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Republican moderates hint government shutdown may be short-lived

WASHINGTON — Two moderate Senate Republican voices in Washington's budget battle may offer hope the the U.S. government shutdown might be moving toward resolution. Maine's Susan Collins told reporters a group of 22...

Partial US government shutdown begins

CAPITOL HILL — A partial shutdown of the U.S. government commenced early Saturday after a funding bill was blocked in the Senate. Spending authority expired at midnight Washington time, triggering a halt...

US to withhold millions from Palestinian refugees

UNITED NATIONS — The United States said Tuesday it is withholding tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency that supports Palestinian refugees, and could cut more if reforms are not...

Trump: ‘I am not a Racist’

WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump is continuing to push back against lawmakers and others who have taken issue with a vulgar comment he is said to have made last week during...

Trump’s vulgar remarks on Immigration confirmed by senator

Reports that U.S. President Donald Trump used a vulgar term to describe Haiti and African nations have been confirmed by Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, who was in an Oval Office meeting...

Trump: I’ll sign legislation protecting young immigrants from deportation

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump told key lawmakers Tuesday that he would sign whatever legislation they agreed upon to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from being deported and to...

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