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May 29 2012
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Dire Predictions Amid Another Looming Fiscal Battle
There are growing warnings on Capitol Hill that the nation could be rolling toward an end-of-the-year fiscal train wreck.
"The looming tax hike will be absolutely devastating," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said.
"You can call this a fiscal cliff. You can call it 'Taxmageddon' as others have done. Whatever you call it, it will be a disaster for the middle class
NPR (Online News)Apr 08 2020
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Congress is finally wising up to the scale of the coronavirus disaster — with 1 big exception
Since late February, Congress and President Trump have passed three bills in response to the coronavirus pandemic: A modest $8.3 billion investment in the public health response, then about $100 billion to beef up food stamps, state Medicaid budgets, unemployment benefits, and provide some limited paid leave. The third package, the CARES Act, was a whopping $2.2 trillion in aid that threw gobs
The Week - NewsNov 11 2019
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Nikki Haley: I was asked by Cabinet members to take sides against the president
Nikki Haley, the one-time Republican governor of South Carolina and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, is no longer in public life. But if a recent visit to a high school near her hometown is any indication, the public isn't done with her.
The 47-year-old married mother of two has a new book, "With All Due Respect" (St. Martin's Press), recounting both her tenure in the Trump
CBS News (Online)Jun 18 2019
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In battleground state of Florida, Trump to launch re-election campaign
President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally launches what may be an uphill battle to persuade voters to give him four more years in office, as he bets a strong U.S. economy will outweigh voter concerns about his unorthodox style and polarizing policies.
At an evening rally in Orlando, Florida, Trump, who has long made it known he is running for re-election, will begin making his case
ReutersSep 01 2015
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Gay couples ask judge to hold clerk in contempt
Lawyers asked a federal judge to hold a county clerk here in contempt of court Tuesday after she defied the Supreme Court and again refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
The Supreme Court refused Monday to allow Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis’ office to deny the licenses because of her religious beliefs. However, on Tuesday morning, she denied the licenses to at least four
USA TODAYNov 03 2014
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What would GOP do with Senate majority? Immigration, Keystone and more at stake
While all the pre-Election Day chatter centers on whether Republicans will retake the Senate, the bigger question is: If they succeed, what will they do with the power?
More than bragging rights are on the line. Important debates over issues ranging from immigration to the Keystone Pipeline to Iran’s nuclear program to taxes – perhaps even parts of ObamaCare -- remain unresolved heading
Fox News DigitalMay 06 2020
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Developments in the Michael Flynn Case
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This week, a federal judge unsealed a new set of documents provided to lawyers for Michael Flynn, who claim the documents show the FBI mishandled Flynn’s case.Flynn, a former Trump national security adviser, Abridge NewsSep 03 2019
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Could a Warren/Sanders Team-up Topple Biden?
Maybe. But it is hard to imagine Sanders endorsing Warren until and unless Warren defeats him consistently and by a significant margin in several early states.
Call it the socialist scenario—the risk that Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren could combine forces to defeat Joseph Biden in the Democratic primary.
The RealClearPolitics polling averages have Biden leading Sanders and
ReasonJun 27 2017
Perspectives Blog
The Senate's New Healthcare Bill: What Do You Think?
Last Thursday, Senate Republicans revealed the much-anticipated Better Care Reconciliation Act, the new healthcare bill designed to replace Obamacare. Since its release, there have been a multitude of articles either praising or condemning the bill, with a minority actually going into deep analysis.
The bill has faced further scrutiny just this morning as the
Jaymee CopenhaverAug 11 2020
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President Trump's Executive Actions
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On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order and three memoranda to address coronavirus relief measures currently being debated in Congress.Trump directed the secretary of Health and Human Abridge News