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Breaking: Wall Street is Worried About a Trade War After Trump Announces Tariff Taxes

Reading Time: 2 minutes This announcement comes from a President who ran his campaign on the premise that he had the business experience to lead the country and particularly the economy like a business. It’s a common line of rhetoric amongst candidates. However, in practical terms, our economy doesn’t, and can’t run like a business because it isn’t one.  Under this administration, while the markets have seen growth, they have also suffered the largest single-day losses in history. 

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Breaking: One Day After Admitting She Tells “White Lies” for the President, the Least Qualified White House Communications Director in History Resigns

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hicks has largely stayed out of the public eye. However, her romantic relationship with Rob Porter became a talking point during his FBI clearance crisis in recent weeks. It’s unlikely that her resignation will allow her to drift away from the spotlight anytime soon as her role in the Russian scandal is heating up by the day. 

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Top-secret Clearance Cliff Notes – What You Need to Know and Why it Matters.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The main reason the FBI doesn’t grant a top-secret clearance is that during the background check they determine that the person in question is vulnerable to extortion or inappropriate foreign influence.That means that there is something in your past, your personal life or your finances that the FBI believes is so scandalous that you would jeopardize the security of the United States to hide.

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