White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political, and Public Affairs James Blair is taking a temporary leave of absence to help Republicans through the midterm elections.

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US official says Trump was 'adamant' about giving speech, aides talked him out of it; White House denies report as 'fake news,' says idea 'never even discussed with the president'

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VP: Tehran thought Lebanon was part of truce due to ‘legitimate misunderstanding,’ Israel agreed to 'check itself a little bit' against Hezbollah; Iran's Ghalibaf claims US violated understandings, questions if negotiations worthwhile

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