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Trump takes aim at Canada, Trudeau
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Lara Trump won't pursue Rubio's Florida Senate seat, she says
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, says she's removing herself from consideration for Marco Rubio's Senate seat.
Mark Burnett, "The Apprentice" creator, tapped as special envoy to the U.K.
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Here's a fact check on Trump's recent comments about the history of U.S. tariffs
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