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Trump calls report on FBI probe of him ‘most insulting’

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:59:06 +0000

President Donald Trump listens as he leads a roundtable discussion on border security with local leaders, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Trump called “most insulting” a published report that federal law enforcement officials were so concerned about his behavior in the days after he fired James Comey from the FBI that they opened an investigation into whether he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests.

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US shutdown sends economy into uncharted waters

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 02:58:51 +0000

This image shows the deserted Terminal G security check point area of the Miami International Airport on January 12, 2018 after it was forced to shut down due to a shortage of security agents sparked by the partial US government shutdown now in its 22nd day. - For three days, from Saturday, January 19th, through Monday, January 14th, Terminal G -- one of six at the airport -- will be closed. (Photo by Gianrigo MARLETTA / AFP)

The US government shutdown on Saturday became the longest in history and is taking a growing bite out of the world’s largest economy with each passing day, economists say.

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Body of girl who died at US border returns to Guatemala

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:05:39 +0000

Claudia Maquin, 27, shows a photo of her daughter, Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin in Raxruha, Guatemala, on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. The 7-year-old girl died in a Texas hospital, two days after being taken into custody by border patrol agents in a remote stretch of New Mexico desert. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

The body of a 7-year-old girl who died while in custody of the U.S. Border Patrol arrived in her native Guatemala on Sunday.

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Open and closed: US gov’t shutdown’s varied impact on parks, tourists

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 22:58:38 +0000

A man stands on a pier with Alcatraz Island at rear in San Francisco, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. A partial federal shutdown has been put in motion because of gridlock in Congress over funding for President Donald Trump's Mexican border wall. The company that provides ferry services to Alcatraz Island kept its daytime tours but canceled its behind-the-scenes and night tours for Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

The US government says other national parks “will remain as accessible as possible,” although some roads at Rocky Mountain National Park are closed as snow goes unplowed.

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US gov’t shutdown expected to drag into Christmas as talks continue

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 22:27:47 +0000

The Capitol is seen on the first morning of a partial government shutdown, as Democratic and Republican lawmakers are at a standoff with President Donald Trump on spending for his border wall, in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting a wall with Mexico. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The partial federal shutdown was expected to drag into Christmas as President Donald Trump and congressional leaders remained stuck in a standoff over his border wall with Mexico with no breakthrough Saturday.

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Obama in campaign mode, back to promoting hope over fear

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Former President Barack Obama speaks as he campaigns in support of California congressional candidates, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Former President Barack Obama said Saturday that November midterm elections would give Americans “a chance to restore some sanity in our politics,” taking another swipe at his successor as he raises his profile campaigning for fellow Democrats to regain control of the House.

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Mexico’s Lopez Obrador floats idea of new relationship in letter to Trump

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MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s incoming president on Sunday said he had floated the idea of a new relationship between the neighboring countries in a letter to US President Donald Trump. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he sent Trump proposals on bilateral relations— which have reached one of their lowest points in decades—in the areas of migration, […]

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