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Trump signs executive order making Christmas Eve a holiday for federal workers
Washington Post US
 

Trump orders full withdrawal of US troops from Syria - Al Jazeera English

Trump orders U.S. troops to withdraw from Syria - CBS Top Stories

Republicans slam Trump over plan to withdraw troops from Syria - NBC Top Stories

Trump plans full withdrawal of US troops from Syria - The Guardian US News

Democrat Barbara Lee siding with Trump to remove troops from Syria - Fox News Top Stories

Trump suggests US troops no longer needed in Syria - Fox News US

Trump's decision to withdraw from Syria marks a key moment for his 'America first' policies - LA Times US News

Trump starts pulling U.S. forces from Syria - Reuters Top Stories

Trump starts pulling U.S. forces from Syria - Reuters World News

Graham slams Trump for ?Obama-like decision? to pull troops out of Syria - Fox News Top Stories

The comment from the President's attorney marked an acknowledgment that Trump had indeed signed a letter of intent for a Trump Tower in Moscow - CNN Top Stories

In Syria withdrawal, Trump discards advice from allies and officials - CNN Top Stories

U.S. troops to leave Syria as Trump declares victory over ISIS - NBC Top Stories

Syria conflict: Trump troop pullout raises questions - BBC World

Trump starts withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria, claims victory - Reuters Top Stories

Trump did not discuss Syria pullout with Erdogan in advance: U.S. official - Reuters World News

A guide to America?s meandering Syria policy under Trump - Washington Post World

Trump claims U.S. has defeated ISIS in Syria - Reuters Top Stories

Trump signed letter of intent for Trump Tower Moscow project despite denials - CNN Top Stories

President Trump orders all US troops out of Syria, declares victory over ISIS - USA Today Top Stories

Morning mail: Australia heating up, Trump orders Syria withdrawal, Corbyn denies sexist slur - The Guardian World News

Trump claims U.S. has defeated ISIS in Syria - Reuters World News

Trump starts withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria, claims victory - Reuters World News

Trump declares victory over ISIS in Syria, US troops to withdraw - Fox News Top Stories

On Syria, It?s Trump vs. the Trump Administration - NYTimes US

In Syria retreat, Trump rebuffs top advisers and blindsides U.S. commanders - Reuters Top Stories

In Syria retreat, Trump rebuffs top advisers and blindsides U.S. commanders - Reuters World News

Trump snubs Corker, as critics and allies alike lambaste Syria decision - Washington Post US

Trump bugging out in Syria - Fox News Top Stories

Liberal Rep. Barbara Lee in rare agreement with Trump over Syria troop withdrawal - Fox News Top Stories

From bees to giraffes, 10 animal species are 'imperiled' by Trump administration, report says - USA Today Top Stories

Isis not defeated in Syria despite Trump claim, says UK - The Guardian World News

Business mocks Donald Trump by naming a 'blind,' wormlike animal after him - USA Today Top Stories

White House officials say one way or another, President Trump will get the funding he wants to build the border wall - Fox News Top Stories

Karl Rove: Democrats want a government shutdown so that Trump has to shoulder the blame over border wall funding - Fox News Top Stories

Trump administration relaxes requirements to sponsor migrant children - NBC Top Stories

Trump lashes out at New York AGs after foundation agrees to dissolve: 'Double standard' - Fox News Top Stories

Trump signed letter of intent for Moscow project in Oct. 2015, report says - USA Today Top Stories

Trump defends charitable foundation after it agrees to dissolve - CNN Top Stories

Judge strikes a blow to Trump administration's latest limits on asylum - CNN Top Stories

President Trump fires back after NY attorney general orders his 'self-dealing' foundation to shut down - USA Today Top Stories

Will Trump forgo border wall to avoid government shutdown? - Fox News Top Stories

Arizona man gets prison term for threats against President Trump - Fox News US

Trump wrong to say Islamic State has been defeated in Syria: UK minister - Reuters World News

Trump wrong to say Islamic State has been defeated in Syria: UK minister - Reuters Top Stories

Fed Expected To Raise Rates Despite Trump Attacks - NPR News

President agrees to shut down Trump Foundation amid investigation - CBS Top Stories

Trump Foundation Will Dissolve, Accused of ?Shocking Pattern of Illegality? - NYTimes US

Company buys naming rights and then calls a blind, burrowing amphibian Donald Trump - CNN Top Stories

Democrats prepare for tax return showdown with Trump - CNN Top Stories

Laura Ingraham: Trump is resisting globalism and he's winning -- His instincts are spot on - Fox News Top Stories

Giuliani says Trump signed 'bullshit' letter of intent to build Moscow tower ? live updates - The Guardian US News

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to bolster U.S. pipeline cybersecurity - Reuters US News

Trump administration considering plan to pull all US forces out of Syria, officials say - Fox News Top Stories

Republicans, don't be flip about Trump and hush money. Democracy isn't a partisan issue. - USA Today Top Stories

Arizona man gets prison term for threats against President Trump - Fox News Top Stories

Andy Puzder: President Trump deserves all the credit for our soaring labor market - Fox News Top Stories

As Trump Signals Retreat on Shutdown Threat, Senators Mostly Shrug - NYTimes US

Taking stock: Flynn is yet another Trump aide facing prospect of jailtime | Richard Wolffe - The Guardian US News

Trump administration considering plan to pull all US forces out of Syria, officials say - Fox News World

Trump signs executive order making Christmas Eve a holiday for federal workers - Washington Post US

Judge signals skepticism in Trump team's bid to block Obamacare suit - Reuters US News

Conservatives voice frustration after Trump signals 'gutless' retreat on border wall - Fox News Top Stories

Burnett: Trump is kowtowing to Putin - CNN Top Stories

Court rules in favor of asylum seekers, against Trump policy - Reuters Top Stories

Top Dem sends 51 letters to Trump administration demanding information - CNN Top Stories

David Bossie: Attacks on Trump ignore all the things he's accomplished - Fox News Top Stories

Donald J. Trump foundation says it wanted to dissolve before it was made into a lawsuit, but wasn?t allowed to - Fox News Top Stories

Trump drops demands to fund wall to avoid shutdown, Sen. McConnell makes deal to fund government through February - Fox News Top Stories

Trump signs executive order giving Christmas Eve off to federal employees - Fox News Top Stories

The Texan city mayor fighting Trump on climate change - BBC World

Court rules in favor of asylum seekers, against Trump policy - Reuters US News

Trump Administration to Lift Sanctions on Russian Oligarch?s Companies - NYTimes US

Father James Martin: Trump administration's comments on girl's death at the border are "baloney" - CBS Top Stories

Donald Trump Jr. has message for Ocasio-Cortez after she bashed Politico article - Fox News Top Stories

Trump is pulling out of the wrong war at the wrong time - CNN Top Stories

Analysis: Trump gears up for 2020 re-election by tightening grip on party - CNN Top Stories

Kinzinger on Trump declaring ISIS defeated: The president can't speak for fallen American soldiers - Fox News Top Stories

Scott: Trump will continue to work until border wall becomes a reality - Fox News Top Stories

Judge strikes down Trump asylum rules for domestic and gang violence victims - NBC Top Stories

Trump sensitive to criticism about so-far failed border wall promise - CNN Top Stories

Judge halts Trump curbs on asylum for domestic abuse victims - Reuters Top Stories

Judge signals skepticism in Trump team's bid to block Obamacare suit - Reuters Top Stories

Judge strikes down Trump administration effort to deny asylum for migrants fleeing gang violence, domestic abuse - Washington Post World

Judge overturns Trump policy limiting asylum claims by victims of gangs and domestic violence - LA Times US News

Trump signed off on Moscow project during campaign: Giuliani - Reuters Top Stories

South Carolina GOP could forgo 2020 presidential primary in support of Trump - CNN Top Stories

Trump blasts deal to dissolve his charitable foundation - NBC Top Stories

Judge orders deported asylum seekers to be returned to US, in Trump administration rebuke - Fox News Top Stories

Analysis: Trump is leaving the fight against ISIS to Russia and Iran - CNN Top Stories

Federal judge blocks another attempt by Trump to limit asylum - USA Today Top Stories

Judge halts Trump curbs on asylum for domestic abuse victims - Reuters US News

Judge rejects Trump curbs on asylum for domestic abuse victims - Reuters Top Stories

Judge rejects Trump curbs on asylum for domestic abuse victims - Reuters US News

Paul Ryan, who bit his lip as Trump ran wild, says goodbye to politics - The Guardian US News

Judge blocks Trump policy denying asylum for gang and domestic violence victims - The Guardian US News

The walls are closing in on Trump - CNN Top Stories

Has Isis been defeated in Syria, as Trump claims? - The Guardian World News

Analysis: What's really driving the GOP's about-face on Trump - CNN Top Stories

In response to Trump, Britain says Islamic State remains a threat - Reuters World News

A reminder of Trump?s needless cruelty to migrants - Washington Post World

In response to Trump, Britain says Islamic State remains a threat - Reuters Top Stories

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#2
Washington DC sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica data use
The Guardian World News
 

Facebook gave companies 'intrusive' access to private messages and personal data - Fox News Top Stories

Washington, D.C. sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica's data use - Reuters Top Stories

Facebook pushes back on report about sharing user data - CBS Top Stories

Report says Facebook traded extensive user data with corporate partners - CBS Top Stories

Facebook gave tech giants more access to users' data than it said: Report - CBS Top Stories

New York Times: Facebook gave companies special access to users' data - Fox News Top Stories

Klobuchar on Facebook data partnerships: You should be able to opt out of having your data shared - Fox News Top Stories

D.C. sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica data scandal - USA Today Top Stories

Washington DC sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica data use - The Guardian World News

NYT: Facebook offered firms more user data than previously revealed - CNN Top Stories

Facebook takes down more Myanmar accounts over military links - Reuters World News

Facebook denies it let other tech companies misuse personal data - NBC Top Stories

Facebook reportedly gave tech giants access to users' private messages - CBS Top Stories

Facebook gives companies access to users' private messages: NYT - Al Jazeera English

Facebook shared private user messages with Netflix and Spotify - The Guardian World News

DC attorney general sues Facebook over privacy scandal - CBS Top Stories

First lawsuit against Facebook over Cambridge Analytica filed in Washington, D.C. - NBC Top Stories

Facebook shares drop as data privacy fallout spreads - Reuters Top Stories

Restaurant sues customer over bad Facebook review: 'This is slander' - Fox News Top Stories

Facebook Sued by District of Columbia Over Cambridge Analytica - NYTimes US

Facebook Rebuked for Failing to Disclose Data-Sharing Deals - NYTimes US

Rep. Adam Schiff on calling Michael Cohen to testify before House, Facebook regulation - CBS Top Stories

How to delete your Facebook account (and the pros and cons of doing so) - USA Today Top Stories

Eye Opener at 8: Facebook hit with another privacy scandal - CBS Top Stories

D.C. attorney general sues Facebook following Cambridge Analytica scandal - CNN Top Stories

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#3
Judge strikes down Trump administration effort to deny asylum for migrants fleeing gang violence, domestic abuse
Washington Post World
 

Two Honduran teens from migrant caravan are killed in Tijuana - Washington Post World

Mexico: 3 arrested in killing of young migrants in Tijuana - Fox News World

A Honduran Restaurant Hands Out Hot Comfort Food For The Migrant Caravan In Tijuana - NPR News

3 people arrested in connection with murder of 2 migrant teens - NBC World News

Officials say two Honduran migrant youths killed in Mexico - Reuters World News

Mexico: 3 arrested in killing of young migrants in Tijuana - Fox News Top Stories

Mexico: 3 arrested in killing of young migrants in Tijuana - Washington Post World

Several Thousand Migrant Children In U.S. Custody Could Be Released Before Christmas - NPR News

Thousands of Migrant Children Could Be Released After Policy Change - NYTimes US

A reminder of Trump?s needless cruelty to migrants - Washington Post World

Javid rows back on plans for £30,000 salary threshold for migrants - The Guardian World News

Trump administration relaxes requirements to sponsor migrant children - NBC Top Stories

Border Patrol issues new rules to quickly notify Congress of any migrant deaths - USA Today Top Stories

Lawyers for migrant girl who died in custody call for independent investigation - NBC Top Stories

Theresa May will be ?forced to back down? over migrant curbs - The Guardian World News

Judge strikes down Trump administration effort to deny asylum for migrants fleeing gang violence, domestic abuse - Washington Post World

Migrant caravan baby hospitalized as mother blames Border Patrol - NBC Top Stories

U.S. drops strict fingerprint policy that slowed release of migrant children from custody - LA Times US News

Democrats, vowing to investigate migrant girl?s death, denounce conditions at Border Patrol stations   - Washington Post US

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#5
Trump signs executive order making Christmas Eve a holiday for federal workers
Washington Post US
 

Federal Reserve raises interest rates, signals fewer hikes ahead - Al Jazeera English

Federal reserve lifts rates for 4th time this year - USA Today Top Stories

Federal Reserve raises rates for the fourth time in 2018 - CNN Top Stories

Federal Reserve set to announce big interest rate hike - Fox News Top Stories

Federal Reserve raises this key interest rate - CNN Top Stories

Stocks drop after Federal Reserve raises interest rate - Fox News Top Stories

Bill Clinton impeachment, Federal Reserve meeting, 'Mary Poppins Returns': 5 things to know Wednesday - USA Today Top Stories

Why the Federal Reserve is unbowed by Donald Trump - The Guardian US News

Trump signs executive order making Christmas Eve a holiday for federal workers - Washington Post US

Senate passes bill making lynching a federal crime - CNN Top Stories

Former federal prosecutor reacts to Flynn's delayed sentence - Fox News Top Stories

Senate unanimously votes to make lynching a federal crime - Fox News Top Stories

Federal law allows nearly anyone to translate for voters. At polls, it can be a different story. - NBC Top Stories

Senate votes to make lynching a federal crime - CBS Top Stories

Senate unanimously approves bill to make lynching a federal hate crime - Washington Post US

Federal judge blocks another attempt by Trump to limit asylum - USA Today Top Stories

Trump signs executive order giving Christmas Eve off to federal employees - Fox News Top Stories

Nation of Islam receiving federal cash to teach prisoners - Fox News Top Stories

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#6
Illinois AG says Catholic Church failed to disclose abuse accusations against 500 priests and clergy
CNN US
 

Illinois AG finds 500 more Catholic clergy accused of abuse - Fox News US

US: Illinois finds 500 more Catholic clergy accused of abuse - Al Jazeera English

Illinois AG finds 500 more Catholic clergy accused of abuse - NBC Top Stories

Illinois AG says Catholic Church failed to disclose abuse accusations against 500 priests and clergy - CNN US

Illinois investigation finds 500 more clergy abuse cases - Fox News Top Stories

Illinois Catholic church allegedly failed to investigate 500 priest sex abuse allegations - USA Today Top Stories

The Latest: Catholic churches defend action on clergy abuse - Fox News Top Stories

Catholic Church in Illinois withheld names of 500 priests accused of abuse - CBS Top Stories

Illinois attorney general accuses Catholic Church of lowballing scope of sex abuse allegations - Washington Post US

Illinois AG says Catholic Church failed to disclose abuse accusations against 500 priests - CNN Top Stories

Illinois attorney general says Catholic Church underreported abuse cases - Reuters US News

The Latest: Victims' attorney hails Illinois AG abuse report - Fox News Top Stories

The Latest: Victims' attorney hails Illinois AG abuse report - Fox News US

The Latest: SNAP blasts Catholic church's abuse response - Fox News US

Indiana Attorney General: USA Gymnastics policy on sexual abuse fall short of law - USA Today Top Stories

Jesuits: No priests suspected of abuse will go to Gonzaga - Fox News Top Stories

Jesuits: No priests suspected of abuse will go to Gonzaga - Fox News US

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