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GOP Presidential Candidate Rep. Mark Sanford Says Trump Is ‘Unhinged’ & ‘Insecure’

The former South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford, who is challenging President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, has called…

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VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson On Her Foreign Policy Goals, Department Of Peace

Marianne Williamson, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and spiritual self-help author, spoke to uPolitics exclusively about what she would hope to…

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Dan Coats Resigns As National Intelligence Director After Tense Relationship With Trump

National Intelligence Director Dan Coats will resign from his post, President Donald Trump announced Sunday. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) is set to replace Coats, a 76-year-old…

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Raytheon Lobbyist Mark Esper Confirmed As Defense Secretary

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Mark Esper as defense secretary by a 90-8 vote, thus ending the Pentagon's roughly seven-month stretch without…

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Former Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Describes How Jared Kushner Went Behind His Back On Foreign Policy

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told a House Foreign Affairs Committee panel in May that Jared Kushner, president Donald…

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Patrick Shanahan Withdraws As Defense Secretary Nominee, Trump Names Army’s Mark Esper As Interim Replacement

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is withdrawing from consideration for the permanent position in order to "devote more…

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Trump Administration Presents Military Plan To Send 120,000 Troops To Iran, Draws Iraq War Comparisons

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan last Thursday presented a military plan that includes sending up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East…

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George Conway: It Would Be “Grounds For Impeachment” If Trump Ordered Gary Cohn To Block AT&T-Time Warner Merger

Lawyer George Conway stated on Monday that it would "unquestionably be grounds for impeachment" if President Donald Trump directed former White House economic adviser Gary…

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Senate Adds Rebuke Of Trump’s Syria Policy To Bill On Troops In Afghanistan

On Monday, the Republican-led Senate voted to include condemning President Donald Trump's Syria policy in a bill scheduled to pass the…

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White House Officials Overruled After Rejecting Jared Kushner For Top Secret Security Clearance

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, was rejected after applying for a top-secret security clearance, although the two White…

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Donald Trump Attacks Stanley McChrystal On Twitter After General Says President Is “Immoral And Dishonest”

President Donald Trump blasted former four-star Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal in a New Year's Day tweet on Tuesday after McChrystal criticized him. "'General' McChrystal…

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Donald & Melania Trump Make Surprise Visit To American Troops In Iraq, First Visit To Combat Zone

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to American military forces stationed in Iraq, marking his first visit to…

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Donald Trump Slams Fed On Twitter, Stock Markets Plunge Amid Confusing Signals From White House

Stock markets plummeted early Monday after a tumultuous morning that included President Donald Trump angrily criticizing the Federal Reserve on Twitter and…

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Brett McGurk, U.S. Special Envoy To Combat ISIS In Syria, Resigns In Protest Of Trump Policy

One day after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis handed in his resignation the special presidential envoy for the global coalition to…

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Vladimir Putin Praises Donald Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Order In Press Conference

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin lauded President Donald Trump for his decision to withdraw 2,000 military troops from Syria. Putin's remarks came in…

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Trump Insists On Border Wall Funds, Refuses To Sign Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown

On Thursday, President Donald Trump pushed the federal government closer to a shutdown after refusing to sign a stopgap bill to ensure…

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Trump Administration Seeking To Erase Transgender Legal Protections

A memo obtained from the Department of Health and Human Services indicated that the Donald Trump White House is planning…

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Donald Trump Says “I’m Not A Baby” In New ’60 Minutes’ Interview [VIDEO]

President Donald Trump made several wild statements in an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday night, and one such assertion was in…

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Who Wrote The Anonymous ‘Resistance’ Op-Ed In ‘The New York Times’?

After the publication of an extraordinary op-ed in the New York Times on Wednesday, describing a "resistance" against President Donald…

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Bob Woodward Book Claims Trump Thought Condemning Charlottesville Nazis Was ‘Biggest F—ing Mistake’ He Ever Made

Bob Woodward has claimed in his new tell-all book Fear that President Donald Trump was furious about having to clean up his comments on the…

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