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Nikki Haley, the US envoy to the United Nations, is characterizing Russia as skittish and isolated in the wake of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's deadly chemical weapons attack last week that killed scores of civilians, including children.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov began a meeting with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson in Moscow with a warning -- do not strike the Syrian regime again.
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It's unlikely that the first thing that ran through your mind the first time you saw the now-ubiquitous video of a man being forcibly dragged off a United flight because it had been overbooked was, "I wonder what Congress is going to do about this?!"
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With Justice Neil Gorsuch sworn in and the Supreme Court's 422-day era-of-eight over, attention has turned to Anthony Kennedy, the jurist who administered Gorsuch's oath at the White House ceremony and on whose key vote the law in America has long turned.
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Eric Trump: Ivanka Influenced Syria Strike Decision
President Donald Trump has said that the horrific images from a chemical weapons attack in Syria compelled him to authorize a missile strike against an Assad-regime airbase last week. But according to his son, Eric Trump, another key White House voice may have also influenced his decision to use military force.
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Eric Trump Just Said Something Very Revealing About Ivanka's White House Role
The Trump White House is at once decidedly leaky and totally unknowable. We know there's lots of jockeying and infighting among President Trump's top advisers, but what we don't really know is what specific roles each of them play or who, at any given time, has the President's ear.
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President Donald Trump's communications staff, facing the prospect of having to spin a largely win-less first 100 days in office, is grappling with how to tout the new President's first months on the job.
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A day after brazen ISIS attacks killed dozens at two Coptic Christian churches on Palm Sunday, Egypt's Cabinet announced a three-month state of emergency, a measure designed to help authorities root out the terror network.
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The New York Daily News and ProPublica are the twin recipients of this year's Pulitzer Prize for public service.
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North Korea has issued a forceful response to the deployment of a US naval strike group to the region, saying it would counter "reckless acts of aggression" with "whatever methods the US wants to take."
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How Syria is Shuffling Trump-era Politics
The missile strike launched by President Donald Trump on an Assad regime airfield last week did little to change the deadly status quo in Syria, where government aircraft were again bombarding rebel-held Idlib province a day later.
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5 Things for Tuesday, April 10: Alabama Governor, California School Shooting, United Airlines
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Ed Gillespie Retreats From Big-money Past in Trump Era
Ed Gillespie has embraced much of the pedigree that makes him a political heavyweight: a praised chair of the Republican National Committee; a senior adviser to George W. Bush during the waning days of his presidency; and today, the prohibitive favorite to serve as the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia.
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Texas Band: Why musicians are getting more political in Trump era
Musicians seem to be getting more political in the age of President Donald Trump, as artists are turning to their social media platforms and their lyrics to express their political views.
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Gun Shop Burglary Suspect Mailed Manifesto to Trump, Police Say
A man suspected of burglary at a Wisconsin gun shop is on the run after allegedly mailing a manifesto to President Donald Trump, detailing his grievances against the government.
