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Has Trump kept his promises to U.S. manufacturing and Carrier?

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Nov 2, 2020
As president-elect, Trump cut a deal to keep a manufacturing plant in Indiana. But the industry's workers have still taken a hit.
A Federal Reserve analysis found that the trade war with China actually ended up costing more U.S. manufacturing jobs than it created.
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Are political betting odds for the 2020 election more accurate than the polls?

by Victoria Craig
Oct 30, 2020
There are record numbers of bets being placed around the world on who will win the White House.
One bookmaker estimates bets placed in 2020 are more than double what was spent in 2016.
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Pandemic economy, relief factor heavily in second Trump-Biden debate

by Associated Press
Oct 23, 2020
The presidential race has been dominated by Trump's response to the pandemic and its economic fallout.
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Oil and gas companies are donating more to Democrats

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Oct 16, 2020
Oil and gas companies are trying to protect their interests if Biden wins.
Oil and gas companies are increasing their share of campaign donations to Democrats this year. Still, 85% of that industry's donations have gone to President Trump’s campaign or to Republican candidates and conservative causes.
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Trump closes, then reopens, the door on coronavirus relief negotiations

by David Brancaccio , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Alex Schroeder
Oct 7, 2020
After saying relief will have to wait until after the election, Trump then tweeted he'd be willing to sign certain stimulus measures into law.
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Trump's positive COVID test adds more uncertainty to volatile markets

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Oct 2, 2020
It comes after the first presidential debate and the uncertain fate of more coronavirus relief.
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Trump tests positive for coronavirus; stocks, oil prices sink

by Associated Press
Oct 2, 2020
U.S. stock futures and Asian shares fell Friday after the president said he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive.
Trump tweeted news of his test results just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks had come down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week.
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President Trump pushes officials to reopen up schools this fall

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Kimberly Adams and Alex Schroeder
Jul 8, 2020
The main argument is that it's worse for kids to stay at home and stick to remote learning when compared to the risk of illness or even death.
The decision of whether to keep schools and universities open during the pandemic has been mostly a local decision up to this point.
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Trump threatens to end WHO funding over "repeated missteps" in COVID-19 response

by David Brancaccio , Victoria Craig and Alex Schroeder
May 19, 2020
Trump has accused the WHO of lacking independence from China based on a review his administration has carried out.
In a late-night tweet, the president warned the WHO it has 30 days to make "substantive improvements" in becoming more independent.
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Trump declares national emergency over COVID-19

by Janet Nguyen
Mar 13, 2020
Under the Stafford Act, a disaster relief fund will become available to combat the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
Surrounded by members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference on COVID-19.
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