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EPA aide tells House investigators she did personal tasks for Pruitt, was asked to help get used Trump hotel mattress
WASHINGTON (AP) — EPA aide tells House investigators she did personal tasks for Pruitt, was asked to help get used Trump hotel mattress.
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Supreme Court rules narrowly for Colorado baker who wouldn’t make same-sex wedding cake
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is setting aside a Colorado court ruling against a baker who wouldn’t make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. But the court is not deciding the big issue…
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UN nuclear chief says work in N. Korea could resume quickly
VIENNA (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says the agency could resume work in North Korea “within weeks” to verify any possible agreement between Washington and Pyongyang. Plans are advancing for…
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Feds: Skimping can’t save seniors from rising med cost
Medicare recipients filled fewer prescriptions for pricey brand-name drugs — but spent more on such meds anyway, says a government report due out Monday. It blames rising manufacturer prices for squeezing older people and taxpayers.
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The Latest: Trump defends new trade policies in tweet
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 9:25 a.m. President Donald Trump is defending his new trade policies, saying trade practices by other countries are “Not acceptable!” Trump has imposed…
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Trump says appointment of special counsel in Russia probe was ‘totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says appointment of special counsel in Russia probe was ‘totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ .
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Trump says he has ‘absolute right to PARDON myself,’ but says he has ‘done nothing wrong’ in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he has ‘absolute right to PARDON myself,’ but says he has ‘done nothing wrong’ in Russia probe.
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Japan finance minister takes pay cut, officials punished
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso has taken a voluntary one-year salary cut after 20 officials were penalized for tampering with documents related to a government property sale linked to the Prime Minister…
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Immigration fight, tension on tariffs await Congress’ return
WASHINGTON (AP) — This was supposed to be the quiet time on Capitol Hill, but Congress returns to work Monday facing a showdown in the House over immigration while Senate Republicans are trying to stop…
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Voters to decide on 4 seats on Prince George’s Co. school board
Prince George’s County voters may spend this spring and early summer doing some homework: researching the candidates in the local school board race. Seats in Districts 2,3,6 and 9 are up for grabs.
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Tea party class of House Republicans fades
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican newcomers stunned Washington back in 2010 when they seized the House majority with bold promises to cut taxes and spending and to roll back what many viewed as Barack Obama’s…
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Costs of Snowden leak still mounting 5 years later
WASHINGTON (AP) — Whistleblower or traitor, leaker or public hero? National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the…
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A New York Republican ex-con fights to return to Congress
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Grimm doesn’t want to talk about his time in prison. He just wants your vote. The former Republican congressman from New York City’s Staten Island is fighting his party, his…
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US expects fallout from Snowden leaks for years to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — Whistleblower or traitor, leaker or public hero? National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the…
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Mrs. Trump skipping G7, North Korea summits
First lady Melania Trump won’t be joining her husband at the G7 summit in Quebec this week or accompanying him to the meeting planned with North Korea’s leader in Singapore the week after.
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