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Elections 2020

How lucrative are political tell-alls?

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 10, 2020
Several political exposés have been written about President Donald Trump since he’s taken office.
President Donald Trump makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Thursday.
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Trump denies asking ambassador to help move British Open to his resort

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Jul 23, 2020
The Turnberry is reportedly not profitable, and a major golf tournament could bring in tens of millions of dollars to the local economy.
Ambassador Robert Wood Johnson IV said Trump asked him to help get the British Open moved to the Trump Turnberry resort in Scotland, pictured above.
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Trump signs executive order allowing federal agencies to bypass environmental laws

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Jun 5, 2020
Analysts say there's no question this executive order will be challenged in court.
The president says we need to speed up environmental reviews for big infrastructure projects.
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Facebook employees stage virtual protest over inaction on posts from Trump

by Molly Wood
Jun 2, 2020
CEO Mark Zuckerberg opted not to moderate a comment from Trump that Twitter flagged for glorifying violence.
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Chinese officials accuse Trump administration of double standard when it comes to protests

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 1, 2020
They accused the president of praising Hong Kong protesters, but cracking down harshly on demonstrators in the United States.
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Trump's stock market concern could make dealing with COVID-19 tough

by Kai Ryssdal and Marketplace Staff
Feb 26, 2020
Is that concern misplaced? A New York Times economics writer talks about it.
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Ahead of the State of the Union address, what's the current state of health care?

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 4, 2020
The White House says lowering the cost of health care, especially prescription drugs, will be a key theme of the President’s address. What else?
President Donald Trump delivering the 2019 State of the Union address as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence look on.
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Trump says U.S., China have reached a deal; new tariffs are canceled

by Associated Press
Dec 13, 2019
The Chinese have agreed to purchases of American manufactured products as part of a so-called Phase 1 deal, according to the president's Twitter account.
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Charities worry giving will fall for a second straight year

by Nova Safo
Dec 2, 2019
They blame the 2017 tax bill.
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Furious, China summons US ambassador over Hong Kong bills

by Associated Press
Nov 28, 2019
The U.S. laws mandate sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials who carry out human rights abuses in Hong Kong.
Pro-democracy protesters take part in a Thanksgiving Day rally at Edinburgh Place on November 28, 2019 in Hong Kong, China.
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