The House passed a long-stalled $19 billion disaster relief package, sending it to the White House for President Trump's signature
The President had previously said that he supports the legislation, which will bring much-needed relief to Americans affected by hurricanes, floods, wildfires and other disasters. But despite the green light from the President, a handful of House Republicans held up passage of the measure last week after the Senate passed the bill.
Read MoreDemocrats and Republicans argued back and forth for weeks over how much aid to allocate to Puerto Rico. As negotiations dragged on, Democrats argued that Republicans were short-changing the US territory, which is still rebuilding from Hurricane Maria. Trump, meanwhile, accused Democrats of blocking the bill from moving forward over aid to Puerto Rico and argued publicly that the territory had mishandled relief funds.
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Trump won't leave White House 'voluntarily' if he loses 2020 election, predicts GOP candidate William Weld'He'll have a run at saying, 'It was a rigged game so I'm not leaving,'' said Weld.
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Trump announces White House lawyer Emmet Flood will leave June 14thPresident Donald Trump announced that White House lawyer Emmet Flood will officially leave his post on June 14th. Flood's work in the White House largely focused on the Russia investigation.
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Trump is 'absolutely deadly serious' about Mexico tariffs, says acting White House chief of staff'I fully expect these tariffs to go onto the at least 5 percent level on June 10th,' Mick Mulvaney said.
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Trump 'deadly serious' about Mexico tariffs, White House official saysActing White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney gave a stern warning about President Trump's upcoming decision to whether to impose tariffs on Mexican goods in retaliation to illegal immigration. “He is absolutely, deadly serious,” Mulvaney said on “Fox News Sunday.” “In fact, I fully expect these
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Trump says top White House economist Kevin Hassett leavingChairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Kevin Hassett, leaving as top economist at White House
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Trump announces departure of White House economic adviser HassettU.S. President Donald Trump announces departure of White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett via JuliaHarte1
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Man sets himself on fire near White House, Secret Service says'Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers responded in seconds, extinguished the fire and began to administer first aid,' the agency said in a statement.
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Man lights himself on fire near White House: Secret ServiceMan sets himself on fire near White House. It's unclear if the man was trying to make a political statement.
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Man sets self on fire near White House: officialA man set himself on fire near the White House on Wednesday, the Secret Service said, adding that the individual was receiving first aid at the scene. The incident took place shortly after noon on the Ellipse -- south of the president's residence -- near 15th Street and Constitution Avenue, the
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