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White House directs agencies to relax regulatory enforcement
A memo tells agencies not to open multiple investigations into the same company and urges them to seek political appointees’ approval before proceeding with an inquiry.
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Justice Department asks to defend Trump in rape accuser’s defamation suit
The request comes amid concerns that Attorney General William Barr has gone out of his way to intervene in other legal cases involving the president or his allies.
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Trump considers pumping up to $100 million of his own cash into race, sources say
It would be unprecedented for an incumbent president to put his own money toward winning a second term.
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Vaccine CEOs pledge emphasis on safety as Trump seeks pre-election approval
The statement said the companies would ‘only submit for approval or emergency use authorization after demonstrating safety and efficacy.’
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Hopes fading for coronavirus deal as Congress returns
The bipartisan unity that drove almost $3 trillion in COVID-19 rescue legislation has been replaced by a return to Washington dysfunction.
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Biden slams Trump over alleged comments mocking U.S. war dead
A report in The Atlantic, dismissed by the president as a ‘fake story,’ opens a new political vulnerability for the incumbent less than two months from Election Day.
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Biden, in Kenosha, says U.S. confronting ‘original sin’
The Democratic nominee seeks to draw a sharp contrast with President Trump amid a racial reckoning that has galvanized the nation.
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Trump and top aides ditch masks after saying patriots wear them
Trump’s rejection of masks mirrors his broader rebuke of public health practices to fight the virus, which has killed more than 183,000 Americans.
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Trump tries to clarify suggestion that people vote twice
The president says he was urging those who vote by mail to follow up at their polling place to make sure their mail-in ballots have been counted.