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Nov 21 2020
Analysis
The West’s Constitutional Crises Threaten the Economy’s Last Best Hope
In the looking-glass moment of November 2020 we should perhaps no longer be surprised to see the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, and the head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, demanding more fiscal action to address the coronavirus crisis. But one does have to pinch oneself. Did we ever dream that we would see the central bank guardians of price
Foreign PolicyOct 14 2021
News
Top White House official retweets post calling inflation, supply chain issues ‘high class problems’
Ronald Klain, the White House chief of staff, was criticized online late Wednesday after he retweeted a post from a Harvard professor that summed up our top economic issues as "high class problems."
Jason Furman, Harvard’s Aetna professor of the practice of economic policy, said the country would not be faced with these issues if the unemployment rate was still 10%, an apparent
Fox News (Online News)Jun 17 2015
News
Gowdy: Confidant who sent Libya memos to Clinton didn't write them
Longtime Clinton insider Sidney Blumenthal did not write the numerous memos and emails about Libya he sent to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the chairman of the House panel investigating the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks said Tuesday.
Fox News (Online News)Apr 11 2022
News
GOP flashes warning lights after Trump endorses Mehmet Oz for Pennsylvania Senate seat
Some Republicans are none too pleased with former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of TV celebrity and surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz over David McCormick, a former hedge fund executive and spouse of ex-Trump Deputy National Security Adviser Dina Powell, for an open Senate seat in Pennsylvania.
Since Mr. Trump announced over the weekend that he is supporting Mr. Oz, allies, supporters and
Washington TimesDec 17 2021
Perspectives Blog
When a President Punts on the Midterms To Win Re-Election
From the CenterA newly elected president is dealing with a stubborn economy and a restless electorate. The problem is inflation: swiftly rising prices for basic necessities like food and gasoline undermine consumer purchasing power and can create an upward spiral of prices and wages that drive prices even higher. Given the basic laws of supply and demand, a politician’s short-term options
Dan SchnurAug 23 2019
Opinion
Sensing vulnerability, China turns up the heat on Trump
With its announcement on Friday of new 5-10% tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods, China is escalating pressure on President Trump. Xi Jinping senses that Trump is increasingly desperate for a trade deal. He believes he can cajole Trump into making a more China-friendly trade deal.
Trump's response on Friday has been mixed.
While his latest attack on Federal Reserve Chairman Jay
Guest Writer - RightMay 10 2022
Fact Check
Fact Check: Did 'Nobody' Predict Inflation as Psaki Claims?
During the daily briefing at the White House Monday afternoon, Press Secretary Jen Psaki claimed "nobody" could have predicted current, record inflation.
"As we look ahead to tomorrow's inflation speech, let me ask you to look back at some of the warnings that were issued last year by Summers and Rattner and so on. In retrospect, were they right that some of the government policies
TownhallNov 04 2020
News
Every incumbent who’s been booted out of Congress
Here are all the House and Senate incumbents around the country who have lost their fights for reelection.
Alabama Sen. Doug Jones (Democrat)
Arizona Sen. Martha McSally (Republican)
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner (Republican)
Florida Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democrat) Rep. Donna Shalala (Democrat)
Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer (Democrat)
PoliticoMay 27 2013
News
THIS REPUBLICAN BELIEVES OBAMA HAS DONE ‘REASONABLY WELL’ IN HIS SECOND TERM
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell during a recent interview on Bloomberg TVs “Political Capital said that President Obama has so far done “reasonably well in his second term.
Powells claim is based on improvements made in the U.S. economy (the stock market has experienced incredible surges in the past few months and unemployment has come down a bit):
The BlazeJun 20 2022
News
Biden officials downplay recession risk — despite experts’ warnings
Top officials in the Biden administration made the rounds on the Sunday news shows to tout the strength of the economy and downplay the likelihood of a recession — an assessment at odds with that of some CEOs and economists.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed on ABC that a recession is not inevitable, though she foresees the US economy slowing down in the months ahead.
“Well
New York Post (News)