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The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: Power, plutocracy and political economy
Martin Wolf and Paul Krugman reply to listeners’ questions and comments
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‘He would turn us against him’: Trump’s tariff reductions alienate ranchers
President’s affordability measures undercut cattle producers in favour of consumers
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Greene says ‘dam is breaking’ on Trump’s influence on GOP
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Monday that "the dam is breaking” on President Trump’s influence over the Republican Party. “I think the dam is breaking. Many Republicans may not have called him out, but last week, 13 Republicans voted with Democrats to overturn one of President Trump's exe…
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Capitol replaces statue of Robert E. Lee with civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns
The U.S. Capitol has begun displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school.
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Trump and Top Aides Publicly Defend Susie Wiles After Explosive Interviews
President Trump praised his chief of staff as doing “a fantastic job,” and more than a dozen members of his cabinet have posted defenses of her on social media.
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Vance touts Trump’s economy to shift message on high costs
Vice-president urges patience on affordability after Trump veers off script on cost of living crisis
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Ocasio Cortez blasts boat strike briefings: 'That was a joke'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed briefings on recent strikes on alleged drug boats, calling them “a joke.” “Were you satisfied with the answers that — you’ve gotten so far today in these classified briefings —” journalist Pablo Manríquez asked Ocasio-Cortez in a clip posted to the soci…
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House won’t vote on ObamaCare amendments after heated committee meeting
Republicans on the House Rules Committee on Tuesday shut the door on amendments to extend the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, effectively setting the stage for a surge in health insurance premiums as Congress leaves for winter recess later this week. A group of moderate Republicans offered …
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Re: Jared Isaacman nominated as NASA Administrator
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Re: Jared Isaacman nominated as NASA Administrator
Quote from: yg1968 on 12/16/2025 06:40 pmQuote from: yg1968 on 12/16/2025 06:22 pmSenator Markey Slams SpaceX for Covering Up Financial Ties to NASA Administrator Nominee Isaacman:...
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No Sept. 2 boat strike video release for you
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story No Sept. 2 boat strike video release for you Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Democrats are battling over publicly releasing the video of the U.S. military’s Sept. 2 at…
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Trump orders ‘total’ blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers
The order comes a week after the US military seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast.
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Democrat wins Kentucky state Senate special election
Democrat Gary Clemons is projected to win a special election to a fill a Kentucky state Senate seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. Clemons, president of United Steelworkers Local 1693 and an Army veteran, beat back challenges from Republican Calvin Leach, an Army veteran and former state Senate ca…
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Watch live: Trump participates in Hanukkah celebration from White House
President Trump will participate in a Hanukkah celebration at the White House Tuesday evening. The event comes as Jewish groups in the U.S. have urged their counterparts to increase security precautions after an attack during a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, over the weeke…
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Trump backs Susie Wiles after Vanity Fair article
President Trump defended White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Tuesday in the wake of a shockingly candid interview Wiles did with Vanity Fair. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
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Mayor Adams’s Farewell To-Do List: Praise Himself, Undermine Mamdani
Before jetting off to Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams held an unusual news conference that included a time capsule, a new theme song and a defense of his one-term tenure.
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Biden: 'If we don't lead, who leads the world? Russia? China?'
Former President Biden, during a Monday meet-and-greet event for his presidential library, urged the United States to press ahead as a world leader. “If we don't lead, who leads the world? Russia? China?” Biden asked. “We have to. We owe it to our own families, we owe it to the world and we can get…
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Trump Partners With AI Firms to Build Tech Talent Pipeline
The Trump administration will recruit 1,000 artificial intelligence experts in the coming months through a new program aimed at modernizing the federal workforce. The effort, called US Tech Force, aims to hire early career technologists into roles across the government — one of the administration’s …
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Susie Wiles comes under the spotlight after Vanity Fair remarks
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is grappling with a controversy of her own making after she made a number of startling admissions in a series of interviews with Vanity Fair. In an article published Tuesday that drew on 11 interviews with Wiles over the past year, the chief of staff offered bl…
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