#Could a Trump holdover save the Biden presidency?

#Could a Trump holdover save the Biden presidency?

A key holdover from the Trump presidency could give President Biden a huge boost as he seeks reelection. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell looks to be on the cusp of pulling off a “soft landing” of the economy, after inflation roared to a four-decade high last year. The Fed’s series of interest rate increases, which…

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#DeSantis knocks Haley as ‘failed Republican establishment’

#DeSantis knocks Haley as ‘failed Republican establishment’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) knocked former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday as being “really reflective of the old failed Republican establishment of yesteryear” as the presidential candidate seeks to make his pitch as the viable alternative to former President Trump.  “Even a campaigner as good as Chris [Christie] is not going to be able to paper over…

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#Senate tees up final vote on annual defense policy bill

#Senate tees up final vote on annual defense policy bill

The Senate on Tuesday advanced the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) toward a final vote, putting it on a glide path to getting passed Wednesday as lawmakers look to conclude their work before the Christmas break.  Senators voted 85-15 to end debate on the $886 billion annual defense policy bill that will cover fiscal 2024…

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#Retribution, isolation and deportation: What to expect from a second Trump term

#Retribution, isolation and deportation: What to expect from a second Trump term

Less than two months out from the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, former President Donald Trump seems well on his way to securing a third consecutive Republican nomination for president.  And, with public polling increasingly showing Trump leading President Biden — including by 6 points (53 percent to 47 percent) per a recent Messenger/Harris X poll — the question…

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#At least 6 dead after tornado rips through Tennessee towns

#At least 6 dead after tornado rips through Tennessee towns

At least six people were killed Saturday after severe weather, including multiple tornadoes, struck central Tennessee.  Three fatalities were in Clarksville, northwest of Nashville near the Kentucky border, where nearly two dozen more people were hospitalized, county officials said. “This is a sad day for our community,” Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said. “We are…

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