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Mar 23 2020
News
Senate to resume talks on massive economic stimulus bill for the coronavirus after Democrats block vote on legislation
Senate leaders and Trump administration officials are resuming talks Monday morning on a giant stimulus bill aimed at propping up an economy hard-hit by the coronavirus, after weekend negotiations failed to produce a deal.
Senate Democrats voted Sunday evening to block the bill from advancing, infuriating Republicans. Democrats have alleged the bill does too much to help prop up
Washington PostMay 04 2015
News
Bill Clinton: Nothing 'Sinister' In Foreign Donations To Foundation
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton defended his charitable foundation's acceptance of large foreign donations on Monday, thrusting himself into a controversy that is weighing on the presidential candidacy of his wife, Hillary Clinton.
"I don't think there's anything sinister in trying to get wealthy people in countries that are seriously involved in development to spend their money
HuffPostJul 16 2013
News
In Second Term, Obama Is Seen as Using ‘Hidden Hand’ Approach
In the nearly two weeks since Egypt’s military seized power, President Obama has promoted a better federal bureaucracy, given a medal to George Lucas of “Star Wars” fame and had former President George Bush to the White House for lunch. What he has not done is publicly address the violent upheaval in Cairo.
New York Times (News)Dec 10 2013
News
Lawmakers unveil tentative budget deal, call for rolling back sequester
Congressional negotiators on Tuesday announced a tentative budget deal that would avoid a partial government shutdown, but also begin to unravel hard-fought spending cuts.
The lead negotiators -- Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., and House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis. -- detailed the specifics of the proposal at an evening press conference.
Fox News DigitalJan 07 2013
News
GOP eyes shutdown as fiscal sanity
The appetite for a government shutdown is growing among Republicans, who shied away from one during the debt and spending fights in the last Congress but now say one may be needed. Several high-profile senators have begun laying the groundwork for a shutdown, saying it may be necessary in order to restore “fiscal sanity on the federal budget."
Washington TimesMar 21 2020
News
The coronavirus is upending the Census — and that could undermine democracy for a decade
Lawmakers and civil rights groups are warning that the novel coronavirus crisis could devastate minority communities for the next decade if the outbreak upends the 2020 census, which normally takes place in spring.
The Census Bureau announced on Wednesday that it will suspend its field operations for at least two weeks to protect the safety of workers and respondents. But medical
SalonNov 05 2019
Opinion
Where Wealth Taxes Failed
Bernie Sanders often points to Europe as his economic model, but there’s one lesson from the Continent that he and Elizabeth Warren want to ignore. Europe has tried and mostly rejected the wealth taxes that the two presidential candidates are now promising for America.
Senator Warren’s plan sets an annual 2% tax on assets above $50 million, and the rate rises to 6% for billionaires.
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Nov 14 2019
News
Trump impeachment inquiry: New claims amid public hearing
President Donald Trump directly asked about a Ukrainian investigation into his Democratic rival Joe Biden, a top US diplomat has unveiled.
Bill Taylor, the acting ambassador to Ukraine, told an impeachment inquiry that a member of his staff was told Mr Trump was keen to push for the probe.
Mr Trump says he does not recall making the remark. He denies any wrongdoing.
Mr
BBC NewsDec 31 2012
News
2 Sides in Talks Inch Closer but No Fiscal Deal on Final Day
A frantic round of late-night negotiations on Sunday between Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, moved the Senate close to a deal to stave off hundreds of billions of dollars in tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts that would begin to kick in on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the talks.
New York Times (News)Dec 04 2020
News
Trump’s looming 2024 bid leaves Republicans in a bind
Trump could announce just before the Georgia Senate runoffs, or even on Inauguration Day. The chatter is unnerving Republicans who feel Trump has frozen the party.
President Donald Trump’s mounting spitefulness toward allies within his own party has unnerved Republicans fretting about the prospect of a Trump 2024 bid.
In recent weeks, Trump has started attacking any Republican
Politico