• Retailers like Walmart and Costco warned that new tariffs on Chinese imports could be disastrous for their industry. The reason: Unlike earlier tariffs, the next round is aimed squarely at consumer goods like footwear, toys and apparel.
• It can be hard to find common ground in Washington these days, but furor over drug prices could be one exception. Here are the latest proposals to lower costs.
• The president outrages the Democratic base daily. But many of the lawmakers who gave Democrats their House majority remain firm that impeachment is not what their constituents want.
• For decades, mothers running for office were often asked, “Who’s taking care of the kids?” As American families evolve, a number of fathers are now being forced to grapple with the same politically loaded question.
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