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China's government is responding to the latest tariffs levied by the Trump administration with its own set of tariffs targeting American soybeans, cars and other exports. The Washington Post reports that Beijing announced a plan Wednesday to implement 25 percent tariffs on imports of U.S.

The House GOP’s campaign arm is facing tough choices about where to shift precious resources in the midterm elections, as Republicans desperately try to stave off a potential blue wave this November. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) must decide how much focus should be placed on competitive and Democratic-leaning districts that MORE carried — or if the party should put more energy into protecting solid GOP seats that could be in danger if a wave materializes this fall. “It’s a judgment call both sides have to make,” he added.

Nearly one year into his tenure, Neil Gorsuch seems to be having the time of his life. The Supreme Court’s newest justice is reveling in his role, diving into arguments with gusto and so far fulfilling the expectation that he would be a rock-ribbed conservative in the mold of his predecessor, the late Antonin Scalia. In doing so, he’s shaken up the dynamics of the highest court in the land. Samuel noted that Gorsuch decided not to join what is known as the cert pool, where the justices share law clerks to divvy up the work of reviewing petitions to the court. The only other member of the cour

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday declined to answer directly when asked if MORE. Sanders confirmed that the White House is investigating whether Pruitt’s now-famous $50-a-night lease arrangement in a Capitol Hill condo last year was proper. “The president thinks that he’s done a good job, particularly on the deregulation front,” Sanders told reporters at the White House when asked point-blank whether Trump has confidence in Pruitt. The questions referred to reports over the past week that Pruitt rented a D.C.

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President Donald Trump blasted Congress again in a tweet Tuesday for the hundreds of vacancies across his administration, blaming "Democrat obstruction and delay" in particular for a lack of "Diplomats to foreign lands." But a review of the dozens of ambassadorships still not filled after over a year shows that most are because Trump's administration hasn't put forth nominees, not because of Senate Democrats. Out of 182 total posts around the world, 20 percent are vacant — a figure that includes crucial posts like United Arab Emir

The White House confirmed Tuesday that President Scott Pruitt on Monday night, amid growing calls for investigation into questions about the ethics of Pruitt's decisions as agency chief. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed that President Trump spoke with Pruitt and that White House chief of staff John Kelly called Pruitt on Tuesday morning.

Alex van der Zwaan, the Dutch attorney who pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators, was sentenced by a federal judge to 30 days in jail and a $20,000 fine on Tuesday. Van der Zwaan, 33, becomes the first person sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian collusion during the 2016 election.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is inclined to pull U.S. troops out of Syria soon. "I want to get out. I want to bring our troops back home. I want to start rebuilding our nation," Trump said during a press conference with leaders of the Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. "It's time. We were successful against ISIS.