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Guns, butter, designer shoes: Senate budget deal feeds the swamp
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Guns, butter, designer shoes: Senate budget deal feeds the swamp

Guns, butter and designer shoes! That’s what the Senate budget deal looks like — a spoiled...
Stock slide bites boastful Trump, but rising wages great for GOP
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Stock slide bites boastful Trump, but rising wages great for GOP

Everything these days immediately turns political, and the stock market sell-off is no exception. Critics...
Trump’s State of the Union delivered more drama, passion, patriotism than his Hollywood critics have all year
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Trump’s State of the Union delivered more drama, passion, patriotism than his Hollywood critics have all year

Hollywood, eat your hearts out. President Trump’s first-ever State of the Union Address delivered more...
Democrats panic over avalanche of good economic news
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Democrats panic over avalanche of good economic news

Democrats sound plain silly as they continue to attack the GOP tax cuts. Former Democratic National...
Trump challenges world's elites at Davos -- Do they want to start winning, too?
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Trump challenges world's elites at Davos -- Do they want to start winning, too?

President Trump made the world’s elites squirm Friday in Davos, but not for the reasons many expected....
Trump doesn't start a trade war, just fires a warning shot across the bow
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Trump doesn't start a trade war, just fires a warning shot across the bow

Al Gore, of all people, issued a reality check to Trump critics hyperventilating about a trade war. Speaking...
Americans are catching on to Dems' tax bill smear campaign
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Americans are catching on to Dems' tax bill smear campaign

The only thing the #SchumerShutdown accomplished was this: It sucked Americans’ attention away from the...
Schumer’s mistakes pile up, endangering Democrats’ prospects for 2018
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Schumer’s mistakes pile up, endangering Democrats’ prospects for 2018

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., made a mistake shutting down the government. It isn’t his...
At Trump's one year mark, he still gets my vote. Here's why
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At Trump's one year mark, he still gets my vote. Here's why

A couple of months before the 2016 election, and in the crucible of then-candidate Donald Trump’s...
Do Democrats really care about Dreamers? No, they will do anything to score political points
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Do Democrats really care about Dreamers? No, they will do anything to score political points

Democrats are threatening to shut down the federal government, refusing to pass a spending bill unless it...
Economists agree: Trump, not Obama, gets credit for economy
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Economists agree: Trump, not Obama, gets credit for economy

Who deserves credit for the booming economy? This is not a petty argument. How voters answer the question...
Anti-Trump activists no match for tax reform-fueled bonuses
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Anti-Trump activists no match for tax reform-fueled bonuses

Tom Steyer will spend $30 million to help Democrats retake the House in 2018. His goal is to...