Banah Al-Hanfy will be one of a number of immigrants in the audience Tuesday night as guests of members of Congress.
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Trump to propose 10 percent increase in defense spending
The administration says that most other discretionary spending, including foreign aid, would be slashed to pay for the $54 billion increase.
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George W. Bush on Trump and Russia: ‘We all need answers’
Interviewed on the ‘Today’ show, he also says the U.S. won’t be able to convince authoritarian governments, including Russia, to open up their governments to media scrutiny if U.S. leaders try to discredit their own press.
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Trump’s early budget slashes EPA, other favorite Republican targets
Non-defense agencies and foreign aid programs face cuts, but the Pentagon would get a big boost and Social Security and Medicare are not addressed, sources say.
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Sen. King ‘deeply troubled’ by White House influence on Trump-Russia investigations
He worries that an inquiry by the committee he serves on will lose credibility because its Republican chairman has challenged media reports at the request of the White House.
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Parents of Nicole Maines among those who ask to meet with Trump
Parents of 8 transgender children on Friday addressed a letter to Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
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White House defends contact between chief of staff, FBI
Policies exist to limit the communication between the White House and the FBI over pending investigations.
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Garrison Keillor: Blessed are the winners and the deal-makers – big time
And that’s why I won the presidential election in a landslide with 306 Electoral College votes.
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A Trump Tower opens in Vancouver but the welcome isn’t warm
The 69-story building has drawn praise for its sleek, twisting design, but Trump’s politics, especially his criticism of immigrants, has caused such outrage that the mayor won’t attend the grand opening next week.
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Trump in campaign mode at conservative activists’ conference
President Trump’s speech at the gathering this morning was like a series of greatest hits from his campaign rallies.