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Trump imposes tariffs on $200 billion more of Chinese goods

by Tracey Samuelson
Sep 17, 2018
The tariffs will start at 10 percent and rise to 25 percent starting Jan. 1.
President Donald Trump speaks in July at U.S. Steel's Granite City Works plant in Granite City, Illinois. U.S. Steel credits Trump's plan to impose tariffs on imported steel with enabling it to restart idled furnaces.
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Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme

by Associated Press
Aug 21, 2018
He could get four to five years in prison at his Dec. 12 sentencing.
Michael Cohen leaves the United States District Court Southern District of New York on May 30.
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A longtime British steelworker describes how the industry has changed

by Marketplace Staff
Jun 28, 2018
"At the moment none of us know what the future holds."
In Port Talbot, Wales, the sale of the Tata Steel plant put thousands of jobs at risk and hit the already floundering U.K. steel industry hard in 2016.
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Do work requirements for welfare recipients work?

by Paulina Velasco and Jana Kasperkevic
Apr 13, 2018
The president seems to think so, but not all experts agree.
President Donald Trump pushes a shopping cart as he tours the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' food distribution center at LDS Welfare Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, De. 4, 2017, alongside LDS President Henry B. Eyring (L).
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Trade showdown

More than 2 million jobs could be at risk if China’s tariffs are implemented

by Jana Kasperkevic
Apr 6, 2018
The jobs at risk are mostly based in counties that voted for Trump.
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Getting an H-1B visa is becoming more difficult

by Jana Kasperkevic
Apr 2, 2018
The applications for 2018 are open.
President Donald Trump speaks after touring Snap-On Inc. in Kenosha, Wisconsin, April 18, 2017.
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Want to divest from guns? You might need to team up with your co-workers

by Jana Kasperkevic and Janet Nguyen
Mar 8, 2018
Under pressure to divest from guns, pension funds feel they have to choose between making money for their members and their values.
Outside view of Sunrise Tactical Supply store in Coral Springs, Florida on February 16, 2018 where school shooter Nikolas Cruz bought his AR-15 to gun down students at Marjory Stoneman High School. 
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What it actually takes to bring a relative to the U.S.

by Reema Khrais
Mar 5, 2018
When a U.S. citizen sponsors a relative to come to the country, it can take a few months or as long as 25 years.
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As immigration deal stalls, "Dreamer" business owners deal with uncertainty

by Jana Kasperkevic and Peter Balonon-Rosen
Mar 2, 2018
The political stalemate makes planning ahead “very difficult.”
Demonstrators rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program near Trump Tower in New York on Oct. 5, 2017.
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What you need to know about Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs

by Marketplace Staff
Mar 1, 2018
The White House is about to penalize steel and aluminum imports
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with leaders of the steel and aluminum industries at the White House on March 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump announced planned tariffs on imported steel and aluminum during the meeting, with details to be released at a later date. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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