Jul 13, 2017 - Politics & Policy

Senate Judiciary Chairman calls on Trump Jr. to testify publicly

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Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) told NPR Thursday that he has sent a letter to Donald Trump Jr. asking him to testify in open session before the committee next week, and said he will be subpoenaed if necessary.

Trump Jr. told Sean Hannity Tuesday that he's willing to testify under oath about his June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower.

Yesterday the committee asked Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman who also attended the meeting, to testify as well.

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Scott Rosenberg, Kyle Daly
2 mins ago - Technology

Trump's TikTok and WeChat actions ratchet up the pressure on China

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

President Trump escalated his campaign to claw apart the Chinese and American tech worlds Thursday evening, issuing executive orders that threaten to ban both TikTok and massive global messaging app WeChat.

The big picture: Trump's orders come against a backdrop of heightening tension with China, the steady unfolding of a hard "decoupling" between the world's two largest economies, and the Trump campaign's effort to wave a "tough on China" banner.

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Updated 32 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Coronavirus dashboard

Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios

  1. Global: Total confirmed cases as of 9 a.m. ET: 19,128,901 — Total deaths: 715,555— Total recoveries — 11,591,028 — Map.
  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 9 a.m. ET: 4,884,406 — Total deaths: 160,111 — Total recoveries: 1,598,624 — Total tests: 59,652,675 — Map.
  3. Politics: Trump floats executive action even if stimulus deal is reached.
  4. Business: U.S. economy adds 1.8 million jobs in July — Household debt and credit delinquencies dropped in Q2.
  5. Sports: The pandemic's impact on how sports are played.
  6. 1 🎮 thing: Video gaming growth soars.
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Alayna Treene
49 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Trump floats executive action even if stimulus deal is reached

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The White House is finalizing a series of executive orders addressing key coronavirus stimulus priorities if negotiations with Congress fall apart, and it's leaving the door open for President Trump to use them even if a deal is reached that doesn't encompass all of his priorities, two administration officials tell Axios.

What we’re hearing: “I wouldn't be surprised that, if something gets left off the table, we’d be like ‘we can take this executive action too and be able to win on it anyway,’” one official said.

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