President Donald Trump signs financial sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader and associates
Sarah Lane
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After calling off strikes on Iran, Trump suggests patience
President Donald Trump abruptly called off military strikes on Iran, saying Friday that the likelihood of 150 Iranian deaths would have been out of proportion to Iran’s shooting down of an unmanned American surveillance drone
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Trump says Sarah Sanders to leave White House at end of June
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will be leaving the Trump administration at the end of the month.
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12 people killed in Virginia Beach shooting; suspect dead
Authorities say a city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, killing 12 people before police fatally shot him.
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Comedian Tim Conway of ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ dies at 85
Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show and formed a lasting comedy partnership with cast member Harvey Korman, has died
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House panel votes Barr in contempt, escalating Trump dispute
The vote capped a day of ever-deepening dispute between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump, who for the first time invoked the principle of executive privilege.
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Our View: Paper or plastic? The answer’s not as clear as you think.
As Maine lawmakers debate a ban on single-use plastic bags, they should consider carbon emissions as well.
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Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases
The Supreme Court will decide whether the main federal civil rights law that prohibits employment discrimination applies to LGBT people.
