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2017-03-01 Thread CNN Breaking News
Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice last year with the top Russian diplomat in Washington whose interactions with former Trump national security adviser Mike Flynn led to Flynn's firing, according to the Justice Department. Sessions did not mention either meeting during his confirmation

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2017-03-01 Thread CNN Breaking News
Just five weeks into Donald Trump's presidency, Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham have already proven to be major headaches for the new President. McCain has accused Trump of running an "administration in disarray." Graham called his budget proposal "dead on arrival" on Capitol Hill.

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2017-03-01 Thread CNN Breaking News
The Dow soared 303 points to close above 21,000 for the first time ever on Wednesday, the day after President Donald Trump's address to Congress. It's not that the speech gave investors the policy details they were seeking. If anything, Trump gave fewer specifics on major issues like tax reform,

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2017-03-01 Thread CNN Breaking News
Seventy-eight percent of people who watched President Donald Trump’s speech had a positive reaction, according to a CNN/ORC poll of viewers; 57% of viewers had a very position reaction. Nearly 7-in-10 who watched -- a group that was about eight points more Republican than the population as a whole

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2017-03-01 Thread CNN Breaking News
At least two people are dead after a string of tornadoes ripped through the Midwest on Tuesday. The National Weather Service reports 20 tornadoes hit parts of Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee and Iowa. --Get complete coverage of breaking news on CNN TV,