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US | Will GOP accomplishments in Congress be enough for voters?

Withpassageofanenormousbudgetbill,theGOP-controlledCongressallbutwrappedupitslegislatingfortheyear.ButwillitbeenoughtoconvincevoterstogiveRepublicansanotherterm

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Trump bad-mouths Dems ahead of White House talks with them

PresidentDonaldTrumptooktoTwitteronTuesdaytobad-mouthCapitolHill’stopDemocratsinadvanceofanafternoonmeetingattheWhiteHouse,castingdoubtontheprospectsforaquickag

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Can U.S. Republicans pass tax overhaul?

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpandcongressionalRepublicanleadersarepushingamajortaxoverhaulthroughCongress,butitremainsunknownwhetheritwillpass,amidaGOPsplitandrivalry

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Trump stays firmly out of Alabama-Moore dispute

PresidentDonaldTrumpkeptresolutelyquietandoutofthefightWednesdayasnationalRepublicanscalledevermoreintenselyforRoyMooretoabandonhisAlabamacampaignfortheU.S.Sena

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Trump pushes ahead tax reform, but GOP lawmakers squabbling over details

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpispressingforwardontaxreform,butkeymembersofhispartyaresquabblingoverthedetailslikechickensfightingovergrain,beggingthequestionofwhether

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Trump says upcoming health vote is GOP’s chance to keep vow

A peeved President Donald Trump browbeat Republican opponents of his party’s reeling health care bill Monday, asserting that his predecessor’s signature overhaul has meant “death” and saying the Senate’s planned faceoff vote is their chance to keep their pledge to repeal it.

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Trump at odds with own party even before he takes office

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is at odds with his own party before his term has even started, and that could foreshadow a rocky presidency, experts said.

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Major GOP party leaders sit out Trump's Coronation

Republican National Convention for the 2016 U.S. election kicked off on Monday with absence of high-profile party leaders as Donald Trump was scrambling to showcase his ability to unify the party.

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Trump, Ryan pledge to work together

​Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday the two were "totally committed" to cooperation.

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Trump's next challenge: getting his own party to back him

Bombastic U.S. billionaire Donald Trump has surprised observers worldwide by securing the Republican Party (GOP) nomination for president, but his next challenge is to get the GOP to back him, experts said.

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Hillary Clinton leads in new 2016 presidential poll

​Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is far ahead on the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential election and takes a lead against her GOP contenders, a new poll revealed on Wednesday.

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Obama, Republican-led Congress heading for political battles in 2015

As the new Republican-led U.S. Congress is inaugurated on Tuesday, many U.S. experts predict that some political battles will be fought in 2015 between President Barack Obama and the Republican Party (GOP).

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Republicans lead in polls as clock winds down to U.S. midterm elections

Republicans appear to be in the lead as the clock winds down to Tuesday's U.S. midterm Congressional elections, with polls and experts pointing to a strong possibility of a Republican Senate takeover.