Trump rushes to Supreme Court, again and again

The Trump Administration has repeatedly tried to appeal cases directly to the Supreme Court, skipping the federal circuit appeals level, a move that legal experts say is unusual and could have repercussions for the administration and the judiciary system.

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U.S. Virgin Islands' financial problems intensify after Maria

The U.S. Virgin Islands was devastated after Hurricane Maria and is now preparing to accept a loan from FEMA with tougher standards.

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GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy won't seek re-election

U.S. Representative Trey Gowdy, chairman of the House Oversight committee, will not run for re-election this November.

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Train carrying Republican lawmakers collides with truck

One person was reportedly killed when an Amtrak passenger train carrying Republican members of the U.S. Congress from Washington to a party retreat in West Virginia slammed into a garbage truck on Wednesday in Crozet, Virginia, authorities said.

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Despite Trump's claim, U.S. bridges are not 'crumbling'

In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Donald Trump called out the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and called for more spending on bridges and roads. However, a Reuters analysis of nationwide bridge data reveals the fretting over the safety of bridges and other road infrastructure is overblown and could distract from more serious problems elsewhere

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Head of CDC quits over report on stock holdings

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald has resigned her post as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over financial conflicts of interest, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday.

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Trump's focus on MS-13 deepens impasse over immigration

President Donald Trump's use of MS-13 to frame his argument for tougher immigration rules is igniting a backlash from Democrats with whom he needs to strike a deal to avert another federal shutdown on February 8th.

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