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Schumer, Pelosi announce deal with Trump on Dreamers
Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2017
Democratic leaders emerged from a dinner meeting Wednesday night with President Trump to say they had worked out a deal to grant permanent protections to young illegal immigrants — without having to accept funding for the president’s proposed…
Marking 9/11, Trump says ‘America cannot be intimidated’
Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Leading his first commemoration of the solemn 9/11 anniversary, US President Donald Trump said Monday that 'the living, breathing soul of America wept with grief' for each of the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost on that day…
National debt hits $20 trillion for first time in history
Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2017
The national debt exceeded $20 trillion for the first time ever on Friday, the same day President Trump signed a bill into law that suspended the debt ceiling and allowed unlimited federal borrowing.
Floridians return to storm-battered homes as Irma flooding spreads
Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Storm-shocked Floridians returned to shattered homes on Monday as the remnants of Hurricane Irma pushed inland, leaving more than half of all state residents without power and city streets underwater from Orlando and Jacksonville into coastal Georgia and…
Trump Makes Proclamations Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary
Posted on Monday, September 11, 2017
In observance of the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, President Donald Trump has declared Friday through Sunday of this week to be 'Days of Prayer and Remembrance,' and Monday to be 'Patriot Day.'
Trump shuns Republican leaders to cut debt deal with Schumer, Pelosi
Posted on Thursday, September 7, 2017
President Trump and Democratic leaders on Wednesday did what Washington does best: striking a bipartisan deal to boost borrowing and spending, keeping the government running into the next fiscal year and speeding disaster relief to Texas and Florida.
