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Trump's travel to Mar-a-Lago has cost taxpayers about $64 million so far. The Congressional Budget Office says Trump's first four trips to his Florida resort in 2017 cost $14 million - https://wapo.st/2GqhvGB Republicans in Congress are ready to make a government funding deal, without funding for Trump's border wall. GOP Senators say they need to find a bipartisan deal regardless if President Trump will sign it or not - https://wapo.st/2Gt7poC Documents show how the Trump organization pursued a Trump Tower deal in Moscow during the 2016 campaign. The cache of documents contradict President Trump's claim that the negotiations with Moscow were not very far along - http://bit.ly/2SuuMVa More trade talks with China on tap. Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will meet next week in Beijing in an attempt to avert a March 2 increase in tariffs - https://reut.rs/2GrxIeL Scientists discover a huge hole beneath an Antarctic glacier. They're worried the ice sheet is melting much faster than previously thought - http://bit.ly/2GsO6LO ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1778 - In Paris, the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the United States. 1788 - Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the Constitution. 1862 - Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the Union its first victory of the Civil War, capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee. 1899 - The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the U.S. and Spain ending the Spanish-American War, is ratified by the United States Senate. 1918 - British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, are given the right to vote by Parliament. 1952 - Princess Elizabeth became sovereign of Great Britain upon the death of her father, King George VI. She was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953. 1998 - Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport. Policy NewsSenate passes resolution renaming VA outstation after Major Brent TaylorThe United States Senate agreed unanimously to rename the North Ogden Department of Veteran's Affairs Outstation the Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation Tuesday.... The Road Home has been awarded a $1.9 M grant that will enhance their rapid re-housing programs for families in the community The Road Home announced it has been selected to receive an exclusive grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that will total $1.9 million over the next five years.... More National Headlines
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