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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
PoliticoNov 28 2014
News
Justice sent home after heart stent implanted
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital Thursday after having a heart stent implanted to clear a blocked artery, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said.
The 81-year-old jurist was sent home and was expected to be at work when the court hears its next round of oral arguments on Monday, spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.
Ginsburg was rushed to MedStar Washington Hospital
TownhallMay 29 2019
News
Comey Rips Trump's 'Lies': 'Worst Deep-State Conspiracy Ever'
Former FBI director James Comey tore into President Donald Trump and claims the bureau tried to prevent him from winning the 2016 election, calling the idea the "worst deep-state conspiracy ever."
Comey wrote an opinion piece for The Washington Post and called Trump a liar throughout.
"We must call out his lies that the FBI was corrupt and committed treason, that we spied on the
Newsmax (News)Aug 29 2015
News
Common Core Results Show Initial Goals Unfulfilled
Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores higher than expected though still below what many parents may be accustomed to seeing.
Full or preliminary scores have been released for Connecticut, Idaho, Missouri, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. They all participated in the
Newsmax (News)Apr 26 2021
Opinion
How do Biden’s first 100 days in office compare with Trump’s?
A president’s first 100 days are an arbitrary benchmark, a point of measurement journalists are fond of because it allows us to draw comparisons between the current officeholder and Franklin D. Roosevelt, the last chief executive whose first three months were truly momentous.
But in recent times, the 100-day trope has also been taken seriously by presidents — including both Donald Trump
Los Angeles Times