Author: Catherine Lucey
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Stormy Daniels again seeks Trump’s answers under oath
WASHINGTON — A porn actress who says she had an affair with Donald Trump renewed an effort Sunday to get the president to answer her attorney’s questions under oath. An attorney for Stormy Daniels filed the motion in federal court in Los Angeles. Michael Avenatti is seeking a jury trial and wants sworn testimony from…
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Trump: 2,000-4,000 troops needed for Mexico border security
PHOENIX — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to send 2,000 and 4,000 National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal officials fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Trump’s comments to reporters on Air Force One were his first estimate on guard levels he believes are needed for border protection. It…
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Trump calls for border legislation using ‘nuclear option’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump demanded Monday that Congress pass new border legislation using the “Nuclear Option if necessary” to muscle it through the Senate — a drastic change in rules the Republican leader has previously dismissed. Trump tweeted that the U.S. must build a border wall, but argued that “Democrats want No Borders, hence…
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Trump says he is ‘considering’ veto of $1.3 trillion budget
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threw the massive spending bill into doubt Friday, saying he was “considering” a veto of the $1.3 trillion plan over concerns about young “Dreamer” immigrants and border wall money. Hours before funding for the government expires, Trump said on Twitter that he was weighing a veto “based on the fact…
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Trump’s personal aide escorted from White House
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s personal assistant was removed from his job this week, leaving the president more isolated amid a growing exodus of many of his most trusted aides. John McEntee, who served as…
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Trump puts GOP in the hot seat on guns _ for now
WASHINGTON — Putting fellow Republicans in the hot seat, President Donald Trump called for speedy and substantial changes to the nation’s gun laws on Wednesday, criticizing lawmakers in a White House meeting for being too fearful of the National Rifle Association to take action. In a freewheeling, televised session that stretched for an hour, Trump…
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Ivanka Trump believes father’s denials of sexual misconduct
WASHINGTON — Ivanka Trump says she believes her father’s denials of sexual misconduct, arguing that questions to her on the topic are “pretty inappropriate.” Trump serves as a senior adviser in President Donald Trump’s administration and just led the U.S. delegation at the closing ceremony for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. She made the comments in…
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‘Fix it!’ Gun violence plea to Trump from students, parents
WASHINGTON — Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics aside and protect America’s school children from the scourge of gun violence. Trump listened intently to the raw emotion and pledged action, including the possibility of arming teachers. “I turned…
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Trump says more must be done to protect children
WASHINGTON — As a grieving Florida community demanded action on guns, President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed the Justice Department to move to ban devices like the rapid-fire bump stocks used in last year’s Las Vegas massacre. It was a small sign of movement on the gun violence issue that has long tied Washington in…
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Trump urges ban on gun devices like bump stocks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has signed a memo directing the Justice Department to propose regulations to “ban all devices” like the rapid-fire bump stocks involved in last year’s Las Vegas massacre. Seeking to show action days after a deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Trump spoke during a White House…