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Jun 25 2019
News
Pain From Trump's China Tariffs Spreads, Reshaping Global Trade
President Donald Trump often cites China’s massive exports to the U.S. as a grave injustice hanging over the world economy. But lately it pays to look at Chinese imports for the pain that his tariff wars are inflicting on global growth.
The world’s biggest trading nation last month saw imports from Japan, South Korea and the U.S. fall sharply from a year earlier, according to official
BloombergJun 24 2019
News
US proposes tanker protection force in wake of Gulf attacks
The US is to propose an international maritime Gulf protection force, its special envoy on Iran has said, as the Trump administration prepared to announce fresh economic sanctions on Tehran.
Brian Hook said he had been holding extensive talks with US allies in the wake of the Gulf of Oman tanker attacks, when two vessels were damaged by explosions. He believed a global coalition to
The GuardianJun 01 2012
News
Mitt Romney Calls May Jobs Report 'Devasting News' For American Workers
Mitt Romney called the May jobs report "devastating news" for both American workers and families. The Republican presidential candidate released the following statement on Friday and predictably targeted President Barack Obama's economic record.
HuffPostMay 12 2020
News
'We’re winning': Biden insists his basement campaign is working
Joe Biden doesn't believe being stuck in his Delaware home's basement is hurting his chances of becoming president.
The presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee bristled when asked Tuesday about when he expected to restart his campaign for the White House ahead of the general election.
"We're on the campaign trail now. And everybody says, 'You know Biden's hiding.' Well,
Washington ExaminerDec 29 2015
Opinion
Piereson: Is political polarization really so bad?
Political polarization is a serious problem for the United States because it impedes steps necessary to solve mounting national problems. These problems include rising levels of government debt; illegal immigration; spending on entitlement programs; the deterioration of America’s roads, bridges, railways and airports; the impending failure of employee pension systems; and lackluster economic
Austin American-StatesmanDec 04 2020
News
Biden Says He’ll Ask Americans to Wear Masks for 100 Days After He Takes Office
President-elect Joe Biden said he would ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days after he takes office, as he sets up his administration’s coronavirus response.
“I’m going to ask the public for 100 days to mask, just 100 days to mask, not forever,” Mr. Biden told CNN Thursday. “And I think we’ll see a significant reduction.”
Mr. Biden is also expected to tap Jeffrey
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 04 2012
News
Democrats' platform puts economy, social issues at forefront
Democrats released a party platform late Monday focused on improving the economic situation for middle class Americans, a central theme of President Barack Obama's presidential campaign and an issue the party hopes will win votes come November.
CNN (Online News)Feb 07 2020
News
January adds a much stronger-than-expected 225,000 jobs, with a boost from warm weather
WASHINGTON — An unseasonably mild January helped power the U.S. jobs market to more gains, with nonfarm payrolls rising 225,000 for the month, well above Wall Street estimates.
The unemployment rate ticked higher to 3.6%, but for the right reason as the labor force participation rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 63.4%, matching its highest level since June 2013, according to data
CNBCMay 09 2019
News
Trump’s biggest mistake in the trade war with China
THE CONFIDENCE, even a certain complacency, that had developed around the likelihood of a successful conclusion to trade talks between China and the United States has given way to tension and uncertainty. On Sunday, President Trump, blaming Beijing for reneging on previously negotiated commitments, tweeted a threat to the effect that he would raise an existing 10 percent tariff on $200 billion
Washington PostJul 08 2013
Opinion
Immigration: Assimilation and the measure of an American
Immigration reform making its way through Congress and the Boston Marathon bombings allegedly committed by two Chechen immigrants has raised heated debate about how we measure the assimilation of newcomers civically culturally economically and even patriotically.
Christian Science Monitor