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The Trump administration is stepping up efforts to curb legal immigration, taking a series of actions in recent weeks that could lead to deportation for people already granted citizenship. The director of the U.S.

told a group of diplomats. The tweet also came shortly after Trump's secretary of State, MORE, delivered remarks on Iran at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Sunday evening. During his address, Pompeo compared Iran's leaders to the mafia, while also declaring U.S. support for the people of Iran, especially protesters who have taken to the streets recently in opposition to the current regime. The U.S. and Iran have been in conflict for decades.

MORE’s tax returns are back in the spotlight after his private one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump’s comments during a joint press conference with Putin on Monday alarmed lawmakers, leading some to wonder about the president’s possible financial ties to Russia. ADVERTISEMENT Democrats have since stepped up their calls to have Congress request Trump’s tax returns from the Treasury Department in order to learn more about the president’s finances. “I think we have a cloud

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The TAKE with Rick Klein Call it a walk-back, a cleanup or a clarification. Just don’t call it over. President Donald Trump on Tuesday did something he rarely does in asking for a do-over of his comments about Russia meddling.

The TAKE with Rick Klein Of all the strange journeys President Donald Trump has taken the Republican Party on, the Russia detour may be the oddest -- and the most dangerous. It's long perplexed even members of Trump's inner circle why the president can't seem to bring himself to criticize Vladimir Putin and his regime.

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The two events will pit long-term Democratic incumbents against popular progressive challengers in two of the most high-profile races in the Sept. 4 primary.   A campaign spokesman said the reservation is an initial effort to make sure people vote yes on Question 3 on Election Day.  The $2.93 million that Warren aides said the Cambridge Democrat raked in between April and June was nearly 10 times the amount any of the three Republicans running in the Sept.

President Trump claimed Sunday that documents on the wiretapping of a campaign adviser show that intelligence agencies misled the courts. But lawmakers from both parties say that isn’t true.   President Trump has again taken to Twitter to criticize the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.