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Trump Gives Up On $1 Billion Fund Goal After Mark Cuban Says He Will "Grovel For Money"

One month ago, Donald Trump raised eyebrows and in some cases, tempers, when the "anti-establishment" candidate announced that he had picked Goldman Sachs veteran, and former George Soros trader, Steven Mnuchin, as his finance chairman, who was supposed to help the New York mogul raise as much as $1 billion to fund his presidential campaign. However, it appears Mnuchin's fundraising services will not be as needed as initially thought.

Back to the Future on Foreign Policy

The nuances of foreign policy do not feature heavily in the ongoing presidential campaign. Every candidate intends to “destroy” the Islamic State; each has concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korea, and China; every one of them will defend Israel; and no one wants to talk much about anything else—except, in the case of the Republicans, who rattle their sabers against Iran.