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political career of donald trump

Trump throws another curveball at FISA Section 702 reauthorization

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has once again complicated Republican leadership’s plans in Congress, demanding Monday that lawmakers attach voter ID legislation to the spy powers reauthorization bill. House lawmakers failed to even pass a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before

No friends for Comey; judge rules no amicus briefs

(The Center Square) – No friend of the court briefs will be allowed in America’s attempted prosecution against its former FBI Director James Comey in a North Carolina federal courtroom. In the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Judge Louise Flanagan on Friday gave a

Trump taps Jay Clayton as new DNI, too late to salvage FISA vote

(The Center Square) – In a move meant to pacify congressional Democrats and unstick Republican policy priorities, President Donald Trump has named U.S. attorney Jay Clayton as the next Director of National Intelligence. The pick follows Trump’s controversial decision last week to temporarily fill the position of DNI with

Over 500 hospitals warned of fines if they continue hiding prices from patients

(The Center Square) – The Trump Administration put over 500 hospitals on notice for failure to comply with the president’s executive order requiring price transparency, with continued noncompliance resulting in fines of up to $2 million. PatientsRightsAdvocate.org’s director of research Ilaria Wheeler told The Center Square that Trump’

Vance refers Minnesota fraud allegations to DOJ for investigation

(The Center Square) – Vice President JD Vance said the Department of Justice's Fraud Division will investigate allegations that Minnesota officials failed to stop widespread taxpayer-funded fraud. Vance said in a statement that it will be "criminal" investigations. “Minnesota state officials are not above the law,

U.S. House report: Minnesota officials failed to stop fraud

(The Center Square) – A new U.S. House oversight report alleges Minnesota officials were aware of "rampant" fraud risks in taxpayer-funded social programs for years but failed to act, allowing potentially billions of dollars in taxpayer funds to be lost. The 205-page report, released by the

As a philosopher, I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worse

As a philosopher, I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worse

(NASHVILLE) For much of his political career, dishonesty has been without cost for Donald Trump. He entered into national politics with the birther lie, claiming that Barack Obama was not born in the U.S., and that did not prevent Trump from winning the 2016 GOP nomination. His persistent false