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In this Oct. 31, 2019 photo, man uses his smartphone as he stands near a billboard for Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in Beijing. Chinese tech giant Huawei kept its global business growing for almost a decade while Washington piled sanctions on the company and lobbied its allies to keep the company out of telecom networks. Now, Huawei is starting to suffer in earnest as the Trump administration steps up efforts to slam the door on access to Western components and markets in a widening feud with Beijing over technology and security. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Huawei: Smartphone chips running out under US sanctions

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, N.J., Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

At his New Jersey golf club, Trump finds supportive audience

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer call on Republicans to accept $2 trillion COVID-19 relief price tag

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, right, walk to speak to reporters after meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y. as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Meadows, Mnuchin recommend Trump use executive power for coronavirus relief

By Gabriella Muñoz and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, May 21, 2020, file photo, a man looks at signs of a closed store due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Niles, Ill. State governments are pushing for help from Congress to fix budget gaps caused by the coronavirus pandemic and economic shutdowns. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Unemployment rate fell to 10.2% in July, but job growth eases

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2019, file photo, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during an interview at the Governor's Residence in Columbus, Ohio. DeWine tests positive for coronavirus, Friday, Aug. 6, 2020, ahead of planned meeting with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

DeWine tests negative after positive test before Trump visit

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and DAN SEWELL - Associated Press

President Trump tends to focus instead on drug therapies to help patients survive and the historic pace of the race for a vaccine. (Associated Press/File)

Trump: COVID-19 vaccine ‘possible’ by Nov. 3

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, July 19, 2020, file photo, Kanye West makes his first presidential campaign appearance, in North Charleston, S.C. West filed signatures on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Ohio, to run for president as an independent candidate in November. (Lauren Petracca Ipetracca/The Post And Courier via AP, File)

Republicans push Kanye 2020. But will it really hurt Biden?

By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP Explains: Is a Trump White House acceptance speech legal?

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump to issue executive order on unemployment if Congress can’t reach agreement on relief deal

By Dave Boyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump considering giving convention speech from White House

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

In this Feb. 19, 2020, file photo, former National Security Adviser Susan Rice takes part in a discussion on global leadership at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) **FILE**

Susan Rice, VP contender, wants to ‘re-imagine’ away the police

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrives for continued negotiations ahead of a meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Capitol negotiators still stuck, still trying on virus aid

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chasm grows between Trump and government coronavirus experts

By AAMER MADHANI, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

In this July 20, 2016, file photo, a delegate shows off support for Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump during the third-day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The Republican National Committee is sharply restricting attendance on three of the four nights of its convention in Jacksonville, Florida, next month as coronavirus cases are spiking in the state. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

No hoopla: Virus upends Trump, Biden convention plans

By BILL BARROW and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 10, 2020, file photo White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien walks South Lawn of the White House in Washington. O'Brien who tested positive for the coronavirus, returned to work on Tuesday, Aug. 4, after recovering from a mild case of COVID-19, the White House said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump’s national security adviser recovers from COVID-19

Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, accompanied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, speaks to members of the media after meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mitch McConnell: PPP extension threatened by Democrats’ ‘slush fund’ demand

By Dave Boyer, Alex Swoyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, speaks before a ceremony for Vice President Mike Pence to swear in Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., as Chief of Staff of the Air Force in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chasm grows between Trump and government coronavirus experts

By AAMER MADHANI, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

In this May 24, 2017, file photo, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates speaks at Harvard Law School Class Day 2017 in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) **FILE**

Sally Yates testifies on Crossfire Hurricane to Senate Judiciary Committee

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with U.S. tech workers, before signing an Executive Order on hiring American workers, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump fires TVA chair, cites hiring of foreign workers

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press