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Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro said President Martha Raddatz on Sunday in the wake of what appears to be a successful test of a hydrogen bomb by North Korea. Raddatz asked Castro about United Nations ...

Republican senator Ben Sasse is taking aim at following reports that the president is considering withdrawing from a free trade deal with South Korea. "The president and Nebraska have a basic disagreement about trade," Sasse tweeted Saturday night. "His Administration holds 18th-century views of trade as a zero-sum game. I side with our farmers and ranchers who are feeding the world now." Sasse did not elaborate on his comments. The U.S.

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For Enrique Ramirez, the last week of August was supposed to mark a new beginning. He moved from his brick Quincy House dorm on Harvard University's campus into an apartment he shares with his sister not far from the University of Texas Law School, where he plans to study immigration law. He bought his books and attended orientation. And then Hurricane Harvey arrived.

After an unusually eventful summer recess, Congress is returning to work this week with a long to-do list driven by fiscal year deadlines, natural disasters and presidential directives. Here’s a look at what the House and the Senate will tackle starting on Tuesday: The end of the month brings several critical can’t-miss deadlines. First, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has urged lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling by Sept. 29 to prevent the government from running out of money to pay its bills. Then, when the new fiscal year begins on Oct.

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