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Even after the 2016 election, there’s still debate inside the White House on what action should be taken to combat Russia’s operation.  The state faces a budget deficit of about $60 million in the current fiscal year and a structural deficit of more than $200 million for the next fiscal year.  Public support for the law has inched up to around its highest point in a half-dozen years.

Even after the 2016 election, there’s still debate inside the White House on what action should be taken to combat Russia’s operation.  The state faces a budget deficit of about $60 million in the current fiscal year and a structural deficit of more than $200 million for the next fiscal year.  Public support for the law has inched up to around its highest point in a half-dozen years.

Even after the 2016 election, there’s still debate inside the White House on what action should be taken to combat Russia’s operation.  The state faces a budget deficit of about $60 million in the current fiscal year and a structural deficit of more than $200 million for the next fiscal year.  Public support for the law has inched up to around its highest point in a half-dozen years.

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MORE’s first year in office has produced a relentless stream of controversies. Trump’s willingness to flout political norms has outraged his critics, even while it has delighted his supporters. In a sign of just how tumultuous 2017 has been, some stormy episodes that would have been enormous stories under other presidents do not even crack the Top 10 list below.   We found no space on the list for a Trump speech to the Boy Scouts in July that drew widespread criticism for its overtly political nature; nor for his suggestion that TV anchor Mika Brzezinski was bleeding

Democrats see an opportunity to capitalize on the massive backlash to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to repeal its net neutrality rules. The repeal sparked a massive outcry from internet users, spurred on by celebrities and activists who believe the move will allow internet providers like Comcast and Verizon to control consumers’ internet experience. The question is whether the outrage on Reddit forums can translate into votes for Democratic candidates next fall given the fact that younger people engaged on the issue are often the least reliable voters — particularly in

MORE was all smiles on Wednesday as he welcomed congressional Republicans to the White House to celebrate the shared victory on taxes. Trump heaped praise on Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Nev.), who’s considered the most vulnerable GOP senator up for reelection next year. Trump himself said the passage of the tax bill made it easier for all of the Republicans to be in a good mood. “We got together and we worked very hard, didn't we?” Trump said from the South Lawn of the White House. “Seems like it was a lot of fun.

LEONIA, N.J. — It is bumper to bumper as far as the eye can see, the kind of soul-sucking traffic jam that afflicts highways the way bad food afflicts rest stops. Suddenly, a path to hope presents itself: An alternate route, your smartphone suggests, can save time. Next thing you know, you’re headed down an exit ramp, blithely following directions into the residential streets of some unsuspecting town, along with a slew of other frustrated motorists. Scenes like this are playing out across the country, not just in traffic-choked regions of the Northeast.

Three executives of the Miss America Organization resigned on Saturday after reports that the pageant’s leadership had attacked and derided former pageant winners in emails. Dan Meyers, a spokesman for Miss America, said the organization had accepted the resignations of Sam Haskell, the chief executive; Josh Randle, the president; and Lynn Weidner, the chairwoman. Mr. Haskell’s resignation was effective immediately, Mr. Meyers said, while Mr. Randle and Ms.