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Ethics Be Damned: More than half of Trump's 20-person Cabinet has engaged in questionable or unethical conduct

by Tom Scheck and APM Reports
Feb 16, 2018
Ethics experts are alarmed at the drumbeat of revelations about travel, business holdings and investments, warning that public trust and reliable government are at risk. A former ethics official asks: "If the boss doesn't care, why should you, then?"
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on December 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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Trump on infrastructure: Did he keep his promises?

by Marketplace Staff
Feb 7, 2018
In his Contract With the American Voter, he pledged to spur $1 trillion in investments for projects around the country.
As a candidate, Donald Trump promised he'd bring change to Washington in his first 100 days in office.
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Is world trade moving on without the United States? Yeah, basically.

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 25, 2018
In an interview President Donald Trump did with CNBC on Thursday after getting to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, he said he prefers bilateral trade deals — the U.S. and one other country. But, he added, that he’d be open to bigger treaties, like the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an agreement that was created by […]
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President Donald Trump’s Davos trip sparks interest

by Stephen Beard
Jan 23, 2018
The president will attend the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland this week. His appearance is a rarity. He’ll become the only sitting U.S. president to go there in almost two decades and will deliver the closing speech at this year’s gathering of heads of state and business leaders. Will Trump be a breath of […]
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U.S. Government shuts down

by Associated Press
Jan 19, 2018
Last-minute negotiations crumbled as Dems and GOP blame each other.
Capitol building at night. 
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Looking back at a year of Trump in three different cities

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Jan 19, 2018
Three mayors weigh in on how things have changed in their cities since inauguration.
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The new tax law is working out for this manufacturing town

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 18, 2018
The VP of Sterling Technologies in Lake City, Pennsylvania, says he already sees benefits from the tax bill.
President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a 'Make America Great Again Rally' at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex Expo Center in April in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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The week that could’ve been an economic homerun for Republicans

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 12, 2018
Close, but no cigar.
It started out as a pretty good week for the White House, with bonuses and raises being attributed to the tax bill. But President Donald Trump’s comments about El Salvador, Haiti and some African countries overshadowed other news.
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A trio of proposed tariffs echo America's protectionist past

by Sarah Gardner and Scott Tong
Nov 13, 2017
Proposed tariffs in three different industries — solar power, appliances and jets — echo the protectionist tariffs that helped deepen the Great Depression.
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How “Brand America” is perceived as Trump travels to Asia

by Aaron Schrank
Nov 3, 2017
President Donald Trump leaves today on an 11-day trip to Asia, by way of Hawaii. It will be his longest foreign trip as president and the longest visit to the region by any U.S. president in 25 years. The schedule includes stops in five countries and two international summits. Other Pacific leaders will get a […]
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