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WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring that his red ‘‘MAGA’’ hat makes him ‘‘feel like Superman,’’ rapper Kanye West made a free-styling appearance in the Oval Office Thursday. Ahead of a private lunch, President Donald Trump and West spoke with reporters as they sat across from each other at the Resolute desk.

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Republican lawmakers are largely shrugging off dire climate change warnings spelled out in a major new United Nations report. Few GOP lawmakers on Wednesday said they had read the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report, which warned that the planet would be unlivable if leaders failed to cut carbon emissions. “I just got that, and I hadn’t gotten a chance to do a deep dive on it so I’m going to have to wait to comment,” Sen.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Democrats seeking to knock off Republican incumbents in two critical districts in the Twin City suburbs have put a dying art at the center of their campaigns: The town hall meeting.  Dean Phillips, the Democrat challenging Rep. MORE, have pledged to hold regular town hall meetings if they are elected.  Both say Paulsen and Lewis have largely avoided constituents in public settings during heated debates over repealing the Affordable Care Act and the Republican tax cut bill.

on Wednesday said the Federal Reserve “has gone crazy” with a series of planned interest rate increases after U.S.

Republicans are increasingly optimistic about their chances of expanding their narrow Senate majority after the polarizing confirmation battle over Supreme Court Justice MORE. In the weeks since a series of sexual misconduct allegations were raised against Kavanaugh, the GOP has seen candidates in the Republican strongholds of Texas and Tennessee strengthen their positions, putting possible upset bids by Democrats on hold. Republicans are increasingly bullish on their chances of gaining a seat in North Dakota, where Sen.

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