No, but that is a fact. It isn't Sander's economic plan Russia wants to bring to the US. They want to keep the de-stabilizing and demoralizing effect of Trumpery going. More chaos, division, weakening of the government and society, incompetence, corruption..........that's what they want. That's why they are backing the Orange Stooge again.
This is "destabilizing, demoralizing, chaos, division, weakening of the government and society, incompetence"? Show us, please.
Published December 21, 2018
Trump signs criminal justice reform bill
Adam ShawBy Adam Shaw, Judson Berger |
Fox News Channel
But on the sidelines of that fight, the House overwhelmingly approved the criminal justice bill Thursday on a 358-36 vote, after the Senate passed it 87-12. The decisive passage marks a win for Trump as well as his senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, who advocated for the bill in the face of some conservative resistance.
https://www.foxnews.com/.../trump-signs-criminal-justice...
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USMCA: Agreement reached on Nafta trade deal replacement
10 December 2019
The US, Mexico and Canada have finalised a trade deal that will replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta).
Agreement reached on Nafta trade deal replacement
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Trump signs bill restoring funding for black colleges
By Collin Binkley
- Associated Press - Thursday, December 19, 2019
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a bipartisan bill that will permanently provide more than $250 million a year to the nation’s historically black colleges and universities, along with dozens of other institutions that serve large shares of minority students.
In signing the bill, Trump said historically black schools have “never had better champions in the White House.”
“When I took office, I promised to fight for HBCUs, and my administration continues to deliver,” Trump said. “A few months ago, funding for HBCUs was in jeopardy. But the White House and
Congress came together and reached a historic agreement.”
Trump signs bill restoring funding for black colleges
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The November hiring surge pushed incomes for Americans higher last month.
by
JOHN CARNEY
20 Dec 2019
Incomes rose by half a percentage point in November, above economists’ forecasts and much better than the soft readings in September and October. This was the strongest gain since July, according to data from the Commerce Department on Friday.
Consumer spending rose at a 0.4 percent annual rate last month, led by a jump in spending on big-ticket durable goods like autos and appliances.
The higher spending is not due to rising prices. Inflation, as measured by the Federal Reserve’s preferred price indicator, is still running well below the Fed’s 2 percent target. It came in at just 1.5 percent for November compared with a year ago.
And despite the rise in consumer spending, Americans are saving more. The saving rate edged up to 7.9 percent of after-tax income in November.
Christmas Cheer: Incomes Jumps Higher, Consumer Spending Soars
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US employment remains strong, 145,000 jobs added in December
By JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer
January 10, 2020, 7:07 PM
U.S. employers downshifted their hiring in December, adding 145,000 jobs as consumer spending appeared to aid gains in the retail and hospitality sectors
US employment remains strong, 145,000 jobs added in December
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Manufacturing Surveys Indicate Growth Returning to U.S. Factories
JOHN CARNEY
16 Jan 2020
The U.S. manufacturing sector appears to be regaining its footing, suggesting the beaten-down sector may once again be expanding.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s survey-based index of manufacturing activity
soared to 17 in January, up from the weak 0.3 reading in December and well-above forecasts for a reading of 3.0.
Manufacturing Surveys Indicate Growth Returning to U.S. Factories
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Merry Christmas: Retail Sales Grew at Healthy Pace in December
16 Jan 2020
Retail sales rose at a healthy pace in December, a sign that a very healthy U.S. labor market and consumer optimism is continuing to support economic growth.
The Commerce Department
said Thursday that retail sales–which measures sales at stores, online, and in restaurants–increased a seasonally adjusted three-tenths of a percentage point in December compared with November to $529.6 billion. That was in line with the consensus forecast.
Merry Christmas: Retail Sales Grew at Healthy Pace in December
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US-China phase 1 trade deal: Beijing agrees to buy $200 billion in US products
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business
11 hrs ago [Jan 16. 2020]
China has agreed to buy hundreds of billions of dollars worth of products from the United States as part of their "phase one"
trade deal.
The agreement
signed Wednesday will have Beijing purchase an additional $200 billion of US goods and services over the next two years.
The increase in purchases will be compared to 2017, before the trade war started. China
imported over $185 billion in total US goods and services that year.
In exchange, Washington has agreed to reduce tariffs on $120 billion in Chinese products from 15% to 7.5%.
Taken together, the phased purchases by China would result in a dramatic surge in US exports. Total exports to China would increase to over $260 billion in 2020, and roughly $310 billion in 2021 if the deal holds
US-China phase 1 trade deal: Beijing agrees to buy $200 billion in US products
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HAH! President Trump Invited Minnesota Hog Farmers to USMCA Signing Ceremony — But NOT Nancy Pelosi
by Jim Hoft January 29, 2020
President Trump
signed the historic USMCA Trade Agreement on Wednesday at the White House.
The trade agreement replaces the disastrous NAFTA agreement signed into law during the Clinton years.
President Trump invited Minnesota Republicans and Minnesota hog farmers to the White House for the signing ceremony today.
HAH! President Trump Invited Minnesota Hog Farmers to USMCA Signing Ceremony -- But NOT Nancy Pelosi
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More MAGA Winning: Gallup Poll Has NEVER Recorded This Level Of Economic Optimism
Written by
K. Walker on February 6, 2020
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Americans feel better about their personal financial situation than they did under Obama, Clinton, or even Reagan. This year-to-year number has been rising since 2018 and has hit a 44-year record high according to Gallup’s
“Mood of the Nation” economic survey. Gallup reports that 59% of Americans — nearly six in 10 — say that they are better off financially than they were a year ago, which is up from 50% last year.
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There has also been a sharp decline in the percentage of people who say that they are financially worse off than a year ago. Only 20% of Americans are stating that as their financial reality, and that is a record low.
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More MAGA Winning: Gallup Poll Has NEVER Recorded This Level Of Economic Optimism
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