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Dec 02 2019
News
Trump says he will reimpose steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, opening new trade war fronts
The White House says the two nations are “presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies. which is not good for our farmers.”
President Trump said he would impose tariffs, effective immediately, on all steel and aluminum shipped into the United States from Brazil and Argentina.
“Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies.
Washington PostMar 13 2019
News
Mueller Report Has Washington Spinning (and It’s Not Even Filed)
Television crews have been positioned outside the offices of the special counsel, the federal courthouse and, at least before they were asked to leave, the McLean, Va., home of the new attorney general, William P. Barr.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are so desperate for hints that they are asking aides to call Justice Department contacts to beg for morsels.
Publishing houses are
New York Times (News)Mar 23 2015
News
Hillary Clinton tries to soothe progressives
As Ted Cruz rallied the GOP’s conservative wing with his Monday announcement that he’s running for president, all-but-declared Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton quietly tried to calm her party’s restive progressive wing, segments of which are actively seeking an alternative in 2016. The former secretary of state spoke at the Washington headquarters of the liberal Center for American
PoliticoJun 19 2012
News
White House relents on D.C. school voucher bill
The Obama administration reversed course Monday and agreed to fully implement a controversial school voucher program that provides federal tuition assistance to a limited number of D.C. youths despite historically mixed opinion of the program among city leaders and the White Houses own efforts to eliminate it.
Washington TimesJul 19 2019
News
Trump to nominate Gene Scalia, son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, for secretary of labor
President Trump on Thursday night announced he's nominating attorney Gene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to replace Alex Acosta as secretary of labor.
The surprise move -- which top Republicans privately supported -- was a visible manifestation of the close personal bond Trump has forged with the Scalia family in recent years. The confirmation process
Fox News (Online News)Mar 11 2019
News
Trump Seeks to Balance Budget as National Debt Crisis Reaches $22 TRILLION
President Trump has delivered a new budget proposal that cuts federal spending and balances the budget. The White House budget office says the plan includes $2.7 trillion in spending cuts and erases the deficit in 15 years.
The national debt topped $22 trillion last month. It has grown to such an extent that some Washington leaders consider the debt to be a threat to national security
CBNJul 31 2014
News
Growth Rebound Stokes Fed Debate
Federal Reserve officials delivered a modestly more upbeat assessment of the economy Wednesday amid a second-quarter growth rebound and deepening debate inside the central bank about when to start raising interest rates.
U.S. gross domestic product, a broad measure of the nation's output of goods and services, advanced at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.0% in the second quarter,
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 07 2019
News
Health Reform Progress Beyond Repeal and Replace
From the start of 2017 through the fall of that year, Congress labored to pass legislation to replace large parts of the Affordable Care Act. Ultimately, political obstacles proved insurmountable, and Congress was unable to enact a health reform bill. Soon after that failure, President Trump signed an executive order promoting health care choice and competition and directing the administration
Galen InstituteMar 17 2015
Opinion
OPINION: Could Obama Bypass the Supreme Court?
It is time to talk about President Obama’s contingency plan for health care. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments earlier this month in King v. Burwell, a case challenging the provision of tax credits on federal insurance exchanges. While the legal issues are dry lawyers’ fare — how to interpret several interconnected phrases of the Affordable Care Act — the practical stakes are high. The
New York Times (News)Jun 08 2012
News
Sept. 11 Health Fund Given Clearance to Cover Cancer
A federal health officials ruling has cleared the way for 50 different types of cancer to be added to the list of sicknesses covered by a $4.3 billion fund set up to compensate and treat people exposed to the toxic smoke, dust and fumes in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
New York Times (News)