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☆ Opinion | The Legal Battle Against Trump Was a Miserable Failure
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Samuel Moyn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The yearslong effort to vanquish Donald Trump in court was a dismal failure. To oppose Mr. Trump in his second term, liberals must learn the lesson of this defeat, which is that there is no alternative to persuading our fellow citizens of our beliefs. Fifty years ago, Richard Nixon’s four Supreme Court appointments — Mr. Trump got only three — shoved the court right and consigned liberals to damage control. In this election, legalistic tactics contributed to Mr. Trump’s victory, helping to produce the popular majority he had never boasted before. For all of Mr. Trump’s misdeeds, prosecuting them was not worth the cost of restoring him to power.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Richard Nixon’s, Mr, Judith Shklar, Trump’s

☆ Trump wants the power to single-handedly choke off government spending. Lawmakers aren't sweating it yet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementTrump wants the power to refuse to spend federal dollars that Congress has already approved. Impoundment has been floated as one way that Trump could singlehandedly enact DOGE's recommended cuts to the federal budget. Meanwhile, lawmakers on Capitol Hill — including those on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees that control government spending — don't seem concerned about Trump's impoundment power grab just yet. He added that there "would be a problem" if Trump tried to impound funding approved by both chambers of Congress. AdvertisementWhat Trump could do with such sweeping powersEven if Congress won't grant Trump impoundment powers, he has another potentially more attractive avenue — the courts.

Persons: He's, Nixon, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, doesn't, it's, Richard Nixon, Trump, DOGE's, Republican Sen, Shelly Moore Capito, haven't, I've, Robert Aderholt, Rosa DeLauro, Mark Amodei, Joe Morelle, appropriators aren't, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, Mark Paoletta, there's, Daniel Schuman, Schuman, shouldn't, Vance, Karoline Leavitt Organizations: Trump, Congress, Department of Government, Capitol, Committees, Republican, West Virginia, Alabama, Democrats, Republicans, Senate, tinker, Nevada Republican, Democratic, GOP, The Washington, Trump administration's Office, Management, American Governance Institute Locations: West, Connecticut, Nevada, New York

☆ What is impoundment? How Trump thinks he can control spending without Congress
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —“Impoundment” is another word that Americans may need to learn in the vernacular of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. Trump took the time to record a video about impoundment during the Republican primary season, and he promised seizing control over spending from Congress would be a top priority if he was elected. Impoundment occurs when Congress appropriates money that the president then declines to spend. As a result of these standoffs, Congress passed a law to curtail a president’s use of impoundment, particularly for policy reasons. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 did a lot more than that, however.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, ”, Trump, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Nixon, Nixon, Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, Trump’s, “, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, DOGE –, Ramaswamy, ” Ramaswamy, Matt Gaetz, Jimmy Carter, It’s Organizations: CNN, Senate, Republican, Congress, Congressional Research Service, Office, Capitol, Supreme, overreach, Elon, “ Department, Government, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Ramaswamy, Department of Education, Nuclear Regulatory, Trump, FBI Locations: Mississippi, Louisiana, France, Ukraine, Trump’s, Ohio, Washington

☆ The hidden dangers of parabolic stock moves — and how to best handle them
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

People always ask me why I dislike parabolic moves. In other words, parabolic moves force you to be a trader. I will fight no one who wants to buy Palantir because I sense that one will be the last name to go down. But parabolic moves are intoxicating. If we just had the 10-year bond move to 5%, I wouldn't even bother addressing the hidden dangers behind parabolic moves.

Persons: —, it's, Nvidia disappoints, Elon Musk, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, that's, Buffett, Warren, didn't, Fox, Richard Nixon, there's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Alex Karp, Stefani Reynolds Organizations: York Stock Exchange, Nvidia, GameStop, SpaceX, RFK Jr, Health, Human Services Department, Apple, Amazon, Fox News, Republicans, Justice Department, Nuclear ETF, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, U.S, Senate, Intelligence, Capitol, Washington , D.C, Afp, Getty Locations: There's, Washington, Washington ,

☆ Even U.S. presidents make mistakes with their money, author says. Here's how some struggled
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Megan Gorman, author of All The Presidents' Money. MG: Money caused and causes anxiety for everyone. For instance, Ronald Reagan used budgeting as a mechanism to manage emotion when it came to money. As Reagan got older, he found that having a budget and sticking to it allowed him to manage his financial anxiety. Early experiences informed money habitsAN: Who had the most financial struggles before becoming president?

Persons: Thomas Jefferson, George Peter Alexander Healy, Megan Gorman Annie Nova, Megan Gorman, Richard Nixon, Grover Cleveland, Calvin Coolidge, John F, Kennedy, spender, Jefferson, Marc Cartwright, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, Harry Truman, Truman, Herbert Hoover, Hoover Organizations: Hulton, White, Stanford Locations: France

For some who’ve run afoul of Trump, the election results have sparked fresh worries that he may enter office looking for retribution. During the campaign, Trump has made different statements about whether he might target people who’ve upset him. Rep. Jim Jordan, a staunch Trump ally in Congress, said he doesn’t expect any of the prosecutors to face reprisals over Trump investigations. One former Trump White House official who has publicly spoken against Trump described feeling “scared” and declined to let their name be used. Now Fanone says he is hunkering down in his Virginia mountain-area home for fear that Trump could weaponize the police.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Olivia Troye, Trump, “ I’m, I’ll, ” Troye, “, He’s, he’s, he’ll, Joe Biden, Biden, ”, haven’t, Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Jack Smith, Smith, Jim Jordan, ” Jordan, Richard Nixon, ” Nixon, Mark Zaid, ” Zaid, Michael Cohen, Cohen, Alvin Hellerstein, who’ve, yank, JD Vance, Joe Biden’s, Hunter, Vance, podcaster Joe Rogan, ” Larry Pfeiffer, won’t, aren’t, ” Trump, Schiff, Pelosi, Dan Goldman, Trump’s, ” It’s, it’s, Michael Fanone, Fanone, “ I’ll, Hunter Biden, what’s, “ We’re, they’re, John Bolton, Bolton, Ronald Reagan’s, I’m, Susie Wiles, Pat Summerall, Jared Moskowitz, Aquilino, ” Gonell, Kamala Harris, Gonell Organizations: Trump, Democratic, White, Fox News, Sunday, CNN, Washington, CIA, Los Angeles Times, New York Democrat, Joe Biden weaponized, Department of Justice, Justice, Trump White House, D.C, Washington Post, Justice Department, NFL, ”, U.S . Capitol, Capitol Locations: United States, America, California, Manhattan, U.S, Virginia

☆ Meet the Press – November 10, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +56 min

ANNOUNCER:From NBC News in Washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. In a Meet the Press interview during his 2016 run, he suggested that his insurgent bid could generate cross-party appeal. AMY WALTER:Yeah, and the other thing that, you know, Democrats have been dining off the anti-Trump coalition now since 2017. RAMESH PONNURU:I think Democrats wildly overestimated the power of the abortion issue to drive candidate choice as opposed to referendum. There would be pressure on the president, President Biden, to not run for reelection.

Persons: KRISTEN WELKER, DONALD TRUMP, PRES, JD VANCE, Donald Trump, KAMALA HARRIS, Kamala Harris, JOE BIDEN, John Barrasso of, Bernie Sanders, Garrett Haake, Amy Walter, Ramesh Ponnuru, María Teresa Kumar, it’s, Kristen Welker, Trump, SEN, TED, JOHN MORENO, JD Vance, MIKE JOHNSON, Biden, they've, NANCY PELOSI, Kamala, DEBBIE DINGELL, RITCHIE TORRES, DAVID AXELROD, ALEXANDRIA OCASIO, unquote, JON FAVREAU, Joe Biden's, JON LOVETT, Joe Biden, “, “ It's, … they're, I'm, Steve Kornacki, STEVE KORNACKI, Kristen, ”, Trump's, That's, You've, Donald Trump's, Harris, Barack Obama, John McCain, it's, Steve, They're, you've, Barrasso, Press . SEN, JOHN BARRASSO, Bill Clinton “, ” Donald Trump, JOHN, We've, He's, we've, that's, Lindsey Graham, He'll, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Trump hasn't, Susie Wiles, we're, President Trump, John Kennedy, Bobby, Sanders, BERNIE SANDERS, Let's, Nancy Pelosi, I’m, James Carville, JAMES CARVILLE, I've, Sotomayor, Garrett, he's, GARRETT HAAKE, John Barrasso, Paul Ryan's, Amy, AMY WALTER, – KRISTEN WELKER, It's, –, María Teresa, David Noriega, Mario, DAVID NORIEGA, MIREYA ALVAREZ, MARIO ALVAREZ, MARÍA TERESA KUMAR, Ramesh, RAMESH PONNURU, Richard Nixon, Aaron Burr, didn't, he'd, They've, TERESA KUMAR, María, – MARIA TERESA KUMAR, Dobbs, should've, Harris would've, ” KRISTEN WELKER, We'll Organizations: Republicans, Senate, Vermont, NBC, Capitol Hill, National, Press, NBC News, Arizona, Democratic, Republican, REP, Twitter, Trump, Republican Senate, Supreme, White, National Political, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Biden, Senate Republican, Press ., Trump's, United States Senate, Justice Department, Democrat Party, Security, Social Security, FDR, they're, California, Mr, Trump swiped, Democrats, –, Veterans Locations: United States of America, United States, John Barrasso of Wyoming, Washington, American, ALEXANDRIA, CORTEZ, USA, America, California, New York, Wisconsin, Madison , Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Harris, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Mexico, Vermont, Nancy, Congress, U.S, Texas –, Texas, Philadelphia

☆ Trump’s win was real but not a landslide. Here’s where it ranks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In terms of the Electoral College, Trump is on track to win 312 electoral votes if his lead in Arizona holds. It would be a better showing than either his or Joe Biden’s 306 electoral votes in 2016 and 2020, respectively. But it would be far short of Barack Obama’s 365 electoral votes in 2008 and 332 in 2012. Bill Clinton never reached 50% in the popular vote because both of his presidential elections featured a strong third-party candidate in Ross Perot. But Clinton did run away with the Electoral College vote, winning 370 electoral votes in 1992 and 379 in 1996.

Persons: CNN — Donald Trump, ►, he’ll, Trump, it’s, Joe Biden’s, George W, Barack Obama’s, Bill Clinton, Ross Perot, Clinton, Ronald Reagan’s, Reagan, Walter Mondale, Richard Nixon, Lyndon B, Johnson, Sen, George McGovern, Nixon, Grover Cleveland Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Representatives, University of Florida, Electoral College, Trump, Electoral, Democratic, DC, Democrat, House, Senate, White, White House, Republican Locations: California, Washington and Utah, Arizona, Washington, Minnesota, South Dakota, Massachusetts

☆ America now looks to the Fed for clues on future rate cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The move comes as inflation remains on a downward trend while the job market continues to lose momentum. While that has helped rein in price pressures, it also puts the job market in jeopardy. So I’m going to be patient.”Still, rate cuts are expected to stretch through 2025, even during a Trump presidency, according to economists. On one hand, there’s evidence that America’s job market has continued to lose momentum in recent months. But since Trump’s economic vision could eventually stoke inflation, that could mean the Fed delivers fewer rate cuts in the coming years.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Donald Trump, Powell, “ I’m, Raphael Bostic, ”, Kamala Harris, Felipe Villarroel, —, Trump, hasn’t, Arthur Burns, Richard Nixon, Ben Bernanke Organizations: Washington CNN, Federal, President, White, Atlanta Fed, Trump, TwentyFour Asset Management, Fed, CNN, White House, Capitol Locations: Jackson , Mississippi

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Justice Department on Sept. 27. Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesHow Trump’s legal jeopardy has unfolded over the past year, in terms of both the criminal charges and his sweeping election victory, is unprecedented. The immediate goal of Trump’s legal team is to get that postponed indefinitely or otherwise dismissed. The Georgia election interference case against Trump remains tied up on appeals over ethical issues surrounding the district attorney. “The American people have re-elected President Trump with an overwhelming mandate to Make America Great Again," Trump Campaign Spokesman Steven Chung said in a statement.

Persons: Donald Trump, can’t, Jack Smith, Trump, —, “, ”, Chuck Rosenberg, General Merrick Garland, Chip Somodevilla, Smith, Trump’s, Steven Chung, ‘, ’, Richard Nixon, Joyce Vance, he’s, Lester Holt Organizations: NBC, Trump, DOJ, Justice, Justice Department, Washington , D.C, Justice Department’s, FBI Locations: Washington, York, Georgia, Washington ,, United States, U.S

☆ Why Trump should be worried about what the stock market is saying
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That’s why Trump, who closely follows the stock market and obsessed over it as president, should be nervous about the recent trend on Wall Street. If the market goes down, the incumbent party gets replaced,” Stovall told CNN in a phone interview Monday. Market indicator was right in 2016 and 2020Vice President Kamala Harris should feel relieved the market has seen solid gains. In 2016, the S&P 500 dipped 2.2% in the lead-up to Trump’s matchup with the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Yet there’s another market indicator that offers a reason for hope for the Harris camp.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, CFRA Research’s Sam Stovall, Trump, ” Stovall, ”, Stovall, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Dwight Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, Hillary Clinton, Clinton, Obama, Joe Biden, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, Harris, Humphrey, Jimmy Carter, Carter, “, Doug Ramsey, Dow, We’re, ” Ramsey Organizations: New, New York CNN, White, “, CNN, Lehman Brothers, AIG, Trump, Democratic, State, Democratic Party, Investment, Federal, Dow Jones Locations: New York, Chicago, Vietnam, Iran, Monday’s

☆ Here is the most important thing investors can do ahead of the presidential election outcome
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

With Election Day upon us, many investors are wondering how to, or if they even should, position their stock portfolios ahead of knowing who the next president will be. Indecision will hurt the stock market, not destroy it, but bruise it because the only thing markets really hate is uncertainty." Jim also wrote Sunday that the stock market will more than likely be just fine no matter who wins the presidency. Bottom line A quick and decisive presidential election outcome — one way or the other — is what's best for the stock market. Combination with Former President and Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump (L), and Vice President and Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, That's, Joe Biden, Jim Cramer, Jim, we've, Barack Obama, Biden, George W, Bush, Richard Nixon, Jim Cramer's Organizations: NBC News, Democratic, Republican, Trump, JPMorgan, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC

☆ Biden is beating Trump on stocks. History shows markets do better under Democrats
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The S&P 500 enjoyed a compound annual growth rate of 12.1% from Trump’s surprise election in November 2016 through Biden’s 2020 victory, according to CFRA. “The Trump market was so strong because of a combination of very low inflation, very low interest rates and tax cuts,” said Stovall. The S&P 500’s growth rate under Democrats is 10% compared with 6.7% under Republicans, according to CFRA. In those six years since 1945, where such a dynamic has been in place, the S&P 500 has enjoyed a sizzling growth rate of 16.8%. In fact, the market has generally performed better during times of higher, not lower, tax rates across changes in all three categories, BMO found.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, ” Trump, Biden, Sam Stovall, Stovall, Bill Clinton, Kamala Harris, “ Biden, ” Stovall, Trump, Clinton, “, ”, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, CFRA, ” Brian Belski, Richard M, Nixon, George W, Bush, . Bush, –, Richard Nixon, Bush –, ” Belski, Gridlock, Harris, BMO’s Belski Organizations: New, New York CNN, Biden’s, CFRA Research, Biden, Trump, Wall, “, Democrats, Republicans, Gross, Democratic, BMO Capital Markets, Clinton, Congress, Investors, Republican, White, BMO Locations: New York

☆ Analysis: Donald Trump’s campaign of relentless lying
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Washington CNN —The United States that Donald Trump describes in his rally speeches would be pretty bad if it actually existed. For the third consecutive presidential election, the Republican presidential nominee is running a relentlessly dishonest campaign for the world’s most powerful office. President Joe Biden, Trump’s initial opponent in this election, and Harris, Trump’s current opponent, certainly don’t. Nine years into Trump’s political career, daily fact-checking still isn’t happening enough. No matter what CNN writes, no matter how many “Pinocchios” The Washington Post awards him, he knows that far more of his supporters will hear the uncorrected false claim – through social media, pro-Trump media outlets and, yes, even many mainstream media outlets – than hear the truth.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “ Donald Trump, ”, Timothy Naftali, Richard Nixon, –, “ He’s, ” Naftali, Kamala Harris, Harris, Hillary Clinton, Vladimir Putin, Harris ’, Putin, There’s, Oprah, Joe Biden, Trump’s, Biden, I’ve, doesn’t, “ Organizations: Washington CNN, Republican, CNN, Columbia University, Federal Emergency Management, Democratic, Trump, Democrat, Washington Post Locations: United States, an Ohio, Congo, Iraq, Ukraine, Michigan

Those rules were designed to prevent a repeat of the abuses of Richard Nixon, who improperly used the Justice Department to punish his political enemies. A new president appoints roughly 300 senior Justice Department officials, including the U.S. attorneys who run offices across the country. All 300 must be confirmed by the Senate, but multiple former Justice Department officials said they fear Trump would install partisans willing to do his bidding. Justice Department officials have risen to the occasion and defied presidential overreach in the past. You go in and just whack a good portion of the workforce,” the former Justice Department official said.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, don’t, Richard Nixon, “, ”, Joyce Vance, Barbara McQuade, Sen, JD Vance, Vance, Vance’s, Biden Justice Department’s, Hunter Biden, Robert Menendez, Eric Adams, Jack Smith, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, Jeffrey Clark, Clark, Mike Davis, influencer Benny Johnson’s, Davis, Joe Biden, Jan, gulag ”, ” Trump, ” Vance, “ Trump, Stephen Gillers, Gillers, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, ” Gillers, Ilya Somin, Somin, Nixon, Archibald Cox, wouldn’t Organizations: NBC, Google, National Public Radio, NBC News, Justice Department, FBI, Trump, Department, U.S, Senate, Drug, Administration, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, DOJ, Biden Justice, Robert Menendez of New, New York, U.S . Capitol, ABC News, Republican, Politico, D.C, gulag, Service, NYU School of Law, George Mason University, senior Locations: U.S, Alabama, Ohio, Georgia, Robert Menendez of, Robert Menendez of New Jersey, New, —, acquittals

☆ Rumble in the Jungle: The fight that defined a decade, 50 years on
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —In many ways, Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle didn’t start on this day 50 years ago at 4:30 a.m. local time (10:30 p.m. It would be another three years before he was permitted a license to fight, and another seven before the Rumble in Jungle offered him a chance to reclaim his title. UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images“To me, it was like a charity fight,” Foreman later told the BBC. APZairean men are seen inside the stadium in Kinshasa on October 30, 1974, just before the Rumble in the Jungle. AFP via Getty ImagesA portrait of President of Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko is seen at the stadium in Kinshasa during the fight.

Persons: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, Mobutu Sese Seko, Africa’s, ”, Thomas Hauser, Ali’s, Ali, Foreman, Cassius Clay –, Sonny Liston, John F, Kennedy, Hauser, Cassius Clay, “, Richard Nixon, ‘ Ali, bomaye ’ Ali, Mobutu, James Brown, BB, Bill Withers –, ” Ali, “ Ali, bomaye, ” Foreman, “ I’d, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Gene Kilroy, Big George ”, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Zack Clayton, Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, we’ve, ‘, ” Hauser, Muhammad Ali couldn’t Organizations: CNN, Democratic, CNN Sport, Beatles, International Boxing Hall of Fame, Islam, US Armed Forces, Jungle, AFP, Getty, AP, Blacks, American Blacks, UPI, BBC, Stade du Locations: Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, New York, Vietnam, Louisville, Kinshasa, Africa, Black, American, Mai, AFP, Saudi Arabia

☆ Your election questions, answered
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

They ranged from questions about the Electoral College to specific inquiries about why ballots in some counties look the way they do. We’ll add answers to new questions weekly until the election and also send them out to the What Matters newsletter audience. CNN did not project that President Joe Biden would win the 2020 election until four days after Election Day. -- Linda in WashingtonThere were a lot of questions about the Electoral College, which should frustrate people on both sides of the aisle. I’m not including the election of 1800, even though it resulted in a tie in the Electoral College.

Persons: I’ve, Debbie, Ariel Edwards, Levy, Read, they’ve, Will, Trump, Dennis, Donald Trump, don’t, faithless, Sen, Bernie Sanders of, Ron Paul of Texas, Jeanette, Elon Musk, –, Democrats –, Elena, you’re, that’s, you’ve, Harris, Kamala Harris, CNN’s KFile, it’s, Ron, CNN’s Tami Luhby, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, George W, Bush, Jennifer Agiesta, what’s, we’re, hasn’t, noncitizens, Critics, doesn’t, Sheila, Nicole Unzicker, Unzicker, Terry I’m, Harvey Let’s, Doug Sosnik’s, Patricia, Al Gore, Rutherford B, Hayes, Samuel Tilden, Tilden, John F, Kennedy, Richard Nixon, James Garfield, Winfield Hancock, I’m, Sandra, Jack Smith, Julie Organizations: CNN, Electoral College, Washington, Puerto Rican, Social Security, Electoral, Library of Congress, Elon, Democrats, Trump, Colorado Presidents, Security, Federal, Republican, Heritage Foundation, Dominion, Senate, White, Democratic, Lumina Foundation, Supreme, eventual, Michigan Trump, Gallup Locations: Florida, Madison, Chad, Virginia, Michigan, Puerto Rico, Guam, Minnesota, Washington, DC, Puerto, Congress, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Pennsylvania, Colorado, South Carolina, United States, California, Harris, Georgia, North Carolina, . Pennsylvania, Missouri, North Dakota, California , Maryland, Vermont, Washington ,, Ohio, Butler County, Texas, New York, It’s, today’s America, New Hampshire

In the most recent NBC News poll, 54% of respondents say they disapprove of the job Biden is doing. In fact, Biden is now more personally unpopular than either Harris or Trump. Between now and Election Day, I do expect Harris to find more ways to differentiate herself from Biden. If that’s a Biden “hangover” that ends up hurting Trump more than Biden, it means team Harris effectively weaponized his age. In this most recent poll, Trump was losing the core Democratic states by only 13 points.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, —, couldn’t, Biden isn’t, it’s, Let’s, Harris, haven’t, “, ”, John Kerry, Kerry, George W, Trump, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, Al Gore, Gore, Humphrey, Nixon, that’s, Nate Cohn Organizations: White House, Biden, NBC, GOP, Democratic, Trump, The New York Times, Electoral College, Electoral Locations: Iraq, George H.W .

☆ Harris faces historic challenge in running as a sitting VP: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

In today’s edition, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down the historical challenges Kamala Harris faces running for president as a sitting VP. Harris faces historic challenge in running as a sitting VPBy Steve KornackiKamala Harris is the third presidential nominee in the last half-century to run as a sitting vice president. Measures like more Secret Service agents and bulletproof glass are now common on the campaign trail. Read more → 🔑 It all comes down to yinz: The Harris campaign believes its path to winning all-important Pennsylvania runs through the suburbs. Read more →The Harris campaign believes its path to winning all-important Pennsylvania runs through the suburbs.

Persons: Steve Kornacki, Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama hasn't, Harris, Hakeem Jeffries, Steve Kornacki Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s, it’s, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump’s, VPs, Al Gore, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, “, ”, ” Reagan, Bush, Michael Dukakis, Gore, Clinton, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Johnson, Johnson, Humphrey, Republican Richard Nixon —, they’d, Michelle Obama, Monica Alba, Carol E, Lee, Kristen Welker Barack Obama, Trump, ” Michelle Obama, Ali Vitali, Kyle Stewart ALBUQUERQUE, Democrats haven’t, “ we’ve, ” Jeffries, Jeffries, Nancy Pelosi speakership, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Johnson, ️, abou, l, ord, O Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democratic, White, ABC, Democratic Party, Republican, Biden, Democratic National Convention, Service, Democrats, NBC News, GOP, Republicans, aig Locations: George H.W ., midstream, Vietnam, N.M, D, Jeffries, New York, California

☆ Giant pandas from China arrive in US on loan to National Zoo
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

His mother, Bao Bao, was born a celebrity at the National Zoo in 2013 and returned to China four years later. His grandparents, Meixiang and Tian Tian, lived at the zoo for 23 years until their lease ended last year. It went offline last November, when Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their youngest cub Xiao Qi Ji left for China. And for the first time in 23 years, the giant panda exhibit at the National Zoo had become empty. “Our team and legions of fans look forward to welcoming Bao Li and Qing Bao to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.”

Persons: Bao Li, Qing Bao, China’s, Bao Bao, Meixiang, Tian Tian, Tom Booth, ”, Mariel Lally, Lally, Bao Li’s, they’re, ” Lally, doesn’t, “ She’s, Richard Nixon’s, Pat Nixon, Weeks, Ling Ling, Hsing Hsing, Cam, Mei Xiang, Xiao Qi Ji, Evelio Contreras, Qing, Ren Zhijun, Bao, Jin Tao, Brandie Smith, ” Smith, “ Organizations: DC CNN, FedEx, Panda, Washington Dulles Airport, Dulles International, National Zoo, CNN, US, Beijing Zoo, China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Washington, Smithsonian, Washington DC Locations: Washington, China, Beijing, China’s, Sichuan, Dujiangyan, Communist China

☆ Bob Woodward issues a stark warning on Trump weeks from Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

As has been the case for previous Woodward books, those who don’t come out well from his reporting publicly dismiss it. Woodward notes that neither Biden nor Trump spoke to him for this book, but he still got great access. It’s clear from a close reading of “War” that almost every top national security official in the Biden administration spoke with him. The Biden administration has halted the shipment of massive 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, but otherwise, the large flow of American weapons to the Jewish state continues. Coats told Woodward, “It’s still a mystery to me how he deals with Putin and what he says to Putin.

Persons: Bob Woodward, Woodward, ”, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Trump, Putin, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, “, Barack, ” Putin, Biden, CNN’s Jim Sciutto, it’s, Bush, ” Woodward, Robert Woodward, Nixon, Richard Nixon, … Trump, ” Biden, Bill Burns, Burns, Eric Green, Green “, ” Green, Here’s, Vadim Ghirda, Russia ”, Benjamin Netanyahu, Brendan Smialowski, Yahya Sinwar, Netanyahu, ” —, ” Netanyahu, Antony Blinken’s, Blinken, hasn’t, Kamala Harris, Defense Lloyd Austin, Jake Sullivan, Harris, “ Tell Bibi, Anna Moneymaker, Joe, “ Bibi, Dan Coats, Coats, “ It’s, …, ” Trump Organizations: CNN, Washington Post, New York Times, Trump, White, Biden, United Nations, Pentagon, CIA, National Security, NATO, Ukraine, Turks, Russia, West Bank, Gaza Health Ministry, Israel, UN, Getty, Hamas, US, Brown University, Defense, ”, Prince George’s Community College, Intelligence Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Crimea, Afghanistan, Gaza, Russia, Woodward, Kyiv, Sweden, Finland, Kursk, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Tel Aviv, AFP, Iran, Rafah, Largo , Maryland, Scranton, Delaware

☆ They’re cute, cuddly and coming to America: China’s newest panda diplomats headed for Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Bao Li and Qing Bao were taken off public display and placed in quarantine on September 13 – a day after Qing Bao turned three years old. Bao Li and Qing Bao spent their last few days in Dujiangyan getting trained for their first long-haul flight. The zoo’s 24-hour Giant Panda Cam has garnered more than 100 million page views since its launch in 2000. “Giant pandas truly represent how great conservation outcomes can be achieved through great partnerships and with public support,” she said. “The international cooperation on giant pandas holds great significance,” the center said, adding that it had clarified such rumors multiple times.

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It should put a damper on just how much we should expect the next president to accomplish, especially if the divide is between the House and the White House. There’s a big difference in just how divided government becomes, depending on whether the House and the White House are controlled by the same party or different parties. Two words send chills down the spine of any presidents who find the “other” party in control of the House: subpoena power. Both Trump and Joe Biden saw the second halves of their terms (after they lost control of the House) essentially paralyzed by an oppositional House. First, because California House races will determine overall House control, it could take as much as two or three weeks before we know the makeup of Congress in 2025 for sure.

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☆ How did the pussy-bow blouse became a political staple?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Vice President Kamala Harris wore a plum-hued pussy-bow shirt to speak with 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker. A slew of newly employed women in the ‘70s and ‘80s agreed, and the pussy-bow blouse’s sudden ubiquity in offices cemented it as a symbol of corporate, second-wave feminism. Melania Trump wore a pink Gucci pussy bow blouse at the presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri on October 9, 2016. Rick Wilking/Pool/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople gather at Stortorget square in Stockholm showing support for Sara Danius by wearing make-shift pussy-bow blouses with scarves and neck-ties. A ‘loaded garment’But still, the pussy-bow blouse continues to divide opinion.

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If Trump Wins, Could He Really Use the Justice Department to Jail His Rivals? One of the most powerful appointees within the Justice Department is the director of the F.B.I., who ordinarily serves a 10-year term. He would be limited to a pool of senior Justice Department employees and Senate-confirmed officials, but still…. Even if Trump has installed loyalists at the top levels of the Justice Department, F.B.I. If the public comes to see the Justice Department as compromised, will witnesses and informants continue to cooperate?

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