President Trump continues to act like he’s politically all-powerful, even in the face of indications that he is not.

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President Trump continues to act like he’s politically all-powerful, even in the face of indications that he is not.

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The Trump Organization says the president’s financial investments are handled by outside firms and that it has no control over the timing or selection of transactions.

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President Trump has claimed that he has secured discounts of 400 to 1,500 percent on prescription drugs. A price discount cannot be more than 100 percent because that would lower the price to zero.

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Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all the plays

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Madonna sucht nach der Kleidung, die sie beim Coachella-Festival getragen hat. Philipp Amthor schwärmt von seiner Partnerin. Und Vanessa Mai mahnt zu gesundheitlicher Vorsicht.

In a letter, the 11 senators questioned the defense secretary’s decision to gut programs intended to protect civilians and said his orders endangered U.S. troops.

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With Virginians voting Tuesday to accept or reject redistricting, candidates from both parties await the voters’ judgment to decide whether — or where — to run for Congress.

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A New York Times report that the president was accepting a donation of foreign steel for the ballroom was seized on by Democrats.

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Lizzo wollte vor ihrem ersten Sex erst mal einen Grammy gewinnen, ein junger Jurist knackt die 18 beim Staatsexamen, und der französische Präsident hat für Trump keine Worte mehr.

President Trump faces the possibility that at the end of his own two-to-three week window for wrapping up the war in Iran, nothing much will have changed.

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The Trump administration has ramped up enforcement against immigrant service members and their families in its wider crackdown.

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The intervention by Ms. Warren is the latest instance of her embracing a candidate at odds with Mr. Schumer, the top Senate Democrat.

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The lopsided vote to approve the measure was a rare bit of election-year bipartisanship on a major affordability issue, but G.O.P. disputes and President Trump’s disinterest have left its fate uncertain.

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The legislation’s progress is all the more surprising because it addresses an issue that is shaping up to be the main battleground of the midterm elections: affordability. The effort could still stall.

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Solange Elizabeth II. noch lebte, hielt sie schützend ihre Hand über Andrew. Selbst dann noch, als seine Verbindungen zum pädokriminellen Netzwerk Jeffrey Epsteins öffentlich wurden. Über ein besonderes Mutter-Sohn-Verhältnis.

As the president prepares to deliver a State of the Union address likely to touch on his own proposal, Senate Democrats introduced a bill with their own vision for limiting investors’ purchases of single-family homes.

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Labor advocates worry that the Trump administration is relaxing oversight of companies and increasing the potential for serious injuries and deaths.

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The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security is scrutinizing use of force by ICE, according to Democrats in Congress who requested the report.

The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security is scrutinizing use of force by ICE, according to Democrats in Congress who requested the report.