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Trump Turns Trade Talks Into Spectator Sport

President Trump plans to hold trade talks with his Chinese counterpart. The administration's rhetoric is not the kind of dry, technocratic language one usually associates with trade negotiations.

Drug agents last fall worked with a Minneapolis police SWAT team to seize just under 171 pounds of methamphetamine. Many U.S. states say they face an escalating problem with meth and drugs other than opioids. Cannon River Drug and Violent Task Force/AP hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Federal Grants Restricted To Fighting Opioids Miss The Mark, States Say

Federal Grants Restricted To Fighting Opioids Miss The Mark, States Say

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President Trump speaks with reporters at the White House on Tuesday. He told ABC News that he would be open to hearing information about rival presidential candidates from a foreign government. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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FACT CHECK: Foreign Interference And 'Opposition Research' Are Not The Same

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Trump Turns Trade Talks Into Spectator Sport

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks to reporters outside the White House on April 29. President Trump said she would leave her job as press secretary at the end of June. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Press Secretary Sarah Sanders To Leave The White House

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