To Ease Pain of Trump’s Trade War: $12 Billion in Aid for Farmers
The move drew swift condemnation from many farm groups and lawmakers, including several Republicans, and signaled that the president is digging in on his tariffs.
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Photo CreditBrendan Mcdermid/Reuters Michael Cohen Releases Tape of Trump Discussing Hush Money for Playboy Model
Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer, escalated their dispute by releasing a secret recording of a conversation they had about payments to a former Playboy model.
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Photo CreditBenjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times U.S. Businesses Are Bullish Amid Worldwide Instability
Private-sector optimism is widespread, with risks from tariffs, deficits and global tensions outweighed by profit-plumping tax cuts and deregulation.
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Photo CreditCostas Baltas/Reuters As Greek Wildfire Closed In, a Desperate Dash Ended in Death
A New York Times correspondent reports from the ashes of a seaside resort town devastated by fire and death.
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A Vote Expanded Medicaid in Maine. The Governor Is Ignoring It.
Though voters approved a binding resolution last fall to expand the program, Gov. Paul LePage has refused to do it, saying he’d rather go to jail.
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As Gillibrand Pushes Left, Her Economic Agenda Tilts to Populism
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has begun to adopt an economic populism similar to the kind that infused Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign in 2016.
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