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 ## [Politics](https://cnbc.com/politics/) [Policy](https://cnbc.com/policy/)
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+:19 AM ET Wed, 20 Feb 2019
+Hours Ago
+    It would be "naive" and "irresponsible" to let Chinese telecom company Huawei supply equipment for the U.K.'s 5G mobile networks, according to a report by British think tank Royal United Services Institute.
+    Sen. Cory Booker introduced a bill on Thursday to legalize marijuana nationwide as he mounts his presidential campaign. Cosponsors of the bill, known as the Marijuana Justice Act, include fellow 2020 Democratic contenders.
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+:13 PM ET Tue, 19 Feb 2019
+Hours Ago
+    The administration is responding in part to a reported hanging of a young gay man in Iran, Trump's top geopolitical foe, NBC News Reports.
+    Despite the high stakes economic battle between the United States and China, Beijing's top concern is North Korea's nuclear policy, Schwarzman says.
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+:32 PM ET Mon, 18 Feb 2019
+Hours Ago
+    "The president does have broad authority. But he does not have authority to violate the Constitution," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday.
+    The latest data set marks a shift in sentiment from the fourth quarter of 2018.
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+:50 PM ET Fri, 15 Feb 2019
+:29 PM ET Wed, 27 Feb 2019
+    State Sen. Michael Gianaris defends his opposition to Amazon's now-scuttled plan for a New York City headquarters.
+    Gottlieb said he has heard Congress "loud and clear" when it legalized hemp products, including CBD, in December and is putting together a working group of senior officials to work on the new rules.
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+:41 PM ET Thu, 14 Feb 2019
+Hours Ago
+    "I wish Amazon had stuck it out a little bit longer, because in the long term I believe that this would have been a good deal for both," said Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y.
+    Rep. Nita Lowey blamed Gottlieb's decision to delay a regulation that would have taken e-cigarettes off the market at least temporarily this year for fueling what public health officials have now labeled an epidemic.
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+:59 AM ET Thu, 14 Feb 2019
+:18 PM ET Mon, 25 Feb 2019
+    "I suspect there should be higher taxes for the wealthy around the world and I don't think they would object to that," the Virgin Group founder tells CNBC.
+    The congressional hearing sets up a potentially hostile showdown between Washington and drugmakers, who face the threat of legislative action after years of setting drug prices in the U.S. without serious repercussions.
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+:05 AM ET Thu, 14 Feb 2019
+:44 AM ET Tue, 26 Feb 2019
+    "We have a lot of people here from other countries under a temporary protective program. Why don't we have a permanent solution for that?" Scott says.
+    As President Donald Trump rails against illegal immigration, his administration has taken measures to restrict the ability of recently graduated and skilled foreign nationals to work legally in the U.S.
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+:39 PM ET Wed, 13 Feb 2019
+:07 PM ET Sat, 23 Feb 2019
+    The longest government shutdown in U.S. history cost the economy billions of dollars. Its impacts trickled down from federal employees missing their paychecks to D.C.-area restaurants losing a third of their customer base.
+    California lawmakers introduced legislation this week to phase out single-use plastic food containers and other packaging that can't demonstrate it's recyclable or compostable.
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+:25 PM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+:19 AM ET Wed, 20 Feb 2019
+    China's trade surplus with the U.S. will shrink once China starts buying $40 trillion worth of goods and services, Alibaba co-founder Joseph Tsai says.
+    It would be "naive" and "irresponsible" to let Chinese telecom company Huawei supply equipment for the U.K.'s 5G mobile networks, according to a report by British think tank Royal United Services Institute.
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+:22 AM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+:13 PM ET Tue, 19 Feb 2019
+    Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sits down with "Squawk Box" to argue that the economic policies under President Obama laid the foundation for the current economy two years into the Trump presidency.
+    The administration is responding in part to a reported hanging of a young gay man in Iran, Trump's top geopolitical foe, NBC News Reports.
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+:16 AM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+:32 PM ET Mon, 18 Feb 2019
+    Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sits down with "Squawk Box" to discuss some of the Democratic proposals such as a wealth tax, progressive tax rates and the Green New Deal.
+    "The president does have broad authority. But he does not have authority to violate the Constitution," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday.
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+:05 PM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+:50 PM ET Fri, 15 Feb 2019
+    The plan would raise taxes on capital gains as a way to discourage companies from pursuing share repurchases.
+    State Sen. Michael Gianaris defends his opposition to Amazon's now-scuttled plan for a New York City headquarters.
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+:11 PM ET Mon, 11 Feb 2019
+:41 PM ET Thu, 14 Feb 2019
+    The Food and Drug Administration said Monday it plans to modernize the agency's oversight of dietary supplements.
+    "I wish Amazon had stuck it out a little bit longer, because in the long term I believe that this would have been a good deal for both," said Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y.
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+:37 PM ET Mon, 11 Feb 2019
+:59 AM ET Thu, 14 Feb 2019
+    "These products, which are often sold on websites and social media platforms, have not been reviewed by the FDA and are not proven safe and effective to treat the diseases and health conditions they claim to treat," the FDA says.
+    "I suspect there should be higher taxes for the wealthy around the world and I don't think they would object to that," the Virgin Group founder tells CNBC.
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+:20 AM ET Mon, 11 Feb 2019
+:05 AM ET Thu, 14 Feb 2019
+    Arthur Laffer, chairman of Laffer Associates and former Trump campaign economic advisor, and Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook and now Economic Security Project co-chair, join "Squawk Box" to debate the Democratic tax proposals of a 70 percent progressive tax rate on the wealthy.
+    "We have a lot of people here from other countries under a temporary protective program. Why don't we have a permanent solution for that?" Scott says.
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+:30 AM ET Mon, 11 Feb 2019
+:39 PM ET Wed, 13 Feb 2019
+    Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)'s proposed a 70 percent top tax rate. CNBC's Robert Frank reports on the historical precedence of the proposal as well as the public opinion polling on the issue.
+    The longest government shutdown in U.S. history cost the economy billions of dollars. Its impacts trickled down from federal employees missing their paychecks to D.C.-area restaurants losing a third of their customer base.
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+:11 PM ET Fri, 8 Feb 2019
+:25 PM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+    The border wall is "a piece of infrastructure," the Delaware Democrat says. "We've already got more than 600, almost 700 miles of border fencing."
+    China's trade surplus with the U.S. will shrink once China starts buying $40 trillion worth of goods and services, Alibaba co-founder Joseph Tsai says.
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+:09 AM ET Fri, 8 Feb 2019
+:22 AM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+    A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday stopped a Louisiana law imposing strict regulations on abortion clinics from going into effect.
+    Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sits down with "Squawk Box" to argue that the economic policies under President Obama laid the foundation for the current economy two years into the Trump presidency.
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+:56 AM ET Thu, 7 Feb 2019
+:16 AM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+    Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has stopped short of threatening to issue a subpoena to the drugmakers, indicating that participation at the hearing isn't entirely voluntary.
+    Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sits down with "Squawk Box" to discuss some of the Democratic proposals such as a wealth tax, progressive tax rates and the Green New Deal.
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+:11 PM ET Tue, 5 Feb 2019
+:05 PM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+    Pharmaceutical executives have already declined the Senate Finance Committee's invitation to testify about drug prices. Sen. Ron Wyden floated this possibility of issuing a subpoena forcing them to testify.
+    The plan would raise taxes on capital gains as a way to discourage companies from pursuing share repurchases.