Their relationship crackles with questions and contradictions as they get ready to meet again, this time at an international summit in Japan
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Government moves migrant children after poor conditions exposed
The action at a Border Patrol station in Texas came after reports that more than 300 kids were forced to care for one another there with inadequate food, water and sanitation.
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Judge: Census question might have discriminatory motive
A U.S. judge says new evidence paints a “disturbing picture” that racial discrimination may be the motive behind the Trump administration’s push to ask about citizenship status.
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Trump attacks on Biden recall his campaign against Hillary Clinton
Gearing up to take on the Democratic front-runner, the president sees echoes of his 2016 foe.
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Trump ordered strike on Iran for downing of drone, then called it off
The military operation was called off Thursday night, after Trump had spent most of the day discussing Iran strategy with national security advisers and congressional leaders.
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Commentary: Foreign election meddling is wrong, Mr. President
It was extraordinary to hear a U.S. president declare that the FBI director is “wrong” for saying that candidates should report to the FBI — as the law clearly intends — any effort by foreign agents to aid a political candidate by passing along opposition research. President Donald Trump does not understand the value of […]
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Trudeau to visit Trump next week to talk trade, China
The Canadian prime minister will travel to Washington to discuss ratification of the new North American trade agreement and China’s detention of two Canadians.
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Commentary: Trump’s thuggish border policies aren’t working
Two nuggets of information from the federal government last week paint a stark portrait of failed government policies toward migration. Despite President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed approach — belligerence, threats, tariffs and mass detentions designed to dissuade would-be immigrants from trying to cross the border and enter the United States — apprehensions exceeded 144,000 people at […]
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Lone Republican who supports impeachment quits Freedom Caucus
Michigan Rep. Justin Amash has quit an influential caucus of House conservatives.
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Ramesh Ponnuru: Biden’s flip on abortion funding hurts him and his party
Maybe Joe Biden had to flip on the question of taxpayer funding for abortion in order to win the Democratic presidential nomination. All of his rivals supported that funding, and the party has become more and more aggressive on abortion. Where the 1990s Democratic platforms said abortion should be “safe, legal and rare,” the 2016 […]