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Israel approves new West Bank construction

9 years 9 months ago
Israel approved the construction of approximately 2,500 new housing units in West Bank settlements Tuesday, according to a statement from Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Feds find $20 million in a mattress

9 years 9 months ago
A Brazilian man reportedly hid $20 million in the box spring of his mattress that authorities said was related to a massive pyramid scheme. HLN's Erica Hill speaks with Joe Dwinell from the Boston Herald about the hidden cash.

Opinion: Why Donald Trump lies

9 years 9 months ago
You've got to give Donald Trump points for consistent audacity. When you lie, distort, and make God an accomplice while speaking to the Central Intelligence Agency -- where facts are the coin of the realm -- you must have absolute confidence in your abilities.

Trump believes millions voted illegally, WH says

9 years 9 months ago
President Donald Trump believes millions of votes were cast illegally in last year's election, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said on Tuesday, but he wouldn't provide any concrete evidence for the claim, which has long been debunked.

Trump's HHS pick: Medicaid may not be guaranteed

9 years 9 months ago
President Trump's health secretary pick acknowledged Tuesday that Medicaid may cease to be an entitlement for the nation's low-income residents if Republicans turn it into a block grant, sending a fixed amount of funding to each state.

'La La Land': Hollywood's failed bid to make America great again

9 years 9 months ago
The announcement that "La La Land" had received 14 Oscar nods — tying the record for most nominations for a single motion picture — was met with a sigh of resignation by those who found Damien Chazelle's wistful homage to the classic Hollywood musical overrated, cliché or simply put, kind of boring.

Nikki Haley confirmed as UN ambassador

9 years 9 months ago
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Nikki Haley as ambassador to the United Nations, making her the fourth member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet to be approved even as Republicans and Democrats battle angrily over the pace of confirmations.

Opinion: Why we're suing Donald Trump

9 years 9 months ago
On Monday in federal court in New York, the bipartisan watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility in Government in Washington, or CREW, sued President Donald Trump for taking money from foreign governments through his business ventures. I am one of the lawyers on the suit.

Why Trump acted so quickly on mortgages

9 years 9 months ago
Last weekend, while enormous numbers of Americans were marching throughout the country against the proposed policies of a president sworn in just the day before, the Trump administration had already made a move that will make it more expensive for many Americans to become homeowners. The rescinding of a pending cut in mortgage insurance rates planned to go into effect January 27 wasn't a big surprise, and it doesn't seem to have been a carefully considered policy decision. The Obama administration implemented the planned cut in its final days, apparently without consulting the incoming Trump team. But none of that changes the fact that for all President Trump's talk about helping the little guy, this move will hurt low- and middle-income borrowers.
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