Pres. Donald Trump’s job approval rating on handling the economy after eight months in office is higher than that of most modern-day presidents at this point of their first terms.
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No matter how persuasive President Trump is, it’s unlikely he can round up enough Democrats to get 60 votes in the Senate for tax reform. That means Republicans will need to use the Senate’s reconciliation process, which avoids the filibuster, to pass the...
President Donald Trump recently made stops in Missouri and North Dakota to push his tax reform plan. It is no coincidence that both those states are ones he won in 2016 with vulnerable Democratic incumbent senators up for reelection in 2018.
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I believe that “Dreamers”—foreign-born men and women, age 15 to 36, brought here illegally when they were children—should be allowed to stay in America, the only country most of them remember.
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Most Republicans agree with President Donald Trump on the issues, according to a latest Pew Research poll, but most also have a mixed view of his conduct after seven months in office.
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From Corpus Christi to Port Arthur, the Texas Gulf Coast has been hit by a natural disaster of biblical proportions. Hurricane Harvey has wrought such devastation that it’s hard to comprehend.
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After departing his post as White House chief strategist last week, Steve Bannon told the Weekly Standard that “the Trump presidency that we fought for, and won, is over.” The clear suggestion is that Mr. Trump’s chance at success had followed Mr. Bannon ...
