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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
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Today in 5 Lines

  • In a series of tweets, President Trump blasted the Justice Department and FBI, and proclaimed that “DACA is dead because the Democrats didn’t care or act.”

  • China retaliated against U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports by on a variety of U.S.-made products. The move.

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