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Trump insists on steel wall with Mexico in prime-time speech
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January 9, 2019
Trump insists on steel wall with Mexico in prime-time speech
President Donald Trump used a prime-time address to the nation Tuesday to insist on $5.7 billion for a steel…
Trump ramps up Mexico wall row with speech, border visit
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January 8, 2019
Trump ramps up Mexico wall row with speech, border visit
President Donald Trump was set Tuesday to deliver a primetime address to the nation on immigration as he pushed…
Trump warns could force long shutdown over border wall
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January 5, 2019
Trump warns could force long shutdown over border wall
A defiant President Donald Trump said Friday he was prepared to keep the US government shut down for as…
Congress to reconvene with no end in sight for federal shutdown
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January 2, 2019
Congress to reconvene with no end in sight for federal shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress was set to reconvene on Wednesday with no signs of a workable plan to end…
White House chief: Trump not building a ‘wall’
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December 31, 2018
White House chief: Trump not building a ‘wall’
Outgoing White House chief John Kelly said in an interview published Sunday that he had “nothing but compassion” for…
Volunteers strive to stave off shutdown chaos at US parks
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December 31, 2018
Volunteers strive to stave off shutdown chaos at US parks
Sabra Purdy is just back from Joshua Tree National Park in southern California, which was crammed with tourists. It…
Trump blames Democrats for migrant children’s death, amid budget impasse
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December 30, 2018
Trump blames Democrats for migrant children’s death, amid budget impasse
US President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed opposition Democrats for the death of two immigrant children in US custody,…
Trump says build US-Mexico wall or he’ll seal border
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December 29, 2018
Trump says build US-Mexico wall or he’ll seal border
President Donald Trump threatened Friday to seal the US-Mexico border “entirely” if Congress does not approve billions of dollars…
Trump vows no end to shutdown until wall funded
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December 26, 2018
Trump vows no end to shutdown until wall funded
US President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday he would not reopen the government until he gets $5 billion to fund…
Trump ‘all alone’ in growing Washington strife
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December 25, 2018
Trump ‘all alone’ in growing Washington strife
Democratic leaders accused an isolated President Donald Trump on Monday of sowing Christmas “chaos” after the stock market plummeted…