Author: Darlene Superville
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Debate rivals assail Warren as she joins Democrats’ top rank
WESTERVILLE, Ohio • Elizabeth Warren repeatedly came under attack during Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate as rivals accused the Massachusetts senator of ducking questions about the cost of Medicare for All and her signature “wealth tax” plan in an attempt to derail her rising campaign. The pile-on reinforced her new status as a front-runner in the…
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Trump names hostage envoy O’Brien national security adviser
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O’Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser. O’Brien, the fourth person in two years to hold the job, becomes the administration’s point person on national security amid rising tensions with Iran after the weekend…
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Trump portrays G-7 as a lovefest, papering over differences
BIARRITZ, France • Never mind his differences with world leaders on China, trade, Russia, Iran and more. President Donald Trump’s takeaway message from the Group of Seven summit in France was “unity.” In fact, “flawless” unity. During this year’s gathering of leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies, Trump went to great lengths to portray it…
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US House condemns Trump’s ‘racist’ tweets; Colorado delegation splits on vote
WASHINGTON • In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump’s Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn’t “a racist bone in my body.” Two days after Trump tweeted that four Democratic freshmen should “go…
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Trump threatens more troops to border after Mexico incident
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump renewed his threat Wednesday to send more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border after an incident in which Mexican soldiers confronted U.S. personnel. Mexico blamed the incident on confusion, and said it was not looking for confrontation with the U.S. In morning tweets, Trump said, “Mexico’s Soldiers recently pulled guns on…
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Trump to sign orders making it harder to block pipelines
SAN ANTONIO • President Donald Trump’s support for shifting more power to states took a back seat Wednesday to his affinity for oil and gas production as he aimed to make it harder for states to block pipelines and other energy projects due to environmental concerns. At the urging of business groups, Trump was to…
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Live video: State of the Union address from President Trump
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, a uniter? That’s the approach advisers say Trump will take in his first State of the Union address delivered under divided government. A president who’s mocked everyone from women to the U.S. intelligence community, foreign leaders and members of Congress is expected to speak Tuesday night of setting aside hard…
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Graham urges Trump to reopen gov’t for a few weeks
WASHINGTON • A Republican lawmaker advising President Donald Trump said he is encouraging the president to reopen the government for several weeks to continue negotiating with Democrats over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall before the president takes the more drastic step of declaring a national emergency. But that may be wishful thinking, given that…
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Girl, 7, tells Trump she believes in Santa
WASHINGTON • A 7-year-old girl who talked to President Donald Trump on Christmas Eve still left out milk and cookies for Santa despite the president telling her it was “marginal” for a child of her age to still believe in the jolly old elf. Then again, Collman Lloyd of Lexington, S.C., says she had never…
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Trump offers holiday greetings to U.S. troops
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump on Tuesday wished U.S. troops stationed around the country and the globe a merry Christmas. “I know it’s a great sacrifice for you to be away from your families, but I want you to know that every American family is eternally grateful to you, and we’re holding you close in…