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House Passes Stop-Gap Spending Bill, Hoping to Avert a Government Shutdown

House Passes Stop-Gap Spending Bill, Hoping to Avert a Government Shutdown

On a mostly partisan vote of 230-197, the Republican-controlled House approved the stopgap funds, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration before the looming deadline and as President Donald

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Nicaragua calls Donald Trump’s ‘shithole’ comments racist and disrespectful

Nicaragua calls Donald Trump’s ‘shithole’ comments racist and disrespectful

In that meeting, according to Durbin and multiple reports, Trump referred to Haiti and countries in Africa with vulgar language, indicating he didn’t want immigrants from those nations in the

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Will Ferrell hijacks Roger Federer’s post-match interview at Australian Open

Will Ferrell hijacks Roger Federer’s post-match interview at Australian Open

“When you have won three Grand Slams, you don’t feel great on the court like today”.

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The Impending Government Shutdown, Explained

The Impending Government Shutdown, Explained

Talks also continued on related issues, including how to fund a children’s healthcare program and to establish higher spending caps for the USA military and other domestic programs.

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Arizona Group Again Helping Immigrants Renew DACA Status

Arizona Group Again Helping Immigrants Renew DACA Status

Just a few hours before the House vote, a bloc of more conservative Republicans in the House Freedom Caucus had vowed to vote against the bill, frustrated with the process

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U.S. government shutdown looms amid immigration battle

U.S. government shutdown looms amid immigration battle

“I’m not going to try to predict the future but we definitely want to get a deal done on the budget and we want a clean budget bill“. Cory Booker

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North Korea accuses Donald Trump of being a ‘spasm of a lunatic’

North Korea accuses Donald Trump of being a ‘spasm of a lunatic’

President Donald Trump on Friday agreed to again waive USA nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, but demanded that U.S. lawmakers and European allies fix the “disastrous flaws” in the deal.

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Pope Francis Weeps With Sex Abuse Victims as Protests Continue in Chile

Pope Francis Weeps With Sex Abuse Victims as Protests Continue in Chile

Greg Burke, the spokesman, said the pope met with “a small group of victims of sexual abuse by priests” at the apostolic nunciature in Santiago, Chile.

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Congress Inches Closer To Gov’t Shutdown

Congress Inches Closer To Gov’t Shutdown

However, there’s a stiff partisan divide on an immigration fix, and Republicans need Democratic support to approve a funding plan to keep the government running after Friday.

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Days After Hawaii Alert Gaffe, Japan Issues False Alarm About Missile Launch

Days After Hawaii Alert Gaffe, Japan Issues False Alarm About Missile Launch

Clairmont said he understands why the public was upset, and he said the employee could face reprimand or even termination over the mistake.

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Must-watch: Everson Griffen reacting to Diggs TD in real-time is priceless

Must-watch: Everson Griffen reacting to Diggs TD in real-time is priceless

Tell me you didn’t blurt out some sort of version of “Oh my gosh!” But my god this was an very bad loss.

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More details on possible switch to payroll tax unveiled in Cuomo’s budget

More details on possible switch to payroll tax unveiled in Cuomo’s budget

The governor’s 2019 budget proposal holds most spending flat in order to eliminate a $4.4 billion deficit.

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