'It's killing us': midwestern workers savaged by Trump's trade wars

Layoffs are common, shifts have been cut – and workers in America’s manufacturing and farming heartlands are losing hope
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/20/iowa-midwest-manufacturing-trump-trade-wars

In manufacturing Midwest, signs of trouble amid good times - The Washington Post

A Wisconsin town shows the disparate fortunes of global and U.S. consumer markets as the economy starts slowing...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-manufacturing-midwest-signs-of-trouble-amid-good-times/2019/10/29/f4fd41cc-f118-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html

Fact-checking President Trump’s swing-state spin - The Washington Post

“Pennsylvania has never done this well. We’ve got steel back, we brought coal back, we brought so many things back, and the state now is doing better than it’s ever done. ... Miners are going back to work that never thought they’d see that job again.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/13/fact-checking-president-trumps-swing-state-spin/

These images reveal the historic and horrific flooding in Nebraska and nearby states - The Washington Post

From the northern plains to the Midwest, vast areas remain underwater as a disastrous flood event continues, even days after last week’s powerhouse storm departed. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/03/18/these-incredible-images-unmask-historic-horrific-flooding-nebraska-nearby-states/

‘It’s Probably Over for Us’: Record Floods Bring New Toll When Farmers Can Least Afford It

Ice chunks the size of small cars ripped through barns and farmhouses. Baby calves were swept into freezing floodwaters, washing up dead along the banks of swollen rivers. Farm fields were now lakes...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/us/nebraska-floods.html

REVEALED: Trump ally Erik Prince discussed having sanctioned Russian fund make massive investments in US - Raw Story

A leaked memo obtained by the Daily Beast reveals that Blackwater founder Erik Prince, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, discussed having a sanctioned Russian entity invest big sums to create jobs in the Midwestern United States -- and thus secure the loyalty of Trump's base. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/revealed-trump-ally-erik-prince-discussed-sanctioned-russian-fund-make-massive-investments-us/