Republicans Rebuke Trump Over Threatened Government Shutdown
House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republicans condemned President Trump for warning of a government shutdown over border wall funding. They stressed border security without shuttering operations as Congress reads debt ceiling and spending bills ahead of the September 29 deadline. Mitch McConnell defended working with Trump on goals to avoid default and fund priorities. The Treasury warns the debt limit must be raised by Sept. 29.
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Mexico and Canada dismiss NAFTA scrap threats
Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray brushed off President Trump's threat to terminate NAFTA as a negotiation tactic. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said officials will stay focused on hard work at the negotiating table as talks begin after initial sessions in Washington.
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Trump urges unity at American Legion vets convention
President Trump called for healing and national unity at the American Legion's 99th National Convention in Reno Nevada. He urged Americans to rise above racial and political divides while praising veterans services and the Legion's role in promoting American values. The Legion had reaffirmed a century-old resolution condemning hate groups.
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Science envoy Daniel Kammen resigns over Charlottesville remarks
Daniel Kammen, appointed last year as a science envoy to the State Department, resigns citing President Trump's Charlottesville response as the final straw. In a Twitter resignation letter he says Trump's remarks attacked U S core values and will have domestic and international ramifications. He notes the June Paris accord withdrawal and cites a hidden acrostic message spelling I M P E A C H.
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FEMA chief backs cutting federal flood risk coverage
FEMA Administrator Brock Long urged revising disaster relief to shift more costs to states cities and homeowners and less to taxpayers. He warned the current trigger for federal aid may be too low and stressed resilience while Congress weighs flood insurance reforms ahead of a September deadline.
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Navy Relieves 7th Fleet Admiral Over Loss of Confidence
The U S Navy moves to replace Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin at Yokosuka Japan citing loss of confidence in his command after four accidents this year. Rear Admiral Phil Sawyer will assume command, following the USS John S McCain collision off Singapore and the USS Fitzgerald crash near Japan. Seven sailors died in the Fitzgerald incident and several missing from the McCain are presumed dead.
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