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MORE’s trade war with China officially gets underway Friday with tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports, a move that Beijing has promised to reciprocate in the latest escalation between the world’s two largest economies. Chinese officials on Thursday said they were prepared to respond with tariffs on $34 billion worth of American goods, raising serious concerns among industry leaders in the U.S.

MORE during a campaign-style rally in his home state of Montana on Thursday night, accusing the Democratic senator of failing to live up to his promises in Washington. Joined by Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale, who is seeking to oust Tester in November, Trump sought to tie the two-term senator to Senate Minority Leader MORE (D-Calif.). "A vote for Jon Tester is a vote for MORE (R-Ariz.), who sunk the repeal effort last summer by voting with the chamber's Democratic members. "Jon Tester voted no on repealin

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Succeeding at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) meant keeping your head down, your opinions to yourself and never saying no to the boss, according to three former staffers who worked under Administrator MORE. They described working conditions under Pruitt, who announced his resignation Thursday, as equally tense and thankless and blamed the EPA chief for creating a culture of fear that often pitted employees against one another and left some workers — many under the age of 30 — feeling as if they couldn’t say no to the administrator. “You get the sense that an

MORE will resign from his position leading the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday, following months of high-profile controversies regarding his spending, ethics and management at the agency. In a tweet Thursday, MORE confirmed Pruitt's departure, saying he's accepted the administrator's resignation. “I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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The TAKE with Rick Klein Just like that, the terrain on immigration has shifted – in a direction that President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are happy to welcome. Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump was forced to reverse course on the administration's family separation policy, after being confronted with harrowing images and a public outcry.

The TAKE with Rick Klein It's a declaration of independence that's curious for its timing as well as its message. President speak out now as legal pressures mount mostly to remind all involved that he is empowered – and willing – to speak. It's clear from what Cohen told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that he hopes the president is listening.

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