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Mar 13 2019
News
Paul Manafort apologizes at second sentencing: ‘I am sorry for what I have done’
Once a globe-trotting political operative who helped elect President Trump and three of his Republican predecessors, Paul Manafort returned to federal court Wednesday as a felon apologizing for his criminal conduct and awaiting word on how much more prison time he could receive in the hard fall from his power-broker days.
Manafort, 69, apologized to “all those negatively affected by my
Washington PostApr 29 2015
News
Giuliani: Decades of Liberal Democratic Rule Hasn't Helped Baltimore
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said three decades of liberal Democrats running Baltimore have done little to help the plight of minorities.
Appearing Tuesday on Fox News Channel's "Hannity," Giuliani said he was able to bring communities such as Washington Heights back to prosperity after a riot in 1992 and a blackout in 1999.
"That community went from being very high
Newsmax (News)May 15 2013
News
Deficit Is Shrinking Quickly
A rapidly shrinking federal budget deficit is upending bipartisan talks to reach a federal budget deal, illustrating the conundrum Washington faces with an improving near-term fiscal outlook but continued longer-term pressures tied to aging baby boomers.
The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday the federal deficit is expected to shrink to $642 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept
Wall Street Journal (News)May 31 2019
News
Mexico Hits Trump Tariff Threat: Can't Solve Social Issues 'With Coercive Measures'
In a surprise announcement that could derail a major trade deal, President Donald Trump says he is placing a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the U.S. border.
Trump said the percentage will gradually increase — up to 25% — "until the Illegal Immigration problem
Newsmax (News)Oct 01 2019
Opinion
If Trump Goes Down, He’s Taking Everyone With Him
The impeachment inquiry is laying him bare. It’s not a pretty sight.
I was based in Washington and reported from Capitol Hill during Bill Clinton’s impeachment, which was the last time the country entered waters like these. It was ugly, and Democrats and Republicans traded vicious words.
But Clinton never publicly accused his detractors of treason or floated the idea that one of
Frank BruniMar 12 2019
News
Ticking clock may save Trump from impeachment in Congress
A momentous question hanging over Washington is whether investigations into President Donald Trump will prompt the U.S. Congress to try to remove him from office through the impeachment process set out in the U.S. Constitution.
The answer could be significantly influenced by the clock.
With the 2020 presidential and congressional election campaigns already gearing up, the
ReutersNov 30 2014
News
CNN Poll: Majority of Americans say things are going well
For the first time since 2007, a majority of Americans think things are going well in the nation, a new CNN/ORC International poll found. It's a slim majority — just 52 percent of Americans said things are going well, while 48 percent said things are going badly — but it's the most positive appraisal of the state of the nation that the poll has found since January of 2007. And it marks
CNN DigitalMar 11 2019
News
Dead on arrival? Trump's budget an unlikely wish list in divided Congress
President Donald Trump called for deep cuts in federal spending, billions more for his proposed border wall and a significant boost for the military in a budget unlikely to gain traction, even among his top Republican allies in Congress.
Trump delivered his first budget under a divided government Monday, a road map that does not balance despite a 5 percent reduction in spending. The
USA TODAYMar 11 2019
News
Trade Deficit Surges
“The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that a 12.4 percent jump in the goods deficit in December had contributed to the record $891.3 billion goods trade shortfall last year. The overall trade deficit surged 12.5 percent to $621.0 billion in 2018, the largest since 2008.” Reuters
Many on both sides agree that the increased trade deficit is not a sign of economic malaise, and,
The Flip SideApr 23 2015
News
Hillary Clinton struggles to contain media barrage on foreign cash
Hillary Clinton’s camp is swinging back at what has become a deluge of reports detailing perceived conflicts of interest and a lack of transparency about her family foundation’s acceptance of foreign cash, but top aides are so far stopping short of full-on panic mode. Over the past week, drips of information have leaked out from an upcoming book by conservative author Peter Schweizer, “Clinton
Politico