Articles filed under Political Figures
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'I would fix it fast!': Trump criticized Obama for Baltimore's problems in 2015Jul 29, 2019 1:00 am - Four years ago, in the aftermath of rioting in Baltimore, Donald Trump criticized then-President Barack Obama for not doing enough to address problems in the city and cl...
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As it faces pressure from Trump, investors, the Fed prepares to take its biggest gamble in yearsJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve this week is all but certain to cut interest rates despite unemployment being at historic lows, a highly unusual action that is shaping ...
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Trump, Sharpton exchange barbs over BaltimoreJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump attacked the Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday as "a con man" and someone who "Hates Whites & Cops," just hours before Sharpton was schedule...
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Pritzker signs bill aimed at limiting high-interest consumer debtJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois residents who have had judgments entered against them for consumer debts soon will start paying less interest on those debts, and collectors will ...
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Trump says 'a small rate cut is not enough' ahead of Fed meetingJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump renewed his attack on the Federal Reserve ahead of its meeting this week, complaining it "probably will do very little" to counteract actions by E...
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White House summit on social media gave a boost to key Trump supporters. They used it to attack Mueller.Jul 27, 2019 1:00 am - After right-wing influencers and online provocateurs flocked to the White House earlier this month for a summit on how they'd been suppressed across social media, a rema...
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The 6 most important quotes from Mueller's six hours of testimonyJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Robert Mueller chose his words carefully. The former special counsel responded monosyllabically to hundreds of questions on Wednesday. He clearly did not wa...
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Mueller made a case for election security, but lawmakers seemed largely disinterestedJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Robert Mueller sounded a warning bell yesterday about Russian efforts to compromise future U.S. elections, but the House lawmakers who grilled him for six h...
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Major automakers strike climate deal with California, rebuffing Trump's mileage freezeJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - Four automakers from three continents have struck a deal with California to produce more fuel-efficient cars for their U.S. fleets in coming years, undercutting one of t...
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'Like watching depressed paint dry': TV comics rip Mueller's 'low-key' testimonyJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - By 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the halls of the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill were already clogged with long lines of people. Across Washington, a handful of ba...