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Apr 21 2014
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White House denies role in latest Keystone delay
The State Department alone decided to delay the Keystone XL pipeline approval process yet again, and President Obama had no hand in the decision, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday. Late last week, the State Department put on hold its 90-day review of the pipeline, a massive project that would move oil south from Alberta, Canada, through the U.S. to refineries on the Gulf Coast
Washington Times
Dec 10 2019
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U.S. and Chinese Trade Negotiators Planning for Delay of December Tariffs
Officials hint at extending talks, though President Trump hasn’t yet decided.
U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are laying the groundwork for a delay of a fresh round of tariffs set to kick in on Dec. 15, according to officials on both sides, as they continue to haggle over how to get Beijing to commit to massive purchases of U.S. farm products President Trump is insisting on for a
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jun 18 2012
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Romney won’t say if he’d repeal Obama immigration rule
Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, wouldnt say Sunday whether hed repeal President Barack Obamas decision to stop deporting certain young illegal immigrants.
In an interview, Romney would say only that his administration would seek longer-term solutions to the problem of illegal immigration, and that Obamas new directive, announced Friday, was temporary fix.
CNN Digital
Aug 06 2019
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Texas faces turbulent political moment
For a quarter century, Texas Republicans have run a ruby-red state, building a conservative bastion where government is limited.
Now, the mounting tensions of racially-motivated rhetoric, a polarizing president and Republican infighting have rocked Texas’s political leadership to its core. And the state may soon face a tipping point brought on by shifting coalitions of voters who want
The Hill
Oct 07 2013
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China Lectures Obama as Shutdown Enters Week Two With No End in Sight
As the U.S. government moved into the second week of a shutdown on Monday with no end in sight, Chinese officials warned President Barack Obama and Congress Monday that the "clock is ticking" to avoid a U.S. default that could hurt China's interests and the global economy.
China, the United States' largest creditor, is "naturally concerned about developments in the U.S. fiscal cliff,"
Newsmax (News)
May 02 2019
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Lawmakers clash as Attorney General William Barr skips House hearing on Mueller report
Attorney General William Barr made good Thursday on his threat to skip a House hearing into Russian interference in the 2016 election, so lawmakers battled one another instead.
Barr refused to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report because the committee agreed to add an hour of questions by staff lawyers. The hearing was to have
USA TODAY
Jun 01 2012
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Opinion: The Obama-Bush doctrine
The two mens counterterrorism policies are virtually indistinguishable  except in the liberal reaction to them.
By Marc A. Thiessen
When Barack Obama hosts George W. Bush at the White House today for the unveiling of Bushs presidential portrait, the 44th president will have to find something nice to say about the 43rd. Perhaps Obama could point out that the two mens
Washington Post
Sep 29 2014
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McCain: ISIS' rise like 'watching a train wreck'
Sen. John McCain slammed President Barack Obama on Monday over his comments that U.S. intelligence underestimated ISIS. McCain countered Obama's assertions made on CBS' "60 Minutes," saying that ISIS' expansion in Syria and Iraq was tied to the President's decision not to leave a residual U.S. military force in Iraq and his refusal to arm moderate Syrian rebels last year despite urgings from
CNN Digital
May 01 2019
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William Barr Explains Finding of No Obstruction on Mueller Probe
Attorney general appears before a Senate panel after letter indicates dispute over characterizing special counsel probe
The special counsel probe into President Trump and Russian 2016 election interference was meant to deliver a verdict on criminality, not to simply report facts to the public, Attorney General William Barr said in explaining why he determined the president’s actions
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 13 2020
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President Trump's "Obamagate" Comments
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
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On Friday, Barack Obama expressed concern over the justice department’s decision to drop charges against President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn. On a recording obtained by Yahoo News, Abridge News