The flip-flops come as other campaign promises lag, including his vow to build a concrete wall along the length of the southern border and have Mexico pay for it.
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Nearly 1,500 economists send Trump letter supporting immigration
Thirteen Maine economists are among those who sign the letter that argues that ‘the benefits that immigration brings to society far outweigh their costs.’
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Trump taps former aide to Florida AG to be top lawyer for Education Department
Carlos Muniz helped defend the decision not to sue Florida-based Trump University after former students complained they’d been swindled.
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Paul Manafort’s firm received payments listed in Ukrainian ledger, records show
Trump’s former campaign manager intends to register as a foreign agent because of that work, and another lobbying firm has already registered.
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Trump says U.S.-Russia relations may be at ‘all-time low’
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledges the same sentiment during a visit to Moscow in which he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Spicer apologizes for ‘insensitive’ reference to Holocaust
The White House press secretary tries to walk back and then defend his remarks that Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons.
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Poll: Trump sees a bump after striking Syria – but also a giant stop sign
The new CBS poll makes clear that there is no significant increase in appetite for getting the U.S. more involved in a very difficult set of circumstances in the Middle East.
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From steak dinner to situation room: inside Trump’s Syria strike
Before he gave the order, Trump and more than a dozen of his aides crowded into a small, plain room at Mar-a-Lago, where they sat on wedding-reception chairs for a videoconference to discuss options.
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Russia condemns airstrike on Syria but other nations rally around U.S.
U.S. military officials say they informed their Russian counterparts of the impending attack on a Syrian air base.
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Analysis: Syria strike adds awkward twist to high–stakes China–U.S. summit
A smooth summit, from the Chinese perspective, is definitely not one where Xi Jinping sits through dinner apparently unaware that President Trump changed course on a major foreign policy issue – or one where Xi’s presence is utterly overshadowed.