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Attendees watch David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs & Co., on a screen as he speaks during a panel session at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022.

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Wall Street eager to strike deals with Saudi Arabia, despite political concerns

5:06pm October 25, 2022

by David Gura

U.S. executives and billionaire investors are mingling and making deals at a conference nicknamed "Davos in the Desert," even as the White House reevaluates relations with Saudi Arabia.

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Google announced late Wednesday that it would permit the Trump-backed social media site Truth Social to be downloaded through its app store, making the service available to millions of new users.

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Google is now distributing Truth Social, Trump's Twitter alternative

11:18am October 14, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

It is an about-face for the tech giant, which had blocked Trump's social media app from Google Play, its app store, over content that can incite violence.

Jared Kushner is seen here talking with Israel's opposition leader and ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with his wife Ivanka Trump at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Oct. 11, 2021. Kushner, a senior adviser to former President Trump, appeared before the H

Jared Kushner provided 'helpful' details to the Jan. 6 committee, a panel member says

8:48pm March 31, 2022

Donald Trump's son-in-law and a former senior White House adviser substantiated information and provided his own take on different reports on the Jan. 6 attack, Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria said.

Supporters of President Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

2:11pm October 28, 2021

by Terry Gross

Robert Costa's book Peril, which he co-wrote with Bob Woodward, goes inside Trump's war room on the eve of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Costa says the 2024 election could trigger a constitutional crisis.

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The Justice Department says former Trump administration officials can testify before Congress about Jan. 6 and the events leading up to the insurrection.

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Justice Department Clears Way For Trump Officials To Testify About Jan. 6

2:43pm July 27, 2021

by Brian Naylor

The department says it would not be appropriate for former officials to claim executive privilege forbids them from testifying before Congress.

Chart: ICE Detention Population Decreasing Sharply

Beyond The Border, Fewer Immigrants Being Locked Up But ICE Still Pays For Empty Beds

5:56am April 01, 2021

by Joel Rose

The number of immigrants in detention peaked under former President Donald Trump. Now those detention centers have emptied out, but ICE is still paying more than $1 million a day for empty beds.

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Why Pandemics Give Birth To Hate: From Bubonic Plague To COVID-19

3:04pm March 26, 2021

by Joanne Lu

The Atlanta shooting has led to heated discussion about the blame — and violence — aimed at Asians during the pandemic. It's the latest example in a long history of hatred fueled by disease.

Butch Bowers speaks during a news conference at the State House in Columbia, S.C., on Sept. 10, 2009. It's up to the South Carolina elections and ethics lawyer to defend former President Donald Trump at the U.S. Senate impeachment trial.

Who Are The Lawyers Defending Trump In His 2nd Impeachment Trial?

9:59am January 31, 2021

by Victoria Hansen

Among the fairly unknown team from South Carolina is Butch Bowers, who represents public officials in ethics cases. A first for him, he has to defend the former president in a trial unlike any other.

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Chart showing poll results, split among Democrats, Republicans and Independents.

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Poll: Majority Of Americans Blame Trump For Violence At Capitol

1:48pm January 15, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

In the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 58% say Trump is responsible for the riot at the Capitol, but most Republicans don't — and most of them don't accept the accuracy of the election either.

A number of GOP members — including the No. 3 House Republican — have already said they will vote for impeachment. A Democrat from a Trump-voting district sees several more Republicans joining the vote to impeach.

Up To 12 House Republicans May Vote For Trump Impeachment, Democratic Lawmaker Says

11:24am January 13, 2021

by Tonya Mosley

Several GOP members, including the No. 3 House Republican, have said they will vote for impeachment. Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from a Trump-voting district, sees several more Republicans joining.

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