on hush money
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal ethics officials believe President Donald Trump’s lawyers provided false information about the $130,000 payment to buy the silence of porn actress Stormy Daniels after she alleged she had sex with Trump,…
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NJ attorney general subpoenas Trump’s inaugural committee
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee received a sweeping request for financial records this week from prosecutors in New Jersey, the second subpoena the group has received in as many weeks as…
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APNewsBreak: New guidance on handling child bride petitions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced new rules Friday to scrutinize petitions to bring in underage spouses to the U.S. after data showed thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent…
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Omar’s edgy Israel tweet no surprise to some back home
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Ilhan Omar’s political star was rising last year on her way to becoming one of the first Muslim women in Congress, several Minnesota Jewish leaders invited her to talk privately about…
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Statement declaring national emergency on US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON (AP) — Text of the proclamation signed by President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency on the US-Mexico border: Declaring a National Emergency concerning the southern border of the United States by the president…
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LA sheriff: Fewer crimes spur transfer to immigration agents
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new leader of the nation’s largest sheriff’s department on Friday further limited when inmates in Los Angeles County jails can be transferred to U.S. authorities for deportation. The department has…
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White House spokeswoman confirms special counsel interview
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has been interviewed as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Sanders says in a statement released Friday that she was “happy to voluntarily” sit…
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Ex-Gov. Weld likely not the last primary challenge to Trump
BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, little-known on the national stage but well-respected among veterans in the GOP establishment, announced an exploratory committee for president on Friday, becoming the first Republican to…
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Bill: Strip Confederate designation from Arkansas flag star
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas lawmaker is proposing that a star on the state’s flag no longer represent the Confederacy, saying it should instead commemorate the contribution of Native Americans to the state.…
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US Vice President Mike Pence makes his first Auschwitz visit
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited the memorial site of Auschwitz on Friday along with the Polish president and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump, viewing a train car,…
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DC parking ticket, towing revenue on the decline
Parking ticket and towing revenue collected through the Department of Public Works is on the decline in D.C., continuing a trend going back about a decade.
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