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Former President Donald Trump racked up more than $70 million in losses over a four-year period from his Washington

Trump DC hotel incurred more than $70 million in losses while Trump was president, documents show

By Katelyn Polantz, Veronica Stracqualursi and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump racked up more than $70 million in losses over a four-year period from his Washington, DC, hotel, while publicly claiming that the hotel was making more than tens of millions of dollars, according to documents released by the House Oversight Committee. The

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Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon exits the Manhattan Federal Court on August 20

Bannon to defy subpoena from January 6 committee, citing Trump’s ‘direction’

By Sara Murray, Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN Steve Bannon will not cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6, his lawyer said in an email obtained by CNN that cites former President Donald Trump’s claim of executive privilege. Bannon’s attorney told the committee that “the executive privileges belong to President Trump” and

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Oklahoma's State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister speaks in Oklahoma City on March 16

Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister switches parties, enters 2022 gubernatorial race

By Andrew Millman, CNN Oklahoma’s two-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced on Thursday that she is switching her party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and challenging Republican incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt in next year’s gubernatorial election, according to a video Hofmeister posted to Twitter. “I believe Governor Stitt is running Oklahoma into

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US Department of Education approves Missouri’s COVID-19 relief plan for elementary and secondary schools

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The US Department of Education approved Missouri’s COVID-19 relief plan for elementary and secondary schools. Missouri was allotted nearly 2 billion dollars to carry out COVID-19 safety measures in school districts. The approval means the state will receive the remaining amount of funding, totaling $654 million. Missouri’s plan promotes statewide vaccination events

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the debate over the US debt ceiling amounts to "flirting with a self-inflicted crisis" but that everyone "breathed a sigh of relief" after Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to avert economic disaster.

Treasury secretary on debt ceiling debate: ‘It’s flirting with a self-inflicted crisis’

By Donald Judd and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the debate over the US debt ceiling amounts to “flirting with a self-inflicted crisis” but that everyone “breathed a sigh of relief” after Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to avert economic disaster. “It’s important that we have met that deadline

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When the coronavirus pandemic struck in March 2020

Have your pandemic unemployment benefits expired? What has that meant for you?

By CNN staff When the coronavirus pandemic struck in March 2020, Congress approved an unprecedented expansion of the nation’s unemployment program to help those who suddenly lost their jobs. Those pandemic benefits have now ended nationwide, leaving millions of people without a vital financial lifeline. Were you collecting pandemic unemployment benefits? What has their expiration

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