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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are responding with alarm and outrage to President Donald Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina calls the decision "a disaster in the making." Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says the withdrawal would be a "grave error." In a tweet Trump declared victory over Islamic State militants, saying the mission of U.S. troops had been achieved.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved legislation to temporarily fund the government and avoid a federal shutdown over President Donald Trump's border wall. Senators passed the measure on voice vote Wednesday without a roll call. It goes next to the House. Congress faces a Friday deadline when funding for part of the federal government expires. Trump has not yet said he will support the measure, but the White House says he'll take a look.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal in Congress to overhaul federal sentencing laws passed after a few black ministers, leaders and lawmakers forged an unusual alliance with President Donald Trump. The reforms could offer a path to freedom for hundreds of black and Latino inmates. Marc Morial is president and CEO of the National Urban League. He says the effort was "like threading a needle politically."
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Yemeni mother who was at the center of a yearlong legal battle for the right to give her dying son one last kiss has arrived in the United States. Shaima Swileh was greeted by a crowd of well-wishers as she arrived at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday night. She was on her way to see her 2-year-old son Abdullah, who is on life-support at an Oakland hospital.
CHICAGO (AP) — A Minnesota attorney who represents victims of clergy sex abuse is applauding Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan for uncovering cases of Catholic clergy accused of sexually abusing children. Attorney Jeff Anderson says Madigan's finding of allegedly unreported cases is "alarming." Madigan reported that her office has found accusations of abuse against 500 more clergy than Illinois' six dioceses have reported. Catholic dioceses in Illinois are defending their handling of clergy abuse.
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