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New Chinese tariffs add pressure on American farmers amid ongoing trade war
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Trump administration cuts export office staff amid escalating trade war
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The looming budget question: Will Medicaid cuts fund tax cuts?
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China's retaliatory tariffs take effect as American farmers, stocks reel
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