Steven Sloan
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Washington correspondent @AP
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Joined January 2010
Some professional news: Very excited to rejoin the @AP Washington bureau to report and write about the nexus between politics, the White House, Congress and policy
.@stevenpsloan rejoins @AP Washington bureau. On our blog:
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Republicans' edge on immigration shrinks as independents balk at Trump's tactics, AP-NORC poll shows https://t.co/1v6gdv4vZ7
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A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe that President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in sending federal immigration agents into U.S. cities.
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Trump attacks Oklahoma's GOP leader ahead of next week's meeting of governors With @Cappelletti7 https://t.co/ajREVKPIN1
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President Donald Trump has escalated a feud with the National Governors Association chair over who gets invited to White House events.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Governors Association will no longer hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump when the group of state leaders meet in Washington later this month after the White House planned to invite only Republicans.
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The National Governors Association annual conference is unraveling after President Donald Trump did not invite some Democrats to events.
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Inside the secret text group of US figure skating Olympic gold medalists known as 'the OGM chain'
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Nathan Chen's phone buzzed with a special text after he won Olympic gold in figure skating. It welcomed him to the "OGM chain," a group of U.S. figure skating gold medalists.
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“You will find it still a very welcoming place. We are a very welcoming country,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Olympics. https://t.co/yEVaCwwaHe
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says the United States is “still a very welcoming place." He was speaking at the Milan Cortina Olympics, which have been a focus of global concern about the country’s political...
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How Americans' optimism about their future has changed, according to new polling https://t.co/Go4dDVuKK9
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A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans' optimism about their future is at a low. Only 59% of U.S. adults rate their future life satisfaction highly, which is the lowest measure since Gallup began...
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New from me & @epells in Italy The early days of the Milan Cortina Games have been roiled by the tumultuous political debate in the U.S. When conflict meets competition: Trump's immigration agenda roils opening days of Winter Olympics
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The Winter Olympics have become a platform for political debate in the U.S. American athletes face questions about President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
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On the ice, these curlers are scowling at each other. Off the ice, they're happily married
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Norway’s married mixed doubles curling team at the Winter Olympics are openly scowling and screaming at each other on the ice.
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Ilia Malinin's stunning free skate helps the U.S. defend its team figure skating gold medal.
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Ilia Malinin helps the U.S. defend its team figure skating gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
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Voters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing https://t.co/bglARJHtLq
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The White House is trying to show it's lowering the cost of living, but President Donald Trump has said he doesn't want to see the price of homes come down.
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Hard hats and dummy plates: Reports of ICE ruses add to fears in Minnesota https://t.co/X7pyPwjsjP
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Legal observers and officials say they have received a growing number of reports of federal agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers and in some cases anti-ICE activists in...
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BREAKING: Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he’s stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff.
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Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he’s stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff.
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Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked https://t.co/qmy3cP2oit
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A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
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“We used to prepare for natural disasters,” Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said in an interview. “Now we prepare for our own federal government.” https://t.co/9skm9e89TR
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Local leaders across the U.S. describe an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington, driven by President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
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New this morning A half-dozen state and local officials from both major political parties over the past week described an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington. https://t.co/d3jmHszwuC
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Local leaders across the U.S. describe an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington, driven by President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
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MILAN (AP) — An unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Winter Olympics opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture — plus American pop diva Mariah Carey — was scheduled to officially start the Milan Cortina Games on Friday https://t.co/slfYaN1FqL
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The unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Milan Cortina Winter Games have officially been declared open at the conclusion of a ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture.
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At Olympics, anti-doping watchdog WADA rejects audit demand and calls on US to pay its overdue fees
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The World Anti-Doping Agency has called on the United States to pay its overdue membership fees and has rejected Washington’s bipartisan demand to submit to an independent audit.
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