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President Trump will host House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for dinner at the White House.
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President Trump House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for dinner at the White House to discuss the DREAM act, health-insurance markets, and December fiscal deadlines. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders his “Medicare-for-all” bill. Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy to repeal parts of the federal agencies to remove software made by the Russian firm Kaspersky Lab, citing security concerns. Former National-Security Adviser Susan Rice told the House Intelligence Committee that she requested the names of senior Trump officials “to understand why the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates was in New York late last year.”

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