Donald Trump
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Yellen and Draghi Both Defend Post-Crisis Financial Regulation
EghtesadOnline: The world’s two most powerful central bankers on Friday delivered back-to-back warnings against dismantling tough post-crisis financial rules that the Trump administration blames…
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Gary Cohn Criticizes Trump on Charlottesville but Won't Quit
EghtesadOnline: The markets swooned recently amid reports that Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, ex-Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn, was considering whether to quit. Bloomberg News and others…
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Trump slaps sanctions on Venezuela; Maduro sees effort to force default
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prohibits dealings in new debt from the Venezuelan government or its state oil company on Friday in an effort to halt…
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Gorka, a Trump adviser and Bannon ally, is out: White House
EghtesadOnline: White House adviser Sebastian Gorka, who was closely aligned with a nationalist faction led by ousted senior strategist Steve Bannon, no longer works for President Donald Trump,…
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Trump readies hurricane response in test to his administration
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump, facing his first major test in coping with a natural disaster, pushed federal emergency officials on Friday to be ready to help Gulf Coast residents as…
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Yellen to Trump: don't expect a flip-flop on financial reforms
EghtesadOnline: Janet Yellen delivered a message to President Donald Trump on Friday, making it clear that if he re-nominates her as Federal Reserve chair she will not turn her back on the raft…
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US ‘destabilizing’ policies spawn terrorism in region: Iran
EghtesadOnline: Iran has censured US President Donald Trump’s new strategy in Afghanistan, saying Washington must stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries and abandon its “destabili…
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Pakistan says U.S. must not make it a 'scapegoat' for Afghan failures
EghtesadOnline: Pakistan rejected on Wednesday U.S. criticism of its efforts to fight terrorism saying it should not be used as a scapegoat for the failure of the U.S. military to win the war…
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No U.S.-Russia cyber unit without Trump notifying Congress, bill says
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump would be required to notify U.S. lawmakers before creating a joint U.S.-Russia cyber security unit - an idea that has drawn criticism across the political…
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Trump's Afghan decision may increase U.S. air power, training
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Air Force may intensify its strikes in Afghanistan and expand training of the Afghan air force following President Donald Trump's decision to forge ahead with the 16-year-old…
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Trump defends response to Charlottesville violence during thunderous rally
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump revved up supporters on Tuesday with a defense of his response to a white supremacist-organized rally in Virginia, and a promise to shut down the government…
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Trump Threatens Government Shutdown Over Border Wall Funding
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to bring the U.S. government to the brink of a shutdown if needed to pressure Congress into funding the border wall that was a centerpiece…
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Yen Gains, Asia Stocks Stall on Trump Nafta Remark
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump grabbed investors’ attention in an otherwise listless Asian trading session, with the yen rising and S&P 500 Index futures slipping with the Mexican peso as the U.S.…
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Trump Calls Out Pakistan Even as Security Situation Improves
EghtesadOnline: When U.S. President Donald Trump accused Pakistan on Monday of continuing to provide a “safe haven to agents of chaos, violence and terror” it evoked memories of general lawlessness…
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Kushner Leads U.S. Delegation to the Middle East
EghtesadOnline: White House adviser Jared Kushner is leading a delegation to the Middle East on behalf of President Donald Trump to discuss the possibility of resuming the Israeli-Palestinian…
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Big protests expected as Trump goes to Phoenix for rally
EghtesadOnline: Large protests could greet President Donald Trump on Tuesday when he travels to Arizona for his first campaign rally since he caused an uproar with his remarks about a white nationalis…
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Trump Leans on Afghanistan Tactics That Failed Under Bush, Obama
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy -- more troops, pressure on Pakistan and diplomatic outreach to the Taliban -- relies on tactics his predecessors tried without…
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Mnuchin Keeps the Economic Agenda Ticking as He Defends Trump
EghtesadOnline: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin emerged over the weekend as one of the staunchest defenders of Donald Trump in the Cabinet, bringing stability to the administration’s economic…
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Christie Calls Trump’s Charlottesville Comments a ‘Mistake’
EghtesadOnline: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Donald Trump's racially fraught comments about "both sides" being to blame for a deadly neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville,…
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Asian Stocks Rise in Thin Trading; Yen Declines
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks eked out modest gains in thin trading as the yen snapped four days of gains and investors reassessed positions ahead of a meeting of central bankers. Bridgewater…
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Tech Goes From White House to Doghouse in Trump’s Washington
EghtesadOnline: Google once had Barack Obama’s ear, served as a revolving door for White House staff and saw its political agenda advance. In Donald Trump’s Washington, some conservatives say…
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These Billions in Deals Can Help Iran Counter Trump
EghtesadOnline: It hasn’t been the investment bonanza Iran hoped for, but the billions of dollars unlocked by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers might help cushion the impact of any future…
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Trump Struggles to Move Past Bannon With Afghanistan Plan
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office on Monday in danger of becoming increasingly isolated from the Republican establishment he needs to enact his agenda and the grassroots…
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Trump Offers Open-Ended U.S. Commitment to Shore Up Afghanistan
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump announced an open-ended commitment to Afghanistan that will put as many as 4,000 more U.S. troops into the nation’s longest-lasting conflict and keep American…
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Bannon's exit not seen to signal Trump shift to center
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump's ouster of chief strategist Steve Bannon is unlikely to mark the abandonment of the administration's "America First" agenda that has unnerved investors…
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Leading Democrat: Critics can't conclude Trump is impaired
EghtesadOnline: Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that it was premature to try to remove U.S. President Donald Trump by claiming he is physically…
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Prominent U.S. religious conservatives defend Trump after Charlottesville
EghteadOnline: Two prominent religious conservatives defended U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday after he was widely criticized for blaming both white nationalists and counter-protesters for…
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Trump's Afghanistan Speech Kicks off Post-Bannon White House Era
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump will make a prime-time speech about Afghanistan and South Asia on Monday as he looks to get his presidency back on track following the departure of chief strategist…
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Iran Says WTO Accession No More a Priority
EghtesadOnline: Iran says joining World Trade Organization is no more a priority for the country – a change of dominant tone since the signing of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers…
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Trump tweets thanks to Steve Bannon for service and role in campaign against Clinton
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump praised his former chief strategist Steve Bannon on Saturday, thanking him on Twitter for his service and his role in the presidential election campaign…