#Chuck Schumer’s son-in-law lands lucrative gig at private equity giant Blackstone

#Chuck Schumer’s son-in-law lands lucrative gig at private equity giant Blackstone

“Chuck Schumer’s son-in-law lands lucrative gig at private equity giant Blackstone” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s son-in-law has been hired by top private equity firm Blackstone — the latest family member to land a lucrative gig with an industrial giant that is subject to government regulation. Michael Shapiro, the Princeton- and Yale-educated lawyer who most…

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#Dem focus on activism could lose election

#Dem focus on activism could lose election

“Dem focus on activism could lose election” Hillary Clinton has warned fellow Democrats that their obsession with transgender issues and defunding the police could cost them the 2024 presidential election. The failed presidential candidate — who insisted it was “out of the question” that she would run again — agreed when the Financial Times pointed…

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#Memoir recalls bygone era of American bipartisanship

#Memoir recalls bygone era of American bipartisanship

“#Memoir recalls bygone era of American bipartisanship” In the spring of 2015, my friend and former Post colleague Robert Kimball made what I thought was a zany prediction: that Donald Trump, who had just announced his candidacy, would become the nation’s next president. It was a brash statement from a guy I knew as a…

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#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 24, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 24, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 24, 2021” The Issue: Democrats’ response to Sen. Joe Manchin’s refusal to vote for the “Build Back Better” bill. Sen. Joe Manchin is prepared to take the heat while continuing to represent the best interests of his constituents and the people of America (“Dem bullies,” Dec. 21). Manchin is…

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