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    In Executive Actions, Trump Extends Unemployment Benefits, Defers Payroll Taxes

    President Trump signed four executive actions to provide economic relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. They amount to a stopgap measure after not reaching a deal with Congress.
    by Tamara Keith Aug 08, 2020 3 minutes
    President Trump speaks during a news conference in Bedminster, N.J., on Saturday.

    Updated at 8:07 p.m. ET

    At his Bedminster, N.J., golf resort on Saturday, President Trump signed four executive actions to provide economic relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. The actions amount to a stopgap measure, after failing to secure an agreement with Congress.

    The three memorandums and one executive order call for extending enhanced unemployment benefits, taking steps to stop evictions, continuing the suspension of student loan repayments, and deferring payroll taxes.

    Trump promised that funds would be "rapidly distributed" to Americans in need, although it

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