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President Donald Trump said a trade deal with South Korea was “pretty much finalized.” On the final stop of his three-nation Asia tour, he was showered with praise and presented with a gold crown.

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its short-term rate today for the second time this year despite an increasingly cloudy view of the economy it is trying to influence.

The effects of the month-long government shutdown are about to be felt outside of Washington, D.C., as millions of Americans who receive federal benefits will be impacted directly if a deal to reopen the government isn’t reached by the end of the week.

A federal trial over whether President Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, is set to begin this afternoon, with local police officials expe

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