Thursday, 22 March 2018

Politics A.M.: Mississippi governor appoints Cindy Hyde-Smith to the Senate — and draws a backlash from the White House

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Mississippi governor appoints Cindy Hyde-Smith to the Senate — and draws a backlash from the White House
The choice of the state Agriculture and Commerce commissioner, and former Democrat, was not warmly embraced in the party.
'Trump blew it': The president missed his best chance yet to get funding for his border wall 
Trump blamed Democrats for the stalemate in an early morning tweet Thursday.
 
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Joe Biden talked about beating up Donald Trump — again. The president is not impressed.
"He would go down fast and hard, crying all the way," Trump tweeted about Biden. "Don't threaten people Joe!"
 
 
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Two-thirds of Americans say Trump is a bad role model for children. That's still better than Bill Clinton.
From Lewinsky to Zervos.
 
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How election forecasts confuse Americans — and may lead them not to vote at all
Did overconfident forecasts contribute to Hillary Clinton's loss in 2016?
 
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President Trump's claim that California has the 'highest taxes in the United States'
Many readers from California complained that the president is way out of line in criticizing their tax burden.
 
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Here's what Congress is stuffing into its $1.3 trillion spending bill
The draft bill runs 2,232 pages, and we're going through it so you don't have to.
 
Trump's attorneys say they will appeal while women's rights lawyers raise money for the president's accusers
A day after a New York judge allows a defamation case against Trump to move forward, attorneys continue to seek funds to help female accusers.
 
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House approves 'right-to-try' bill giving seriously ill patients access to experimental drugs
Opponents argued the bill would allow bad actors to exploit vulnerable patients using treatments with largely unknown effectiveness and side effects.
 
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How Senate Republicans could cause trouble for Trump's latest Cabinet nominees
The White House has complained of Democratic obstruction and delaying tactics. But for Pompeo and Haspel, GOP votes will be crucial.
 
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Congressional negotiators reach deal on $1.3 trillion spending bill ahead of Friday government shutdown deadline
Congressional negotiators are expected to release a final bill later Wednesday.
 
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Republican Rick Saccone concedes defeat to Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania special election
Lamb could be sworn in next month after the tight race in the district Trump won by 20 points.
 
 
Cambridge Analytica CEO's claim about role in Trump's campaign raises questions
Alexander Nix, suspended by firm, told The Post in 2016 that he was not allowed to advise Trump as a foreigner.
 
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'It's taken partisanship to a place it's never been.' Inside the House Intelligence Committee.
Political infighting risks eroding trust between Congress and the intelligence community.
 
'Elected to lead, not to proofread': Typos, spelling mistakes are commonplace in Trump's White House
Among the many casualties of Washington's protocols in the Trump era has been a lack of rigor to the accuracy of the printed word.
 
 
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