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China rebuffs Trump claim U.S. tariffs are making firms leave

BEIJING (Reuters) – Foreign investors remained enthusiastic about China, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that his tariffs are causing companies to move production away from the world’s second largest economy. Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that his tariffs on Chinese goods are causing companies to…

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Hypocrite Chuck Grassley Once Held an AG In Contempt Over Navy Cost Overruns

As Democrats prepare a contempt citation for AG Barr, rpepare for some high pitched Republican histrionics as they attempt to shield this president from Congress knowing the extent of his contacts with Russia. In contrast, there’s that time Republican Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), who is on the Committee on the Judiciary, cited an Attorney General for contempt, without proper authorization, over Navy shipyard contracts.

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Democrats welcome fight as Trump tees up 2020 healthcare battle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats on Tuesday embraced U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to revive a fight over healthcare coverage, ensuring the issue will dominate the 2020 presidential election and Trump’s bid for a second term in office. Trump last week stepped up his assault on Democratic predecessor President Barack Obama’s signature 2010 healthcare law by…

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Republicans and Democrats blast Trump’s cuts to diplomacy and foreign aid as dangerous for national security

By Lesley Wroughton and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress rejected President Donald Trump‘s proposed cuts to diplomacy and foreign aid budgets as dangerous to national security on Wednesday, setting the stage for a budget battle with the White House. The ranking Republican on the House of Representatives subcommittee…

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Exclusive: Beto O’Rourke’s secret membership in legendary Cult of the Dead Cow hacking group

By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO(Reuters) – Some things you might know about Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman who just entered the race for president: * The Democratic contender raised a record amount for a U.S. Senate race in 2018 and almost beat the incumbent in a Republican stronghold, without hiding his support for gun…

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Maxine Waters charges ‘Wells Fargo’s ongoing lawlessness and the failure to right the ship’

By Imani Moise and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican lawmakers pressed Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Tim Sloan for proof that the bank has moved past a string of customer abuse scandals at a tense hearing in Congress on Tuesday. Sloan is the first bank executive to be grilled by the…

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Senior Republican Says Democrats Are Unlikely to Get Access to Evidence from Mueller Probe

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump‘s Justice Department is unlikely to grant Democrats in Congress access to underlying evidence from Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, a top congressional Republican said on Friday. If Representative Doug Collins is right, Democratic-led congressional committees that have launched…

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Democrats Demand Documents to Probe if Trump Used the Justice Dept to Block AT&T Deal

By David Shepardson (Reuters) – Two U.S. House Democrats on Thursday asked the White House and Justice Department to turn over documents that could show whether Republican President Donald Trump sought to intervene in the regulatory review of AT&T Inc’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc. In letters released on Thursday, House Judiciary Committee…

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Obama White House Sits Republican Child Governors Down And Schools Them On Refugees

The Obama administration had to host phone call with governors to brief them on what even civilians know regarding the refugee vetting security process, because you know, this is how a certain political party operates, “The officials briefed the governors on the rigorous screening and security vetting process that is required before a refugee is able to travel to the United States.”

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