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Kushner Denies Collusion, Admits To At Least 4 Meetings With Russians

Senior White House adviser Jared Kusher is denying that President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia, saying in a statement ahead of congressional interviews that he has “nothing to hide.” The 11-page statement provided to The Associated Press by a representative Monday details four contacts with Russians during Trump’s campaign and transition. Kushner plans to […]

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Sean Spicer Resigns As White House Press Secretary

White House press secretary Sean Spicer abruptly resigned Friday after opposing President Donald Trump’s appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.At a press briefing later Friday, Scaramucci announced principal deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will take over as press secretary. Trump asked Spicer to stay in his role, but Spicer said appointing Scaramucci was […]

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Trump Lawyer Says That Comey Was Lying Under Oath

President Donald Trump’s outside counsel said Thursday that James Comey is lying. Marc Kasowitz claimed the president never demanded loyalty from Comey as the former FBI director alleged in Senate testimony. In a statement to reporters Thursday afternoon, Kasowitz pushed back on various points of Comey’s dramatic, under oath testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. […]

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Trump Travel Ban Loses In Appeals Court Again

A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. The Virginia-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday largely upheld a lower court ruling barring the administration from suspending visas from those countries. The Trump administration previously revised the executive order to better […]

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Trade Deficit Shrinks At Record Rate

The U.S. trade deficit declined sharply in February as imports from China fell by a record amount and American exports rose for a third straight month. The Commerce Department says the deficit fell to $43.6 billion in February, 9.6 per cent below January’s deficit of $48.2 billion. Exports rose a tiny 0.2 per cent to […]