PoliticsTrump Wants to Give Out $5,000 Checks. It Would Cost More Than $1 Trillion.
The president’s pledge to hand every American adult a “dividend” if Republicans keep control of Congress in the midterm elections raises questions.
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Politics‘Pretend That I Am Running’: 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Midterm Convention
At a first-of-its-kind midterm convention, President Trump mostly offered retreads and self-congratulation. Then, he offered to pay Americans $5,000 apiece if Republicans kept power.
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PoliticsThe 9/11 lesson cybersecurity has yet to learn
Twenty-five years later, as cyber threats increasingly target systems that support critical infrastructure, cybersecurity faces a similar challenge: how do we build systems resilient enough to withstand the failure of any single layer?
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PoliticsStephen A. Smith: Fetterman 'pretty much spitting in the face of Democrats who elected him'
Commentator Stephen A. Smith slammed Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) for making a video appearance at the Republican National Convention (RNC) on its opening night Wednesday. Appearing on News Nation after Fetterman's video played, Smith declared "Hell no" when asked by host Chris Cuomo if he believ...
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PoliticsLive updates: Trump, Vance to close out RNC midterm convention; Democrats counter with protests
Vice President Vance will take his turn at the Republican National Committee midterm convention podium Thursday night, followed by President Trump, as GOP members close out their two-day push to energize voters ahead of November's midterms. Trump spoke for over 90 minutes on Wednesday night, urgi...
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PoliticsTrump on convention crowd booing Thune: 'No, no. John is working hard'
President Trump on Wednesday told the crowd at the Republican National Committee's (RNC) first midterm convention in Dallas not to boo the absent Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), telling them that "John is working hard." Trump mentioned Thune's name after he expressed Speaker Mike John...
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PoliticsBet on it: The Trumps' ties to prediction markets will become the IRS's problem
The IRS has remained uncharacteristically reticent on the associated tax implications of such transactions.
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PoliticsTrade war, Alberta referendum loom large as Carney charts cabinet's year forward
When Prime Minister Mark Carney gathered leaders of the world's foremost economies in Kananaskis State's picturesque mountainside last spring for the G7, it was fresh off his election win, a wind seemingly at his back as he met with U.S. President Donald Trump to talk trade, and the threat of the...
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PoliticsWhy so many incumbents lost primaries this year
Anti-incumbent anger crossed party lines in this year’s primaries — and redistricting didn’t help, either.
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PoliticsD.O.J. Escalates Threats to States in Battle for Election Records
The department sent letters to at least 30 states demanding they retain election records, an outgrowth of President Trump’s baseless claims of widespread election fraud.
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PoliticsDown in the Polls, Republicans Embrace a Familiar Tool: Fear
At an unusual midterm gathering, President Trump and his allies painted Democrats as dangerously un-American.
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PoliticsTrump Floats $5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’ Checks if Republicans Win the Midterms
In his convention speech, the president floated a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every adult American if Republicans keep control of Congress. The idea, like numerous others, may not come to pass.
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