Wednesday's Headlines: Trump calls wall the only solution to ‘crisis of the heart’ at the border
Annotated transcript of Trump's Oval Office address; Trump paints a misleading, bleak picture of the border situation; As Trump appeals to nation for wall, cracks show in his GOP...
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In a forceful and fact-challenged televised plea to the nation for his long-promised border wall, the president portrayed undocumented immigrants as murderers, rapists and drug smugglers in a dark Oval Office address. Democrats said he was stoking fear and governing by "temper tantrum."
The first misleading statement in came in the first sentence. Another came moments later. He pumped up numbers, exaggerated the public safety risks of immigration and repeated false claims regarding how to fund a border wall.
The relationship between the two Democratic leaders dates to at least 1987, when both were in the House, and they have grown closer as they work in tandem to battle the president.
In a dramatic escalation of his efforts to sway public opinion, President Trump chose the gravity of the Oval Office to try to create a sense of crisis in pursuit of an elusive campaign promise.
It is thought to be the first time that an aspect of Robert S. Mueller III's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign has reached the high court.
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In 2007, Rep. Nancy Pelosi's majority had Democrats from rural areas who courted the endorsement of the National Rifle Association. Pelosi and Democrats are back in charge of the House with newcomers who ran against the NRA.
The birth has cast a harsh glare on conditions at a nonprofit organization that bills itself as a leading provider of health care for Phoenix's medically fragile.
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