Monthly Archives: August 2020

President Trump extends unemployment benefits, defends payroll taxes

Trump remained largely on the sidelines during the administration’s negotiations with congressional leaders, leaving the talks to his side to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Trump’s embrace of executive actions to restrict Congress runs in stark contrast to his criticism of former President Barack Obama’s …

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Trump has hot call with GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson: report

President Trump last week held a controversial phone call with GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson, in which he accused the casino magnate of not giving in enough to his re-election attempt. The 87-year-old Adelson called Trump to discuss federal aid for coronavirus and the economy when the call suddenly took a …

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