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Wall Street and the dollar tumble as investors retreat further from the United States
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 2.5%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 2.6%. Big Tech stocks led the way lower ahead of ...
Can Trump Fire Jerome Powell? Federal Reserve Chair Thinks No As President Reportedly Eyes His ‘Termination.’
Trump has reportedly eyed firing Powell for months and said Thursday, "if I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, ...
The Washington Post9d
Exit poll results and analysis for the 2020 presidential election
Data as of Dec. 14 at 12:29 p.m. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. President-elect Joe Biden assembled a ...
The Irish Times27d
No limits? Why the United States could be on the verge of a constitutional crisis
When Donald Trump assumed office as 47th president of the United States he committed himself under oath to “faithfully execute” the office and to “preserve, protect and defend the ...
Smithsonian Magazine9d
The Fight Over Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Was a Fight for the Future of the United States
Three years after the end of a bloody civil war that had sundered the Union, and nearly three years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the government of the United States had triggered ...
The New York Times23d
What to Know About Trump’s New Tariffs
The president said the tariffs would reverse decades of what he called unfair treatment by the rest of the world and result in factories and jobs moving back to the United States. “The markets ...
Smithsonian Magazine9d
When Did the Vice Presidency Stop Going to the 2nd Place Winner and More Questions From Our Readers
When did the position of vice president of the United States stop going to the runner-up in the presidential election and become a separately elected office? Amelia Golini, Brooklyn, New York That ...