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Watchdog: GSA ignored emoluments in OKing Trump hotel lease
The inspector general’s report did not say whether Trump had violated the Constitution and did not recommend canceling the lease, but urged a legal review, which the GSA has promised.
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Report: Woman said Kentucky lawmaker made unwanted advances
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The woman who accused Kentucky’s former House speaker of sexual harassment said in a deposition that the lawmaker made more than 50 unwanted sexual advances while she worked for the House…
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Colbert, Maddow are coveted slots for presidential wanna-bes
NEW YORK (AP) — Kirsten Gillibrand is hitting the television daily double this week. The New York senator announced her presidential candidacy on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” following it up with an MSNBC interview Wednesday…
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May wins no-confidence vote, but still is beset by Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May is battling to save her job after staking her political reputation on a last-ditch effort to win support for the divorce agreement she negotiated with the European Union.
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Chefs, rappers and celebrities offer to show Clemson Tigers ‘a real feast’
Chefs, rappers and celebrities are set on showing Trump “what an actual celebration dinner should be,” after he served a spread of fast food to the NCAA college football national champion Clemson Tigers at the White House on Monday.
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Report: US investigating whether Huawei stole trade secrets
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. prosecutors are investigating whether Chinese tech giant Huawei stole trade secrets from U.S. companies. The newspaper says investigators are looking into whether the company stole technology…
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Democrats hit Trump EPA nominee on coal lobbying, rollbacks
Acting Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler’s past lobbying work for coal companies and other industries regulated by the agency is expected to draw scrutiny when a Senate committee considers his nomination to the position.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May says politicians must “put self-interest aside” and reach consensus on Brexit plan.
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May says politicians must “put self-interest aside” and reach consensus on Brexit plan.
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Planned Parenthood challenges Wisconsin abortion laws
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin asked a federal judge on Wednesday to repeal state laws that make it more difficult for women, particularly in rural areas, to receive abortions. The lawsuit filed…
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Trump signs law ensuring shutdown pay for government workers
President Donald Trump signed the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, which the White House said “requires the compensation of government employees for wages lost, work performed, or leave used during a lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2018, and entitles excepted employees to use leave during a lapse in appropriations.”
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A look at deaths of US troops in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said two service members and two American civilians were killed Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State group in the U.S.-patrolled northern Syrian town of…
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GSA ignored constitutional issues raised by Trump’s interest in DC hotel, report says
The General Services Administration ignored constitutional implications when deciding to maintain the lease of the Old Post Office Building to the Trump International Hotel after Donald Trump became president, according to a new inspector general report on the deal.
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Now a 2020 candidate, Gillibrand builds campaign on gender
TROY, New York (AP) — A day after she jumped into the presidential race from a glimmering Manhattan television studio, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand returned Wednesday to her upstate New York hometown to preview a campaign…
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Castro explains Puerto Rico campaign trip: ‘Everyone counts’
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Democrat Julian Castro, in the early primary state of New Hampshire for the first time as a presidential candidate, told voters on Wednesday that he believes “everyone counts” and accused the…
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US says 2 troops and 2 American civilians among those killed in suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — US says 2 troops and 2 American civilians among those killed in suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State in Syria.
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