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sarah lyall Well, there’s been a lot of trouble with women. He fathered a child with someone other than his wife while he was mayor of London and managed to never really have to discuss it publicly. When he was editor of The Spectator, he had an affair with one of his employees, who got pregnant, wrote about it. He denied in the beginning he’d had the affair. He lied…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulled up to a home in Hermitage Monday morning, planning to take a man who lives there into custody. But the man’s neighbors ran them off.  Neighbors say the man and his son were in a van parked in their driveway, with a white pickup truck driven by an ICE agent parked behind them, blocking them in. Soon more than a dozen neighbors were gathered…

Video Minnesota millionaire proves how easy it is to qualify for food stamps Trump cracks down on food stamp fraud; Millionaire Rob Undersander and Sen. Jeff Howe weigh in. The Trump administration is set to propose a rule Tuesday that would cut about 3.1 million Americans from the food-stamp program in an effort to save taxpayers about $2.5 billion a year, reports said. The U.S. has seen low levels of unemployment,…

Special counsel Robert Mueller arrives at the U.S. Capitol for closed meeting with lawmakers in June 2017. Mueller is back on Wednesday to testify before two House committees about his findings on election interference in 2016. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Special counsel Robert Mueller arrives at the U.S. Capitol for closed meeting with lawmakers in June 2017. Mueller is back on Wednesday to testify…

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Video President Trump announces budget deal with House Democrats on debt ceiling Trump says compromise agreement is ‘big victory’ for U.S. military and veterans; chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel reports from Washington. The Trump administration and congressional leaders, including Democrats, have reached a critical debt and budget agreement that all but eliminates the risk of another government shut down this fall — but that has already drawn fierce blowback from fiscal…

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Both times, the Russian plane violated South Korea’s airspace for a few minutes, prompting South Korean F-15 and F-16 fighter jets operating nearby to fire 20 flares and 360 machine gun rounds as warning shots from a half mile away, the officials said. The South Korean jets took the action after the Russian plane did not answer repeated radio warnings. The South Korean military provided no further details. But its…

The Justice Department on Monday told former special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerThis week: Mueller dominates chaotic week on Capitol Hill Top Republican considered Mueller subpoena to box in Democrats Kamala Harris says her Justice Dept would have ‘no choice’ but to prosecute Trump for obstruction MORE that he should limit his Wednesday testimony before Congress to the four corners of his public report on Russian interference. “Any testimony…

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President Donald Trump is on track to match President Barack Obama’s levels of red ink. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Analysis The president endorsed a bipartisan budget deal without any of the spending restraints previously demanded by Republicans. By JOHN BRESNAHAN and BURGESS EVERETT 07/22/2019 07:32 PM EDT Updated 07/22/2019 08:26 PM EDT 2019-07-22T08:26-0400 President Donald Trump may have to hand out some new nicknames — for himself — after endorsing…

The Justice Department warned former special counsel Robert Mueller on Monday not to stray beyond the four corners of his already-released report when he comes to Capitol Hill this week to testify. Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer, in a letter to Mr. Mueller, said that means any decisions Mr. Mueller made, or information he uncovered, that he didn’t include in his report will be out of bounds for the…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Rights activists protesting against ICE near the organisation’s headquarters in Washington DC last week The US government is introducing a new fast-track deportation process that will bypass immigration courts. Under the new rules, any undocumented migrants who can’t prove they’ve been in the US continuously for more than two years can be immediately deported. The policy is expected to be published on Tuesday, and then…

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Video President Trump calls the ‘Squad’ a ‘racist group of troublemakers’ Feud continues between President Trump and progressive Democratic Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports. President Trump’s feud with four freshman congresswomen known collectively as the “Squad” dragged into its second week as the president sought Monday to flip the script on those accusing him of stirring racial tensions. In a…

Thousands of Puerto Ricans gather for what many are expecting to be one of the biggest protests ever seen in the U.S. territory, with irate islanders pledging to drive Gov. Ricardo Rosselló from office. Carlos Giusti/AP hide caption toggle caption Carlos Giusti/AP Thousands of Puerto Ricans gather for what many are expecting to be one of the biggest protests ever seen in the U.S. territory, with irate islanders pledging to…

As a full transport van drives away, another group of migrant families waits for Border Patrol agents to check their health and identification information in McAllen, Tex., in June. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) The Trump administration on Tuesday will significantly expand its power to quickly deport undocumented immigrants who have illegally entered the United States within the past two years, using a fast-track deportation process that bypasses immigration judges….

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) led the cry for President Donald Trump to reject a tentative budget deal. | Win McNamee/Getty Images congress By MELANIE ZANONA 07/22/2019 05:23 PM EDT Updated 07/22/2019 05:38 PM EDT 2019-07-22T05:38-0400 A group of House conservatives is launching an 11th-hour bid to tank a nearly-clinched budget deal, pressing President Donald Trump to reject it unless he gets new concessions. Fiscal conservatives, furious that the tentative agreement…

President Donald Trump sometimes makes some head-scratching comments. Casually mentioning a plan to kill 10 million people in Afghanistan definitely ranks as one of them. Ahead of a Monday meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Trump told reporters at the White House that he could win the war in Afghanistan in just one week if he really, really wanted to. But Trump says he won’t do that because he…