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Senators from major soybean-producing states in the Midwest, including Republicans, are steaming over China’s threat to impose tariffs on U.S.

National Security Council recommended Trump expel 60 alleged Russian intelligence officers over the poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in the United Kingdom — an action that Trump took in solidarity with over two dozen U.S. allies.

The White House on Wednesday looked to downplay renewed fears of a potential trade war with China after stocks were jolted by Beijing's announcement overnight of $50 billion in proposed retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. “There’s no trade war here,” National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow said in an interview with Fox Business.

Speaking at the White House Wednesday to follow up on President "The Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security have been directed to work together with our governors to deploy the National Guard to our southwest border, to assist the Border Patrol," Nielsen said. She said the administration hopes the deployment of the National Guard will begin immediately and Trump officials are in touch and coordinating with governors in impacted states. She also said that the U.S.

President Donald Trump responded for the first time on Thursday to questions about a payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. While speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One following an appearance in West Virginia, Trump was asked if he knew about the $130,000 payment Trump’s longtime personal attorney and confidant Michael Cohen arranged for Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, as she was shopping the story of her alleged 2006 affair with Trump to several major media outlets shortly before the 2016

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John Kingston, who is facing faces an April 28 Republican convention to get on the primary ballot, tore up his party registration after Trump got the nomination in 2016.   Capital Source State Senator Joseph Boncore will not run for Suffolk district attorney. Neither will City Councilor Michael Flaherty.  Capital Source Alex Goldstein was press secretary for Deval Patrick during his 2010 gubernatorial campaign.  Herbie Ziskend’s baseball glove won’t make it into Barack Obama’s presidential library.

Tossing his “boring” prepared remarks into the air, President Trump on Thursday unleashed a fierce denunciation of the nation’s immigration policies.   President Enrique Peña Nieto delivered his most direct public rebuke of President Trump on Thursday afternoon.   Boston wasn’t the only place suffering from blustery winds today — and it showed in the coiffure of a certain political leader.   The president said he did not know where his attorney got the $130,000 for the payment, and declined to say if he ever set up a fund for Cohen to cover expenses like that.

Tossing his “boring” prepared remarks into the air, President Trump on Thursday unleashed a fierce denunciation of the nation’s immigration policies.   President Enrique Peña Nieto delivered his most direct public rebuke of President Trump on Thursday afternoon.   Boston wasn’t the only place suffering from blustery winds today — and it showed in the coiffure of a certain political leader.   The president said he did not know where his attorney got the $130,000 for the payment, and declined to say if he ever set up a fund for Cohen to cover expenses like that.

Tossing his “boring” prepared remarks into the air, President Trump on Thursday unleashed a fierce denunciation of the nation’s immigration policies.   President Enrique Peña Nieto delivered his most direct public rebuke of President Trump on Thursday afternoon.   Boston wasn’t the only place suffering from blustery winds today — and it showed in the coiffure of a certain political leader.   The president said he did not know where his attorney got the $130,000 for the payment, and declined to say if he ever set up a fund for Cohen to cover expenses like that.