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Fractures are starting to show in Trump’s GOP at the start of this election year

WASHINGTON (AP) - For House Republicans, the political year started with a pep rally of sorts as President Donald Trump gathered them at Washington's Kennedy Center for a stemwinder of a speech. But by the time lawmakers had completed their first week of work ...
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Heritage Foundation calls on US to prioritize marriage and family in new report

The Heritage Foundation think tank is urging the federal government "to save and restore the American family," kicking off the midterm election year with a call for conservatives to focus on domestic issues. Among its recommendations? A "marriage bootcamp," designed to prepare cohabitating couples for ...
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As Trump pitches oil companies on Venezuela plans, experts see challenges: Analysis

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House will host America's oil titans Friday as President Donald Trump is expected to lay out his plan for a post-Nicolas Maduro Venezuela with an economic revamp of its oil industry as its centerpiece.The president, who said a recovery plan ...
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Trump appears to have posted some jobs data early

Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted a chart on his social media account late Thursday that included job-market data that was not publicly released until Friday morning. The chart, which has been liked nearly 14,000 times by other Truth Social users, ...
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Trump’s Venezuela focus frustrates top aides worried about midterm elections

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's focus on the brazen U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is frustrating some White House aides and Republican lawmakers, who want him to address economic and healthcare concerns in an election year, according to three ...
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Supreme Court set to issue rulings as Trump awaits fate of tariffs

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court could issue at least one ruling on Friday as several major cases remain pending including litigation testing the legality of President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs. The court may release opinions in argued ...
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Before fatal ICE shooting, Minnesota had become Trump target

By Nathan Layne Jan 9 (Reuters) - Months before a U.S. immigration agent fatally shot a motorist in Minnesota on Wednesday, President Donald Trump had fixated on the state, repeatedly criticizing its Democratic leaders and the large Somali-American community there. The president called Somali immigrants "garbage," ...
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Vance announces new assistant attorney general role to combat taxpayer fraud

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday the administration is creating a new assistant attorney general position with nationwide jurisdiction to combat fraud involving taxpayer dollars, adding that a nominee would be announced in the coming days. (Reporting By ...
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Trump administration says it is creating new DOJ division to tackle fraud

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration said on Thursday it was creating a new division at the U.S. Department of Justice to combat what the White House called "rampant" fraud across the country. Rights advocates and critics have said the ...
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US federal workforce drops to lowest level in at least a decade

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal workforce has fallen to its lowest level in at least a decade, according to government data published on Thursday, a result of President Donald Trump's campaign to shrink the government. Cuts this year have ...
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Colorado AG accuses Trump of ‘revenge campaign’ for state refusal to free convicted elections clerk

Colorado's attorney general accused the Trump administration on Thursday of waging a "revenge campaign" by choking off funds and ending federal programs over the state's refusal to accede to the Republican president's demands to free an imprisoned elections clerk. President Donald Trump has pushed unsuccessfully ...
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Five states sue over Trump freezing $10 billion in childcare, family assistance funds

By Nate Raymond Jan 8 (Reuters) - Five Democratic-led states sued U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday challenging its decision to freeze their access to more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds based on what it said were concerns about ...
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