Senate Approves Budget Plan That Smooths Path Toward Tax Cut - The New York Times

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WASHINGTON — The Senate took a significant step toward rewriting the tax code on Thursday night with the passage of a budget blueprint that would protect a $1.5 trillion tax cut from a Democratic filibuster. The budget resolution could also pave the way for opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil exploration by ensuring that drilling legislation can pass with only Republican votes. Despite having full control of the government, Republicans have so far been unable to produce a marquee legislative achievement in the first year of President Trump’s tenure, putting even mor
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Full Transcript and Video: Kelly Defends Trump’s Handling of Soldier’s Death and Call to Widow - The New York Times

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John F. Kelly, President Trump’s chief of staff, delivered an emotional statement on Thursday in the White House briefing room, defending Mr. Trump’s call to the widow of a slain soldier and responding to criticism from Representative Frederica S. Wilson, Democrat of Florida. The following is a transcript of those remarks, as prepared by the White House. For further coverage of Mr.
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Kelly Delivers Fervent Defense of Trump Call to Soldier’s Widow - The New York Times

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WASHINGTON — John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, delivered a searing, personal defense of President Trump’s phone call this week to the widow of a slain Army soldier, describing on Thursday the trauma of learning about his own son’s death in Afghanistan and calling the criticism of Mr. Trump’s condolences unfair. In a public relations mission that was part emotional catharsis and part political attack, Mr.
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Kelly Delivers Fervent Defense of Trump Call to Soldier’s Widow - The New York Times

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WASHINGTON — John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, delivered a searing, personal defense of President Trump’s phone call this week to the widow of a slain Army soldier, describing on Thursday the trauma of learning about his own son’s death in Afghanistan and calling the criticism of Mr. Trump’s condolences unfair. In a public relations mission that was part emotional catharsis and part political attack, Mr.
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George W Bush: 'Bigotry Seems Emboldened, Our Politics Seem More Vulnerable to Conspiracy Theories and Outright Fabrication' - Breitbart

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Thursday in New York City at the “The Spirit of Liberty: At Home, In the World” forum, former President George W. Bush said that bigotry seemed “emboldened” in the United States. Bush said, “Our governing class has often been paralyzed in the face of obvious and pressing needs. The American dream of upward mobility seems out of reach for some who feel left behind in a changing economy. Discontent deepened and sharpened partisan conflicts. Bigotry seems emboldened.
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George W Bush: 'Bigotry Seems Emboldened, Our Politics Seem More Vulnerable to Conspiracy Theories and Outright Fabrication' - Breitbart

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Thursday in New York City at the “The Spirit of Liberty: At Home, In the World” forum, former President George W. Bush said that bigotry seemed “emboldened” in the United States. Bush said, “Our governing class has often been paralyzed in the face of obvious and pressing needs. The American dream of upward mobility seems out of reach for some who feel left behind in a changing economy. Discontent deepened and sharpened partisan conflicts. Bigotry seems emboldened.
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Obama: We Reject the ‘Politics of Division' That 'We See Now' - Breitbart

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Thursday at a campaign event in Newark, NJ for the New Jersey’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Murphy, former President Barack Obama said it was time for “rejecting a politics of division” because “some of the politics we see now, we thought we put that to bed.” Obama said, “You are going to send a message to the country, and you will send a message to the world that we are rejecting a politics of division. We are rejecting a politics of fear.
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Obama: We Reject the ‘Politics of Division' That 'We See Now' - Breitbart

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Thursday at a campaign event in Newark, NJ for the New Jersey’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Murphy, former President Barack Obama said it was time for “rejecting a politics of division” because “some of the politics we see now, we thought we put that to bed.” Obama said, “You are going to send a message to the country, and you will send a message to the world that we are rejecting a politics of division. We are rejecting a politics of fear.
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'Worst people in the world’ becoming face of GOP: Conservative commentator - ABC News

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Author Charlie Sykes was best known as a top Wisconsin conservative talk show host who frequently interviewed fellow cheeseheads and GOP favorites Donald Trump appeared on the political scene, Sykes became a vocal member of #NeverTrump, warning his listeners about this “dangerous” candidate. His newest book is called “How the Right Lost Its Mind.” On the “Powerhouse Politics” podcast, he explained how conservatives have strayed from their core values.
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