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Month: February 2020

Trump has paralyzed both sides now

As President Donald Trump continues to live out his revenge fantasies against his critics, the reactions are predictable: Democratic outrage and Republican evasion. No matter. The President understands all too well exactly where he is: in charge of a Republican Party afraid of his vindictive and unrestrained attacks, and unafraid of critical Democrats who could

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Key Republican senators undecided on Trump Fed nominee Judy Shelton after contentious hearing

Three Republican senators are undecided about whether to support Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump’s latest nominee for a seat on the Federal Reserve board, after a contentious hearing in which lawmakers from both parties raised questions about her controversial policy stances. Republicans grilled Shelton Thursday over her positions on interest rate cuts and other issues,

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Investigation into former Missouri governor who resigned finds ‘no evidence of any wrongdoing’

A Missouri panel “found no evidence of any wrongdoing” by former Gov. Eric Greitens following a nearly 18-month investigation into allegations of misconduct by his 2016 gubernatorial campaign, according to a report released Thursday, even as investigators faulted his campaign for failing to report legal in-kind contributions by two groups. Those contributions came in the

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