The president’s advisers have said he would not make a decision on the agreement until after he returns to Washington.
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Kushner’s meetings with Russians now a focus in investigation
The president’s son-in-law had a series of meetings with the Russian ambassador and a banker from Moscow.
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Lieberman withdraws from consideration for FBI post
He had been considered a front-runner to fill the post left vacant by the firing of James Comey.
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Trump orders investigation of leaks from Manchester bomb probe
The president was expected to get an earful about the leaks from British Prime Minister Theresa May today.
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Trump seeks to end program to help older Americans find jobs
The government estimates that by 2020, workers age 55 and over will make up a quarter of the workforce.
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Trump, Pope Francis set aside differences in meeting at the Vatican
Peace is the theme of the first meeting of the two global leaders, as the pope gives the president a medal featuring an olive branch.
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Trump budget no surprise for BIW
The spending proposal includes money for two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, but that was already planned, the shipyard says.
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Trump’s budget ax may fall on thousands of vulnerable Mainers
Advocates worry that cuts in his spending plan would hurt benefits for children, low-income seniors, the disabled, the poor and more.
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World of difference in Trump’s, Obama’s guest entries at Israel’s Holocaust memorial
While their guest book styles certainly differed, both presidents’ speeches echoed the credo: ‘never forget.’
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Trump’s $4.1 trillion budget criticized for proposed cuts to safety net
The president’s first budget calls for cuts to domestic agencies, food stamps and Medicaid, and even a top Republican senator calls it ‘basically dead on arrival.’