#Big business bristles at USTR reporting change on trade

#Big business bristles at USTR reporting change on trade

The U.S. Trade Representative is changing its definition of barriers to trade in its annual report on international trade estimates, throwing out concepts long cherished by the tech industry and drawing the ire of some of the biggest business lobbies in the U.S. “The NTE Report has received unprecedented attention this year because we are…

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#Louisiana Republican primary: Live results

#Louisiana Republican primary: Live results

GOP voters in Louisiana will head to the polls Saturday to cast votes in the state’s primary. Former President Trump is expected to bring in all of the state’s 47 Republican delegates. The GOP front-runner garnered enough votes earlier this month to clinch the nomination, and pave the way for a rematch against President Biden in…

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#Marriage rate returns to pre-pandemic high: CDC

#Marriage rate returns to pre-pandemic high: CDC

The marriage rate in 2022 returned to pre-pandemic highs, new government data show, after a year of pandemic lockdowns put many engagements on hold temporarily. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 2,065,905 marriages in total in 2022 — the first…

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#Trump team slashing RNC positions after takeover: Report

#Trump team slashing RNC positions after takeover: Report

Just days after receiving a new leadership team spearheaded by former President Trump, the Republican National Committee (RNC) is slashing its staff, according to reports. More than 60 people have been fired, including senior staff in political, data and communications departments, following former Chair Ronna McDaniel’s departure. Some were told they had to leave their…

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#Psaki on Biden’s abortion comments during State of the Union: ‘You could feel the anger’

#Jen Psaki: ‘Real legacy’ of Mitch McConnell is ‘a cynic focused on power’

MSNBC’s Jen Psaki slammed Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s (Ky.) “real legacy” as a “cynic focused on power.” Psaki discussed McConnell’s announcement last week that he would be stepping down from his leadership role in the Senate Republican conference next November. She said on “Inside with Jen Psaki” that his latest news is the “perfect moment” to…

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