Government News
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Centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has launched a political offensive against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, saying her platform is based on the "hatred for others" in contrast to his desire to "calm" the country
April 25, 2017 -
President Donald Trump has long railed about unfair trade practices of China and Mexico
April 25, 2017 -
A gunman who ambushed two Pennsylvania state police troopers at their barracks in 2014 won't take the witness stand to try to persuade jurors to spare his life
April 25, 2017 -
Mayors from several U.S. cities threatened with the loss of federal grants have met with the attorney general but say they remain confused about how to prove their police share the immigration status of people they've arrested, a requirement for the money
April 25, 2017 -
US judge blocks Trump order to cut off funding to cities that limit cooperation with immigration authorities
April 25, 2017 -
Several environmental groups in Ohio and Michigan are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying it isn't doing enough to protect Lake Erie from toxic algae
April 25, 2017 -
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly canceled a meeting with the German foreign minister in a rare spat with one of Israel's most important allies
April 25, 2017 -
The new Czech ambassador to the United States says Czech President Milos Zeman's trip to the United States has been postponed due to a tense situation over North Korea
April 25, 2017 -
Some fans of fishing at the popular Rollover Pass cut in Texas have protested plans to fill the gap and build a park and pier
April 25, 2017 -
The Trump administration sharply criticized Turkey on Tuesday for attacking Kurdish militants in Syria and Iraq, accusing the U.S. ally of not coordinating the airstrikes
April 25, 2017 -
The top court of the United Methodist Church is considering invalidating the election of the first openly gay bishop
April 25, 2017 -
President Donald Trump plans to mark the 75th anniversary of a World War II naval battle by visiting the USS Intrepid
April 25, 2017 -
The power utility in Washington wants to expand infrastructure for electric cars in the city
April 25, 2017 -
An attorney for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn says that his client told the Defense Intelligence Agency that he would be traveling to Moscow to attend a gala for a Russian state-sponsored television network
April 25, 2017 -
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley is urging the U.N. Security Council to impose an arms embargo and additional sanctions on South Sudan to pressure the parties to end the civil war in the world's newest nation _ but Russia and China remain opposed
April 25, 2017