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May 27 2021
News
As crises recede, Biden’s agenda faces uphill climb
The sense of urgency behind the president’s big infrastructure bill is waning, while other legislative priorities have stalled. With a thin margin in the Senate, Democrats may have to lower their ambitions.
One day, he’s Franklin Roosevelt, seizing the reins of government amid raging crises and wielding big initiatives in his first 100 days in office. The next, he’s Jimmy Carter, up
Christian Science MonitorApr 17 2020
Analysis
The Coronavirus Has Exposed Governmental Failures. It Might Also Offer Hope for Change.
Government agencies and public utilities are the most preposterous examples of stasis. The coronavirus might force them, finally, to innovate and join the modern world.
"The weeks go by in a meaningless blur," my wife complained. "What difference does it make if it's Thursday, or Tuesday or Saturday?" She expressed the frustration most of us feel as we hunker down at home, venturing out
ReasonSep 30 2019
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Early Trump ally Chris Collins resigning ahead of plea hearing
New York GOP Rep. Chris Collins is resigning ahead of a hearing related to insider trading charges.
Collins on Monday submitted a resignation letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi. which will be effective when it is read on the House floor during a pro forma session on Tuesday, her office confirmed.
Collins, who has previously entered a not guilty plea in his federal criminal fraud case
Roll CallJul 09 2021
News
Trump vs. Big Tech
“Former President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the country’s biggest tech companies, claiming he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored… Trump announced the action against Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube, along with the companies’ Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai, at a press conference Wednesday in New Jersey, where he demanded that his
The Flip SideMar 29 2021
Analysis
Texas Democrat Has New Border Facility Photos the Biden Administration Doesn't Want You to See
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar shared new photos from inside a migrant holding facility, where media and journalists have not been allowed access.
The photos, released for the first time during a segment with CBS's "Face the Nation," show overcrowded conditions at a facility in Donna, Texas, with children packed together, sitting on the floor under foil blankets; families waiting under a
TownhallSep 10 2012
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Paul Ryan Tries To Defend Mitt Romney's Russia Remark (VIDEO)
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Sunday attempted to defend Mitt Romney's misguided declaration earlier this year that "Russia is without question" the United States' "number one geopolitical foe."
Ryan said on CBS' "Face the Nation" that he believes Iran is the country's greatest political foe, but that Romney was only considering China and Russia when he made his remark. "I think what he
HuffPostFeb 13 2020
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Senate Democrats queasy over Sanders as nominee
Senate Democrats are feeling queasy about their party’s presidential primary after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) seized front-runner status by winning the New Hampshire primary, while former Vice President Joe Biden stumbled to a fifth-place finish.
Democratic senators have been careful not to criticize Sanders publicly, fearing that it could undermine party unity heading into the
The HillMay 13 2019
News
Dow tumbles more than 590 points after China retaliates with higher tariffs
The Dow plunged Monday after China said it will raise tariffs in retaliation to last week's tariff increase by the United States.
China hiked tariffs on $60 billion of imports from the United States. It first imposed the tariffs last year.
Worries over the escalation of the trade spat with China just aren't going away.
US stocks opened sharply lower. The S&P 500 (SPX)
CNN DigitalApr 27 2021
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100 days into presidency, Biden's immigration executive actions triple Trump's, analysis finds
President Biden has signed more than three times as many executive orders pertaining to immigration in his first 100 days than his Republican predecessor Donald Trump during the same period, according to a new analysis by the Migration Policy Institute.
As of Tuesday, Biden had issued 94 executive actions related to immigration while Trump had issued fewer than 30 such actions at the
Fox News DigitalJun 29 2019
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Trump to allow U.S. firms to sell technology to Huawei and promises farmers they would win from new talks, in wide-ranging news conference
President Trump on Saturday agreed to scale back restrictions on Chinese technology giant Huawei and delay new tariffs from going into effect against Chinese goods as part of an effort to restart trade talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The major concessions, which came on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit, came after more than a month of acrimonious fighting between two of the world’
Washington Post