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What does Trump's order on student loans actually mean for borrowers?

by Samantha Fields
Aug 13, 2020
The president over the weekend signed a memorandum extending the current payment pause and interest waiver for most federal student loans through the end of the year.
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Trump OKs American acquisition of TikTok, but only if the U.S. gets a cut of the deal

by Scott Tong
Aug 4, 2020
Microsoft can "go ahead" with efforts to buy TikTok, Trump said, so long as the U.S. Treasury pockets "a substantial amount of money."
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Trump turns attention to health care with executive orders he says will lower drug prices

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Jul 27, 2020
The president is expected to meet with pharmaceutical industry executives, who are opposed to the changes, on Tuesday.
Among the orders is allowing the importation of cheaper drugs from other countries, and requiring drug rebates paid to insurers and others to get passed down to patients.
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It sounded like the U.S.-China trade deal was "over." Trump says it's still on.

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Jun 23, 2020
White House adviser Peter Navarro has walked back his comments from Monday night that suggested the deal was "over."
Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro said his comment was taken out of context.
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Where do the U.S. and China stand on trade?

by Nova Safo
Jun 19, 2020
President Trump renewed threats to cut economic ties with China, yet there's reportedly a new deal for China to buy more U.S. farm goods.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the president's 2020 trade policy agenda on June 17, 2020.
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How Trump's executive order would change social media and the internet

by Molly Wood
May 29, 2020
Without the 1996 law Section 230, the internet as we know it would not exist.
The executive order could lead to uncharted territory on the internet, where platforms either over- or under-censor everything.
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Trump to target Twitter, social media bias with new executive order

by David Brancaccio , Kristin Schwab and Alex Schroeder
May 28, 2020
Trump is to order a review of the law that excuses social media platforms from liability for what users post.
President Trump's executive order could make social media platforms responsible for everyone's posts, including his.
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"Open by Easter"? A closer look at the U.S. economy's timeline

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 25, 2020
Relaxing restrictions might make the economic contraction less severe, but not by much, economists say. And we'd see an escalation in infections.
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Trump suspends travel from Europe to U.S. for 30 days

by Associated Press
Mar 12, 2020
Trump says the restrictions won't apply to the United Kingdom, and the U.S. will monitor the situation to determine if travel can be reopened earlier.
President Trump addresses the nation from the Oval Office about the widening COVID-19 crisis on March 11, 2020 in Washington.
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Pelosi announces agreement on North American trade pact

by Associated Press
Dec 10, 2019
Pelosi said it was a “victory for America’s workers.”
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (behind), speaks about the U.S. - Mexico - Canada Agreement, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Dec. 10, 2019.
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