May 2019

Trump to Kick Off His Re-election Campaign on June 18 in Orlando

WASHINGTON — On June 15, 2015, Donald J. Trump descended an escalator inside his signature Manhattan property, Trump Tower, greeted the cheering supporters paid to attend, and announced an unlikely presidential candidacy. A little more than four years later, on June 18, President Trump will officially begin his re-election campaign inside a 20,000-person arena in […]

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Floods and Trump’s Trade War Create an Uncertain Year for Farmers

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. Corn prices are rising as surging floodwaters and soaking rains — combined with President Trump’s trade war with China — are making it an exceptionally difficult year for farmers facing risky choices about what crops to plant, or whether to

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US companies are in line of fire of tariffs aimed at Mexico

President Donald Trump’s surprise threat to impose escalating tariffs on Mexican imports jolted industry leaders throughout the U.S. economy Friday, sparked opposition even from usual Trump allies and set the stage for American consumers to face higher prices. It also sent stock markets tumbling, with the Dow Jones industrial average closing down roughly 355 points,

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Huawei retaliation? China draws up list of ‘unreliables’

In an ominous but vague warning, China said Friday that it was drawing up a list of “unreliable” foreign companies, organizations and individuals for targeting in what could signal retaliation for U.S. sanctions on the Chinese tech powerhouse Huawei. “We think it may be the beginning of Beijing’s attempt to roll out a retaliatory framework,”

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