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In AI race, it's sometimes hard to say who’s winning

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 11, 2019
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this afternoon to create a program to boost U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. No new funding per se, that’s up to Congress. But the White House is directing federal agencies to prioritize AI investments, develop training programs, and collaborate with international allies. The American AI Initiative — that’s what […]
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Wisconsin may not get the high-tech jobs it expected

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 6, 2019
Foxconn changed its plans for a plant in Wisconsin, then changed them again.
Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn has been planning to build an enormous factory in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.
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Will Trump’s State of the Union address reset the debate on infrastructure?

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 5, 2019
The president pushed a big infrastructure plan at his last year and may do so again tonight.
President Donald Trump appears on a television camera monitor as he delivers the State of the Union address on Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C.
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Government shutdown 2019

Trump, Congress agree to end longest government shutdown

by Associated Press
Jan 25, 2019
Trump said he would sign legislation funding shuttered agencies until Feb. 15 and try again to persuade lawmakers to finance his long-sought wall.
President Donald Trump speaks about the government shutdown on Jan. 25, 2019, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Government shutdown 2019

The lasting effects of a record-breaking government shutdown

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 25, 2019
The experience has left local leaders re-examining their relationship with the government.
Mayors and U.S. Representatives in Washington, D.C., wait to speak during a press conference calling on President Donald Trump and Congress to end the shutdown on Jan. 24, 2019.
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Trade showdown

The power dynamics between the U.S. and China at this week’s trade meeting

by Janet Nguyen
Jan 7, 2019
Who goes to these trade talks matters.
Members of the U.S.trade delegation to China leave a hotel in Beijing on Jan. 7, 2019. U.S. negotiators are headed into talks with Chinese counterparts as the two countries seek a deal to end a trade war that has raised fears of global economic turmoil.
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Government shutdown 2019

House Democrats have plan to fund government, but not a wall

by Associated Press
Jan 1, 2019
Democrats in the House are aiming to pass two bills this Thursday that would fund government agencies and put hundreds of thousands of federal workers back on the job.
The U.S. Capitol is shown during a partial shutdown of the federal government on Monday in Washington, D.C. 
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The tale of two economies

by Justin Ho
Dec 25, 2018
The market tells one story, but economic fundamentals have a different version
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Can Trump fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell?

by Adriene Hill , Janet Nguyen and Daisy Palacios
Dec 24, 2018
The president isn’t happy with the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes.
President Donald Trump looks on as his nominee for the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, speaks during a press event at the White House last year.
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The Trump Foundation is done. What happens next?

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 18, 2018
David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post explains where the charity's money came from and where it's headed.
The shutdown of President Donald Trump's family charity is the latest development in the ongoing dispute between the foundation and the state of New York.
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