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Will Trump’s Tariffs Help or Hurt American Workers? Contrasting Views

March 13, 2018 Editor

From the New York Times: The Case for Trump’s Tariffs and ‘America First’ Economics By DANIEL McCARTHY In his campaign, Donald Trump stressed “America First” economic nationalism. But in his…

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Why the Trump-led GOP Continues to be the Party of Massive Budget Deficits

February 12, 2018 Editor

From today’s LA Times: The Trump administration proposed a spending plan on Monday that projects deficits as far as the eye can see, giving up the longtime Republican goal of…

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#RussiaGate: AG Sessions Interviewed in Mueller’s Russia Investigation

January 23, 2018 Editor

Breaking news from today’s New York Times: Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned for several hours last week by the special counsel’s office as part of the investigation into Russia’s…

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Thorny Logistics Of A Federal Shutdown and How It Affects Agency Employees

January 22, 2018 Editor

From National Public Radio: Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will either be sent home or have been told to not show up to work at all on Monday, as…

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CFPB to reconsider rule on payday loans

January 17, 2018 Editor

From CNN Money Edition: The watchdog agency said in a statement Tuesday that it intends to “reconsider” a regulation, issued in October, that would have required payday lenders to vet…

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In Cutting taxes, the Economic Odds and Historical Experience Are Against Trump

December 22, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times: When President Trump adds his distinctive signature to the tax bill, he will also be making a huge bet that the Republican strategy of deep…

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Trump says Flynn’s actions during presidential transition were lawful

December 2, 2017 Editor

From today’s Reuter’s News Service: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that actions by his disgraced former national security adviser Michael Flynn during the presidential transition were lawful and…

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Bad news for American consumer rights, as CFPB director announces departure

November 18, 2017 Editor

Richard Cordray, the head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is stepping down at the end of the month. The bureau was created in the wake of the financial crisis and…

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Trump appointees, this time in USDA, continue to violate federal ethics laws

November 14, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times by Danielle Ivory and Robert Faturechi: At a private meeting in September, congressional aides asked Rebeckah Adcock, a top official at the Department of Agriculture,…

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Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections

November 8, 2017 Editor

From today’s New York Times Election Review: By any measure, Tuesday was a big night for Democrats, especially in Virginia, where they swept the top offices, including governor, and made…