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Republicans urge Democrats to agree to short-term bill to keep US government open

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ahead of a meeting between lawmakers and President Donald Trump, the Republican leaders of Congress sought on Sunday to blame Democrats for an impasse prior to a looming deadline to pass legislation to avert a government shutdown and urged them ...
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Intense and intentional training is helping Democratic women gain state lawmaking seats

Kimberly Pope Adams was an auditor working in Virginia when she got a call from a Democratic state Senator who had heard Adams was interested in running for office. Sen. Danica Roem encouraged Adams to attend a six-month training program with the state’s chapter ...
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Trump’s moves to consolidate power, punish enemies draw comparisons to places where democracy faded

In 2007, eight years after becoming Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez revoked the license of the country’s oldest private television station. Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump suggested revoking the licenses of U.S. television stations he believes are overly critical of him. Since ...
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Jeffries says he’s ‘hopeful’ a government shutdown can be avoided

(NEW YORK) -- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday he is "hopeful" a government shutdown can be avoided as Congress lurches toward its Tuesday deadline to reach a spending agreement.Jeffries' comments come after President Donald Trump canceled a meeting last week with Jeffries ...
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Trump to meet top Congressional leaders on Monday, White House official says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with the top Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress on Monday to discuss government funding ahead of a September 30 deadline to keep the government open, a White House official said on Saturday. Trump had previously scrapped ...
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‘Backdoor’ funding cuts possible by Trump administration, as Congress faces government shutdown

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With three days to go before a U.S. government shutdown, an advocacy group that tracks federal spending warns that about $8 billion approved by Congress for healthcare and education is at risk of going unused, held back by President Donald ...
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Native Americans condemn Pentagon move to preserve Wounded Knee medals

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Congress of American Indians strongly condemned on Saturday a Pentagon review that decided against revoking medals awarded to U.S. soldiers at the 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee, an event which many historians consider a massacre. “Celebrating ...
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Trump’s H1-B changes raise concerns about US tech economy’s future, ability to recruit specialty talent

(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump's executive order strapping a six-figure fee to the H1-B visa has created confusion for tech firms and the tens of thousands of foreign employees that the companies have depended on for their growth, according to immigration and business ...
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Trump orders deployment of troops to Portland, ICE facilities

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to send troops to protect Portland and federal immigration facilities. “At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide ...
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FBI fires agents pictured kneeling during racial justice protest in 2020

(Corrects to remove reference to kneeling incident occurring same day as Trump’s photo with Bible; the two incidents occurred during same protests but not the same day, paragaph 7) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI has fired a group of its agents photographed ...
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Tennessee governor says more federal agents to join fight against crime in Memphis next week

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For two weeks, Memphis has been bracing for an influx of National Guard troops after President Donald Trump announced his intention to deploy them to the city. On Friday, residents finally learned more about that plan, and it looks to be very ...
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US DOJ seeks information on Georgia prosecutor Willis, NYT reports

(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a subpoena for records related to the travel history of Fani Willis, the Atlanta area prosecutor who charged President Donald Trump in an election interference case, The New York Times reported on Friday. The Times said that ...
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