All News Articles for 2017-08-09

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Why Was There a Huge Trump-Like Chicken Outside the White House?
Okay, maybe it's a rooster. And a reminder: Trump still hasn't released his tax returns.
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Trump's Continued Silence on Minn. Mosque Attack 'An Outrage,' Says Rep. Ellison
Recent attack comes amidst uptick in anti-Muslim hate crimes
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Asylum seeker crosses border into Canada Canada Builds Border Camp for Asylum Seekers Fleeing US
Hundreds of Haitians, fearful of deportation under President Donald Trump, have crossed the border to seek refugee status in Quebec
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Mike Pence Pence's Indiana 'Cautionary Tale' for Privatizing Infrastructure Projects
White House plan touts partnerships with private sector while Indiana residents navigate aftermath of roadway privatization approved by Pence, their former governor
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The White House and its corporate allies have undertaken a coordinated campaign to ensure the passage of a tax code rewrite that stands to fatten the pockets of the wealthiest. (Photo: Timothy Krause/cc/flickr) The 1% Is Organized and Coming for Its Tax Cuts. Is the Resistance Ready?
New details emerge of Republicans' effort to ensure that their bid to rewrite the tax code doesn't suffer the same fate as healthcare
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In a briefing on the opioid epidemic in the U.S., President Donald Trump depicted the crisis as a crime issue rather than one involving public health. Critics Slam Trump's 'Substance-Free' Plan to Address Opioid Crisis
The crisis killed more than 33,000 Americans in 2015 and is responsible for 142 deaths per day
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Pastor Robert Jeffress participate in the Celebrate Freedom Rally at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on July 1, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Megachurch Pastor Says Trump Has God's Approval to Start Nuclear War
Comments by president's spiritual advisor sparks condemnation amid "fire and fury" threats against North Korea
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Donald Trump is making us all more unsafe with every war-mongering comment, tweet, and threat," reads a MoveOn.org petition 'Stop the Insanity': Demand Grows to Strip Trump of Nuclear Authority
On anniversary of Nagasaki bombing, calls to end "saber-rattling" and de-escalate tensions with North Korea
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