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Emily Stewart

Emily Stewart

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Emily Stewart

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    George H.W. Bush’s state funeral arrangements: what we knowGeorge H.W. Bush’s state funeral arrangements: what we know
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    The former Republican president died Friday at age 94.

    By Rachel Withers and Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Stock market plunges as Wall Street gives Trump’s China deal another lookStock market plunges as Wall Street gives Trump’s China deal another look
    Politics

    The president calling himself “Tariff Man” didn’t help.

    By Emily Stewart
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    “We don’t yet have a specific agreement on that”: White House backtracks on China deal“We don’t yet have a specific agreement on that”: White House backtracks on China deal
    Politics

    Trump is overselling what he got out of his China trade war timeout.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    The US got its own section in the G20 statement on climate changeThe US got its own section in the G20 statement on climate change
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    It reiterates Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Deutsche Bank’s German office raids (apparently) have nothing to do with TrumpDeutsche Bank’s German office raids (apparently) have nothing to do with Trump
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    They’re tied to a money-laundering investigation going back to the Panama Papers.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Facebook agrees to civil rights audit update, apologizes for Soros opposition researchFacebook agrees to civil rights audit update, apologizes for Soros opposition research
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    The social media company is now doing a liberal apology tour, too.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    There are many reasons to be mad at Sheryl Sandberg. Asking about Soros’s Facebook interests isn’t one of them.There are many reasons to be mad at Sheryl Sandberg. Asking about Soros’s Facebook interests isn’t one of them.
    Politics

    Sandberg asked whether George Soros was shorting Facebook’s stock — a common practice on Wall Street.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Trump tweets that tariffs are making the US “richer than ever before.” They’re not.Trump tweets that tariffs are making the US “richer than ever before.” They’re not.
    Politics

    Tariffs don’t work like Trump seems to think they do.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Trump’s beef with the Fed, explainedTrump’s beef with the Fed, explained
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    The president is “not even a little bit happy” with Jerome Powell. Here’s why.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    The Ivanka Trump email controversy, explainedThe Ivanka Trump email controversy, explained
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    If Hillary Clinton’s emails mattered so much, why shouldn’t Ivanka’s?

    By Emily Stewart

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