Chinese economic policy has strategically kept export prices extremely competitive and manipulated the exchange rate market in its favor. As of October 2017, the United States’ debt to China is approximately $1.2 trillion. Being America’s largest banker has given China some major political leverage. China can threaten
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During his presidency, Barack Obama was deeply committed the idea that the United States can seek “the peace and security of [the] world without nuclear weapons.” His commitment to total nuclear disarmament was a major departure from the previous administration’s defense policy. Now, the Trump administration is attempting
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Last week, it was reported the President Donald Trump made crude remarks about Haiti, El Salvador, and some African countries, referring to them as “shithole countries.” This allegedly occurred during a meeting with lawmakers in the White House regarding immigration. He added that the truly desirable immigrants
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Last year, to the dismay of many Americans, President Donald Trump announced the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has allowed certain immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally as children live and work within the country without being under
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President Donald J. Trump is no stranger to making controversial and almost-certainly racist comments. He has called Mexican immigrants criminals and rapists, accused Muslims of cheering in the streets after 9/11, and has even bragged about sexual harassment in a leaked interview video. Now the U.S. President
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Last year, President Trump ended the Obama-era DACA program, which allowed certain young immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children to live and work without the threat of deportation. The program is set to expire on March 5th. A bipartisan group of senators has been working
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Interest group politics have been crucial to American politics for almost a decade. The interest groups act as a vehicle to allow groups of people to remain informed about key issues that they care about and coordinate campaigns to support their stance on those issues. Interest groups
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President Donald J. Trump’s self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in
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Ibuprofen is part of a class of medical drugs known as NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). Commonly sold as Motrin or Advil, it is used to treat minor aches and pains, as well as reduce fevers. In some cases, it can be prescribed in stronger doses. People who
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President Donald Trump recently disbanded his controversial voter fraud commission, which had been investigating his unsubstantiated claims of rampant voter fraud, particularly during the 2016 presidential election. Trump has shifted the responsibility of carrying out the investigation from the dissolved commission to the Department of Homeland Security.
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U.S. officials have revealed that the downward trend in the President’s rhetoric might be leading to some truly horrific military action. Officials have reportedly discussed the potential to conduct a targeted strike against key sites in North Korea in a “bloody nose” strategy. The Wall Street Journal
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Net neutrality, also referred to as open internet, has experienced some contention. While a majority of internet users believe that net neutrality regulation allows for free and fair usage of the web, some politicians and corporations believe that repealing net neutrality is beneficial to the economy. In
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