The News Roundup for August 23, 2019

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The News Roundup for August 23, 2019

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President Trump walked back a promise for background checks. He called Jews who vote for Democrats “very disloyal.” And he introduced a rule that’ll let the U.S. detain immigrant families on the boarder indefinitely.

Meanwhile, Trump was told he can’t buy Greenland. The G7 summit is this weekend. And China introduced new tariffs on American goods.

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