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Dec 20 2016
News
Why Henry Kissinger is optimistic about Trump and his policies
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says he never imagined President-elect Donald Trump would make a viable candidate. But now that the billionaire businessman is weeks away from his inauguration, Dr. Kissinger says he believes Mr. Trump could present an “extraordinary opportunity” for the nation and its foreign relations.
Christian Science MonitorFeb 12 2020
Opinion
New Hampshire 2020: In Supreme Irony, the Horse Race Favors Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night. Second-place finisher Pete Buttigieg earned 24.4 percent of the vote, while Amy Klobuchar, not long ago polling in single digits, came out of nowhere with 19.8 percent, a classic New Hampshire outlier result.
The words “eked” and “narrowly” are getting a workout in headlines today. There is a Yeah, but… passage in nearly every
RollingStone.comApr 13 2015
News
What Marco Rubio Would Need to Do to Win
Mr. Rubio will try to position himself as a next-generation conservative who can unite the Republican Party, impressing moderates while satisfying social conservatives and galvanizing the Tea Party fiscal hawks who helped elect him to the Senate in 2010. His fluent Spanish certainly will not hurt him with Hispanics. Admirers see Mr. Rubio as a charismatic speaker with an optimistic message,
New York Times (News)Nov 18 2016
News
Sessions tapped as attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions to be his attorney general, according to transition official Sean Spicer. As Trump's first Senate supporter and close adviser during the campaign, the four-term Republican senator effectively had his pick of Cabinet posts in the new administration.
PoliticoSep 29 2014
News
Rick Santorum returns
Rick Santorum helped drag out the 2012 Republican primary, sending Mitt Romney limping into the general election. Santorum’s lesson: Get in even earlier in 2016.
PoliticoAug 13 2016
News
How Rich Candidates Try To Appeal To Working Voters
Donald Trump has described himself as "really rich" — but by just about any standard, that label fits both the Republican presidential nominee and his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. In an election year characterized by populist energy over economic concerns like jobs and trade, the gap is striking.
NPR (Online News)Dec 17 2016
News
How Democrats slowly turned their backs on rural America
There are no shortage of ways to sum up the disappointment that was 2016 for the Democrats.
Just looking at the presidential election, there are the obvious concerns, such as the loss of Rust Belt states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. And then there are the more nuanced signs of trouble, such as the collapse of support among rural Americans, whom Democrats lost by eight
Christian Science MonitorOct 17 2016
News
There's Really No Comparison Between The Trump And Clinton Foundations Listen· 6:01
The Clinton Foundation and the Trump Foundation have similar-sounding names. And they've both become political targets in this election cycle. Beyond that, charities experts say, they have remarkably little in common. But the differences between them might reveal something about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
NPR (Online News)May 22 2014
News
Senate balance of power could shift on women candidates
In the big drama this election year -- whether Republicans will take control of the Senate -- the answer may rest in the hands of women candidates.
CNN DigitalJun 11 2019
News
Joe Biden: Republicans ‘Know Better,’ Will Change After Trump
Joe Biden told a room of donors and lobbyists on Monday that Republicans “know better” and suggested that the GOP would be open to cooperation at the end of Donald Trump’s presidency ― comments seemingly contradicted by the party’s eight years of lockstep opposition during Barack Obama’s two terms.
“Here’s the deal: we all know, and I don’t think this is hyperbole, we all know in our
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