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The clock is ticking for Senate Republicans to be able to repeal and replace Obamacare — and follow through on their almost seven-year promise — through a special process that requires fewer votes. The deadline to pass the bill with a simple majority of at least 51 votes is Sept.

President Donald Trump congratulated the leaders of African nations Wednesday on the "business potential" of their countries, telling them that he has "so many friends" going to the continent "trying to get rich." The comment came in a speech during a working lunch with the leaders amid the United Nations General Assembly.

Standing as a mostly silent presence at the president’s side on his visits to foreign capitals and domestic disaster areas, Melania Trump today stood on her own while addressing a luncheon for spouses of other world leaders at the United Nations. It was not a speech calculated to challenge anyone in power. This was no Eleanor Roosevelt, a member of the first U.S.

Special counsel National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and an Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian diplomats, sources familiar with Mueller's investigation confirmed to ABC News. The letter, first reported by the New York Times and Washington Post, asked questions covering 13 specific categories, among them the Flynn and Comey dismissals and Russia meeting.

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President Trump on Tuesday hailed a "great and important" day after his first-ever appearance before the United Nations General Assembly in New York. "A great and important day at the United Nations.