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“Mexico is sending a big delegation to talk about the Border,” he tweeted Sunday afternoon. “Problem is, they’ve been “talking” for 25 years. We want action, not talk. They could solve the Border Crisis in one day if they so desired. Otherwise, our companies and jobs are coming back to the USA!” The Mexican delegation is trying to prevent Trump from imposing escalating tariffs on Mexico’s exports if the country does not stop its export of illegal migrant labor to the United States.

Trump visited the church on Sunday to pray for the community of Virginia Beach, which was recently rocked by a mass shooting that took place at a municipal building. McLean Bible Church’s pastor, David Platt, asked the congregation to “pray for our president,” and they did just that. “We pray that he would look to You, that he would trust in You, he would lean on You,” Platt prayed.

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez slammed former Rep. Delaney for criticizing Medicare for All Sunday.

For months, the community of Lordstown has had to grapple with GM closing the region’s assembly plant, which has resulted in the immediate layoff of about 1,600 American workers, and since 2017, GM has laid off about 4,500 American workers in Ohio. The GM plant closure is also expected to 

The following are the remarks Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered on Wednesday about his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, as released by the Department of Justice: Two years ago, the Acting Attorney General asked me to serve as Special Counsel, and he created the Special Counsel’s Office. The appointment order directed the office to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.  This included investigating any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaig

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought the removal of special counsel Robert Mueller, discouraged witnesses from cooperating with prosecutors and prodded aides to mislead the public on his behalf, according to a hugely anticipated report from Mueller that details multiple efforts the president made to curtail a Russia probe he feared would cripple his administration. Trump’s attempts to seize control of the investigation, and directions to others on how to influence it, ‘‘were mostly unsuccessful, but that is largely because the persons who surrounded the President decli

Democratic senators Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, and Kirsten Gillibrand are all calling for the House to begin impeachment proceedings in the wake of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s statement Wednesday reiterating that he felt he was constitutionally barred from bringing obstruction charges against President Trump. It was the first time Booker, a 2020 presidential candidate, has called for impeachment.

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday that charging President Trump with a crime was ‘‘not an option’’ because of federal rules, but he used his first public remarks on the Russia investigation to emphasize that he did not exonerate the president. ‘‘If we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so,’’ Mueller declared. The special counsel’s remarks stood as a pointed rebuttal to Trump’s repeated claims that he was cleared and that the two-year inquiry was merely a ‘‘witch hunt.’’ They also mark

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who was mulling a challenge to MORE for the Republican Party’s 2020 nomination, has decided to not run for president. “I truly appreciate all of the encouragement I received from people around the nation urging me to consider making a run for President in 2020. However, I will not be a candidate,” Hogan said in a statement. “Instead, I am dedicated to serving my second-term as Maryland Governor and in my new role leading the America’s governors as the incoming Chairman of the National Governors Association.

MORE on Saturday announced the departure of White House lawyer Emmet Flood.  Trump tweeted that Flood, who represented the White House during special counsel MORE's probe, will leave the White House June 14. "Emmet Flood, who came to the White House to help me with the Mueller Report, will be leaving service on June 14th," Trump wrote.  "He has done an outstanding job – NO COLLUSION - NO OBSTRUCTION! Case Closed!" the president added.