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Government attorneys on Wednesday asked a New York federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution every time a foreign government patronizes a Trump property. The government attorneys were responding to a lawsuit filed this year by representatives of hotels and restaurants who say they have suffered damages, along with watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics and Washington (CREW). The suit charges that Trump's ongoing ties to Trump-branded businesses worldwide

President Donald Trump has sent a $25,000 gift to the father of Cpl.

As President Donald Trump faces criticism over his comments to the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, the families of the fallen say their conversations with past American presidents attempting to offer condolences sometimes drew their grief into sharp relief. Trump called Myeshia Johnson Tuesday in an effort to console her. According to Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., Trump told the widow that her husband, who died in an Oct.

Senate Republicans passed a budget late Thursday night following a series of votes, setting the stage for the GOP's ultimate goal of tackling tax reform later this year. The measure is estimated to add $1.5 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years, and contains about $4 trillion in spending cuts, including nearly $500 billion in cuts from Medicare over 10 years and more than $1 trillion from Medicaid. “We have a once in a lifetime opportunit

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories White House chief of staff John Kelly said that “it stuns me” that a member of Congress listened to a conversation between the president and the widow of a fallen soldier. Kelly said that the president was trying to convey a message that Sgt. La David Johnson was where he wanted to be and doing what he wanted to do when he was killed in action in Niger.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Kelly said that President Trump was trying to convey a message that Sgt. La David Johnson was where he wanted to be and doing what he wanted to do when he was killed in action.  The governor said the exchange president had with the family of Sgt.

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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories CAPITAL SOURCE The GOP candidate for the US Senate collected about $50,000 in nearly six weeks between forming her fund-raising committee and Sept.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Kelly said that President Trump was trying to convey a message that Sgt. La David Johnson was where he wanted to be and doing what he wanted to do when he was killed in action.  The governor said the exchange president had with the family of Sgt.

The White House does not have a recording of President Trump's call to the widow of a slain U.S. soldier, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday. Sanders cited the presence of chief of staff Ben Kamisar contributed. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.