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US Senate Launches Immigration Debate

CAPITOL HILL — The U.S. Senate voted 97 to 1 late Monday to begin an extensive debate on immigration reform, as partisan differences swiftly emerged on the scope and substance of what...

Pence reaffirms US commitment to longtime ally South Korea

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in a meeting Thursday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in that Washington would “bring maximum pressure to bear on North Korea” until...

US government shuts down; Congress misses deadline to renew funding

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government shut down after Congress missed a deadline to renew the federal government’s funding. The shutdown Friday marks the second partial federal shutdown in less than a month. Earlier,...

Pentagon: Trump ordered military parade in Washington

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump wants a military parade in Washington to top the one he watched last Bastille Day in France, ordering Pentagon leaders to make plans for a...

US Senate leaders announce agreement on budget deal

CAPITOL HILL — One day before a threatened U.S. government shutdown, Senate leaders on Wednesday struck a bipartisan deal that would keep the federal government funded for two years but left contentious...

Pentagon adding new nuclear capabilities, keeping nuclear triad to deter attacks

PENTAGON — The Pentagon has released its 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, adding nuclear capabilities and updating the United States’ current arsenal in order to deter nuclear attacks. “What we’re trying to do...

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