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Biden administration faces midnight court deadline to defend 0 billion of Trump’s China tariffs
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Biden administration faces midnight court deadline to defend $350 billion of Trump’s China tariffs

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration faces a legal deadline at midnight to defend former President Donald Trump’s China tariffs, even as the White House considers scaling them back to lower consumer prices and ease inflation.  Scores of companies sued the Trump administration in September 2020, arguing the process of implementing a third and fourth tranche […]

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Trump in 2024: Eric Trump teases dad’s third election run with golf bag at Saudi-backed tour event
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Trump in 2024: Eric Trump teases dad’s third election run with golf bag at Saudi-backed tour event

A detailed view of a golf bag belonging to Eric Trump reads “Trump 2024” as seen during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational – Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster on July 28, 2022 in Bedminster, New Jersey. Jonathan Ferrey | LIV Golf | Getty Images Eric Trump is more than ready […]

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Former Trump White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney meets Thursday with Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee
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Former Trump White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney meets Thursday with Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney talks with U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) prior to a U.S.-China trade signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 15, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Former Trump White House acting chief of staff Mick […]

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Justice Department investigating Trump’s actions as part of Jan. 6 probe
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Justice Department investigating Trump’s actions as part of Jan. 6 probe

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the America First Policy Institute America First Agenda Summit in Washington, July 26, 2022. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters The Department of Justice is investigating former President Donald Trump’s actions leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol as part of its criminal probe of […]

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Merrick Garland does not rule out prosecuting Trump over Jan. 6
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Merrick Garland does not rule out prosecuting Trump over Jan. 6

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice, in advance of the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Carolyn Kaster | Pool | Reuters Attorney General Merrick Garland left open the possibility that former President Donald Trump could be prosecuted in connection […]

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Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis disqualified from investigating Trump ‘fake elector’ in criminal probe
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Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis disqualified from investigating Trump ‘fake elector’ in criminal probe

Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis photographed in her office on Jan. 4, 2022. Ben Gray | AP A judge Monday effectively barred a Georgia prosecutor from investigating one of 16 Republican “fake electors” for former President Donald Trump, ruling that a recent campaign fundraiser she hosted for that man’s political opponent disqualified her. […]

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Trump aides at heart of explosive Jan. 6 claims have hired private lawyers, committee member says
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Trump aides at heart of explosive Jan. 6 claims have hired private lawyers, committee member says

U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) speaks during the second public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, at Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S. June 13, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Presidential security officials at the center of an explosive allegation about then-President Donald Trump’s […]

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Jury starts deliberations in contempt trial of former Trump aide Steve Bannon
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Jury starts deliberations in contempt trial of former Trump aide Steve Bannon

Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House chief strategist Steve Bannon arrives following his trial on contempt of Congress charges for his refusal to cooperate with the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2022.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A […]

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If Trump was ‘Joe Blow from Kokomo,’ he would have been charged with crimes, former New York prosecutor says
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If Trump was ‘Joe Blow from Kokomo,’ he would have been charged with crimes, former New York prosecutor says

Former President Donald Trump Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A former special New York prosecutor who quit a criminal investigation of ex-President Donald Trump after his boss declined to lodge charges at the time said that if Trump “had been Joe Blow from Kokomo, we would have indicted without a big debate.” “I believe that Donald […]

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President Biden’s job approval rating hits new low in public poll
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President Biden’s job approval rating hits new low in public poll

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives aboard Air Force One at T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. July 20, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters More Americans now think President Joe Biden is doing a bad job than at any prior point in his presidency, according to a major public opinion poll released Wednesday. […]

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