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11 hours ago in National
Lawmakers push for answers on Trump team’s Russia ties
A crisis over the relationship between President Donald Trump's aides and Russia deepened as a growing number of Trump's fellow Republicans demanded expanded congressional inquiries into the matter.
12 hours ago in National
Trump taps ex-labor board member Acosta to be labor secretary
President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated former National Labor Relations Board member R. Alexander Acosta to serve as U.S. secretary of labor, one day after Trump's original choice withdrew.
14 hours ago in National
Trump Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearing to start March 20
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, conservative federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch, beginning on March 20, the panel's Republican chairman said on Thursday.
17 hours ago in National
Protests call for U.S. immigrants to stay home from work, school
Activists are calling on immigrants to protest President Donald Trump's tough stance on immigration by staying home from work or school on Thursday, not shopping and not eating out, in an effort to highlight the vital role they play in U.S. society.
17 hours ago in National
Healthcare costs to escalate over next decade
The cost of medical care in the United States is expected to grow at a faster clip over the next decade and overall health spending growth will outpace that of the gross domestic product, a U.S. government health agency said on Wednesday.
18 hours ago in National, World
U.S. allies wonder about Trump foreign policy as Tillerson heads to Bonn
Rex Tillerson left on his maiden foreign trip as U.S. secretary of state on Wednesday, heading to Bonn to interact with counterparts from the G20 top economies at a time many are wondering how far President Donald Trump's "America First" message will reshape U.S. foreign policy.
18 hours ago in National
10 FOR TODAY: Thursday, Feb. 16
Your look at the stories that will be talked about today.
Meeting Israel’s Netanyahu, Trump avoids commitment to two-state solution
President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curb settlement activity but avoided any explicit endorsement of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a longstanding bedrock of U.S. Middle East policy.
Trump blasts ‘criminal’ leaks by intelligence agencies, calls Flynn ‘wonderful’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday assailed what he said were illegal and "criminal" leaks from U.S. intelligence agencies in the controversy over contacts with Russian officials that forced his national security adviser Michael Flynn to resign.
