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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump wants a trade agreement with China, but it must be "the right deal," White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Tuesday (Aug 6). Kudlow's remarks came as markets attempted a recovery from Monday's deep sell-off, prompted by a sudden escalation in the US-China trade since last week. READ: Global stocks tumble on escalating US-China trade war "The president was not happy with the progress" of talks in Beijing earlier this month, Kudlow told CNBC. "The president is defending the American economy" against "a lot of unfair trading practices". READ: China firms stop purchases of US farm produce Trump on Thursday announced new tariffs on another US$300 billion in Chinese imports and on Monday responded to a drop in value of the yuan by formally branding Beijing a currency manipulator. Beijing on Monday also said it was cutting off imports of US agricultural goods. Kudlow said Trump "would like to continue negotiations, he would like … [Read more...] about Trump wants trade pact with China but must be ‘right deal’: White House adviser

The White House on Tuesday announced plans to further increase the number of vaccine doses sent to states each week from 14.5 million to 15.2 million. “In our COVID team’s weekly meeting with the governors, we announced another supply increase for states, tribes and territories from 14.5 [million] to 15.2 million doses per week,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki Jen Psaki Tanden withdraws nomination as Biden budget chief Cardona seeks to pivot from DeVos era at Education White House says weekly vaccine doses will increase to 15.2 million MORE told reporters at a briefing. “Furthermore, states are also receiving 2.8 million of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week, so they are receiving a total of 18 million doses.” The increase marks a significant uptick in doses since President Biden Joe Biden Intercept bureau chief: minimum wage was not 'high priority' for Biden in COVID-19 relief South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as … [Read more...] about White House says weekly vaccine doses will increase to 15.2 million

In the first major setback to United States President Joe Biden, Indian-American policy expert Neera Tanden has withdrawn her nomination as his top White House budget official after she faced strong opposition from both Democratic and Republican senators for her past controversial posts on social media. Tanden, 50, had been facing a tough time for the confirmation of her nomination as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget over her past Twitter outbursts against several lawmakers, including those from her own Democratic Party. Tanden, president of the left-leaning think tank Center for American Progress, would have led a key economic post that oversees the production of the President's proposed budget for his agenda if she had been confirmed. The OMB is in charge of the budget-drafting process in the White House, as well as having a large role in the issuance of new regulations. Biden on Tuesday accepted her withdrawal and indicated that Tanden … [Read more...] about White House budget chief nominee Neera Tanden withdraws nomination

NEW YORK (AP) – The Department of Defense inspector general released a scathing report Wednesday on the conduct of Ronny Jackson, now a congressman from Texas, when he worked as a top White House physician. The internal investigation concluded that Jackson made “sexual and denigrating” comments about a female subordinate, violated the policy on drinking alcohol on a presidential trip and took prescription-strength sleeping medication that prompted worries from his colleagues about his ability to provide proper medical care. READ MORE: Biden Says It's 'Big Mistake' For Texas To Lift Mask Mandate: 'Last Thing We Need Is Neanderthal Thinking' The years-long investigation into Jackson, who was elected to the House in November, examined allegations into his conduct during his time serving the administrations of both Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Jackson, who gained notoriety for his over-the-top pronouncements about Trump’s health, denied the allegations, and declared … [Read more...] about Pentagon Probe Slams Former White House Doctor, Current Texas Congressman Ronny Jackson’s Behavior

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's typical day starts late and is spent mostly watching TV, browsing newspapers and tweeting, according to a leak of the president's confidential schedule. The weekend report on news site Axios.com angered the White House, which did not deny the details of what appears to be a rather easy typical day at the office for the world's most powerful man. Most days, Trump has no official work before 11am, according to the daily guidance given to the media by the press office. That usually begins with the president receiving his intelligence briefing. According to detailed private schedules published by Axios, things don't get much more hectic after that. Sixty per cent of the president's work life is categorised as "executive time", meaning unstructured time to make phone calls, read newspapers, tweet and watch television. Trump's personal secretary, Madeleine Westerhout, was not amused by the embarrassing report. "What a disgraceful breach of trust to … [Read more...] about Leak of Trump’s daily schedule prompts White House fury