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Government shutdown becomes the third-longest ever

Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images GP: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (2nd-R), D-CA, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (2nd-L), D-NY, Rep. Steny Hoyer (L), D-MD, and Senator Dick Durbin (R), D-IL, exit the White House after meeting with US president Donald Trump to discuss the partial government shutdown, January …

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Trump drums up support for border wall with Tweet storms

Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about border security in the Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019. Since first threatening a government shutdown last month in his battle with Congress over border wall funding, President Donald Trump has leaned heavily …

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Immigration courts at a standstill during government shutdown

John Moore | Getty Images Immigrant children read at an aid center after being released from U.S. government detention in McAllen, Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and ICE, dealing with a surge of asylum seekers, have been releasing recently arrived families, pending immigration court dates, despite continued official …

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Apple’s China warning is another example of Trump impact on tech

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting of the American Technology Council on June 19, 2017. Apple’s lowered revenue outlook is more than just the latest bad headline out of Silicon Valley — it’s another example of President Donald Trump’s …

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Nancy Pelosi and Democrats take House majority, plan to check Trump

Getty Images House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media during her weekly news conference, on Capitol Hill March 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. Democrats take a House majority on Thursday, and they plan to quickly change the chamber’s path after eight years of Republican control. The party …

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Former Bernie Sanders aide who joked about harassment now chief of staff

Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, speaks to members of the media following a briefing on the murder of U.S-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018.  …

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No sign of deal to end shutdown at Trump’s first 2019 Cabinet meeting

Evan Vucci | AP President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington. David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of Interior, is left and Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense, is right. President Donald Trump on Wednesday hosted his first Cabinet meeting of …

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Trump invites congressional leaders to meet about government shutdown

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2018. President Donald Trump has invited eight top lawmakers to sit down Wednesday afternoon and discuss the partial government shutdown and border …

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Romney says Trump causes dismay around the world

Kim Raff | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mitt Romney speaks during a keynote address at the Utah County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner in Provo, Utah, U.S., on Feb. 16, 2018. Mitt Romney, the former Republican presidential candidate and incoming U.S. senator from Utah, sharply criticized President Donald Trump and …

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Trump’s most memorable Twitter bombshells of 2018

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Twitter Inc. account of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDoanldTrump President Donald Trump’s Twitter habit grew even more prolific in 2018. Trump sent more than 3,400 tweets this year — an average of nearly 10 tweets a day, and a sizable increase from …

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