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“By the end of 2018, we had a new state-of-the-art robotic milking facility that allows our cows to milk themselves three times a day. At about the same time, President Trump’s economic boom began helping dairy farmers across the nation. … Our entire economy, and dairy farming, are once again roaring back.”

By BY ANA SWANSON U.S. https://ift.tt/3lcSOzv New York Times August 26, 2020 at 01:09AM

“Four years ago, the Obama-Biden Administration used the Antiquities Act to order thousands of square miles of ocean off limits to commercial fishermen. They did it to cater to environmental activists. Although Maine’s lobstermen don’t fish there, Obama’s executive order offended us greatly. It circumvented the fisheries counsels’ input.”

By BY CORAL DAVENPORT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YyQLf8 New York Times August 26, 2020 at 01:03AM

Maine got its star turn as a lobsterman talked up Trump’s trade policies.

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By BY MATT STEVENS U.S. https://ift.tt/34zRpgy New York Times August 26, 2020 at 12:58AM

“Recently, President Trump signed the first-ever presidential proclamation officially recognizing Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives.”

By BY MARK WALKER U.S. https://ift.tt/2QoB0TL New York Times August 26, 2020 at 12:56AM

Rand Paul praised Trump’s opposition to ‘endless wars’ and ‘Middle East quagmires.’

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By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY U.S. https://ift.tt/3jhIEeS New York Times August 26, 2020 at 12:56AM

Trump Pardons Jon Ponder, a Convicted Bank Robber

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By BY PRANSHU VERMA AND STEPHANIE SAUL U.S. https://ift.tt/3lgqXON The pardon appears to be an attempt to draw voters’ attention to criminal justice, a subject that the president has promoted as a signature initiative of his time in office. New York Times Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons, Presidential Election of 2020, Republican National Convention, United States Politics and Government, Criminal Justice, Bank Robberies, Prisons and Prisoners August 26, 2020 at 12:52AM

“President Trump delivered the largest financial funding package ever to Indian Country. The $8 billion in CARES Act funding to Indian Country was a great start in alleviating the devastating effects that the Covid-19 pandemic has inflicted on our Indian tribes.”

By BY EMILY COCHRANE U.S. https://ift.tt/3lkZJqr New York Times August 26, 2020 at 12:46AM

“Recently, President Trump signed the first-ever presidential proclamation officially recognizing Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives.”

By BY MARK WALKER U.S. https://ift.tt/34vOoOc New York Times August 26, 2020 at 12:44AM

Myron Lizer, a Navajo leader, pointed to the Gorsuch appointment as a victory for Native Americans.

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By BY MAGGIE ASTOR U.S. https://ift.tt/2FYxihK New York Times August 26, 2020 at 12:39AM

The R.N.C. pulled Mary Ann Mendoza as a speaker after she endorsed an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.

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By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY U.S. https://ift.tt/2EAm3vj New York Times August 26, 2020 at 12:32AM

McDonald’s Investigating Whether Former C.E.O. Covered Up Others’ Misconduct

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By BY RACHEL ABRAMS Business https://ift.tt/2CXnWBC The fast-food chain, which is seeking to claw back compensation from the fired chief executive, said it was also examining its human resources department. New York Times Ethics and Official Misconduct August 26, 2020 at 12:25AM

Trump Administration Orders Hospitals to Report Data or Risk Losing Funding

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By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG U.S. https://ift.tt/32pMjk3 The administration now says failure to report Covid-19 data to the Department of Health and Human Services could cost hospitals Medicare and Medicaid funding. New York Times Electronic Health Records, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government, Hospitals August 26, 2020 at 12:14AM

Hillary Clinton says Biden ‘should not concede’ if the election is close.

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By BY KATIE GLUECK U.S. https://ift.tt/2QrI5TD New York Times August 25, 2020 at 11:59PM

Hillary Clinton says Biden ‘should not concede’ if election is close.

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By BY KATIE GLUECK U.S. https://ift.tt/3gyvWql New York Times August 25, 2020 at 11:59PM

Pese al coronavirus, Trump sigue cosechando buenos niveles de aprobación en la economía

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By BY JIM TANKERSLEY en Español https://ift.tt/3gqkcXb Los datos de las encuestas y las entrevistas con los votantes y analistas políticos sugieren que una confluencia de factores está mejorando la imagen del presidente en los temas económicos. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, United States Economy, Polls and Public Opinion, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), United States Politics and Government, Labor and Jobs August 25, 2020 at 11:44PM

The G.O.P.’s official stance in 2020 is that it is for whatever Trump says.

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By BY REID J. EPSTEIN U.S. https://ift.tt/34zLHvc New York Times August 25, 2020 at 11:43PM

U.S. Presses Other Muslim Nations to Establish Ties With Israel

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By BY PETER BAKER World https://ift.tt/2Qq9p4w Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Sudan and Bahrain, and an American delegation will accompany Israelis on the first direct commercial flight between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi. New York Times United States International Relations August 25, 2020 at 11:35PM

The Impeachment Battle Rematch That Wasn’t

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By BY PETER BAKER U.S. https://ift.tt/2QqOG0o Six months after President Trump’s Senate trial, what was once seen as the battle of a generation has essentially vanished from the political landscape, all but unmentioned at either party’s convention. New York Times Impeachment, Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, Republican National Convention, Democratic National Convention, United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2020 August 25, 2020 at 11:28PM

Why Are Republicans Warping ‘the Very Heart and Soul of Conservatism’?

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By BY STEPHANIE SLADE Opinion https://ift.tt/3jff1uM Libertarian friends and free-market thinkers are being purged from the coalition. New York Times Libertarianism (US Politics), Conservatism (US Politics), Protectionism (Trade) August 25, 2020 at 11:26PM

Security Council Leader Rejects U.S. Demand for U.N. Sanctions on Iran

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By BY RICK GLADSTONE World https://ift.tt/3aTzy5k The setback elicited an angry reaction from the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who accused her counterparts of standing with terrorists. New York Times United States International Relations, Embargoes and Sanctions August 25, 2020 at 11:19PM

30 states have so far signed on to Trump’s plan to supplement unemployment.

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By BY PATRICIA COHEN AND TIFFANY HSU Business https://ift.tt/3lkcf9C New York Times August 25, 2020 at 11:17PM

Confronting a Powerful Democrat, Ocasio-Cortez Supports Morse

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE U.S. https://ift.tt/34KFDA7 In using her political action committee to endorse Alex Morse in Massachusetts, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backed an effort to oust Representative Richard E. Neal, the powerful Ways and Means Committee chairman. New York Times Endorsements, Elections, House of Representatives, United States Politics and Government August 25, 2020 at 11:14PM

Republican Convention, Night 2: Live Analysis and Video

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES U.S. https://ift.tt/2CWlRpw Live coverage of the second night of the Republican National Convention. Speakers include First Lady Melania Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky. New York Times Presidential Election of 2020, Republican National Convention August 25, 2020 at 11:10PM