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Obamacare supporters rally against congressional repeal efforts

EghtesadOnline: Supporters of Obamacare staged rallies across the country on Thursday denouncing efforts by President Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders to repeal the landmark law that has extended medical insurance coverage to some 20 million Americans.
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Publish Date:24/March/2017 | 10:18

House intelligence panel chairman says there was no wiretap on Trump Tower

EghtesadOnline: The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee flatly denied on Monday that there had been a wiretap on President Donald Trump's Trump Tower in New York, but said it was possible other surveillance was used against Trump.
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Publish Date:20/March/2017 | 21:42

Republicans revamp U.S. health bill, boost benefits to older Americans

EghtesadOnline: U.S. House Republicans are working on changes to their healthcare overhaul bill to provide more generous tax credits for older Americans and add a work requirement for the Medicaid program for the poor, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday.
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Publish Date:19/March/2017 | 22:42

Justice Dossier Said Unlikely to Sway Lawmakers on Trump Wiretap

EghtesadOnline: A classified dossier the Justice Department sent to Congress isn’t likely to change the position of key lawmakers that there’s no evidence that President Donald Trump was placed under surveillance last year by his predecessor, according to a U.S. official.
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Publish Date:19/March/2017 | 21:58

Justice Dept. delivers documents on wiretap claim to Congress

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it delivered documents to congressional committees responding to their request for information that could shed light on President Donald Trump's claims that former President Barack Obama ordered U.S. agencies to spy on him.
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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 09:15

Conservatives rebel against Trump-backed Republican healthcare plan

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Republican legislation to replace the Obamacare healthcare law but the measure faced a rebellion by conservative groups and lawmakers, complicating its chances for passage in the U.S. Congress.
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Publish Date:08/March/2017 | 06:02

Trump Puts Final Touches on Speech Focusing on Economy, Defense

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump was still working Monday evening on the final touches of an address to Congress that will focus on economic opportunity and national security, administration officials said.
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Publish Date:28/February/2017 | 14:04

Trump Seen Having Support If He Dubs China Yuan Manipulator

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump would have the support of Congress if he declared China a currency manipulator, as he pledged during the election campaign, according to two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Publish Date:20/February/2017 | 05:12

Fed has limited view on Trump economic policies as Yellen heads to Congress

EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen goes to Congress on Tuesday for the first time since Republicans took control of the White House and both houses of the legislature with less clarity on the direction of U.S. economic policy than at any time of her three-year tenure.
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Publish Date:14/February/2017 | 08:40

U.S. House speaker says Obamacare replacement will pass this year

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. House of Representatives' Republican leader said on Tuesday that legislation to replace former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law would be completed this year, trying to dispel the idea that the party is retreating from its campaign promise to dismantle Obamacare quickly.
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Publish Date:08/February/2017 | 10:28

U.S. House passes bill requiring warrants to search old emails

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Monday to require law enforcement authorities to obtain a search warrant before seeking old emails from technology companies, a win for privacy advocates fearful the Trump administration may work to expand government surveillance powers.
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Publish Date:07/February/2017 | 05:12

US House Bill Seeks to Sabotage Iran’s Plane Deals

EghtesadOnline: A Republican congressman has introduced legislation in the new US Congress that could complicate Boeing and Airbus sales to Iran Air, made possible by a multinational nuclear agreement signed in July 2015.
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Publish Date:21/January/2017 | 14:22

Investors curb their enthusiasm ahead of Trump era

EghtesadOnline: A month ago, the dollar and stock markets were riding high as investors bet that the Trump administration, together with the Republican-controlled Congress, would usher in an era of lower taxes, more government spending and looser regulations.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 15:55

Republican Governors Balk as Congress Races to End Obamacare

EghtesadOnline: Republican governors, while remaining publicly committed to ending Obamacare, are telling their congressional delegations that repealing the health-care law without an adequate replacement would ravage budgets and swamp hospitals with the uninsured.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 13:25

Trump Will Act on NAFTA, TPP ‘Very Shortly,’ Spokesman Says

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump won’t wait for Congress to confirm trade officials to act on his promises to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and give notice he will renegotiate NAFTA, press secretary Sean Spicer said.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 24:59

GOP Embarks on Obamacare Repeal With No Agreement on Replacement

EghtesadOnline: Congressional Republicans completed the first step Friday toward their long-promised repeal of Obamacare, but now they face the much more difficult task of finding a way to unravel the massive health-care law and replace it.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 05:26