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STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REFLECTING POOL INFIGHTING
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Steven T. Dennis
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I cover the U.S. Senate for Bloomberg News. You may know me from #FridayNightZillow, but C-SPAN is more my natural habitat. #Introduction I'm also @steventdennis on the other places. Opinions mine. Email: sdennis17@bloomberg.net
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Yes. Atrocious ballot design. The official who designed it - along with Anthony Weiner - have the two biggest “butterfly effects” I’ve ever seen in politics. (No Weiner -> no Comey -> no Trump presidency, no Dobbs, etc.)
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Why Trump’s AG pick is in trouble: Trump is prioritizing immunity for him and his family from prosecution over getting his AG confirmed. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Puts Immunity From Probes Over His Fight for BlanchePresident Donald Trump’s desire to avoid the kinds of criminal prosecutions he faced the last time he left office has become the biggest impediment to getting his own attorney general pick confirmed b...www.bloomberg.com
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The president appears backed into a corner by an agenda of his own making
Trump Faces Mounting Midterm Risks From Iran to the US EconomyThe president appears backed into a corner by an agenda of his own making.bloom.bg
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“The government hasn’t paid for any work performed since November, providers say, and in recent months has insisted it will only hand over the money in exchange for information about the children that the lawyers say is confidential.”
Matt ShuhamThe Trump administration has gone months without paying attorneys who represent unaccompanied immigrant children as part of a years-old, congressionally-funded effort. The latest in a series of temporary bridge contracts ends tomorrow, with no replacement in sight: www.huffpost.com/entry/unacco...
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Bad news: The 30-year Treasury yield hit a 19-year high today. 🚨🚨🚨 America's going to have to pay more for its colossal debt, which will soon hit $40 trillion. Interest already tops $1T a year and is growing rapidly. Latest GOP/WH plans would increase the deficit. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Treasuries Jolted as Fed Hold Trims September Hike BetsUS bond traders lowered their expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its next meeting after officials kept their benchmark steady on Wednesday, while 30-year Treasury yield...www.bloomberg.com
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True fact
Andy CraigAside from its many other problems, the idea Fauci was America's power-abusing covid dictator is somewhat complicated by the fact that he never had the power to do the things they're mad about. His recommendations bound nobody and were not particularly rigorously followed by the actual policymakers.
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Cornyn wants, in writing, signed by Todd Blanche: #1 $1776M payoff fund is dead forever #2 Limit 'settlement' granting Trump etc immunity re: taxes only applies to IRS, *NOT* other agencies, *including DOJ*, which theoretically could prosecute. #2 appears to be the problem, because guess why