Thursday 20 April 2017

Politics: Trump's first 100 days: Trump aides turn up the heat on Iran

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Trump’s first 100 days: Trump aides turn up the heat on Iran
In formal remarks to reporters, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the landmark nuclear deal negotiated under President Barack Obama has failed to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Even in red states, Republicans feel free to criticize Trump on his taxes and travel
GOP senators and House members break with the president on his tax returns and frequent Florida trips.
 
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Trump's claim that 'no administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days'
Trump appears to think he did more than FDR. We check the history books.
 
Trump and his aides sow confusion by sending mixed signals on foreign affairs
The disarray in messaging can be traced in part to understaffed Cabinet agencies, former U.S. national security officials said.
 
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Even in red states, Republicans feel free to criticize Trump on his taxes and travel
GOP senators and House members break with the president on his tax returns and frequent Florida trips.
 
Justices express sympathy with Missouri church at Supreme Court hearing
The case centers on question of whether separation of church and state impinges on religious liberty.
 
Sheldon Adelson, corporate interests boost Trump inaugural fundraising to record levels
The casino magnate gave $5 million, and dozens of other corporations and individuals gave more than $1 million each.
 
Trump must decide whether to support or undermine Obamacare
As long as the Affordable Care Act is the law, the administration must decide whether to enforce it.
 
Chaffetz will leave behind Oversight panel he used to investigate Obama White House
In announcing his retirement in 2018, the Utah Republican said he may run again later for public office.
 
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Democrats turn to Sanders and his star power to rebuild the party
On a nationwide tour, Sanders and DNC Chairman Thomas Perez joined in a sometimes awkward, sometimes effective embrace.
 
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Where America’s carrier groups were as the administration talked about its ‘armada’
A look at open-source information gathered by Stratfor.
 
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There’s also a partisan split in *when* people vote.
In five of six states where data are available, Clinton did better before Election Day than on it.
 
This Beltway insider is in charge of hiring for the Trump administration. It's taking a while.
Johnny DeStefano worked his way up the Republican leadership ladder to the Trump White House.
 
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The Demos went down to Georgia: What the special election says about Donald Trump
In almost half of the district's precincts, Jon Ossoff got more support than Donald Trump did.
 
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