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Battle for witnesses looms as defense rests in Trump trial
Democrats sought to have the Senate subpoena former White House national security advisor John Bolton to provide evidence after leaks from his forthcoming book suggested he could supply damning evidence against Trump.
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Trump denies telling Bolton Ukraine aid was tied to probe
Citing Bolton's unpublished manuscript, 'The Times' wrote that Trump told Bolton he wanted to keep frozen $391 million in aid to Ukraine until Kiev officials helped with a probe into his Democratic rival Joe Biden.
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Intelligence official comes forward in Trump-Ukraine scandal - lawyer
Lawyer Mark Zaid said the person, also an intelligence official, has direct knowledge of some of the allegations involving the initial whistleblower complaint, which triggered impeachment proceedings against the Republican president.
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More Americans will die after Trump abruptly ends Afghan talks, Taliban say
The Islamist group issued a statement after Trump unexpectedly cancelled secret talks planned for Sunday with the Taliban’s major leaders at the presidential compound in Camp David, Maryland.
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Trump, King and a $70m budget: The making of 'It Chapter Two'
The director of the record-breaking, two-part film adaptation of 'It' has controversially claimed that King's horrifying invention shares a lot in common with a real-life figure -- President Donald Trump.
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Trump campaign seeks to mobilise women in 2020 battleground states
Campaign representatives tried to persuade women at gatherings in 13 states including Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio to talk openly about their support for Trump and encourage others to do the same.
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North Korea hails 'historic' Kim-Trump summit
The impromptu meeting in the DMZ - where the US president said they agreed to resume working-level talks within weeks on the North's nuclear programme - was full of symbolism.
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US World Cup star Rapinoe accepts House invite after snubbing Trump
The captain of the US women's football squad, Megan Rapinoe, has accepted an invitation from a high-profile Democrat to visit the House of Representatives, just days after bluntly saying she would refuse a similar offer from President Donald Trump.
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Lady Gaga crashes Stonewall rally in New York
Admonishing Donald Trump's White House as an 'extremely oppressive administration', the artist encouraged her audience to 'love each other, raise your voice, and, my gosh, vote. Don't forget to vote!'
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Moon, Trump meet in wake of North Korea summit failure
US President Donald Trump has emerged as an unlikely peacemaker in the Korean peninsula as he stages a determined effort to put Washington and Pyongyang on a historic path to reconciliation.
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US House Democrats to test Republicans on Trump’s wall demand
In a countermove, the Trump administration said on Tuesday that even without a new shot of funding, the IRS would somehow make sure those refund checks get sent.
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US abruptly postpones top-level North Korea talks
The talks between President Donald Trump's top diplomat and the North Korean delegation 'will now take place at a later date,' State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said.
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Loss of US House leaves Republicans more tied to Trump than ever
Although moderate Republicans who remain in the House may view the result as an indictment of Donald Trump’s strategy of focusing relentlessly on illegal immigration in the final stretch of the campaign, they will be a small minority.
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Trump says he plans to scrap birthright citizenship
The surprise announcement followed the dispatch of more than 5,000 regular troops to the Mexican border, itself a highly unusual move prompted by Trump's warnings of a migrant 'invasion'.
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US-Cuba relations 'in decline,' president says
Since Trump's election as US president, ties with Cuba have deteriorated after a historic rapprochement overseen by his predecessor Barack Obama.
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[ANALYSIS] Forced migration from Central America: 5 essential reads
Video footage of distraught children isolated in detention centers has provoked outrage worldwide.
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US, South Korea agree to suspend joint military exercise
It's understood South Korea and the United States have agreed to suspend all planning activities regarding the Freedom Guardian military drill scheduled for August.
