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  • Democratic candidates split on the best path forward for US trade policy

    Democrats contrast themselves with the Trump administration’s hard-line.

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• May 25

  • 2020 candidates' Memorial Day travel zeroes in on early-voting states

    Some senators head to Iowa while other candidates hit New Hampshire.

    May 25

• May 25

  • Nearly halfway through the year, Congress has only passed 17 laws

    Lawmakers tend to pass fewer bills when government is divided.

    May 25

• May 25

  • Bernie Sanders to return home for first Vermont rally of 2020 cycle

    The event comes nearly four years to-the-day after a 2015 kick-off in Burlington

    May 25

• May 25

  • From sumo wrestling to trade talks, 5 things to know about Trump's Tokyo visit

    Prime Minister Abe was the first world leader to meet then newly elected Trump.

    May 25

• May 25

  • Judge blocks $1 billion in funding for President Trump's border wall

    Trump has made building the wall his signature promise.

    May 25

• May 24

  • Trump admin bypassing Congress with $8 billion arms sale to Saudis, Emiratis

    The notification has infuriated Republicans and Democrats, who vow to push back.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Meet 22-year-old who beat a politician who had served longer than he'd been alive

    Will Haskell, a 22-year-old Dem, takes ABC News behind the scenes

    May 24

• May 24

  • 1,500 more troops and defensive capabilities headed to Middle East to deter Iran

    U.S. Central Command requested additional defensive capabilities.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Trump gives Barr sweeping power to declassify intelligence in Russia probe review

    Trump ordered the intelligence community to cooperate with the attorney general.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Trump defends personal attacks on Pelosi: 'Did you hear what she said about me?'

    Trump also denied the review of how the Russia probe began is about payback.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Manipulated Pelosi video may be a sign of things to come in the 2020 election cycle

    YouTube removed the content, Facebook “heavily” reduced its distribution.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Artist places Harriet Tubman on $20 bills, despite Trump's ambivalence

    “We’ll see about that,”the artist said of a planned 2028 $20 bill revision.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Sunday on 'This Week': Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Rep. Liz Cheney, Sen. Martha McSally

    This is a listing for "This Week" airing Sunday, May 26.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Mueller wants to avoid 'political spectacle' of public testimony: Nadler

    Attorney General William Barr said it's Mueller's decision whether to testify.

    May 24

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• May 24

  • House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler appears to nearly faint at New York event

    Nadler later tweeted he had gotten dehyrdated.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Rolling Thunder set to take final ride this Memorial Day weekend

    Historic parade comes to an end after lack of funding and claims of harassment.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Rep. Jerry Nadler falls ill at NYC event

    Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee was at an event with Mayor Bill de Blasio.

    May 24

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• May 24

  • Trump administration rolls back Obama-era protection for transgender patients

    Other protections, such as race, sex and religion, remain intact.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Disaster relief package stalls in House after quick Senate approval

    “This legislation has already taken far too long to deliver,” McConnell says.

    May 24

• May 24

  • Pete Buttigieg takes on President Trump over Vietnam War medical deferment

    Trump was exempted from military service in the 1960s after receiving a letter from a doctor saying he had a bone spur ailment.

    May 24

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• May 24

  • Finance, front-runners and foreign policy: Here's the roundup of the 2020 field

    The Democratic field continues to trail Joe Biden.

    May 24

• May 24

  • The Note: Pelosi figures out Trump's game

    The image of Trump walking away from the negotiating table works for Democrats.

    May 24

• May 24

  • President Trump, Speaker Pelosi exchange heated words

    Donald Trump also sent a memo ordering the intelligence community to cooperate with Attorney General William Barr's review of the Russia probe. ABC...

    May 24

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• May 24

  • Parents push to prevent hot-car deaths

    In the aftermath of his son's death, one parent pushed to prevent hot-car deaths at a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 23,...

    May 24

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• May 23

  • Pete Buttigieg takes on Trump over Vietnam War medical deferment

    "I don't mean to trivialize disability, but I think that's exactly what he did."

    May 23

• May 23

  • Trump calls on aides to affirm how 'calm' he was in meeting with Democrats

    President Trump called on his aides to affirm how calm he was during a meeting.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Inslee, 2020 Dems tout sweeping initiatives to combat climate change

    Inslee's "Moonshot" plan aims at 100% clean energy.

    May 23

• May 23

  • More troops, defensive capabilities requested to Middle East to deter Iran

    U.S. Central Command is requesting additional defensive capabilities.

    May 23

• May 23

  • GOP challenger turns up heat on Trump: 'He would prefer an Aryan nation'

    Trump's lone primary challenger seems to be ratcheting up his attacks.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Dubbed the 'American Taliban,' John Walker Lindh released from prison

    John Walker Lindh has spent the past 17 years in prison on terrorism charges.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Trump places flags at Arlington graves in annual Memorial Day ritual

    The president and first lady visited Arlington National Cemetery.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Trump announces $16 billion in aid to farmers impacted by trade war

    The emergency aid will be the second package to help farmers hit by tariffs.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Trump calls Pelosi 'a mess' after her 'intervention' comment

    Speaker Pelosi calls President Trump "a master of distraction."

    May 23

• May 23

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• May 23

  • Democrats inch closer to ultimate prize: Trump’s financial records

    Judges in two federal courts sided with Democrats this week.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Only at-risk migrant children separated from families: Homeland Security

    Those cases occur one to three times a day, McAleenan said.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Farmers promised $16 billion aid package

    President Trump announces a bailout for farmers who are affected by China tariffs, and the U.S. prepares to respond to Iran's threats.

    May 23

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• May 23

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• May 23

  • Iranians fear as threats of war with US escalate

    Mana Mostatabi, the communications director for the National Iranian American Council, says Iranian people's psychology has been "devastated."

    May 23

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• May 23

  • Trump says 'she's a mess' after Pelosi says his family needs to stage 'intervention'

    President Donald Trump fired back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, escalating a feud that reignited on Wednesday when she said he was...

    May 23

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• May 23

  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces additional charges in new indictment

    The news comes as Assange fights extradition to the U.S.

    May 23

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• May 23

  • Conway says Pelosi dismissed her as 'staff'

    The tension at Wednesday's failed meeting between President Donald Trump and top Democrats didn't end when he abruptly left the room.

    May 23

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• May 23

  • Conway blasts Pelosi, says she dismissed her as if she were her maid

    Pelosi declined to further address Conway's comments on Thursday.

    May 23

• May 23

  • 2020 Dems join striking McDonald's workers

    Five presidential hopefuls join the picket lines on Thursday.

    May 23

• May 23

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• May 23

  • Trump family joining president, first lady on UK state visit with the queen

    Next month the Royal family could meet the Trump family.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Nancy Pelosi says Trump needs 'an intervention'

    "I wish that his family or his administration or his staff would have an intervention for the good of the country," Pelosi said.

    May 23

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