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

    U.S. Central Command requested additional defensive capabilities.

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

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

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  • Disaster relief package stalls in House after quick Senate approval

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

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

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

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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

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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

  • Trump announces $16 billion bailout for farmers hit by trade war with China

    The Trump administration unveiled a $16 billion aid package for farmers hurt by the ongoing trade war with China, the second such deal intended to...

    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

  • Farmer says aid package is 'band-aid' for tariffs

    Two farmers share how tariffs and Trump's bailout affect their businesses.

    May 23

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• 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

• May 23

  • 'American Taliban' released from prison

    John Walker Lindh, 38, was the first prisoner brought into a U.S. courtroom to face charges in the War on Terror, following the Sept. 11 attacks.

    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

  • Trump denies 'temper tantrum' during infrastructure meeting

    The president tweeted Thursday morning, "I was extremely calm in my meeting with Pelosi & Schumer."

    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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• May 23

  • Trump again calls Tillerson 'dumb as a rock,' denies claim Putin 'out-prepared' him

    The former secretary of state told House lawmakers about his time with Trump.

    May 23

• May 23

  • Indicted banking exec allegedly wanted top role in Trump administration

    Stephen Calk was charged Thursday with one count of financial bribery.

    May 23

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• May 23

  • Feds charge Avenatti with fraud, ID theft

    Federal prosecutors in New York charged Michael Avenatti with additional financial crimes Wednesday, including allegedly forging the signature of his...

    May 23

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• May 23

  • The Note: Trump frees Democrats from policy traps

    Democrats are back on solid political ground: opposing Trump.

    May 23

• May 23

  • President Trump denies having a tantrum during infrastructure meeting

    Trump now refuses to work with Democrats until they stop investigating him. ABC News' Mona Kosar Abdi reports.

    May 23

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• May 23

  • 2020 race sees shifting dynamics as Democrats seize on anti-abortion bills

    If Trump makes "this a 2020 issue, we will win," Planned Parenthood says.

    May 23

• May 22

  • Judge declines to block subpoenas seeking financial information about Trump, family

    Attorneys for Trump wanted to prevent the banks from complying.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Rapper Meek Mill scores big win as district attorney calls for new judge and trial

    The Philadelphia DA alleged that the court “abused its discretion."

    May 22

• May 22

  • For 2nd day in a row, US military jets intercept Russian bombers off Alaska

    The Russian aircraft stayed in international airspace.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Democrats and Republicans come together to end surprise medical bills

    President Donald Trump called for bipartisan legislation on this issue.

    May 22

• May 22

  • 'Unprecedented' to use impeachment inquiry as a 'fact-finding mission': Dan Abrams

    Abrams said an inquiry would help, but it's "not a game changer."

    May 22

• May 22

  • Why we need the federal death penalty for cop killers: Opinion

    Some states have and follow death penalty laws and others don't.

    May 22

• May 22

  • Michael Cohen allegedly exchanged scores of emails, texts with a Russian-linked firm

    The former Trump fixer reported to a federal penitentiary earlier this month.

    May 22

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• May 22

  • ABC News Exclusive: Inside CIA Headquarters

    A behind the scenes look at the Central Intelligence Agency's top-secret facilities and a 20-year-old agency tradition revealed for the first time.

    May 22

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• May 22

  • US warns Assad against using chemical weapons as fighting escalates in Syria

    Despite the increased violence, the top U.S. envoy says he sees a way forward.

    May 22