It began with Trump signing an EO about pre-existing conditions - which Obamacare already covers. axios.com/trump-executiv…
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It is a poor attempt to re-write history, one that has not worked for them in the past.
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When CBS's Paula Reid wouldn't back down and called him on this, he fled a press conference.. to the tune of YMCA.
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CNN's Dana Bash presses White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on the effectiveness of President Trump's request for his Cabinet to study the possibility of halting evictions. cnn.com/videos/politic…
Last-ditch negotiations over a new coronavirus relief package failed to yield a deal. politico.com/news/2020/08/0…
Democrats promised last week to file a legal challenge if Trump acted through executive order to circumvent Congress, which has the constitutional authority to determine federal spending. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
President Trump signed the directives after two weeks of stalemate with Democrats over a recovery package, using legally dubious measures to try to restore lapsed benefits. nytimes.com/2020/08/08/us/…
Only, he doesn't. Many of these articles fail to note that Trump's EOs don't actually do anything and in many cases would be illegal if they did. npr.org/2020/08/08/900…
The House speaker, however, stopped short of saying whether Democrats would mount legal challenges against the measures. huffpost.com/entry/nancy-pe…
The actions aim to temporarily extend unemployment aid and eviction protections washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…
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A series of executive actions will provoke lawsuits but is unlikely to stoke faster growth in an economy that has cooled this summer. nytimes.com/2020/08/08/bus…
Half of this is paid by employers, so it would save corporations billions while defunding Medicaid & Social Security, a GOP goal. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The president made the pledge after signing a directive postponing payroll tax payments into next year washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020…
Businesses and the unemployed faced uncertainty as administration officials defended the president’s directives and Democrats criticized them. nytimes.com/2020/08/09/us/…
The details on payroll taxes, unemployment and evictions are not as generous as he made them sound. washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…
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