Trump has rolled over to Chinese pressure following fears of an escalating trade war. The president had called for tariffs on a variety of Chinese imports, including toys, computer monitors, and cell phones. This was despite economists concerns that a trade war with China could potentially result
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It is no secret that President Donald Trump has failed to deliver many changes in policy that he promised prior to his election. The following is a list of his broken promises, ranked from number twenty to number one. Broken Promise 20: Make no cuts to Social
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Fox News and CNN are two of the largest news networks in the country. They are commonly viewed as being opposite sides of the same coin—both mega networks dedicated solely to the presentation of news 24/7, yet on opposite sides of the political spectrum (Fox on the
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16 states, as well as the District of Columbia, have formally taken steps to sue the Trump administration over recent decisions to deregulate vehicle fuel efficiency standards. On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown and Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that their state would be joining with 16
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President Trump and his administration have greenlit at least a half-dozen oil drilling projects in the Arctic region, making significant steps in towards threatening associated ecosystems. Unfortunately, the administration is seemingly actively neglecting the crucial problem involved with an oil spill in the region: such an incident would
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A Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday held that a foreign corporation cannot be sued in American courts for terrorist attacks and other human rights violations. In a 5-4 decision, the top U.S. court affirmed the ruling of a lower court. The court held that the victims of
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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox was featured in an op-ed on Monday. In the op-ed, he condemned President Trump and insisted that Trump had killed the American dream. “It has been more than a year since Donald Trump was elected, and since then he has tweeted more
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) updated their projections on Monday and revealed a troubling prediction. According to the update released on Monday, this year’s federal budget deficit will rise to $804 billion, which puts the deficit on track to nearly hit $1 trillion around 2019. The projection
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The Chinese government made a decisive move in reaction to the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration that harmed China by implementing their own tariffs against American goods, ranging from soybeans to cars and other exports. According to reports, Beijing announced a plan on Wednesday that would
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President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill on Friday in order to keep the federal government operating. The bill notably omitted a provision that protects the recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In an attempt to reassure the worried beneficiaries of
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