Friday, 1 June 2018

Politics A.M.: Trump pardons conservative pundit Dinesh D’Souza, suggests others also could receive clemency

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Trump pardons conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, suggests others also could receive clemency
The president said he is also considering breaks for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, and the author and television personality Martha Stewart.
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'The sky is not falling': Two major studies show election polls are not getting less accurate
And the lessons poll watchers can learn heading into the 2018 midterms.
 
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IRS chief says Trump's budget would sharply cut taxpayer service
For many years under the Obama administration, Republicans controlling Congress punished the Internal Revenue Service with budget cuts that resulted in horrible service for taxpayers. Although some service was restored, the Trump administration now plans service cuts so severe that about 40 percent of calls from taxpayers seeking telephone assistance would go unanswered. IRS acting commissioner […]
 
 
In a Georgia town, nine people explain their frustration and optimism on immigration
OF AMERICA | A debate over deportation and a border wall, boosted by Trump, has gripped electoral politics in the state.
 
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White House press briefings got shorter in May for the fourth straight month
The average duration was 17.6 minutes.
 
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President Trump has made 3,251 false or misleading claims in 497 days
As Trump nears the 500th day of his presidency, his daily average number of false or misleading claims keeps climbing.
 
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Trey Gowdy: A prosecutor and partisan at the heart of the GOP's Russia probe
The South Carolina Republican made a name for himself leading the Benghazi investigation but often refuses to toe the party line.
 
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Trump disparaged pardons in the past. He's been generous with them as president.
On the campaign trail, Trump disparaged past presidents for their pardons. Now he has pardoned more individuals in two years than his previous three predecessors.
 
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Here's a reminder of some of Dinesh D'Souza's inflammatory comments
The conservative pundit has called Obama a "boy" and mocked Rosa Parks.
 
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There's a wave of women running for office. What happens when they face each other?
An unprecedented number of women are running for Congress — and the first hurdle that many will face is other women.
 
Friends of Paul Manafort launch legal defense fund, citing expense of fighting Mueller prosecution
The new fund, whose trustees have not been identified, promises to maintain the confidentiality of its donors.
 
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The Republican Party isn't 'taking a nap' under Trump, like John Boehner says. It's being held hostage.
Lawmakers are choosing their jobs over standing up to Trump.
 
 
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Samantha Bee's vulgar Ivanka Trump insult and an unresolved question for liberals: High road or low?
Liberals have to decide whether the way to take down Trump is with Trump-like insults.
 
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Largest federal employees union sues Trump over 'official time' rollback
A labor official said the president believes "he is above the law" in issuing an executive order to limit time federal employees spend on certain union activities.
 
 
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