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Trump: ‘Good Chemistry’ With Japan’s Leader, ‘Getting Along Very Well’ With China
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a joint appearance in the White House's East Room reaffirmed the importance of the two countries' "very crucial" security alliance in the Pacific region and their economic relationship. Trump also in the press conference Friday afternoon gave his first public remarks about his phone call with China's president, Xi Jinping, on Thursday. http://abcn.ws/2kcFZcq
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Trump Vows to Unveil ‘Additional Security’ After Slamming Court Ruling as 'Disgraceful'
President Trump on Friday afternoon pledged to “keep our country safe” after he had earlier lashed out at a federal appeals court’s decision to uphold a restraining order against his immigration executive order, tweeting it was “a disgraceful decision.” Referring Friday morning to a portion of an article written on the national security blog Lawfare, which highlights a statute that the author says the judges failed to cite, Trump tweeted: "LAWFARE: 'Remarkably, in the entire opinion, the panel did not bother even to cite this (the) statute.' A disgraceful decision!" http://abcn.ws/2kuy5au
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Tom Price: Everything You Need to Know About the New Health Secretary
The Senate confirmed Tom Price as the next secretary of Health and Human Services early Friday in a late-night session. The former Georgia Republican congressman is a strong critic of the Affordable Care Act and will help the Trump administration with its efforts to repeal and replace the healthcare bill. Here's everything you need to know about Price: http://abcn.ws/2kumzfp
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The US's One-China Policy Explained
Then-President-elect Donald Trump's unprecedented phone conversation with the leader of Taiwan in December, followed by his anti-China tweets, signaled strongly that upon becoming president he could seek to deviate from America's long-standing one-China policy. Now in office, however, Trump has reversed course, confirming his commitment to honor the United States’ long-standing one-China policy, according to the White House's characterization of a phone conversation Thursday night with Chinese president Xi Jinping. http://abcn.ws/2g3Gb78
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ANALYSIS: How SCOTUS Drama is Ultimate Trump Distraction
It’s President Trump vs. the judicial branch. Trump vs. the legislative branch. Trump vs. his own nominee for the Supreme Court. Trump vs. senators, senators vs. senators, White House vs. media and a jumble of insults and shifting loyalties that’s already become familiar in Donald Trump’s Washington. For all that noise, though, here’s a stubborn fact: The president’s choice for the high court is overwhelmingly likely to be confirmed. http://abcn.ws/2k9qSAB
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Appeals Court Blocks Trump Bid to Reinstate Immigration Order
A panel of federal appeals court judges ruled Thursday evening to keep a restraining order against Donald Trump's controversial immigration action in place, foiling the administration's attempt to get the action reinstated, according to court documents. The move capped a public campaign by the president to put pressure on the courts to rule in his favor, calling the decision "easy" and suggesting that the judge who made the original ruling could be to blame if a terrorist attack happens, explain ABC's JULIA JACOBO, JAMES HILL and ADAM KELSEY. http://abcn.ws/2k8LVU1
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