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Washington, 21 mar (EFE).- Los dirigentes republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos introdujeron en la noche del lunes algunas enmiendas a la propuesta de ley sanitaria destinada a reemplazar a “Obamacare”, para convencer así a sus congresistas díscolos. El paquete de enmiendas pretende satisfacer tanto al sector ultraconservador, que considera insuficientes los …

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Washington, Mar 20 (EFE).- The FBI director confirmed Monday that his agency is investigating possible collusion between the United States President’s campaign and the Russian government to influence the 2016 US presidential election. During his opening statement at the first public hearing held in Congress on the matter, James Comey said he had received authorization …

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Washington, Mar 20 (EFE).- Democratic senators on Monday during a congressional hearing launched their campaign against Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the vacant Supreme Court seat, and who has promised, if he is confirmed by the Republican-controlled Congress, that he will be an independent justice “faithful” to the laws and the Constitution. …

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Washington, Mar 19 (EFE).- US President Donald Trump plans to nominate George Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, to head the Justice Department’s Civil Division, media reports said Sunday. George Conway, a partner in the litigation department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, will be appointed to the post, overseeing about 1,000 …

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Miami, Mar 19 (EFE).- President Donald Trump on the weekend discussed the Venezuelan situation by telephone with Brazilian President Michel Temer and is expected to do the same on Sunday with his Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet. Trump, who is spending the weekend at Mar-a-Lago, his exclusive Florida country club and resort, is scheduled to speak …

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Washington, Mar 17 (EFE).- US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged past differences here Friday in a chilly first encounter between two leaders with widely diverging views of the world. The face-to-face talks at the White House seemed to do little to narrow the breach exposed by Trump’s criticism of Merkel during …

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Washington, Mar 16 (EFE).- US President Donald Trump’s administration will appeal rulings by two federal judges who blocked his second attempt to institute a travel ban, the White House’s spokesman said Thursday. “We intend to appeal the flawed rulings,” Sean Spicer said in his daily press briefing, referring to temporary stays issued by federal judges …

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Washington, Mar 16 (EFE).- Despite seeking a relatively modest 10 percent cut in overall NASA spending, the White House, as expected, wants major reductions in earth science budgeting tied to weather and climate change studies, according to a report from Dow Jones Newswires made available to EFE on Thursday. The agency’s education outreach programs would …

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