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TikTok launches legal action against Trump over ban

[BBC] Chinese video app TikTok is taking legal action to challenge a ban imposed by US President Donald Trump. Mr Trump’s executive order prohibits transactions with TikTok’s owner ByteDance from mid-September. Officials in Washington are concerned that the company could pass data on American users to the Chinese government, something […]

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Appeals court sets September 1 hearing on deadline for Trump’s financial records subpoena

(CNN) A federal appeals court refused to give President Donald Trump immediate relief to stop his accounting records from being turned over to a New York state grand jury, instead scheduling arguments for September 1 over whether the subpoena of Trump’s records should be paused. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance had agreed […]

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The ‘harshest’ campaign ad yet? Either way, President Trump’s reelection team put a lot of money behind it

[MarketWatch, Getty Images] ‘It’s the harshest president campaign attack in what is shaping up to be an even uglier messaging year than 2016.’ That’s Jonathan Swan, the Axios journalist who pressed President Donald Trump in that already infamous interview earlier this month, commenting on a recent spot from the Trump campaign. “What […]

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Trump signs executive orders on payroll tax, evictions, student loans, unemployment

[FOX NEWS, Associated Press] BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Donald Trump signed executive orders Saturday for a deferment on payroll taxes, an extension of unemployment insurance and a moratorium on rental evictions. The president also signed an order that would defer student loans. The “payroll tax holiday” will affect Americans making less […]

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Trump advisers hesitated to give military options and warned adversaries over fears he might start a war

[CNN] Washington — Amid escalating tensions with both North Korea and Iran, President Donald Trump’s advisers hesitated to give him military options fearing the President might accidentally take the US to war and deliberately informed their counterparts in both countries that they did not know what the President would do next, multiple […]

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Trump will use emergency powers to remain in White House if he loses election, says House majority whip

[Independent, Getty Images] President has previously floated idea of delaying 2020 vote Donald Trump could use emergency powers to extend his term in the White House, a senior Democrat has said, as fears grow that the president may attempt to hold onto office should he lose November’s election. James Clyburn, the House majority whip, […]

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Trump issues executive orders banning U.S. transactions with WeChat and TikTok in 45 days

[CNBC] KEY POINTS President Donald Trump on Thursday issued executive orders banning U.S. transactions with Chinese tech firms Tencent and ByteDance. Tencent owns the messaging service WeChat and ByteDance owns the popular short-video-sharing app TikTok. The ban will take effect in 45 days. While the scope of the bans remain […]

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Kim Kardashian West addresses Kanye West’s mental health and asks for compassion

[CNN] Kim Kardashian West has shared a message about her husband Kanye West and mental health. In an Instagram Stories post on Wednesday, Kardashian West acknowledged that West has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and said it’s “incredibly complicated and painful” for many to understand. “As many of you know, […]

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