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 Grand jury assembled in Trump-Russia investigation  A special counsel investigating claims of Russian meddling in the US election has reportedly empanelled a grand jury
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  US notifies UN of Paris climate deal pullout The Trump administration has issued its first written notification that the US intends to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement
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4 charged in crackdown on leaks The attorney general has said 4 people have been charged over leaks as the administration launched a crackdown on embarrassing disclosures
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Mike Pence denies planning 2020 presidential bid US Vice-President Mike Pence has dismissed as 'disgraceful and offensive' a report suggesting he is preparing a run for president in 2020
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 Trump threatens N Korea after they have miniaturized a nuclear warhead | Trump issued an extraordinary ultimatum to North Korea on Tuesday warning Pyongyang not to make any more threats against the United States | |
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 Mystery as US expels two Cuban diplomats Washington has expelled 2 diplomats after US embassy staff in Havana suffered mysterious physical symptoms, the US state department said
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Trump warns N Korea that US military is 'locked and loaded' | President Donald Trump says the US military is 'locked and loaded' to deal with North Korea, ramping up the rhetorical brinkmanship | |
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 Trump does not rule out military response to Venezuela crisis US President Donald Trump has said he is not ruling out a military option in dealing with the crisis in Venezuela
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Business councils disband over Trump remarks President Trump has said he is scrapping two business councils after more bosses quit over his handling of violent clashes in Virginia
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USS Fitzgerald: US Navy to discipline dozen sailors The US Navy has announced that about a dozen sailors are to be disciplined after seven crew on the USS Fitzgerald were killed in a collision
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Steve Bannon fired as Trump White House's top strategist  Map of White House USA White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is the latest top aide of President Donald Trump to leave his post
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 Trump vows 'fight to win' in Afghanistan | President Donald Trump has said a hasty US withdrawal from Afghanistan would leave a vacuum for terrorists to fill | |
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 US hits Chinese and Russian firms over North Korea The US has imposed sanctions on a dozen Russian and Chinese companies and individuals it accuses of helping nuclear weapons program
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North Korea: US 'never out of diplomatic solutions' US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said the US is 'never out of diplomatic solutions' in dealing with North Korea
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Houston floods: White House seeks disaster aid from Congress Map of White House USA| The White House will ask Congress for emergency funding to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey | |
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 US orders Russia to close consulate and two annexes| Russia has been ordered to close its San Francisco consulate and two trade missions in response to 'unwarranted' Russian action | |
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US hands out first contracts for border wall prototypes 4 companies have been chosen to build prototypes for Donald Trump's planned border wall, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said
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