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Trump administration move could slash wages for over 200,000 farm workers
The Trump administration plans to stop collecting farm worker wage data, which could lead to far lower wages for migrant laborers..
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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says any bipartisan stimulus deal will include more $1,200 direct payments for Americans
Mnuchin said any coronavirus aid agreement would include another round of $1,200 stimulus checks for Americans..
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Trump's Helsinki summit with Putin was 'soul crushing' for Mueller's team and showed them Russia had won a 'servile' American president, new book says
After the summit, Mueller voiced a suspicion that if Trump was "in the tank with Putin," it was likely for financial reasons, Andrew Weissmann wrote..
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Here's what could happen if an ex-president refuses to leave the White House
The scenario, which stems from President Trump refusing to say whether he'll accept the election results, may or may not involve the Secret Service..
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Presidential debate ratings dropped substantially from 2016, with a 35% decrease in TV viewership
The Nielsen ratings saw an audience of only 28.82 million across the big four networks, down from more than 45 million for the first debate in 2016..
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An actual clown on the debate: 'I hope we can set the record straight on what clowns actually are, and they are not Donald Trump'
Actual clown Tim Cunningham told Business Insider that clowns are virtuosos, not at all like Donald Trump. 'When I heard it, I laughed out loud.'.
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Trump's claims about US election security in the first debate were as wildly false as they were incoherent
Trump made a disturbing number of incorrect claims about election integrity in Tuesday's debate. Here's how his claims compare to reality..
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Trump has repeatedly been endorsed by white supremacist groups and other far-right extremists, and they've looked to him as a source of encouragement
Trump's refusal to explicitly condemn white supremacist groups during Tuesday night's debate follows a similar pattern..
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Mitch McConnell throws cold water on the Democratic $2.2 trillion stimulus plan, calling it 'too high' and 'outlandish'
McConnell said Republicans and Democrats remain "very, very" far apart on another coronavirus relief package. The House will vote on Wednesday evening..
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The first Trump-Biden debate was a microcosm of how broken American capitalism is
President Trump refused to follow the rules that his own campaign agreed to, the latest episode in decades of unpunished white-collar rule-breaking..
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The Commission on Presidential Debates appears to admit last night was a disaster and announces it will make changes to future debates
"Last night's debate made clear that additional structure should be added ... to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues," the CPD said..
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The first debate was an embarrassment for the US, and international news outlets came down harshly
From Trump emboldening a hate group to the endless cross talk, international reactions to the debate centered around concern for American democracy..
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White House says there isn't 'anything to clarify' when asked about Trump's 'stand by' comments to Proud Boys
White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah told Fox News' Sandra Smith that Trump "is leading. He doesn't need any sort of vigilante-ism.".
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The Proud Boys are using Trump's 'stand by' remark as a recruiting tool, rebranding to incorporate what they see as his call to action
On social media members of the far-right group celebrated the president's comments, and launched a renewed recruitment drive..
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Vote-by-mail applications in 43 states are not accessible to people with disabilities, possibly disenfranchising millions of voters
Inaccessible applications could disenfranchise the estimated 38 million people with disabilities who are eligible to vote in this year's election..
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People who follow Trump's advice and hang around watching polling places will be prosecuted, Nevada's attorney general says
Trump refused to commit to accepting the results of the 2020 election, instead telling supporters to "go into the polls and watch very carefully.".
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Intelligence on terrorists will be deleted from EU databases after a no-deal Brexit, former security commissioner warns
'UK data that was held in EU systems could, indeed would, be deleted if there was no data adequacy arrangement,' said Sir Julian King..
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The UK considered sending asylum seekers to a volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic
The Labour Party said sending asylum seekers to an island in the Atlantic Ocean was "inhumane, completely impractical and wildly expensive.".
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Trump and Don Jr accused Fox host Chris Wallace of left-wing bias after he moderated the debate. Others say he failed to impose any order on the president.
In the wake of a chaotic first presidential debate which he struggled to control, moderator Chris Wallace was attacked by the president..
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Don Jr, Ivanka, Eric, and Tiffany Trump didn't wear masks during his showdown with Joe Biden, breaking the venue's rules
President Donald Trump's family members did not wear masks during his debate with Joe Biden in Ohio, defying the rules of the event..
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