Donald Trump
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Trump Blames North Korea's 'Brutal Regime' for Student's Death
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump on Monday denounced the death of Otto Warmbier, saying the University of Virginia student who spent more than a year imprisoned in North Korea suffered…
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Detroit conference aims to fulfill pledge to Trump to create one million jobs in America
Jack Ma Woos Mom and Pop Shops in U.S. Jobs Push
EghtesadOnline: Sam Wolf moved his family's health and wellness business online more than a decade ago. The Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based company runs its own warehouse and sells thousands…
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Trump lawyer says president not informed he is under investigation
EghtesadOnline: One of President Donald Trump's personal lawyers said in television interviews on Sunday that the president was not under investigation for obstruction of justice, but when pressed…
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Trump aides Kushner and Greenblatt to visit Israel, Palestinians this week
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump is sending two top aides to Jerusalem and Ramallah this week to discuss potential next steps in his bid to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks,…
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Trump acknowledges he is under investigation in Russia probe
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump acknowledged on Friday he is under investigation in a probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential race and possible collusion by his…
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Trump rolls back parts of what he calls 'terrible' Obama Cuba policy
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump on Friday ordered tighter restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and a clampdown on U.S. business dealings with the Caribbean island’s military, saying…
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Trump Could Force Out Rosenstein, Fail to Stop Russia Probe
EghtesadOnline: If Donald Trump fires Rod Rosenstein or prods him into recusing himself from the Russia meddling investigation he oversees, the president risks creating chaos at the Justice Department…
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Pence hires his own lawyer for Russia probes
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has hired a lawyer known for defending government officials in high-profile investigations to help him with probes into whether there were ties…
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U.S. Senate votes near unanimously for Russia, Iran sanctions
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday for legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia, and to force President Donald Trump to get Congress' approval before easing…
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Qatar says fighter jets deal shows deep U.S. support
EghtesadOnline: A $12 billion deal to buy U.S. F-15 fighter jets shows Qatar has deep-rooted support from Washington, a Qatari official said on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump's repeated…
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Trump to limit Cuba travel, restrict business deals with military: draft memo
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump on Friday will tighten rules on Americans traveling to Cuba and significantly restrict U.S. companies from doing business with Cuban enterprises controlled…
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Mueller's Expanding Probe Raises Stakes for Trump Presidency
EghtesadOnline: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s move to investigate whether Donald Trump sought to get the FBI to back off from a probe of his former national security adviser has angered the…
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Bloomberg's Economic Surprise Index has now retreated below zero for the first time this year
Temperature of U.S. Economy Running Cooler Than Forecast
EghtesadOnline: While President Donald Trump is looking for some "very good numbers" on U.S. growth shortly, the economic data of late have fallen short of economists' forecasts.
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Senate Votes to Limit Trump's Power to Lift Russia Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted to increase sanctions on Russia, and give Congress the power to review any attempt by President Donald Trump to unilaterally lift them, a rebuke of the president’…
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Tillerson signals tough Trump administration stance on Cuba
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday a policy of engagement with Cuba has financially benefited the island's government in violation of U.S. law, further fueling…
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Trump gives U.S. military authority to set Afghan troop levels: U.S. official
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump has given Defense Secretary Jim Mattis the authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday, opening the door…
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Democratic lawmakers sue Trump over foreign state payments to businesses
EghtesadOnline: More than 190 Democratic lawmakers sued President Donald Trump in federal court on Wednesday, saying he had accepted funds from foreign governments through his businesses without…
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Russian Cyber Hacks on U.S. Electoral System Far Wider Than Previously Known
EghtesadOnline: Russia’s cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases…
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Bid to Stop Part of U.S.-Saudi Arabia Arms Sale Fails in Senate
EghtesadOnline: The Senate defeated an effort to bar part of President Donald Trump’s highly touted arms deal with Saudi Arabia just weeks after the president visited the kingdom.
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At Trump's Cabinet meeting, flattery is flavor of the day
EghtesadOnline: They came to praise President Donald Trump, not focus on the controversies engulfing him. One by one, Trump's Cabinet members assembled around the table spoke effusively about…
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Trump Travel Ban Loses Again as Supreme Court Showdown Looms
EghtesadOnline: A second federal appeals court upheld the block on President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to take up the administration’s request…
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Trump Slams ‘Cowardly’ Comey as Sessions Offers to Testify
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump called James Comey “cowardly,” days after the fired FBI director’s testimony to a Senate committee and as Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered to speak…
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Trump falls short of condemning terrorist attacks in Iran, points finger at victim
EghtesadOnline: US President Donald Trump repeats baseless allegations that Iran sponsors terrorism just as it falls victim to terrorism itself.
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Iran FM slams Trump’s remarks on Tehran attacks as ‘repugnant’
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the US president’s comments on Tehran terror attacks as “repugnant” after Donald Trump pointed the finger of blame at…
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Delighted by Tehran attacks, GOPer says they 'may be Trump strategy'
EghtesadOnline: A US congressman says a recent deadly attack by Daesh Takfiri terrorists against Iranian people may be American President Donald Trump's "strategy."
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Merkel Says Immigration Better Solved by Opportunity, Not Walls
EghtesadOnline: German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a shot at President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall, telling an audience in Mexico that a physical barrier won’t resolve any country’s…
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Germany's Merkel lends support to Mexico over NAFTA
EghtesadOnline: Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday backed Mexico to press for a successful renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Donald Trump, thanking its government…
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Abbas Will Ease Up on Settlements to Spur Talks, Aide Says
EghtesadOnline: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will temporarily shelve his long-standing demand for Israel to freeze West Bank settlement construction in order to revive peace talks under the…
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Energy companies don’t want to see a reordering of the world’s power structure.
Energy Shares Will Benefit If Paris Accord Followed
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump announced last week that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, saying that America bears too much of the burden and that he will seek better…
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Trump Says He'd Testify That Comey Lied About Loyalty Demand
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said fired FBI Director James Comey lied in his Senate testimony and that he would be willing to testify under oath that he didn’t demand a pledge of personal…