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The Latest: Trump bypasses Congress with virus-relief orders

| August 8, 2020 2:03 PM

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Donald Trump has signed executive orders bypassing Congress to defer payroll taxes for some Americans and extend unemployment benefits after negotiations on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed.

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