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Democrats are surprised by just how many concessions they extracted in the trillion-dollar deal, considering that Republicans have unified control of the government. Democratic leaders Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi quickly put out celebratory statements last night. Republican leaders Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan did not. Here are eight ways President Trump got rolled.
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Republicans are considering legislation that would allow states to let insurers to charge sick people as much as they want for health insurance. But Trump promised to “beautifully” protect Americans.
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The president said he was open using the new revenue for his infrastructure package, a potentially major policy change as his top advisers try to assemble a plan to finance $1 trillion in new projects.
Tarig Elhakim won the green card lottery, and his roommate Abdelsalam Khalafalla, left, has applied. (Salwan Georges/Post)
Tarig Elhakim won the green card lottery, and his roommate Abdelsalam Khalafalla, left, has applied. (Salwan Georges/Post)
Each year, the Diversity Visa Lottery, as it is officially known, provides up to 55,000 randomly selected foreigners — less than 1 percent of those who enter the drawing — with permanent residency in the United States. The current lottery coincides with an intense debate over immigration and comes amid policy changes that have made the country less welcoming to new arrivals.
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In an interview with the Washington Examiner, our president-historian posits that the war might not have happened if only Andrew Jackson had still been around. The whole thing apparently could have been avoided if only we had a bona fide negotiator — someone more up to the task than Low Energy Abe Lincoln.
Steven Mnuchin made the comments at a conference of elites in government and finance in Beverly Hills.
The high court ruled that cities must meet higher standards to prove a direct relationship between alleged discriminatory lending practices and urban blight.
With less than six weeks until Britons go to the polls again, the Labour Party appears headed for a broad, deep electoral beatdown. It may offer a cautionary tale for Democrats in the United States.
The severe weather follows a weekend of deadly torrents and powerful winds that claimed at least 15 lives.
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A few hundred protesters started throwing gasoline bombs and other objects at authorities. Riot police used tear gas and clubbed some demonstrators.
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It's unclear whether the justices will dine at the executive mansion after the event was scrubbed from the president's schedule. If they do ever get together, there would be plenty to talk about — or, perhaps, to avoid.
Critic's Notebook
After a weekend of "The President Show," Samantha Bee's "Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner" and Hasan Minhaj's monologue, it's easy to see how Trump comedy fatigue might set in.
Ueli Steck, nicknamed the “Swiss Machine,” was considered the most accomplished mountaineer of his time.
After a nearly year-long search following Michael Strahan's dramatic exit to "Good Morning America," Ripa finally has a permanent partner on the show.
‘Other: Mixed Race in America’
In the first episode of this week-long podcast, meet Tabria Lee-Noona, who has always felt a little bit different. Using dating apps leaves her suspicious that men see her as somehow exotic.
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