Author: Jill Colvin
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Trump expected to end program for young immigrants
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will end protections for young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, but with a six-month delay, people familiar with the plans said. The delay in the formal dismantling of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, would be…
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Sean Spicer finally gets to meet the pope
In this Aug. 11, 2017 file photo, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer walks up the steps of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington. Spicer finally got to meet the Pope. Vatican spokesman Greg Burke confirms the former White House press secretary attended a meeting with Pope Francis…
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Trump expected to decide soon on fate of “dreamers”
This image released by Roadside Attractions shows Tatiana Maslany, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal in a scene from “Stronger.” The film, which chronicles the story of Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman, will screen at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown on Sept. 12, where Bauman and others who were injured in the 2013 deadly attack…
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Trump ousts Bannon, his influential and divisive strategist
WASHINGTON— Steve Bannon, the blunt-spoken and divisive strategist who rose from Donald Trump’s conservative campaign to a top White House post, was pushed out by the president Friday, capping a turbulent seven months marked by the departure of much of Trump’s original senior staff. A favorite in the farther-right portions of the Republican Party, Bannon…
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Trump says he won’t rule out military response to Venezuela
WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump said Friday that that he wouldn’t rule out military action against Venezuela in response to the country’s descent into political chaos following President Nicolas Maduro’s power grab. Speaking to reporters at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club, Trump bemoaned the country’s growing humanitarian crisis and declared that all options remain on…
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Report: Trump fumed about Afghanistan in tense meeting
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has become increasingly frustrated by the situation in Afghanistan and has recently floated a change in command as he struggles to settle on a new strategy after years of war. NBC News first reported Wednesday that Trump fumed during a meeting last month over the lack of progress. The network said…
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Lawsuit alleges Fox News made up part of Seth Rich story
NEW YORK — A lawsuit filed Tuesday lays out an explosive tale of Trump allies, the White House and Fox News Channel conspiring to push a false story about Democratic leaks and an unsolved killing in order to distract attention from the Russia investigation that has been swirling around the president. The lawsuit was filed against Fox…
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Trump appears to advocate rough police treatment of suspects
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — Talking tough on illegal immigration and violent crime, President Donald Trump appeared Friday to advocate rougher treatment of people in police custody, speaking dismissively of the police practice of shielding the heads of handcuffed suspects as they are being placed in patrol cars. “Don’t be too nice,” Trump told law enforcement officers…
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Trump asks about firing Sessions, calls his position ‘weak’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has spoken with advisers about firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, officials say, and launched a fresh Twitter tirade Tuesday against the man who was the first U.S. senator to endorse his candidacy. “Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails &…
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Trump says it’s ‘time to move forward’ with Russia
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that “it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia” after his lengthy meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Germany. But he is still avoiding the question of whether he accepts Putin’s denial that Russia was responsible for meddling in the 2016 election. Speaking in…