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May 19 2015
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Republicans Very Troubled By Clinton Donors See No Conflict With Their Own Dark Money
For four months, the Republican Party and its many presidential hopefuls have laid into likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over donations to a family foundation. That these attacks contradict the GOP's broader stand on campaign finance -- and call into question their own weighty burden of donor conflicts -- hasn't troubled them at all.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called contributions
HuffPostApr 21 2014
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Republicans See Political Wedge in Common Core
The health care law may be Republicans’ favorite weapon against Democrats this year, but there is another issue roiling their party and shaping the establishment-versus-grass-roots divide ahead of the 2016 presidential primaries: the Common Core.
A once little-known set of national educational standards introduced in 44 states and the District of Columbia with the overwhelming support
New York Times (News)Jun 14 2019
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FactChecking Trump’s Pitch to Farmers
In his much publicized visit to Iowa, President Donald Trump made a few false and misleading statements about agricultural exports:
Trump touted an agreement with Japan on U.S. beef exports, but he wrongly claimed, “They haven’t bought our beef since the year 2000.” U.S. beef exports to Japan have exceeded $1 billion every year since 2012, and Japan has been the largest export market
FactCheck.orgJan 21 2015
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State of the Union 2015 analysis: What he said, what he meant
President Barack Obama used his State of the Union speech Tuesday night to set an optimistic tone for the rest of his presidency — but also to drop big hints about the fights that lie ahead. He targeted lines at his Republican critics and talked about the “choices” ahead, a not-so-subtle suggestion that he’ll deal with the GOP Congress by making it tough for them to argue against his agenda —
PoliticoJul 24 2019
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5 key takeaways from Robert Mueller's testimony
The big day is underway. After months of legal wrangling -- and more than 100 days after the release of his report detailing Russia's attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election -- former special counsel Robert Mueller will take questions from Capitol Hill lawmakers throughout the day.
I am watching all of it and offering some key takeaways throughout the hearings. (Mueller
CNN DigitalOct 29 2019
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Gen. David Petraeus: "You can't completely get out of endless wars"
Former CIA director and retired Gen. David Petraeus, who previously commanded coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, spoke with "60 Minutes'" John Dickerson on the "CBS This Morning" podcast about the state of ISIS in the wake of the killing of its longtime leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
While Petraeus said the death of al-Baghdadi is "a very significant blow" to the Islamic State, he
CBS News (Online)Mar 06 2019
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Mainstream media figures adopt Trump’s narrative that House Judiciary Committee investigation into him is a “fishing expedition”
Mainstream media figures are discussing the House Judiciary Committee document requests -- which the committee sent to 81 figures and entities connected to President Donald Trump and his administration -- within the framework of the White House’s narrative that the move is a “fishing expedition.”
On March 4, the Judiciary Committee issued a press release announcing an investigation “
Media MattersFeb 28 2021
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Perspectives: Biden's Syria Air Strike
After receiving criticism for his recent airstrike against Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria, President Joe Biden penned a letter Saturday to congressional leadership, arguing the strike was consistent with the U.S. right to self-defense. Lawmakers on both sides criticized the Biden administration for the strike, arguing military action without congressional approval is unconstitutional.
USA TODAY Washington Examiner CNN (Opinion)Jan 18 2015
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Obama to Call for Tax Hikes on Wealthy — Right in Front of New Republican-Led Congress
President Barack Obama will call for increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans by raising the capital gains rate and eliminating a tax break on inheritances, then using the revenue to fund new tax credits and other cost-saving measures for the middle class.
The president’s proposals are likely to be cheered by the Democratic Party’s liberal base, but the tax increases are all but
The BlazeJul 31 2013
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Newly declassified documents show range of potential access to NSA phone records
A broad range of officials including those outside the NSA potentially have access to the agency's bulk phone records, according to newly declassified documents that also show the agency has had "compliance problems" with these databases in the past. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday released three previously secret documents, just as intelligence officials began
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