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Flashback: Steve Bannon Praised Reform Crackdown in Saudi Arabia
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon praised the reform efforts of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, during a discussion on foreign policy at the Hudson Institute in October.
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GOP House members to vote on tax reform with reelection in full view
It took five months the last time Congress passed legislation of this magnitude. Tax reform is up now. The last legislative behemoth was the Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare.
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Trump Talks with King; Supports Crackdown on Rogue Saudi Element
In a phone conversation on Saturday, President Trump praised Saudi Arabia’s King Salman for his reform agenda to modernize the kingdom, which includes his recent crackdown on corruption. Mark Landler reports in the New York Times: President Trump has spoken with the king of Saudi Arabia to offer a wholehearted endorsement of a drive to modernize the kingdom, as the Saudi authorities arrested scores of prominent business people and ministers in a sweeping anti-corruption crackdown. In an unusually lengthy and detailed readout of the call made on Saturday, the White House said that Mr. Trump had thanked King Salman for Saudi Arabia’s support in fighting terrorism and for its purchase of military equipment from the United States. And he praised the king’s favorite son and top adviser, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, for his recent calls for tolerance and moderation in Saudi society. “The king and crown prince’s recent public statements regarding the need to build a moderate, peaceful and tolerant region are essential to ensuring a hopeful future for the Saudi people, to curtailing terrorist funding, and to defeating radical ideology — once and for all — so the world can be safe from its evil,” the White House said
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Murdoch, Citigroup, Twitter, Lyft: Saudi Prince’s Corruption Arrest Rocks His Many Business Associates
The arrest of Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal on corruption charges impacts the billionaire investor’s many business associates throughout the world.
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Trump, Putin to meet and discuss North Korea
President Donald Trump will seek to enlist his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week on a mission to confront an increasingly truculent North Korea during their second face-to-face meeting.
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President Trump in Japan
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Speaker Ryan says Clinton, DNC money deal ‘takes the cake’
House Speaker Paul Ryan expressed outrage Sunday about recent revelations that Democrat Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign cut a deal with the DNC that effectively eliminated any potential primary challenger’s chances of winning the party nomination, saying “this takes the cake.”
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Trump: ‘No dictator’ should underestimate US resolve
President Trump on Sunday issued a warning not to underestimate U.S. resolve as he launched his Asia trip.“For almost 60 years, the military alliance we see on this base has endured — a cornerstone of sovereignty, security, and prosperity for our…
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Trump previews ‘major discussions’ with Japan on North Korea, trade
President Trump on Sunday previewed “major discussions” on North Korea and trade ahead of a dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.“We’re in the midst of having very major discussions on many subjects, including North Korea and trade and we’…
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