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Have 1 in 8 Americans really worked at McDonald’s?

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 24, 2024
Donald Trump worked a recent shift at the fast-food giant, while Kamala Harris said she worked there when she was a college student.
Former President Donald Trump works behind the counter during a campaign event at a McDonald's on Oct. 20.
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The Secret Service does more than protect the president — and presidential candidates

by Kimberly Adams
Jul 16, 2024
Agency's failure to prevent the attack on Donald Trump is drawing scrutiny. It shields officials and families, but also probes financial crimes.
Secret Service agents surround Donald Trump after the shooting Saturday. Although the service is famous for protecting presidents, it protects other officials and their families and investigates allegations of financial crime.
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President George H.W. Bush dies at 94

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 30, 2018
He came to office promising not to raise taxes, but later compromised to help cut the deficit.
U.S. President George Bush poses for photographers after his address to the nation, 27 September 1991, in the Oval Office of the White House. During his speech, Bush announced that the U.S. will unilaterally eliminate its land and sea-based short-range nuclear weapons.
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President George H.W. Bush dies at 94

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 30, 2018
He came to office promising not to raise taxes, but later compromised to help cut the deficit.
U.S. President George Bush poses for photographers after his address to the nation, 27 September 1991, in the Oval Office of the White House. During his speech, Bush announced that the U.S. will unilaterally eliminate its land and sea-based short-range nuclear weapons.
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President George H.W. Bush dies at 94

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 30, 2018
He came to office promising not to raise taxes, but later compromised to help cut the deficit.
U.S. President George Bush poses for photographers after his address to the nation, 27 September 1991, in the Oval Office of the White House. During his speech, Bush announced that the U.S. will unilaterally eliminate its land and sea-based short-range nuclear weapons.
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López Obrador moves from promises to policy

by Andy Uhler
Jul 3, 2018
Mexico’s President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador made a lot of promises on the campaign trail. He promised everything from curbing corruption and kickbacks in the energy sector to extending the social safety net. When it comes to energy, how much of his rhetoric will really turn into policy? Click the audio player above to hear […]
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What Mexico’s recent election means for NAFTA

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 2, 2018
Mexico has elected a new president. Andrés Manuel López Obrador … often referred to by his initials …. AMLO…won easily in yesterday’s ballot, getting more than half the vote. And for the first time since 1997, Mexico’s presidential party will also control both Houses in Congress. López Obrador is a long-time leftist, a populist, who […]
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Mexican elections could bring shift to the left

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 29, 2018
Voters in Mexico go the polls on Sunday for nationwide elections to pick a new president, members of Congress, and regional and local leaders. The front-runner for president by a long shot is Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known by his initials AMLO. He promises to take the country in a very different direction from the more […]
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The economics of presidential libraries

by Renata Sago
Feb 19, 2018
Thirteen presidents have libraries built in their names.
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Millennials think America is headed in the wrong direction

by David Brancaccio
Jan 8, 2018
The GenForward survey spoke with millennials about their views on the future of America.
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