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Nation's first mega-offshore wind project stalled for additional study

by Scott Tong
Sep 13, 2019
A federal delay in the nation's first large-scale offshore wind farm has analysts wondering if this could stall overall momentum for offshore wind power in the country.
A rendering of offshore wind turbines.
Courtesy of U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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5 things to know about the Emergency Economic Powers Act

by Janet Nguyen and Kai Ryssdal
Aug 26, 2019
President Trump is trying to use the law in unprecedented ways.
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in late 2017.
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What's the deal with the U.S. dollar?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 26, 2019
From presidential tweets to corporate earnings reports, the U.S. dollar has been getting a lot of mentions recently.
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President Trump to host "Social Media Summit" at the White House

by Jack Stewart
Jul 11, 2019
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google are reportedly not invited to the event.
Conservative political activist James O'Keefe speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 1, 2019. O'Keefe is one of the many guests invited to President Trump's "social media summit."
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President Trump to award Medal of Freedom to Economist Arthur Laffer

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 18, 2019
One of Arthur Laffer’s enduring contributions was the Laffer Curve, an economic theory to do with the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue.
Economist Arthur Laffer speaks about the economy during a panel discussion at the Heritage Foundation on December 18, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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President Trump's Japan visit expected to include some uncomfortable car talk

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 23, 2019
Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over Memorial Day Weekend, just days after the administration said auto imports are a threat to national security.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on April 26, 2019.
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Trump says China tariffs help, not hurt U.S., talks still on

by Associated Press
May 10, 2019
The U.S. raised tariffs on Chinese imports, escalating tensions between the world's two biggest economies.
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The Mueller Report is an overnight bestseller

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Apr 19, 2019
Book publishers are cashing in on the public's intrigue.
Robert Mueller, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2011 in Washington, D.C. 
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While criticizing the Fed, Trump picks Cain for its board

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 5, 2019
President Trump wants to appoint the former pizza executive to the Federal Reserve.
President Trump says he wants to appoint Herman Cain to the board of the Federal Reserve.
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U.S. appeals court blesses AT&T’s $81 billion merger with Time Warner

by Associated Press
Feb 26, 2019
The ruling by the three-judge panel is a defeat for the Trump administration.
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