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Trump says planning is underway for July 4 parade or gathering
President Donald Trump is planning a new parade, possibly to replace a military procession he ordered up for Washington that was scuttled due to cost. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting, Trump says he's thinking about holding the event around July 4. He's calling it a ...
Trump stresses abortion foe credentials in appeal to evangelicals at prayer meet
President Donald Trump used an appearance at a high-profile religious gathering Thursday to stress anti-abortion policies and appeal to conservative, Christian voters as the 2020 election campaign gets underway. "As part of our commitment to building a just and loving society, we must build a ...
Amid internal controversies and a capital city deeply distracted by the partial government shutdown, the third Women's March returned to Washington on Saturday with an enduring message of anger and defiance aimed directly at President Donald Trump's White House. The original march in 2017, the ...
Urban Meyer leaves on top as Ohio State beats Washington in Rose Bowl
Urban Meyer says he decided to end his remarkable coaching career at Ohio State partly because of the stress inherent in this high-intensity job. After his Buckeyes blew most of a 25-point lead in the fourth quarter and had to recover a last-minute onside kick ...
Experts question whether Nick Ayers has gravitas to be President Donald Trump's next chief of staff
Nick Ayers, in talks with President Donald Trump to become his new White House chief of staff, is a 36-year-old political whiz-kid who could help with the looming re-election campaign, but critics question whether he has the grit needed to keep Trump and an ...
U.S. Congress looks to stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
U.S. Congress, facing a Friday deadline for approving around $450 billion in funding for several government agencies or forcing them into a partial shutdown, is steering toward a temporary extension as President Donald Trump and Republicans argue over the funding of a border wall. Congressional ...
Ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort violated plea agreement by lying, prosecutors say
Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort violated his plea agreement by lying to investigators, prosecutors said Monday, as another former aide began serving a jail sentence for making false statements to the FBI. Manafort had agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation ...
Trump dilemma: Preserve Saudi alliance or declare prince a murderer
The Saudi assassination of a U.S.-based journalist has put President Donald Trump in an intractable bind. Does he preserve a close U.S. ally and accept whatever Riyadh says about the murder? Or does he risk a rupture and embrace the conclusion of the Central Intelligence Agency ...
U.S. Congress returns to new dynamic and GOP shutdown threat
Congress returns to a changed political landscape Tuesday as newly-elected lawmakers arrive in Washington, the parties elect new leadership and incumbents square off for one final legislative sprint before House Democrats take power. Voters swept away eight years of House Republican control in last week's ...
Sign of easing tensions, U.S. and China to hold top-level security talks
The United States and China will hold top-level security talks on Friday, the State Department announced, in a sign of easing tensions after months of escalation over trade and regional disputes. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will host their ...
China says it can't hold U.S. trade talks with 'knife to the throat'
China said on Tuesday it was impossible to hold trade talks with the United States while Washington is imposing tariffs that are like "holding a knife to someone's throat." Speaking a day after Washington activated tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, vice commerce minister ...
The Auburn Tigers had some bad memories from their last two trips to Atlanta. They headed home from this one feeling a whole lot better. With a performance that didn't earn a bunch of style points but will look awfully good on the resume, No. 9 ...
