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Thousands flock to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally

WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday called a "rededication of our country as One Nation under God." Against the backdrop of the Washington Monument, worship music blared from a stage that made clear the ...
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Cassidy tried to get along with Trump after his impeachment vote. Retribution came anyway

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - When Charles Wandfluh voted in Louisiana's Republican primary over the weekend, he could only conjure the unflattering image of a panicked rodent when talking about Bill Cassidy's desperate attemp t to cling to his U.S. Senate seat despite opposition from ...
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Federal funding for Trump’s ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate official on Saturday removed security funding that could be used for President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom from a massive spending package, Democratic lawmakers said, imperiling Republican efforts to devote taxpayer money ...
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Republican Representative Massie, critic of Trump, calls president’s attacks ‘desperate’ ahead of primary

May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated attacks on intraparty critic Representative Thomas Massie reflect a "desperate" attempt to help his opponent in Tuesday's Kentucky primary, the lawmaker said Sunday. • Trump has targeted Massie, a Republican who has defied the ...
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Trump administration promote program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Even as Democratic officials fight the effort in court, the Trump administration has run millions of voter registrations through government databases to determine their eligibility in a process that critics worry could end up purging valid voters from the rolls ...
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GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy faces Trump-backed challenger Julia Letlow in closely watched Louisiana primary

(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump's grip on the GOP and the potential political fallout for his perceived enemies will face another test on Saturday in Louisiana's Republican primary.Incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy is competing against Trump-backed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow (LA-5) and John Fleming, ...
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Democrats frame Trump ballroom as symbol of Republican disconnect from voters’ affordability woes

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Democrats hoping to win control of Congress in November's elections are seizing on Republicans' support of President Donald Trump's proposed $400 million White House ballroom to portray his party as out of touch with voters' cost-of-living concerns. As ...
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Trump says Iran war is worth the economic pain. These rural voters agree

By Brad Brooks WIGGINS, Colorado, May 16 (Reuters) - Perched behind the cash register at Stubs liquor store, Amy Van Duyn gazed out the window at a red-and-green gasoline price sign, which she said seemed to tick up daily. The price was $4.34 per gallon - ...
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US moves to end job protections for hundreds of health department workers

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The Trump administration moved on Friday to strip hundreds of senior U.S. Department of Health and Human Services employees of civil service job protections, according to an email reviewed by Reuters. HHS employees at several agencies received ...
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US Supreme Court rebuffs Virginia Democrats in bid for new voting map

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive a voting map designed to help their party wrest control of the U.S. House of Representatives from President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in ...
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Sen. Cassidy battles Trump-backed challenger in Louisiana Republican primary

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is fighting for his political life in Louisiana's Republican primary on Saturday as he faces a challenge backed by President Donald Trump, the latest attempt by the president to purge the party of politicians he views ...
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Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia's bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. The court's order, issued without any noted dissent, is the ...
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