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 ## [Politics](https://cnbc.com/politics/) [Policy](https://cnbc.com/policy/)
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+Hours Ago
+:36 AM ET Fri, 7 Dec 2018
+    Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland is planning to return to Washington to hold more talks on NAFTA on Thursday but plenty of work remains before the two sides can strike a deal.
+    The tightest U.S. labor market in nearly 50 years could be another contributor to the steep drop in Obamacare sign-ups in some states, as more Americans get health insurance as a benefit from their employer.
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+Hours Ago
+:02 AM ET Thu, 6 Dec 2018
+    A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down a nearly century-old California law that banned handgun ads at gun shops, saying the state failed to show it would prevent suicides or crime.
+    The former chairman of YUM Brands has a proposal for the elected officials new or returning to Capitol Hill in January.
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+Hours Ago
+:43 PM ET Wed, 5 Dec 2018
+    European parliamentarians are set to vote on a controversial copyright law that some critics believe could stop people from sharing memes and articles online.
+    Carmakers were initially buoyed by the claim of an "incredible" trade deal emerging Trump's dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit. But the White House has now backpedaled, acknowledging there was no deal.
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+:56 PM ET Tue, 11 Sept 2018
+:01 AM ET Wed, 5 Dec 2018
+    Several lawmakers are seeking more information about airline fees and seating policies.
+    China issued an upbeat but vague promise Wednesday to carry out a tariff cease-fire with Washington but gave no details that might dispel confusion about what Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump agreed to in Argentina.
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+Hours Ago
+:52 PM ET Wed, 5 Dec 2018
+    Wondering where former Lehman Brothers employees are today? Here are a few stories
+    The United States Postal Service should have more flexibility to raise rates and should have the authority to charge market rates to deliver most packages, according to a task force created following criticism from President Donald Trump.
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+:53 PM ET Mon, 10 Sept 2018
+:32 AM ET Tue, 4 Dec 2018
+    Nike products are now banned from booster clubs in Kenner, Louisiana. All apparel, shoes, equipment and any athletic purchase must be approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation, USA Today reports.
+    Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, says there has been a "reversal in policies" by China on intellectual property, in part due to pressure from the Obama administration and the Trump administration.
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+:54 PM ET Mon, 10 Sept 2018
+:00 PM ET Sun, 2 Dec 2018
+    California would set a goal of phasing out all fossil fuels from the state's electricity sector by 2045 under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
+    The signing of the much anticipated Music Modernization Act (MMA) could trickle down to independent artists.
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+:41 PM ET Fri, 7 Sept 2018
+:40 AM ET Tue, 4 Dec 2018
+    "Anything that provides families with more flexibility in how they use 529 plans would be beneficial," said Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of savingforcollege.com.
+    According to the newly released Global Nutrition Report, malnutrition and obesity are costly problems worldwide.
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+:14 PM ET Wed, 5 Sept 2018
+:16 PM ET Fri, 30 Nov 2018
+    Paraguay's government says it's moving its embassy in Israel out of Jerusalem and back to Tel Aviv, less than four months after opening the new mission.
+    Senior Russian officials publicly chided U.S. President Donald Trump following his announcement on Thursday that he would no longer meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit of world leaders in Argentina this week.
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+:02 AM ET Sun, 2 Sept 2018
+:20 AM ET Fri, 30 Nov 2018
+    This is the first year that eligible workers can apply for public service loan forgiveness. Meet one of the few people for whom the program seems to have worked.
+    Michigan and New Jersey are on track to become the latest states to legalize recreational marijuana, with some of the lowest marijuana tax rates in the country. Some lawmakers and advocates say the states are leaving money on the table.
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+:49 AM ET Fri, 31 Aug 2018
+:48 PM ET Fri, 30 Nov 2018
+    China's education ministry issued a statement on Thursday about the need for controlling the number of new online games as the country faces increasing eye problems in its youth population.
+    The United Auto Workers union said GM's decision to idle plants in the U.S. and Canada shows the new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico is not strong enough to stop the flow of jobs from the U.S. to Mexico.
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+:59 PM ET Wed, 29 Aug 2018
+:29 AM ET Fri, 30 Nov 2018
+    The Obama Justice Department was starting to crack down on police abuses that plague small towns across the nation. But Jeff Sessions decided not to bother, leaving the police to police themselves, ProPublica reports.
+    This week the Trump administration proposed allowing Medicare Part D pharmacy drug plans to be more selective on branded drugs from what are known as the six special therapeutic classes, which include cancer treatments and H-I-V antiviral drugs.
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+:52 PM ET Tue, 28 Aug 2018
+:41 PM ET Thu, 29 Nov 2018
+    On Tuesday, Missouri becomes the first state in the country to have a law on the books that prohibits food makers to use the word "meat" to refer to anything other than animal flesh, USA Today reports.
+    Volvo's global CEO, Håkan Samuelsson, told reporters at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Thursday that Volvo is slowing the pace at which production is being ramped up in Charleston, a move that will also result in a slowdown in hiring.
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+:04 PM ET Tue, 28 Aug 2018
+:03 AM ET Thu, 29 Nov 2018
+    President Donald Trump has already announced a preliminary agreement with Mexico.
+    Trump criticizes the largest U.S. automaker three days after its job-cut announcement, saying other companies were "pouring into the U.S., including BMW, which just announced a major new plant. The U.S.A. is booming!"
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+:35 AM ET Mon, 27 Aug 2018
+:07 PM ET Wed, 28 Nov 2018
+    Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and former Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., discuss the Protecting Taxpayers Act, a bipartisan proposal they say will enact commonsense reforms to help the IRS better serve American taxpayers and achieve its critical mission.
+    The Detroit automaker cited rising commodity prices and interest rates as reasons to ask 17,700 employees to retire from the company.
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+:58 PM ET Sun, 26 Aug 2018
+:13 AM ET Wed, 28 Nov 2018
+    Adam Carr from the Australia Chamber of Commerce says that some businesses are worried the political changes could push developments in the country's energy policies back to square one.
+    Federal economists have calculated that the nation's losses in corn - its largest crop by harvest and export volume - amount to just a penny per bushel, a pittance farmers call absurd.
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+:15 PM ET Sat, 25 Aug 2018
+:03 AM ET Wed, 28 Nov 2018
+    The United States' proposed trade tariffs on imported Chinese goods would apply to artworks originating in China, causing an outrage in the world of art buyers and dealers. The NYT reports.
+    The United States will regret waging the trade war with China, as it is pushing the world's second-largest economy in a direction counter-productive to American interests, says Hong Kong property tycoon Ronnie Chan.
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+:24 PM ET Thu, 23 Aug 2018
+:35 AM ET Wed, 28 Nov 2018
+    ProPublica takes a closer look at the State of New York v. Mnuchin, a lawsuit that attacks Trump's tax cut and will put judicial conservatives to an unusual test: Will they align with Republicans or states' rights?
+    China's transport ministry said on Wednesday that it will impose fines on executives at Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing as part of a crackdown on illegal practices in the industry.
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+:03 PM ET Tue, 21 Aug 2018
+:12 PM ET Tue, 27 Nov 2018
+    Collins, who supports abortion rights, says she talked "at great length" with Kavanaugh about the application of established precedent to abortion cases.
+    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says "some kind of response" is needed from the United States for Saudi Arabia's role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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+:58 AM ET Fri, 17 Aug 2018
+:07 PM ET Tue, 27 Nov 2018
+    Saudi Arabia said early on Friday that it has contributed $100 million to northeast Syria for "stabilization projects" in areas once held by the Islamic State group and now controlled by U.S.-backed forces.
+    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed changes to Medicare prescription drug coverage that would allow insurers to stop covering certain "protected" classes of drugs used to treat common ailments like depression, cancer and HIV.