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Afghanistan: What’s the plan for the economy?
Aug 21, 2017
President Trump will outline his plans for Afghanistan in a national address tonight. The U.S. has poured billions into Afghanistan since 2001. So why is the country’s economy in such bad shape? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Bannon and his backers eye cable TV for Breitbart
Aug 21, 2017
Steve Bannon, President Trump’s now former chief strategist, is back at Breitbart as the conservative news site’s executive chairman. “I’m leaving the White House and going to war for Trump against his opponents,” Bannon told Bloomberg News last week. Bannon played a key role in Trump’s election victory, and now that he’s back at Breitbart, […]
Charities are canceling their big events at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club
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Kai Ryssdal
Aug 21, 2017
What does this means for Trump's businesses?
With Steve Bannon out, what’s at stake for Trump’s economic agenda?
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Kai Ryssdal
Aug 18, 2017
The former chief strategist joins the list of the administration’s developing tradition of Friday departures.
Is globalization in decline?
Aug 18, 2017
Trade barriers may rise and fall, but it's not a case of extremes, one expert says.
Are we at economic war with China?
Aug 17, 2017
Déjà vu all over again? A Trump administration official has called a reporter up and had a very candid, shall we say, colorful conversation, which he maybe did, maybe didn’t think was on the record. This time, the official was White House chief strategist Steve Bannon who said: “We’re at economic war with China.” Bannon said […]
Do viewers want film and TV to directly confront racism?
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Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Aug 16, 2017
New York Times culture critic Wesley Morris discusses the way race and culture intersect in the aftermath of Charlottesville.
For public good, not for profit.
This is what CEOs from Trump's manufacturing council said before and after he disbanded it (update 5)
Aug 16, 2017
The president to whom you’re an unofficial adviser does something ... or doesn't. What do you do? Not everyone's answer is the same.
Joining a presidential council gets you access. Quitting it risks public shaming.
Aug 15, 2017
Why would CEOs stick with Trump?
Government science agencies still lack permanent leaders
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Jed Kim
Aug 15, 2017
Of 577 key federal jobs requiring Senate confirmation, only 106 have had nominees put forward by President Trump. That’s according to the count by the Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service. Those vacancies include leadership roles at NASA and NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. With no one at the helm, science-based […]