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President Trump said Thursday that China has agreed to purchase soybeans and other agricultural products from the U.S., a major breakthrough after many American farmers had faced hardship amid a trade standoff with Beijing. Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping authorized the sale of soybeans, sorghum and “other farm products” during their meeting in South…
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, blasted the Trump administration following reports that his Republican counterparts were briefed on the unilateral strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. In a forceful statement, Warner condemned the reported partisan briefing as “indefensible,” expressing concern about the “troubling precedent” that such…
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President Trump announced an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping to ease their trade war following a meeting Thursday, with the U.S. scaling back tariffs and China delaying export controls and resuming some soybean purchases.  Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he agreed to cut fentanyl-related tariffs on Beijing in half, down to…
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The vote highlights GOP dissent on the president’s trade policies.

The query came in loud and clear, but the president demurred.

The National Guard is building a “quick reaction force” (QRF) of some 23,500 troops trained in crowd control and civil disturbance that can be ready to deploy to U.S. cities by early next year, according to a leaked memo reported by multiple outlets Wednesday.  The Oct. 8 memo, signed by National Guard Bureau Director of…
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President Trump said he would cut tariffs on China and praised his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, calling it “truly great” in a social media post. He told reporters on Air Force One that the U.S. would decrease tariffs levied on China because of fentanyl by 10 points. Trump added that he…
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The president earlier in the week challenged her to take the test, which he incorrectly called an “aptitude” test.

The “Late Show” host spotted something unusual during the president’s trip overseas.

The “Daily Show” correspondent said this one gift to the president isn’t helping.

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announced Wednesday it is pausing operations for the first time in its history, amid the government shutdown and after the Trump administration cut its funding. In a statement, RFA executive editor Rose Hwang said the stoppage is “due to uncertain funding.” “For RFA journalists who sacrificed so much in defying powerful…
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“I guess on the scale from 0 to 10, with ten being the best, I would say the meeting was a 12,” Trump said. “I think it was a 12.”

Over a dozen Republican House members, in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, expressed concern over the Trump administration’s plan to boost imports of Argentine beef. “We encourage the Administration to ensure that any adjustments to Argentina’s tariff-rate quota or inspection regime be contingent on verified equivalency and reciprocal market…
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It’s a tactic that different countries have increasingly employed to gain favorable treatment.

Rep. Jim Himes on Wednesday rebuked Trump’s “illegal” U.S. strikes on suspected drug-runners with an unexpected hypothetical.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) said Wednesday that Louisiana State University (LSU) athletics director Scott Woodward will not be involved in picking the university’s next football coach.  “I can tell you right now, Scott Woodward is not selecting the next coach,” Landry said at a press conference. “Hell, I’ll let [President] Donald Trump select it…
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Democratic Sen. Ed Markey (Mass.) called on the Trump administration to discuss nuclear disarmament with Russia on Monday, arguing it is “our only real path to escape nuclear catastrophe.” Citing the recent film “A House of Dynamite,” which details the government’s reaction to an impending nuclear attack, Markey argues that “long-range missile defense will not…
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California voters are casting their ballots on whether the state will redraw its congressional districts, part of a battle between Republicans and Democrats across the country that could help decide the next majority in the House. Voters who choose “yes” on Proposition 50 would allow the redrawn congressional district maps to go into effect in…
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President Trump said Wednesday that South Korea would pay the U.S. $350 billion in exchange for lower tariffs as a part of the recently announced trade deal between the two countries.  In a Truth Social post detailing the deal, the president also said South Korea has agreed to purchase U.S. oil and gas in “vast…
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The administration’s wrecking ball has come for workers with disabilities. “Where is the humanity?” a laid-off federal employee asks.

Miles Taylor, who was a deputy chief of staff for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during the first Trump administration, went after President Trump as the government shutdown endangers the distribution of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits this weekend. “I was part of the internal Trump administration team trying to convince the president…
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The “NewsNight” host touched on two supporters of President Donald Trump who made particularly controversial comments on her show.

The Supreme Court requested additional information Wednesday before it rules on whether President Trump can deploy the National Guard in the Chicago area, suggesting a ruling is still weeks away.  The Trump administration appealed to the high court earlier this month in a bid to resume the deployment after lower courts blocked it.  At the center…
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President Trump’s overall job approval reached a new second-term low in the latest Economist/YouGov survey. The poll, conducted this past weekend, shows Trump 19 points underwater, with 39 percent of Americans approving of his handling of the presidency and 58 percent disapproving. The negative-19 net approval is the lowest of his second term, even though…
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The president now claims that staff at his own agencies couldn’t figure out where new revenues are coming from until he told them to “check the tariff shelf.”