Category: USA
Republicans Ponder: What if the Trump Tax Cuts Cost Nothing?
New York Times Some in the party are considering alternative ways of assessing the federal budget as they prepare to extend temporary tax cuts passed in 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/trump-tax-cuts-republicans-deficit.html
Read MoreElection Forecasts Try to Go Beyond the Polls. Are They Helping?
New York Times The forecasts, like those from Decision Desk HQ, Nate Silver and 538, are now ubiquitous, but their accuracy is hard to measure. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/elections/election-forecasts-predictions.html
Read MoreThe Surprising Impact of North Carolina’s New Voter ID Law
New York Times After a decade of battles over voter ID, the law that finally went into effect landed with a whimper, not a bang. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/voter-id-north-carolina.html
Read MoreHow People Are Earning Thousands Investigating Pandemic Fraud
New York Times Some private citizens are hunting for potential cases of fraud tied to small-business loans. They have earned big payouts — in some cases, more than $1 million. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/pandemic-fraud-lawsuits.html
Read MoreTrump’s Trade Agenda Could Benefit Friends and Punish Rivals
New York Times Donald Trump has a record of pardoning favored companies from tariffs. Companies are once again lining up to try to influence him. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/trump-tariff-exemptions.html
Read MoreTrump’s sway over Republicans stronger than ever, but Sununu says GOP still a ‘big-tent party’
Fox News MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — With his convincing White House victory this month, President-elect Donald Trump’s grip over the Republican Party is firmer than ever. But a popular Republican governor who has long been a vocal critic of the former and future president says that there’s still room in the GOP for those outside…
Read MoreTrump will appoint ‘dozens’ of judges, experts say, despite Dems ramming through nominees in lame-duck session
Fox News Experts say President-elect Donald Trump’s chances of appointing judges to the federal bench remain positive, despite Senate Democrats’ push to confirm as many of President Biden’s picks as possible. Amid their efforts to appoint Biden’s judicial picks ahead of Trump’s administration and a new Congress starting in January, both parties struck a midnight…
Read MoreTexas lawmaker proposes bill to abolish death penalty in Lone Star State: ‘I think sentiment is changing’
Fox News A Texas state lawmaker has introduced legislation to eliminate the death penalty in the state amid a high-profile death row case currently unfolding. Democrat state Rep. John Bucy III filed the bill for the upcoming legislative session. “I think I’ve been opposed to the death penalty my whole life as I’ve thought about…
Read MoreListeria Outbreak Kills One, Prompts Recall for Yu Shang Food
New York Times Officials have linked 11 listeria cases since October 2021 to items from Yu Shang Food, which is recalling more than 72,000 pounds of products. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/listeria-death-yushang-recall.html
Read MoreTrump Picks Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to Be Surgeon General
New York Times Dr. Janette Nesheiwat is a medical director for a chain of urgent care clinics. Her sister served as an adviser in the first Trump administration. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/janette-nesheiwat-surgeon-general.html
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