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Feb 19 2020
Analysis
Trump's pardon spree deepens crisis gripping American justice
President Donald Trump just appointed himself America's judge and jury, casting even deeper doubts on whether the nation's impartial justice system can withstand his expanding political assault.
"I'm actually, I guess, the chief law enforcement officer of the country," Trump said Tuesday, after setting off alarm bells with a flurry of pardons and commutations.
Though the
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Mar 14 2013
News
Ryan Budget Mocked As 'Hocus Pocus'
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats are mocking House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryans (R-Wis.) budget plan as hocus pocus charging it will actually either explode the deficit or heavily tax the middle class. The policy paper -- released Thursday and decorated with Ryan in a magicians suit -- relies heavily on the analysis done by the Tax Policy Center on the proposals of Mitt Romney and Ryan
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Feb 18 2020
Fact Check
Fact-checking Tom Cotton's claims about the coronavirus
Over the weekend, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton came under fire for a series of comments and tweets on the coronavirus. On Fox News Sunday morning, Cotton suggested the virus did not originate in an animal market as the Chinese government has claimed, but perhaps from another source, such as an infectious disease research lab nearby. While acknowledging there's no evidence the disease originated
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Dec 29 2015
News
Clinton Goes Under Water; Trump Polarization Grows (POLL)
Negative views of Hillary Clinton have jumped to nearly their highest on record in ABC News/Washington Post polls, while Donald Trump’s personal popularity has grown more polarized along racial and ethnic lines.
Clinton’s favorability has burbled back under water: 45 percent of Americans now see her favorably, down 7 percentage points since midsummer, while 53 percent rate her
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Feb 27 2013
News
Polls: Obama holds upper hand over budget cuts
Washington (CNN) - As the deadline for forced federal spending cuts closes fast, new polling indicates that as of now President Barack Obama has the upper hand over congressional Republicans in the political battle over where blame will fall if the cuts are triggered.
But the surveys also suggest that while the president might be winning the spending argument right now, his poll numbers
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Nov 09 2013
News
With elections looming, Obamacare rattling Democratic nerves
Quick, can you hear it? That creaking sound from Washington is the nerves of congressional Democrats in response to the political firestorm raging around Obamacare. The botched rollout of the Affordable Care Act's vital new marketplaces, coupled with insurers notifying more than a million Americans that their policies were being canceled, raised questions about the administration competence
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Dec 27 2015
News
Obama's agenda breaks through in 2015
Gridlock in Washington and chaos on the campaign trail may dominate the headlines, but a look back at the big policy stories of the past year reveals a different story: The Obama administration got most of what it wanted, from overtime regulations to food rules to international trade, affecting virtually every aspect of American life. A decidedly Obama-friendly agenda broke through with
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Aug 31 2021
Perspectives Blog
How the $1.2T Infrastructure Bill Will Impact You
From the CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
If it becomes law, the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill recently approved by the Senate will have a vast impact on virtually all American communities.
The bill’s key allocations are as follows: $550 billion for traditional infrastructure like roads and water supply networks; $105 billion for public transit and
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Mar 04 2019
News
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: can the new star of the US left help beat Trump?
All eyes are on Ocasio-Cortez, but what does her brand of politics actually mean for the Democrats as they head into the presidential elections next year? The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino reports from Washington. And Rupert Jones discusses the dangers of the rising number of windowless microflats
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest US congresswoman ever and has quickly become a
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Mar 07 2015
News
How To Oust A House Speaker (Hint: Don't Even Try)
Here's one story in Washington that just won't to go away.
It's the tale of conservatives who are frustrated with House Speaker John Boehner and want to replace him mid-session.
The latest murmurs of a coup surfaced after more than 50 Republicans voted against Boehner's plan last week to avert a partial-shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
But ousting a sitting
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