Sen. Elizabeth Warren's proposed wealth tax would set back US economic growth by 0.9% in 2050, according to a new study released Thursday, possibly undercutting the signature plan helping to power her progressive campaign for the White House.The...
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Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and White House adviser Ivanka Trump were named on Thursday to Forbes‘ “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” list — an honor they have both held in previous years.
Pelosi...
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with special assistant to the president Steven Groves about the two articles of impeachment the House Judiciary committee is marking up.
Hanukkah, the annual Jewish festival of lights, begins at sundown on Dec. 22 this year. Unless you are at the White House, in which case it kicked off on Wednesday.
Today we celebrated the miracle of #Hanukkah at the @WhiteHouse. Wishing everyone a...
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(Bloomberg) — The White House is hosting a summit on childcare and family leave Thursday in Washington, part of a push that administration officials say could help move forward legislation improving access to assistance for working...
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The agency said it temporarily delayed the funds as part of a common and lawful process to ensure the spending was in line with U.S. policy.
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In a new legal memo, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) says it often puts temporary holds on money already signed into law, and did nothing wrong when it withheld security aid to Ukraine, The Washington Post reports.
President...
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President Donald Trump held a White House Hanukkah party a few weeks before the Jewish holiday and during the event, he seemed to be claiming he served in the military when he didn’t. “Like we used to say in the military, make a path,”...
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A lack of preparation on Democrats' part does not constitute an emergency for Senate Republicans, Mitch McConnell said yesterday -- but the White House might disagree. The Senate Majority Leader told reporters that there would not be enough time...
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) named the latest person that right-wing media believes is the White House whistleblower during Wednesday’s impeachment proceedings in the House Judiciary Committee. Louie Gohmert just read the purported name of the...
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'A perfect example of how bias works,' said former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer.
CNN failed to air Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s opening statement live ahead of an inspector...
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President Donald Trump's top two health officials have been called to a White House meeting Wednesday evening with acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, in the latest attempt to quash their escalating feud, according to four individuals with...
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Even after Donald Trump had urged them to end their feud, the president’s top two health deputies couldn’t resist competing for his attention — and undermining each other on Twitter and cable TV.Seema Verma, who runs Medicare, Medicaid and...
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Peter Navarro Highlights Case For More China Tariffs In Memo
White House Trade Advisor Peter Navarro, under the secret pen name of Ron Vara, emailed a memo around Washington, making a case for more tariffs on China to continue forcing...
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Ander Andreades’s Daily Cartoon depicts President Trump’s White House lawyers as a series of Russian nesting dolls.
Joe Biden’s campaign denied a report on Wednesday indicating that Biden signaled he would only serve&n bsp;one term in the White House if elected in 2020, The Hill reports.
Tweet from the campaign: “Lots of chatter out...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pauses while speaking to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, after his meeting with President Donald Trump, Sunday,
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted Wednesday that President Donald Trump issued a warning on election meddling to Russia’s foreign minister, who said the topic never came up. The White House issued a statement after Trump’s...
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White House hopeful Andrew Yang on Wednesday unveiled two plans to invest in mental health coverage and expand telehealth services.Yang’s plan to invest in mental health revolves around prioritizing mental health checkups and increasing access...
Former New York mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg spoke at the U.N. climate summit Tuesday, saying he came to the climate talks because “no one from the White House” was there. The event was billed as a media...
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