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Catherine Rampell

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Trump finds a new way for foreign governments to pay him off: Crypto

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Scott Bessent’s funny math would make his GOP predecessors blush

16.01.2025 60

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Society is making you sick, GOP says. Too bad their plans will make you sicker.

14.01.2025 5

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What does the Laken Riley Act have to do with Laken Riley? Almost nothing.

10.01.2025 60

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The legacy of Bidenomics: Maybe not much at all

07.01.2025 10

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How Biden betrayed union workers by giving them what they wanted

07.01.2025 10

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Ozempic economics: How GLP-1s will disrupt the economy in 2025

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Oops! Consumers finally realize that Trump could worsen inflation.

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Trump and Musk have ‘Art of the Deal’-ed themselves

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Make America the Great Depression Again: Trump’s plan to kill the FDIC

17.12.2024 4

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Fan club for suspected shooter is a symptom of burn-it-all-down populism

Robin Hood. Folk Hero. Hottie. Glorification of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson this month, has...

14.12.2024 70

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The GOP’s top priority for 2025: Repeal the laws of arithmetic

What will Republicans prioritize when they regain their government trifecta next month? A tax overhaul? Energy production? Border security? Nope....

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Return-to-work mandates are an invisible pay cut

Job growth rebounded in November, the Labor Department reported Friday. But red flags were buried in that superficially gleeful report. Among them:...

07.12.2024 30

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Mad about Hunter Biden’s shady deals? You should care about these, too.

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Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada won’t reduce grocery prices

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This is Trump’s real ‘mandate’

Donald Trump apparently has an all-purpose, get-out-of-jail-free card: his “mandate.” “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful...

26.11.2024 20

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A confrontation between Trump and the Fed might be inevitable

21.11.2024 50

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Trump’s great government purge begins

14.11.2024 2

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Why Trump should take credit for Biden’s economy

09.11.2024 100

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What legacy media got right this election

05.11.2024 40

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If elected, Trump will make you and your family less safe

Donald Trump styles himself as the law-and-order candidate, but he’s a loser on this issue for a simple reason: He struggles to differentiate...

01.11.2024 50

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Only care about your pocketbook? Trump is still the wrong choice.

So what if Donald Trump admires Nazis? That’s old news, the former president’s allies retort. Besides, voters only care about their pocketbooks...

29.10.2024 1

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Here’s how Trump could curb national abortion access — unilaterally

26.10.2024 50

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Voters prefer Harris’s agenda to Trump’s — they just don’t realize it. Take our quiz.

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What might raising a family look like in a Harris presidency? Look to Flint.

FLINT, Mich. — If you want to know what raising a family might look like under a Kamala Harris presidency, look to this Rust Belt city. For...

19.10.2024 100

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This One Weird Trick is the best way to help workers, study finds

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Why Trump is losing his edge among voters on the economy

09.10.2024 100

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Don’t chicken out of eating lab-made meat. It could change the world.

01.10.2024 3

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The real Eric Adams scandal: Is this guy the best NYC had to offer?

27.09.2024 20

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Trump gets compared with history’s great villain because his rhetoric is that bad

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Trump’s ‘concepts of a plan’ would destroy the health-care system

Thanks to GOP vice-presidential nominee JD Vance, we finally know what Donald Trump’s “concepts of a plan” for replacing the Affordable Care Act...

20.09.2024 2

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We’ve all been ‘idiotcepted’

Much has been written about misinformation in today’s politics, but one particular phenomenon deserves greater examination. The best term for it...

19.09.2024 80

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If the GOP wins in November, expect the uninsured rate to spike

The uninsured rate remained steady last year, at roughly the lowest level ever recorded. That’s a small miracle — but one that could vanish if...

11.09.2024 2

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Forget Trump’s IVF promises. The GOP’s record shows contempt for fertility care.

06.09.2024 50

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‘Health care’ is both everywhere and nowhere this election cycle

In recent years, seemingly every policy issue has been rebranded as a “health care” concern. Yet somehow health care in its own right — the...

30.08.2024 20

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The Trump effect: Politicians are in no hurry to craft policy solutions

28.08.2024 80

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Doug Emhoff, modern-day sex symbol

Emhoff is secure enough with his own masculinity to sometimes prioritize his wife’s ambitions over his own. What. A. Hunk. Vice President Kamala...

24.08.2024 70

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When your opponent calls you ‘communist,’ maybe don’t propose price controls?

16.08.2024 650

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Hot tip: Both parties should stop bribing voters with tax cuts

Exempting tips from taxes is a terrible idea, regardless of which party is proposing it. A waitress carries breakfast dishes to customers at a...

13.08.2024 40

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We’re likely not in a recession — but we could talk ourselves into one

06.08.2024 60

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Yes, ‘Kamala is a cop.’ This time, it could help her win an election.

Harris’s prosecutorial background could be a huge asset. Vice President Harris during an event on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday....

23.07.2024 60

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Insanity, or just desperation? A look at Biden’s rent control idea.

The president’s own aides know this policy makes no sense. Key takeaways Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed. President Biden speaks at...

19.07.2024 5

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