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Investors discount tariff threats as U.S. economy surges under Trump

Investors discount tariff threats as U.S. economy surges under Trump

U.S. stock prices rebounded Friday, as another strong jobs report showed the economy under President Trump continues to create new positions at a rate of more than 200,000 a month  Read more

A Narrow House Margin Could Produce a Chaotic Vote for Speaker

A Narrow House Margin Could Produce a Chaotic Vote for Speaker

As the November election approaches, forecasts of the outcome in the House have evolved  Read more

California Republicans hit rock bottom

California Republicans hit rock bottom

New figures show the once-proud state GOP has been relegated to third-party status  Read more

A Sleepy Senate Primary Heats Up in Montana

A Sleepy Senate Primary Heats Up in Montana

Outside spending intensifies battle between Rosendale and Fagg  Read more

Trump pardons conservative, says lifestyle maven Stewart may be next

Trump pardons conservative, says lifestyle maven Stewart may be next

President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned a conservative commentator and said he was considering pardoning lifestyle maven Martha Stewart and commuting a former Illinois governor’s prison sentence, prompting critics to accuse him of subverting the rule of law  Read more

U.S. Allies Hit Back as Trump Revokes Steel Tariff Reprieve

U.S. Allies Hit Back as Trump Revokes Steel Tariff Reprieve

Decision comes hours before temporary exemptions would expire  Read more

Trump Visit Spotlights Competitive Tennessee Senate Race

Trump Visit Spotlights Competitive Tennessee Senate Race

While Democrats face an uphill climb defending seats held by a handful of incumbent senators in states Donald Trump won overwhelmingly, they are hoping to flip the script in Tennessee  Read more

U.S. Needs Better Missile Defense for a Scarier Nuclear Age

U.S. Needs Better Missile Defense for a Scarier Nuclear Age

It’s a threat that should be taken more seriously  Read more

Claims about missing migrant kids are completely misleading

Claims about missing migrant kids are completely misleading

One of the rules of our politics is that it is permissible to accuse the Trump administration of anything — and the claim that it “lost” 1,476 migrant children fits the bill  Read more

 Who Is Kim Yong Chol? North Korea’s 'Go-To Diplomat' And Ex-Spy Chief Headed To U.S.

Who Is Kim Yong Chol? North Korea’s 'Go-To Diplomat' And Ex-Spy Chief Headed To U.S.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Kim Yong Chol, North Korea’s top nuclear weapons negotiator and “go-to diplomat,” was headed to the U.S. for talks this week  Read more

For Supreme Court's conservatives, it's all about the letter of the law

For Supreme Court's conservatives, it's all about the letter of the law

The Supreme Court refused to block an Arkansas law banning medication abortions, effectively leaving the state with only one abortion clinic  Read more

Delays and 'poison pills': Team Trump runs out of road in NAFTA talks

Delays and 'poison pills': Team Trump runs out of road in NAFTA talks

President Donald Trump is running out of time to deliver a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement he promised for this year  Read more

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns, ending political career once aimed at presidency

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns, ending political career once aimed at presidency

Eric Greitens stormed into the governor’s office in January 2017 vowing to clean up a state government he said was corrupt  Read more

Time's up, Congress. Bypass GOP leaders and get DACA done for DREAMers

Time's up, Congress. Bypass GOP leaders and get DACA done for DREAMers

DACA should be a slam dunk for Congress. DREAMers are Americans in every sense except paperwork. Their futures and our values hang in the balance  Read more

We won't back down from the fight to end abortion

We won't back down from the fight to end abortion

At common law, there was a widely accepted principle that silence means consent. Unless you spoke out in opposition to a specific policy or event, you were presumed to be in agreement  Read more

ABC cancels 'Roseanne' after TV star tweets racial slur

ABC cancels 'Roseanne' after TV star tweets racial slur

Walt Disney Co’s ABC network on Tuesday canceled the popular U.S. television comedy “Roseanne” after star Roseanne Barr sparked outrage by comparing a black former Obama administration official to an ape in remarks on Twitter  Read more

Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll Near 5,000 From Hurricane Maria In 2017
  • NPR
  • 05/29/2018 12:00 AM

Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll Near 5,000 From Hurricane Maria In 2017

Perhaps 5,000 people died in Puerto Rico in 2017 for reasons related to September's Hurricane Maria, according to a study that dismisses the official death toll of 64 as "a substantial underestimate."  Read more

Trump honors fallen troops: 'We will never forget our heroes'

Trump honors fallen troops: 'We will never forget our heroes'

President Trump participated in a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to honor fallen service members and their families, promising those gathered that Americans "will never forget our heroes."  Read more