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Hillary Clinton released her memoir, <em>What Happened</em>, which details her take on the 2016 election and what she’s learned in its aftermath.
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Hillary Clinton , , which details her take on the 2016 election and what she’s learned in its aftermathHope Hicks, who had been serving as interim White House communications director, will now . White House aide Marc Short said President Trump is on border-wall funding as part the middle class had the highest annual earnings on record in 2016. President Trump will with moderate Democrats and Republican senators Tuesday night to discuss tax reform.

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