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The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: Power, plutocracy and political economy
Martin Wolf and Paul Krugman reply to listeners’ questions and comments
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Fed governor Waller says rates could be cut by as much as a full point
Policymaker set to meet Donald Trump on Wednesday for interview to be next chair of US central bank
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Trump turns to primetime address to sell agenda
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Trump World rallies around Susie Wiles ▪ Jack Smith heads to Capitol Hill ▪ Hegseth rebuffs calls to release video ▪ Trump expands travel ban President Trump will leverage the bully pulpit Wednesday in a speech to the…
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DEI Died This Year. Maybe It Was Supposed To
I’m a Black staffer at WIRED. My position feels more precarious than ever. There’s a reason for that.
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Capitol replaces statue of Robert E. Lee with civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns
The U.S. Capitol has begun displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school.
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Kelly on Pentagon investigation: 'This is all a bunch of bulls---'
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) blasted the Pentagon’s ongoing probe into him Tuesday. “This is all a bunch of bulls---,” Kelly told reporters on Capitol Hill. The Defense Department said Monday it is escalating its review into Kelly, a retired Navy captain, over a Nov. 18 video in which and other Democr…
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Trump Venezuela Oil Blockade: US Turns Up Heat On Maduro | The Pulse 12/17
President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers going into and leaving Venezuela, ratcheting up pressure on Caracas as the US builds up its military presence in the region.
Venezuela said in its statement that its ambassador to the United Nations would immediately denounce what …
Venezuela said in its statement that its ambassador to the United Nations would immediately denounce what …
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Statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns replaces Robert E Lee at US Capitol
Statue of Johns, who protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, unveiled following removal of statue of Confederate generalThe US Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high scho…
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Hochul leads Stefanik by 19 points in 2026 governor's race: Poll
Governor Kathy Hochul maintains a 19-point lead over her Republican challengers in a hypothetical 2026 election matchup, according to a Siena College poll, while New Yorkers expressed optimism about the state's direction and supported proposals to tax the wealthy to fund social services.
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Mike Johnson Shuts Door on Key Health Care Vote, and a Dangerous New Drug Hits U.S. Cities
Plus, the subway stop that’s also a museum.
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Republicans Have Found a New Kind of U.S. Citizen They Can’t Accept
New legislation singles out yet another population as less American than others.
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Off-cycle elections send Republicans a clear midterms warning
Data: Axios research; Chart: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosVoters swung left in every major election this year since President Trump's return to power in January.Why it matters: The off-cycle election results — combined with low approval ratings on Trump's handling of the economy — are red flags for Republican…
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Greene says ‘dam is breaking’ on Trump’s influence on GOP
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Monday that "the dam is breaking” on President Trump’s influence over the Republican Party. “I think the dam is breaking. Many Republicans may not have called him out, but last week, 13 Republicans voted with Democrats to overturn one of President Trump's exe…
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Vance touts Trump’s economy to shift message on high costs
Vice-president urges patience on affordability after Trump veers off script on cost of living crisis
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Health workers decry hasty House bills to ban gender-affirming care for children: ‘They hurt people’
Two bills mark the first time Congress has voted over national care bans and an escalation of anti-trans rhetoricUS politics live – latest updatesNicholas Mitchell took a deep breath and reached for the door handle. He never knew what to expect inside. Sometimes, the staffers for US House representa…
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STAT+: House set to vote on bills to ban gender-affirming care for young people
It's the latest effort by GOP lawmakers and President Trump to restrict care for transgender youth.
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Navarro won't quit appealing his contempt of Congress conviction
Peter Navarro's appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction may seem, to some, unnecessary. Last year, fresh out of prison after serving a 4-month stint for refusing to abide a congressional subpoena, he was whisked onto the Republican National Convention stage and welcomed back into the fold. …
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GOP senators break with Hegseth over video of missile strike on survivors
Republican senators are openly questioning Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision not to release the full video of a Sept. 2 follow-up strike on two survivors of an initial military strike against a Venezuelan boat, second-guessing a key decision in the Trump administration’s operations in the…
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Trump and Top Aides Publicly Defend Susie Wiles After Explosive Interviews
President Trump praised his chief of staff as doing “a fantastic job,” and more than a dozen members of his cabinet have posted defenses of her on social media.
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Susie Wiles reacts to bombshell Vanity Fair reporting about Trump administration
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is slamming a Vanity Fair piece that she is quoted in after agreeing to multiple interviews with author Chris Whipple. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports.
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