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Ein Spaziergang durch Magdeburg und ein politisches Gespräch über ein Land im Wandel. Gordon Repinski trifft Ulrich Siegmund, AfD-Fraktionschef in Sachsen-Anhalt und Spitzenkandidat für die Landtagswahl dort im nächsten Jahr. Er spricht mit ihm über seine Ambitionen als möglicher Ministerpräsident, seine Haltung zur Demokratie und den Umgang...
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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, one of the Democrats who eventually voted with Republicans to fund the government after the GOP promised a vote next month on health care subsidies, joins to discuss, as does Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy. Plus, two members of the House Problem Solvers Caucus.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are moving closer to reaching a deal on the future of Alberta's energy sector, according to a senior government official, and that memorandum of understanding is likely to include some language about a path forward for the northwest B.C. oil pipeline that Smith has long demanded.
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Pete Hoekstra accused Canada of interfering in electoral politics south in the U.S. Wednesday night at an event in Ottawa. It was an interesting perspective given that the man who nominated him for a U.S. ambassador role, President Donald Trump, hasn't exactly been circumspect in talking about foreign elections.
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By ALEX PERRY in Paris Illustrations by Julius Maxim for POLITICO This article is also available in French When Patrick Pouyanné decided to spend billions on a giant natural gas field in a faraway warzone, he made the call alone, over a single dinner, with the head of a rival energy company. Pouyanné, the chairman […]
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When Europe's biggest political family crosses the aisle to vote with the far right, something fundamental shifts in Brussels. In this episode, host Sarah Wheaton unpacks the vote that cracked the European Parliament's cordon sanitaire — and what a newly disciplined, image-polished far right means for Ursula von der Leyen's shaky centrist...
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GOP lawmakers have increasingly been seen bucking Donald Trump on numerous issues, according to a new report Thursday.In an article for Semafor called "Trump stops getting everything he wants from fellow Republicans," reporters Burgess Everett and Eleanor Mueller note that, "President Donald Trump got everything he demanded from his party for...
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Donald Trump's response to the affordability crisis is "stunning" for its failure to account for political risks, according to an economics expert.Gene Sperling, a senior Biden adviser who also led the National Economic Council in the Obama and Clinton administrations, appeared on MS NOW on Thursday where he was asked about Trump's recent comments...
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Amid tremendous uproar on the left over President Donald Trump calling for the arrest of six Democratic lawmakers for "seditious behavior,” and even promoting a call for them to be hanged, the White House is walking back what has been described as Trump's "violent rhetoric,” by saying he wants them to be held accountable.The Democrats, all...
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A judge on Thursday hit the Trump administration with a massive opinion in which she laid out numerous lies from DHS.Politico's Josh Gerstein reported earlier in the day that Judge Sara Ellis issued a "233(!)-page opinion backing the now-stayed preliminary injunction she issued limiting federal tactics in response to anti-ICE protests in...
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Top Democrats in Congress called for President Trump to be "condemned forcefully" after he said on social media that Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military to disobey illegal orders should be arrested and face trial for "seditious behavior." Nancy Cordes asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the comment.
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The Royal Canadian Air Force could be flying brand-new Gripen-E fighters within three to five years, the CEO of Saab said. Micael Johansson raised the stakes in the political and corporate battle over the future of Canada's warplanes, saying the company was ready to establish a manufacturing, assembly and research facility in the country should...
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The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts is under investigation for "lavish" deals reportedly handed to Donald Trump allies, according to a new report.The Kennedy Center, which recently announced it would be postponing previously booked events so the Trump administration can let FIFA, the cash-rich governing body of international...
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Donald Trump's latest comments represent "an escalation the likes of which we have not really seen," according to the founder and CEO of Independent Veterans of America.Paul Rieckhoff appeared on MS NOW on Thursday, and the host asked him about a recent video in which Democrats informed military servicemembers of their constitutional duty to...
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President Donald Trump is trying to manifest his dream economy from its current malaise state by talking his way into one, writes The Bulwark's Andrew Egger."As thunderheads gather over the U.S. economy, Donald Trump has fallen back on a familiar claim: Trillions of dollars in foreign investment are pouring into the U.S. thanks to his dealsmanship....
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Donald Trump's plan to help the U.S. economy isn't just failing; it's incoherent, according to an economics professor.Noted economist Justin Wolfers appeared on MS NOW on Thursday, where he was asked about recent statements Trump has made about the economy.Beginning with a fact check, Wolfers says, "The overwhelming feeling sense I got from...
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American troops "pulled up on a Mexican beach" and created a "terrifying standoff," according to a new report.According to at least one news report, "American troops pulled up on a Mexican beach in a dramatic escalation of tensions after Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country.""US 'contractors' arrived by boat on Monday at Playa Bagdad,...
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Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) on Thursday was hit with yet another report alleging reckless behavior, including hiring numerous sex workers.The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it had opened an investigation into Rep. Mills over several issues, according to a new report. The following day, investigative political reporter Roger Sollenberger...
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United States Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is "very frustrated" and "embarrassed" by the latest failures of the DOJ, so much so that he is reportedly encouraging an internal investigation of Trump admin officials.MS Now investigative reporter Carol Leonnig appeared on the network on Thursday to further discuss a bombshell report that two...
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Medicare figures quietly published online show bulk-billing has not improved from a year ago, despite billions being tipped into the scheme. As out-of-pocket costs rise, GPs are delivering 10,000 fewer services every day compared to last year.
ReadRaw Story - Politics (8 hours ago)
In the symphony that is modern American conservatism, harmony is the enemy.The orchestra consists of conspiracy theorists, bigots, anarchistic libertarians, fascists, misogynists, evangelicals, gun fanatics, anti-environmentalists, nativists, and ultra-capitalists, and each makes their contribution to our 21st-century national anthem of...
ReadRaw Story - Politics (9 hours ago)
Trump administration insiders are furious over reporting that the U.S. Coast Guard, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, will no longer classify the swastika as a symbol of "hate."According to the Washington Post, the branch of military service has decided that swastikas and nooses are considered "potentially divisive" but not...
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Donald Trump's DOJ is backtracking after a major "admission" in court.Lindsay Halligan, who was tapped as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, admitted during brief testimony Wednesday that the indictment in the case against Trump foe James Comey was never shown to or voted on by a full grand jury before it was presented in...
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President Donald Trump's demand for certain Democratic members of Congress to be executed earned a stern rebuke on Thursday from Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), reported the Huffington Post's Igor Bobic."Words carry a lot of weight," said Tillis. "Kids are watching and the president of the United States should always be thinking less about the adults...
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In a time of deep partisan divisions, Thursday's memorial service for former Vice President Dick Cheney will be revealing — not for who does show up, but for who does not, reports Peter Baker in The New York Times.Cheney, who died earlier in November at the age of 84, was the architect of America's "aggressive response to terrorism" after...
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Expanding on his own report for MS NOW, reporter Ken Dilanian admitted to host Chris Jansing on Thursday that he was legitimately surprised that the FBI is taking part in a grand jury investigation of two high-profile Donald Trump administration officials.Moments after MS NOW posted the report from Dilanian and Carol Leonnig that explained that a...
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The lines that separate truth from falsehood, reality from fantasy, have become so smeared in recent years that democracy itself becomes difficult. Edgar Allen Poe, and later the Temptations, gave us the motto for our times:"Believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear.”But which half to believe? We're now witnessing the introduction...
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As you're probably aware, Trump on Wednesday berated ABC's Chief White House correspondent, Mary Bruce, for asking a question in a way he didn't like during his meeting with the Saudi crown prince. "It's not the question that I mind; it's your attitude,” Trump told Bruce. "I think you are a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these...
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Federal prosecutors abruptly moved on Thursday to dismiss charges against a woman who was shot multiple times by Border Patrol agents during an incident in Chicago, bringing an end to a case that has become a political hot-button, reported the Chicago Tribune.The motion to dismiss United States v. Marimar Martinez stunned legal expert Aaron...
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Dogged by collapsing polling numbers, a split with his supporters on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files against his wishes and Republican lawmakers ignoring his demands, Donald Trump went on a frenzied attack aimed at Democratic lawmakers for "seditious behavior” on Thursday.According to Mediaite Founding Editor Colby Hall, the president's...
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Donald Trump's Federal Housing Administration Director Bill Pulte, known as an attack dog for the president, and Department of Justice official Ed Martin are at the center of a Maryland grand jury investigation for hires that were made to pursue investigations aimed at President Donald Trump's critics.According to a new report from MS NOW's Ken...
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