France's Macron pushes back at 'America First' agenda
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- 2018-04-25 17:05:13Z
France's President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States to embrace multilateralism and warned of the perils of trade war, in an address to Congress pushing back against Donald Trump's "America First" agenda. The French leader's speech to lawmakers was a dramatic twist at the
WASHINGTON (AP) - As President Donald Trump's pick to lead Veterans Affairs skids to a halt, senators from both parties are voicing frustration that the White House is skipping crucial vetting of nominees and leaving lawmakers to clean up the mess.
A federal judge says the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is "arbitrary and capricious."
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French President Emmanuel Macron flies into Washington Monday on a three-day state visit expected to test his much-vaunted "friendship" with US counterpart Donald Trump, as the leaders tackle deep differences over Iran and other key dossiers. In an interview broadcast on the eve of his departure
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as unethical and "untethered to truth" and calls his leadership of the country "ego driven and about personal loyalty" in a forthcoming book.
President Donald Trump "certainly believes he has the power" to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said during a press briefing on Tuesday. Sanders's remark came the day after FBI agents raided the home, office and hotel room of Trump lawyer Michael
President Donald Trump has lashed out against special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, branding it "an attack on our country" and exhibiting mounting concern about the yearlong ...
Syrian state TV said on Monday the United States was suspected of striking an air base hours after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of a "big price to pay" as aid groups said dozens of people were killed by poison gas in a rebel-held town. The United States denied attacking the Syrian base
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that signals from President Donald
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For Tennessee Republicans, Williamson County has long been considered the promised land ? Just one Democrat has won here in the last 20 years ? Nearly eight years after leaving the governor?s office, Bredesen, 74, recently emerged from political retirement to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Bob Corker, the moderate Republican and off-and-on critic of President Trump who announced last fall that he would not seek reelection.
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Russia makes the latest move in the tit-for-tat diplomatic battle over the Kremlin's alleged poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter.