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Trump Declares National Emergency With Challenges Likely To Follow
President Trump declared a national emergency in order to secure money to build a border wall. Legal challenges and pushback even from some within his own party await Trump.
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Democrats Push Back Against Trump's Plan To Declare A National Emergency
President Trump is expected to sign the government funding bill and avoid another shutdown. He will also declare a national emergency to free up more money for a border wall.
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Fight Over Border Wall Funding Still Looms As Trump Prepares For State Of The Union
The border wall fight has swamped President Trump's agenda ahead of the State of the Union address. Aides say he has other priorities, but it's unclear if they're achievable in this political climate.
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Trump Adviser Indicted On 7 Counts Related To 2016 Election Attack
Roger Stone has been indicted and arrested in Florida, according to Justice Department documents. President Trump's informal political adviser and longtime friend is due in court Friday morning.
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Trump Confidant Roger Stone Indicted On 7 Counts Related To 2016 Election Attack
Prior to his arrest and indictment this week, Stone has repeatedly denied that he conspired with the Russians who attacked the 2016 presidential election. Stone says he's only guilty of "hype."
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White House Moves Forward With State Of The Union Plans After Pelosi Urged Delay
It's unclear whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will allow the president to address Congress amid the government shutdown. Trump was originally invited by the speaker to make the speech next Tuesday.
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Special Counsel Mueller's Office Says 'Buzzfeed' Report Is 'Not Accurate'
Special counsel Robert Mueller's office says a report from Buzzfeed News that alleged President Trump directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress is "not accurate."
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As The Shutdown Continues, A Look At Trump's Claims About Fixing A Broken System
As a candidate, President Trump famously said "I alone can fix it." Two years into his presidency and he's tweeting about being all alone in the White House as the government shutdown drags on.
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Once A Fence, Later Slats, Almost Always A Wall: Trump's Border Wall Contradictions
Mexico was going to pay for it, President Trump said. Now he claims he never said that. Trump has reversed himself multiple times about the campaign promise now at the center of a government shutdown.
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'Can You Come To The White House?' A Reporter's Tale Of A Surprise Trip To Iraq
NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith was one of 13 reporters to go with President Trump to Iraq, an assignment that meant keeping a big secret — even from family.