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The deputy white house press secretary delivered the day's briefing off camera.

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The deputy white house press secretary delivered the day's briefing off camera.

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Republicans are blaming the shortened recess on the obstruction efforts by Democrats in Congress.
Richard Painter, ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, said Trump Jr.'s action "borders on treason, if it is not itself treason.”
The deputy White House press secretary provided few substantive answers to reporters' questions on Tuesday.
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A third New York Times report further complicates the story of a previously undisclosed meeting between a Russian lawyer and the campaign.
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A new survey suggests the people who receive it largely love what critics deride as "socialized medicine."
Monday's press briefing was again off-camera, continuing a pattern of decreased transparency from the White House.
Trump said a cybersecurity unit will guard against "election hacking" and "many other negative things." Then he said it couldn't happen.
Donald Trump Jr. previously said the meeting was about Russian adoptions; he now says information on Clinton was the "pretext."
New data suggests that the most stressful times of week and year may cause more heart attacks.
One observer said Trump's comments give "license to autocrats to crack down on their own media."
Trump has made contradicting statements about whether he has previously met with Putin.
The unemployment rate remained steady at around 4.4 percent.
Walter Shaub's resignation letter, addressed to the president, did not mention Trump by name or thank him.
DeVos has stalled a policy aimed at protecting students from fraudulent lenders.
"Our alliance is strong, our countries are resilient, and our power is unmatched," he said.
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