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 ## [Politics](https://cnbc.com/politics/) [Policy](https://cnbc.com/policy/)
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+    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.
+    Former defense minister Tomomi Inada says she will be running for the top post of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in 2021.
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+    Despite the high stakes economic battle between the United States and China, Beijing's top concern is North Korea's nuclear policy, Schwarzman says.
+    He is looking at two potential candidates: former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
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+Hours Ago
+:02 AM ET Mon, 1 April 2019
+    The latest data set marks a shift in sentiment from the fourth quarter of 2018.
+    The Export-Import Bank of the United States has not had a quorum to do its job properly since 2015. At the moment, 4 out of 5 voting member seats on EXIM's board of directors are vacant. Billions of dollars in transactions are sitting in the pipeline.
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+:29 PM ET Wed, 27 Feb 2019
+Mins Ago
+    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.
+    After nearly two years at the helm of the FDA, Scott Gottlieb is resigning at the beginning of April.
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+:50 AM ET Sun, 31 March 2019
+    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.
+    The Trump administration said it plans to end foreign aid programs for the three Central American countries. The aid affects closes to $500 million in 2018 funds and millions more left over from the prior fiscal year.
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+:18 PM ET Mon, 25 Feb 2019
+:45 PM ET Fri, 29 March 2019
+    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.
+    Social media executives could spend up to three years in prison and their firms be fined 10 percent of their turnover if they fail to quickly remove violent material from their platforms, according to a new law proposed by the Australian government.
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+:44 AM ET Tue, 26 Feb 2019
+:05 PM ET Fri, 29 March 2019
+    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.
+    A Harris and O'Rourke 2020 ticket would be "a way to mobilize their base and give it their best shot," Bannon says.
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+:07 PM ET Sat, 23 Feb 2019
+:27 AM ET Fri, 29 March 2019
+    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.
+    Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon told "Squawk Box" who he thinks are the best positioned Democratic candidates to beat President Trump in the 2020 election.
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+:19 AM ET Wed, 20 Feb 2019
+:34 PM ET Fri, 29 March 2019
+    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.
+    Vaccines are the best way to protect against dangerous and sometimes deadly diseases like measles and tetanus, yet some people refuse to get them.
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+:13 PM ET Tue, 19 Feb 2019
+:54 AM ET Wed, 27 March 2019
+    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.
+    Basil Smikle, former New York State Democratic Party executive director, and Genevieve Wood, senior advisor and spokesperson with the Heritage Foundation, join "Squawk Box" to discuss why specific progressive policies such as free college and "Medicare for All" is growing in popularity among the American people.
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+:32 PM ET Mon, 18 Feb 2019
+:25 PM ET Wed, 27 March 2019
+    "The president does have broad authority. But he does not have authority to violate the Constitution," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday.
+    Lawmakers are likely to raise questions about a plan for a software fix to the jets that Boeing said it gave the FAA in January.
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+:50 PM ET Fri, 15 Feb 2019
+:15 PM ET Tue, 26 March 2019
+    State Sen. Michael Gianaris defends his opposition to Amazon's now-scuttled plan for a New York City headquarters.
+    The biggest decliners were Molina Health, which fell nearly 10 percent during Tuesday's session, and Centene which fell nearly 5 percent.
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+:41 PM ET Thu, 14 Feb 2019
+:07 AM ET Wed, 27 March 2019
+    "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.
+    The U.N.'s housing advisor singles out Blackstone's practices in a critique of the role of private equity in the housing market, The Guardian reports.
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+:59 AM ET Thu, 14 Feb 2019
+:46 PM ET Tue, 26 March 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.
+    U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is slated to meet on Wednesday at the White House with Fabiana Rosales, a Venezuelan activist who is the wife of opposition leader Juan Guaido.
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+:05 AM ET Thu, 14 Feb 2019
+:19 PM ET Tue, 26 March 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.
+    The Trump administration is in talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about legislation to lower prescription drug costs, a White House official says.
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+:39 PM ET Wed, 13 Feb 2019
+:29 PM ET Mon, 25 March 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.
+    New Jersey lawmakers dealt a blow to the prospects of legal recreational marijuana use Monday, when the Senate leader postponed a vote because he couldn't muster enough support in the chamber.
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+:25 PM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+:26 AM ET Sun, 24 March 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.
+    The U.S. has been a bright spot among advanced economies, partly thanks to the president's $1.5 trillion tax reform. But the boost can't last forever.
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+:22 AM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+:23 AM ET Sat, 23 March 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.
+    U.S. prosecutors are reportedly looking at whether Boeing provided incomplete or misleading information about the 737 MAX aircraft to U.S. air-safety regulators and customers.
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+:16 AM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+:11 AM ET Fri, 22 March 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 game theory comes in with the timing of when new rules might be adopted. Executives note the deadline for filing 2020 plans is in early June.
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+:05 PM ET Tue, 12 Feb 2019
+:45 PM ET Wed, 20 March 2019
+    The plan would raise taxes on capital gains as a way to discourage companies from pursuing share repurchases.
+    Boeing has been working on a software update that is expected to correct issues with the 737 Max maneuvering characteristics augmentation system.