With bad news coming from seemingly every corner – Washington, Wall Street, the environment – some breadmaking, cooking and consuming food is in order.
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FBI reportedly probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia
The New York Times says law enforcement officials were so concerned by the president’s behavior in the days after he fired James Comey that they investigated whether he was a potential threat to national security.
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Sen. Collins says she would oppose Trump emergency declaration to build border wall
Maine’s senior senator, who is among a small group of Republicans negotiating with the White House to end a three-week government shutdown, says she’s disappointed but still hopeful.
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Trump administration eyes raiding hurricane relief funds to build border wall
The Trump administration is eyeing billions of dollars in unspent disaster relief funds to pay for a border wall without Congress’s approval.
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Q&A: How the government shutdown might end
As the impasse hits the 3-week mark, a look at what’s the easiest solution, and the most likely.
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Kim visited China as part of preparations for meeting with Trump
Media reports say the North Korean leader is committed to setting up a second summit with the U.S. president to “achieve results” on the nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula.
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Texas landowners dig in to keep border wall out
President Trump plans a visit Thursday to the border in Texas, where many landowners have hired lawyers to fight the government if it moves to seize their land through eminent domain.
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Progress unclear after 3 days of U.S.-China trade talks conclude
But the negotiations take an optimistic tone after talks on the tariffs dispute were extended a day.
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Partial government shutdown leaves some small businesses in tax limbo
Ambiguities in the revised federal code mean self-employed Mainers in the real estate and insurance industries may have to file for an extension or submit best-guess numbers.
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Government will issue tax refunds during shutdown
“Tax refunds will go out,” the acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget said Monday.