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President Trump Cancels Putin Meeting On Eve Of G-20

1:12pm November 29, 2018

by Tamara Keith

The president cited Russian aggression against Ukraine in his tweet about the change. He still has a series of meetings planned on the sidelines of the summit, including with China's Xi Jinping.

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Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he doesn't doubt that Saudi Arabia's crown prince is culpable for the death of a Washington Post writer in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

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Angry Senators Say Trump Administration Is Stonewalling Amid Saudi Crisis

5:26pm November 28, 2018

The administration wants to stick by Riyadh, but the Senate looked for ways to punish Saudi Arabia for the role its crown prince is suspected of playing in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that the Senate was considering a response to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi but declined to outline the options.

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McConnell Vows Congressional Response To 'Abhorrent' Khashoggi Slaying

7:28pm November 27, 2018

by Tim Mak

McConnell told reporters that the CIA "basically certified" Saudi involvement at high levels in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — breaking with President Trump, who said it was unclear.

GM's Lordstown, Ohio, plant is one of five in North America that the company plans to shut down. The Trump administration threatened to retaliate by withholding federal subsidies for the company's cars.

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Trump Administration Threatens To Withhold Subsidies From GM

4:39pm November 27, 2018

by Scott Horsley

Angered by General Motors' decision to idle plants and lay off thousands of workers, the Trump administration threatened to retaliate by withholding federal subsidies for the company's cars.

President Trump visits U.S. Coast Guard personnel in Florida on Thanksgiving.

Politics & Government

The Political News Didn't Stop Over Thanksgiving. Here's What You Missed

11:31am November 26, 2018

by Scott Detrow

Over the long weekend, President Trump aired several grievances, the federal government published a report on global warming and U.S. border agents fired tear gas at migrants at the border.

Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., in a June 2018 file photo. Brat lost his re-election bid to Democrat Abigail Spanberger. Before the election, Brat blamed the Democratic fundraising platform, ActBlue, for allowing Spanberger to raise more money than he was able to.

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Democrats Built A Small-Donor Money Machine. Now, Republicans Want Their Own

7:29am November 23, 2018

by Peter Overby

In 73 of the most competitive House races, Democrats raised more than $62 million from donors who gave $200 or less while Republicans raised barely $27 million.

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President Donald Trump, pictured at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, continued to rail against the 9th Circuit Court Appeals.

Trump Resumes Spat With Roberts, Calls 9th Circuit 'A Complete & Total Disaster'

12:30pm November 22, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The president entered day two of a dispute with Chief Justice John Roberts and called the San Francisco-based court of appeals "out of control" and said it "has a horrible reputation."

Chief Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court "doesn't have Obama judges, or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges."

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Chief Justice Roberts Issues Rare Rebuke To Trump; Trump Fires Back

9:16pm November 21, 2018

Roberts took issue with the president's calling a federal judge who ruled against the administration's policy toward asylum-seekers "an Obama judge."

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A statue of former President Ronald Reagan stands in front of a home on Orange County's Balboa Island. Reagan's political career and the Republican Party of the 1970s and '80s were long associated with Orange County, but the party was swept out of power t

Democrats Demolish The 'Orange Curtain' In Orange County

6:39pm November 20, 2018

by Tamara Keith

There will be no Republican members of Congress from Orange County, Calif. It is a stunning turn for a county that was once the heart of the state's GOP.

President Trump says the U.S. will remain a "steadfast partner" of Saudi Arabia, despite the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whose image was shown on a screen at a memorial earlier this month.

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Trump Says U.S. Will Remain 'Steadfast Partner' Of Saudis, Despite Khashoggi Killing

6:20pm November 20, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The president says his administration will continue to stand by Saudi Arabia, even though the CIA reportedly believes the crown prince approved the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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