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Top Trump officials leave White House peace meeting with their jobs
Azar and Verma were told yet again to work together.
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Jonathan Swan
New w @caitlinnowens - Trump’s top health officials leave peacemaking meeting with their jobs
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Read the documents: China tried to get World Bank funds to spy on Uighurs
There are 8,000 pages of documentation about China's efforts.
Scoop: China tried to get World Bank to fund surveillance in Xinjiang
It shows the moral hazard that faces any organization with operations in the region.
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Jonathan Swan
Huge story: Chinese recipients of World Bank loans tried to secure funding for the purchase of facial recognition technology for use in China’s northwest region of Xinjiang, per documents obtained by Axios’ @BethanyAllenEbr.
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Medicare chief sought to bring complaints against previous boss, as well
Seema Verma denies claim in HHS document that she hired a lawyer to take on former Secretary Tom Price.
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Jonathan Swan
The savagery of this feud between Trump’s two two health officials reminds me of the Bannon era White House, circa April-August 2017. politi.co/2sik8FC via @politico
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Bolton knocks Trump administration for latest North Korea decision
The U.S. shouldn't be blocking other nations from getting tough on North Korea, the former national security adviser says.
Trump's fine with ditching the USMCA's main prescription drug provision
The provision has been one of the main sticking points impeding finalization.
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Jonathan Swan
New w @caitlinnowens: As they took in Game 5 of the World Series together, President Trump told Kevin McCarthy he doesn't want to fight for the most prominent prescription drug component of USMCA — despite it being a key priority for Republicans.
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Trump's "America First" policies defang the WTO's top court
The administration has blocked new appointments, so it can't issue a binding ruling.
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Once Thought Ripe for Ouster, Looks Firmly in Place
In January, the Trump administration predicted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s imminent downfall as he wrestled with an energized opposition, U.S. oil sanctions and international isolation. Today, he appears in firm control. This wasn’t...
For Trump, Instinct After Florida Killings Is Simple: Protect Saudis
Before issuing his own condolences, the president channeled the Saudi king’s, and avoided any discussion of the hard questions about why the U.S. is training Saudi officers.
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Jonathan Swan
An extraordinary rush to the tweet Saudi talking points when facts weren’t even in.
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Tensions among top Trump health officials led to outside probe
It's an extraordinary escalation of tensions between the federal government's two top health officials.
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Jonathan Swan
“ The allegations of sex discrimination arose over the summer amid a personnel dispute between Verma and Azar, according to two sources with direct knowledge.”
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Trump and Pence intervene in clash between top health officials
It's an extraordinary intervention at the highest levels of government.
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Jonathan Swan
NEW: On Nov. 15, at the White House event on price transparency, President Trump challenged Sec. Azar about his troubled working relationship with Administrator Verma, per two senior administration officials.
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Sen. Kevin Cramer blocks Armenian genocide bill at request of White House
This is the third time the White House has asked a Republican senator to block the resolution.
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Jonathan Swan
Scoop: Sen. Cramer blocks Armenian genocide bill at request of White House. 3rd time WH has got a Republican to block a bill.
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The steep odds against Elizabeth Warren’s big 2020 ideas
Most of her ambitious plans would have to go through Congress.
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Jonathan Swan
"The steep odds against Elizabeth Warren's big 2020 ideas." @DavidNather and Axios' issue experts go through Warren's plans to see how much can be done with and without Congress. Valuable reporting in these two pieces:
1. axios.com/elizabeth-warr…
2. axios.com/elizabeth-warr…
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Reality check on Elizabeth Warren’s biggest ideas
What Congress would be likely to block, and what she could do on her own.
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Jonathan Swan
"The steep odds against Elizabeth Warren's big 2020 ideas." @DavidNather and Axios' issue experts go through Warren's plans to see how much can be done with and without Congress. Valuable reporting in these two pieces:
1. axios.com/elizabeth-warr…
2. axios.com/elizabeth-warr…
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Clashes among top HHS officials undermine Trump agenda
Alex Azar and Seema Verma spar over Obamacare replacement plan, staffing and who gets credit for major initiatives.
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Jonathan Swan
This Politico story from a week ago is spot on. Many Trump admin officials have come to believe that the Verma-Azar relationship has become so dysfunctional that it’s unsustainable. politi.co/2qCBWe5 via @politico
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Trump says Macron's NATO "brain death" comments are "very insulting"
Trump himself has been a long-time critic of NATO and once called it "obsolete."
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Jonathan Swan
As we previewed on Sunday, Trump is furious at Macron, and Macron’s “brain death” comments appear to have had the effect of spurring Trump to speak up for NATO.
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NATO allies spooked by Trump despite White House soothing
"All I'm hearing is great anxiety about what Trump might do or say," the former ambassador to NATO said.
Trump campaign to blacklist Bloomberg News
"Since they have declared their bias openly, the Trump campaign will no longer credential representatives of Bloomberg News..."
Trump’s Trade Deal Steals a Page From Democrats’ Playbook
The president has made a trade agreement that caters to his opposition — and that’s why it stands a chance of passing Congress.
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Jonathan Swan
The quotes from @senrobportman & @SenToomey in this smart NYT piece are reminders that traditional free trade Republicans are no fans of USMCA. And why Democrats will probably back it if they can get past the fact that it’s a Trump deal.
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China unlocked, Argentine soymeal producers spy 2020 boost
Argentine soy farmers and crushers expect a boost in demand next year after the ...
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Want to understand why Argentina and Brazil are on Trump’s mind? One word: China. And articles like this
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