Politics
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Setting Tone for Post-Presidency, Obama Will Speak in South Africa on Tolerance
Barack Obama does not plan to take on President Trump directly, but an adviser said the former president would not shrink from confronting the...
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Hillary Clinton Avoids Direct Reference to Comey Memos in Speech
Hillary Clinton once again compared President Trump to authoritarians, and glancingly referred to the newly declassified memos by James Comey, the...
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State and Local Jobs Under Siege as a Middle-Class Gateway
Even as private employers have rebounded from the recession, the public sector’s ranks have withered, and pay and benefits have lagged.
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Amazon’s Critics Get New Life With Trump’s Attacks on the Company
Many of Amazon’s opponents have struggled for years to be heard. Now they have the country’s most powerful bullhorn — President Trump — on their side.
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Trump Rejects Notion He Has Made Too Many Concessions to North Korea
President Trump, in defending his actions before a planned summit meeting, incorrectly claimed that North Korea had “agreed to denuclearization.”
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China, Feeling Left Out, Has Plenty to Worry About in North Korea-U.S. Talks
Beijing fears that a grand deal with the North’s longtime enemies could diminish its influence over Pyongyang, experts said.
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The Strategy for Some G.O.P. Candidates? Sound Like Trump
As the midterm elections approach, some Republican candidates are not only embracing President Trump’s policies but also his tone and catchphrases.
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‘I Was Trump Before Trump Was Trump’
Republican candidates all over are parroting the president, spouting his catchphrases and donning his hats as they try to show loyalty.
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Texas Boy Dies After Being Hit by Truck During School Walkout on Guns
The boy had been trying to cross a busy highway in El Paso. He was not participating in the protest and was part of a group of students headed to a...
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Macron Takes a Risk in Courting Trump, but Has Little to Show for It
The French president leaves on Monday for a state visit to Washington, where he will try, once again, to close the gap with President Trump on...
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As Another Pence Runs for Congress, His Business Record Faces Scrutiny
Greg Pence, Vice President Mike Pence’s oldest brother, is mounting something of a stealth campaign, years after leading a convenience store chain...
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A Shadowy War’s Newest Front: A Drone Base Rising From Saharan Dust
Air Force personnel are working to complete a $110 million airfield that will be used to strike extremists in West and North Africa, a region where...