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Russian-Backed Investment Fund Tied to Influential U.S. Corporate Consulting Firm Teneo
A private equity fund backed by Russian oligarchs, who have been sanctioned by the European Union, has ties to a powerful U.S. consulting firm.
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Meghan McCain Makes Low-Key Exit From ‘The View'
Few things Meghan McCain has done on “The View” can be classified as low-key, until her exit on Friday.
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Trump Says of Capitol Rioters Who Sought to Overturn Biden's Win: ‘What I Wanted Is What They Wanted'
Former President Donald Trump continues to falsely claim he lost to Joe Biden due to fraud.
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Ex-Speaker Ryan to GOP: Reject Trump, ‘2nd-Rate Imitations'
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan is joining the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former president’s divisive politics and the Republican leaders who emulate him.
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GOP Groups Quiet as Billionaire Donor Stands Accused of Running Biggest Tax Fraud Scheme Ever
Robert Brockman, accused of running the biggest tax fraud scheme in U.S. history, was a prolific donor to Republican groups and causes.
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Trump Unloads on Paul Ryan After ‘American Carnage' Excerpts
President Donald Trump unloaded via Twitter on Republican former House Speaker Paul Ryan after Ryan’s comments critical of Trump appeared in excerpts from a new book. Ryan condemns Trump in “American Carnage,” by Tim Alberta of Politico, in excerpts running in various publications. Alberta wrote the former speaker, who retired from Congress in 2018, could not stand the idea of...
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Trump Unloads on Paul Ryan After ‘American Carnage' Excerpts
President Donald Trump unloaded via Twitter on Republican former House Speaker Paul Ryan after Ryan’s comments critical of Trump appeared in excerpts from a new book. Ryan condemns Trump in “American Carnage,” by Tim Alberta of Politico, in excerpts running in various publications. Alberta wrote the former speaker, who retired from Congress in 2018, could not stand the idea of...
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Trump Won't Sign Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown, Ryan Says
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that President Donald Trump would not sign a bill that would fund the government into February because it did not include funding for his border wall. Ryan said he is going back to the House to work with members on a bill that the president would sign.
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House Speaker Paul Ryan Bids Farewell to Congress
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan gave his farewell address at the Capitol Thursday. In his speech, Ryan struggled to answer how politics could become less divisive going forward and what would need to be done to improve civility among all.
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Trump Slams Ryan for Opposing End to Birthright Citizenship
President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed House Speaker Paul Ryan for opposing his plan to sign an executive order that would end birthright citizenship, ripping the Wisconsin Republican as someone who knows “nothing about” the issue. “Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the Majority rather than giving his opinions on Birthright Citizenship, something he knows nothing about!” Trump tweeted...
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LA County Official Responds To Trump's Comment on Citizenship
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis pushed back Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s statement that he will sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship, calling it an “electoral stunt.”
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Congress Sends Bill to Trump to Avert Government Shutdown
Congress has approved a bill keeping the government open through Dec. 7, as lawmakers move to avert a government shutdown looming next week. The $854 billion bill also funds the military and a host of civilian agencies for the next year. The House approved the bill, 361-61, on Wednesday, a week after the Senate approved it, 93-7.
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Trump Says Government Won't Give Civilian Employees Raises in 2019
President Donald Trump said Thursday that civilian employees of the federal government will not receive raises in 2019. In doing away with the 2.1 percent across-the-board pay increase that was scheduled to take effect in January, Trump said he was working to “put our Nation on a fiscally sustainable course.” Scrapping the raises will save more than $25 billion, Trump said.
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Under Pressure, Trump Re-Lowers White House Flag for McCain
Glowering in public and near-silent for two days, President Donald Trump relented under pressure on Monday by tersely recognizing Sen. John McCain’s “service to our country” and re-lowering the White House flag. While much of the nation remembered McCain’s record as a war hero, longtime senator and presidential nominee over the weekend, Trump had nursed his grievances. McCain had been...
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Secret Recording Shows GOP's Nunes Saying Rosenstein Impeachment Would Delay Supreme Court Pick
Hard-line conservative Republicans in the House recently hit a roadblock in their effort to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein when Speaker Paul Ryan opposed the move. But one of those conservatives, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., gave a different explanation to donors recently when asked why the impeachment effort had stalled, NBC News reported. He said it’s because an impeachment...
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On Trade Policy, Trump Is Turning GOP Orthodoxy on Its Head
President Donald Trump’s trade policies are turning long-established Republican orthodoxy on its head, marked by tariff fights and now $12 billion in farm aid that represents the type of government intervention GOP voters railed against a decade ago. President George W. Bush increased the number of countries partnering with the United States on free trade agreements from three to 16....
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GOP Rep. Jim Jordan Running for Speaker of the House
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is running to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan, who is not seeking re-election in November. The Ohio representative told members of Congress in a letter Thursday about his intention to run for the leadership position. “President Trump has taken bold action on behalf of the American people,” Jordan wrote. “Congress has not held up its end...
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House GOP Factions at Odds as Immigration Showdown Nears
Leaders of opposing House GOP factions are convening with Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday as Republican leaders try to prevent passage of legislation that would protect young immigrants in the country illegally from deportation by providing them with a path toward citizenship. The speaker fears the bill being pushed by GOP centrists for the immigrants known as “Dreamers” would be...
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Harley-Davidson Workers Stunned by Plant Closure After Tax Cut
Employees at Harley-Davidson’s Kansas City, Missouri, plant were shocked in January when the company announced that the plant would close next year, NBC News reported. Operations are being moved to the motorcycle manufacturer’s facility in York, Pennsylvania. The company is also building a new plant in Thailand. A Harley-Davidson spokesman said the Bangkok plant is “separate and unrelated” to the...
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Group of House Republicans Defy Leadership in Bid to Force Immigration Votes
A group of House Republicans are pushing ahead in an effort to force floor votes on a pack of four different immigration proposals, despite objections by GOP congressional leaders. If all Democrats back the effort, Republicans need at least 25 of their 236 members to sign onto a discharge petition filed Wednesday, which can be used to force votes on...