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WASHINGTON — President Trump put forward on Monday a long-awaited strategy for resolving the nearly 16-year-old conflict in Afghanistan, but he declined to specify either the number of troops that would be committed, or the conditions by which he would judge the success of their mission there. In a nationally televised prime-time speech to troops at Fort Myer, Va., Mr. Trump said there would be no “blank check” for the American engagement in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON — President Trump put forward on Monday a long-awaited strategy for resolving the nearly 16-year-old conflict in Afghanistan, but he declined to specify either the number of troops that would be committed, or the conditions by which he would judge the success of their mission there. In a nationally televised prime-time speech to troops at Fort Myer, Va., Mr. Trump said there would be no “blank check” for the American engagement in Afghanistan.

Britt McHenry, formerly a reporter with ESPN, has recently sounded a lot more like a future conservative political debate show panelist, than a sports reporter.

Britt McHenry, formerly a reporter with ESPN, has recently sounded a lot more like a future conservative political debate show panelist, than a sports reporter.

Mark Lilla, the author of the new book The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics, appeared on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS on Sunday and said Bannon is someone who understands everyday Americans of all backgrounds. “If Steve Bannon says it works for him, I’m inclined to agree with him.

Mark Lilla, the author of the new book The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics, appeared on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS on Sunday and said Bannon is someone who understands everyday Americans of all backgrounds. “If Steve Bannon says it works for him, I’m inclined to agree with him.

As President Donald Trump marked his 214th day in office on Monday, ABC News looked at how he has divided his time among his many private properties and the White House. As of Sunday, with the his return to Washington, D.C., from a working vacation at his New Jersey golf club, he has visited at least one of his properties on more than a third of his days as president — 35.7 percent, or 76 days out of 213, according to ABC News' count. He has spent the night at one of his private properties somewhat less often, on 44 — or 20.7

Standing on a White House balcony, total solar eclipse Monday. At first, Trump was seen viewing the rare astronomical event without any special solar filters, which can cause serious damage to the eyes.

House Speaker Heather Heyer, the woman killed when a car plowed into a group of counter protestors. “There are no sides,” Ryan wrote in an implicit critique of President Donald Trump, who was rebuked by Democrats and Republicans last week for blaming “both sides” for the violence between white supremacists and counterprotesters in Charlottesville. “There is no other argument,” Ryan said in the post, which made no mention of Trump.

President neo-Nazi-fueled unrest – with vast gaps across groups. Additionally, 9 percent in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll call it acceptable to hold neo-Nazi or white supremacist views, equivalent to about 22 million Americans.