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Under President Trump, the economy has added millions of jobs and the unemployment rate has fallen to near record lows. (Associated Press)

Trump challenged by 2020 Democratic hopefuls on his economic gains

President Donald Trump speaks at Derco Aerospace Inc., a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, Friday, July 12, 2019, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

'We need Democrats' to pass Canada-Mexico trade pact, Trump says

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 2020 presidential contender, rolls out plan for seniors

Trump's 'America First' policy driving other countries to ink trade deals

In this June 16, 2016, photo, Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Liberal House Democrats threaten to derail annual defense spending bill

President Donald Trump is joined by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Attorney General William Barr, right, as he speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump drops census citizenship question, orders count from existing records

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, New York Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House version of defense bill would block Confederate names for military bases, ships

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on the environment in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump expected to take executive action on census at press conference

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser pauses during a news conference at One Judiciary Square in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser calls for July 4th cost to be replenished: 'The White House pays its bills'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks to reporters following a House Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nancy Pelosi defiant amid Dem infighting: 'Regrets is not what I do'

Fireworks seen from the Lincoln Memorial explode over the Potomac River for Independence Day, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser: Trump's Salute to America 'depleted' city's security fund

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., mixes margaritas while tending bar at a restaurant in the Queens borough of New York, Friday, May 31, 2019. She was back in her New York district tending bar as part of her push to raise the federal minimum wage, especially for workers who now depend on tips. (AP Photo/Steven R. Groves)

Federal minimum wage hike would cost millions of jobs: CBO report

FILE - In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is photographed early in the morning. The Justice Department says Tuesday, July 2, 2019, the 2020 Census is moving ahead without a question about citizenship. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Justice Department shakes up legal team in bid to get citizenship question on census

President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House, Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Trump team works overtime to add citizenship question to census

In this June 26, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Economy suddenly poses challenge for Trump as 'hottest show in the world' shows signs of cooling

President Donald Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before departing to Japan for the G-20 summit, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

DOJ scrambles to add citizenship question to census after Trump tweet

In this June 30, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump rebuffs own administration, says they're still pursuing census citizenship question

An event staff member sits in the grass as workers set up for President Donald Trump's "Salute to America" event honoring service branches on Independence Day at the Lincoln Memorial, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Washington. President Donald Trump is promising military tanks along with "Incredible Flyovers & biggest ever Fireworks!" for the Fourth of July. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Park Service diverting $2.5 million for Trump's July Fourth festival: Report

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Rep. Lloyd Doggett dings 'inexplicable' delay in House Dems' lawsuit for Trump's tax returns

Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Andrzejewski jokes about having his name misspelled on a sign during a debate between the Illinois Republican candidates for Governor in Springfield, Ill., Monday, Dec 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) ** FILE **

'War on math': Budget hawks outraged there isn't more outrage over deficit

In this April 23, 2019, photo, Immigration activists rally outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Trump administration drops push for citizenship question on 2020 census

In this Nov. 27, 2018, file photo, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., then incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, addresses an audience during a gathering of business leaders in Boston. The Democrats tried and failed several times to obtain Trump's returns as the minority party in Congress. Their newly energized leftward wing is pushing the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., to set the quest in motion, and fast. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Trump tax returns lawsuit tests Congress' investigative powers

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference following the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump considering cut to capital gains taxes to bolster economy

A migrant mother and children ride a freight train on their way north, in Palenque, Chiapas state, Mexico, Monday, June 24, 2019. The group's next stop will be Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz state. Mexico has deployed 6,500 National Guard members in the southern part of the country, plus another 15,000 soldiers along its northern border in a bid to reduce the number of migrants traveling through its territory to reach the U.S. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

White House demands Democrats pass bill to fund humanitarian needs and security at border

In this June 5, 2019, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Nancy Pelosi, Democrats approve $4.5 billion border bill

"When you get that rich, it shouldn't be just your real estate [that is taxed]. It should be the stock portfolio, the diamonds, the Rembrandt and the yacht," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, said. (Associated Press)

2020 Democrats embrace 'tax-and-spend liberals' label, expand wish list

The Supreme Court building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Supreme Court asked to settle census citizenship fight

In this Jan. 22, 2019, file photo, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Steny Hoyer backs down on Congress pay raises: 'We don't have the votes'

In this May 29, 2018, file photo George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, listens to the conference after his speech titled "How to save the European Union" as he attends the European Council On Foreign Relations Annual Council Meeting in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) ** FILE **

George Soros, Chris Hughes among those pushing 2020 contenders for new 'wealth tax'

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses the crowd during the South Carolina Democratic Convention on Saturday, June 22, 2019, in S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) **FILE**

Bernie Sanders 'revolutionary' proposal would pay off all student debt with taxes on Wall Street

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