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President Trump said Friday he probably will end up supporting a bill that would allow states to set their own marijuana policies without the threat of federal interference.  The new charges come after prosecutors accused Paul Manafort of attempting to tamper with witnesses as he awaits trial on felony charges related to foreign lobbying work.  President Trump lobbed what amounted to a diplomatic stink bomb as he left the White House for the annual two-day G-7 summit, where he arrived late and planned to leave early.  President Trump revealed new details on Friday about the closely guard

President Trump said Friday he probably will end up supporting a bill that would allow states to set their own marijuana policies without the threat of federal interference.  The new charges come after prosecutors accused Paul Manafort of attempting to tamper with witnesses as he awaits trial on felony charges related to foreign lobbying work.  President Trump lobbed what amounted to a diplomatic stink bomb as he left the White House for the annual two-day G-7 summit, where he arrived late and planned to leave early.  President Trump revealed new details on Friday about the closely guard

President Trump said Friday he probably will end up supporting a bill that would allow states to set their own marijuana policies without the threat of federal interference.  The new charges come after prosecutors accused Paul Manafort of attempting to tamper with witnesses as he awaits trial on felony charges related to foreign lobbying work.  President Trump lobbed what amounted to a diplomatic stink bomb as he left the White House for the annual two-day G-7 summit, where he arrived late and planned to leave early.  President Trump revealed new details on Friday about the closely guard

The House voted along party lines late Thursday to pass a White House proposal that would claw back nearly $15 billion in previously approved government funding. The House approved the measure in a vote of 210-206, with conservatives calling it a step in the right direction after they ripped into the price tag of the $1.3 trillion spending bill MORE signed earlier this year. "President Trump and this Administration are fully committed to protecting taxpayers, and Senate passage of this legislation is critical to reducing wasteful, unnecessary spending and making our F

The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued in court Thursday that key parts of ObamaCare are now unconstitutional, siding in large part with a conservative challenge to the law. The move is a break from the norm of the DOJ to defend federal laws when they are challenged in court. Under MORE, the department has opted not to defend a law that it strongly opposes. Attorney General

on Thursday lashed out at the leaders of France and Canada over roiling trade disputes, setting the stage for a confrontational Group of Seven summit of major economic powers. A day before leaving for the meeting in Canada, Trump singled out French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Twitter for threatening to isolate the U.S. over his efforts to change global trade rules. “Please tell Prime Minister Trudeau and President Macron that they are charging the U.S. massive tariffs and create non-monetary barriers,” Trump wrote.

House Speaker MORE (R-Wis.) on Thursday tamped down a Republican insurrection on immigration — at least temporarily — with vows to “put pen to paper” on a compromise bill to protect the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. During a two-hour, closed-door meeting in the basement of the Capitol, Ryan and other GOP leaders urged their troops not to endorse a procedural move to force votes on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — known as a discharge petition — and instead give leaders more time to forge a compromise that can win 218 Repub

A vocal bloc of House conservatives are fuming at MORE (R-S.C.) in the debate over the FBI’s tactics in its investigation into the Trump campaign. Gowdy shot down allegations last week that the FBI improperly used a confidential informant to “spy” on the campaign, saying that the bureau “did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do.” Ryan on Wednesday called Gowdy’s assessment “accurate,” dealing another blow to the claims dubbed “spygate” by MORE. Rep.

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