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The GOP Surveillance Memo: What You Need To Know
Friday, February 2, 2018 - 4:59pm | 488Read More...The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lower, while the VIX trended higher Friday as investors grew concerned about rising interest rates and a couple of underwhelming tech earnings reports. Amid the selloff, House Republicans released a declassified intelligence memo...
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3 Politically-Charged ETFs Debut
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 9:01am | 477Read More...The environment in Washington, D.C. is heated. All over the United States, political passions are running high. Issuers of exchange traded funds are looking to capitalize on those themes. EventShares on Tuesday launched three smart beta ETFs designed to benefit from goings on in our nation's...
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GOP One Step Closer To ACA Repeal
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 4:32pm | 229Read More...Despite conceding two party votes to the Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans rallied enough support Tuesday to send the ongoing healthcare debate to the floor for open discussion. The procedural vote was dramatic, tallying multiple last-minute supporters and the critical involvement of Sen....
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Trump Troubles Mean More Delays For GOP Agenda
Friday, June 16, 2017 - 10:59am | 849Read More...Republicans in Congress promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act on the first day of a new GOP administration. Five months later, the overhaul remains stalled, just one part of an agenda paralyzed by the probe into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Russia. The U.S. Senate is working on...
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Civil Servants Push Back At Trump, GOP Characterizations Of Career Feds As Lazy, Entitled Sloths Nursed On Taxpayer Dollars
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - 11:56am | 716Read More...They get sick, pay bills, go to work, save to send their kids to college and hope to enjoy the retirement they’ve been promised. Federal workers would like you to know that they are people too. The GOP-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump have hammered away at what they characterize...
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Want Insight Into Trump Impeachment Odds? Watch GOP Special Elections
Friday, May 26, 2017 - 11:23am | 478Read More...President Donald Trump has taken fire from critics in recent weeks following his firing of FBI head James Comey. While Democrats and even some Republicans are calling for a Trump impeachment, investors are trying to figure out what, if any, impact the recent developments will have on the Republican...
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GOP Tax Plan Would Sacrifice Long-Term Debt For Quick Gains, Penn Wharton Analysis Shows
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - 2:12pm | 720Read More...Tax overhauls proposed by President Donald Trump and the House GOP leadership will lead to short-term gains but long-term increases in the federal debt, according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model, which crunched the numbers for both plans up until the year 2040. “They are cutting taxes...
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All The Retailers That Could Feel The Effects Of The GOP's Tax Efforts
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - 3:33pm | 432Read More...A tax proposal known as a “border adjustment” proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives could ding major American retailers who rely on imported products. The policy change, which would tax imports and exempt exports, was criticized this week by President-elect Donald...
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Reads For The Weed-Kend: Marijuana Industry Experts Remain Optimistic Heading Into A Trump Administration
Saturday, December 10, 2016 - 9:57pm | 665Read More...Benzinga recently talked with several marijuana industry experts and entrepreneurs, and they all seem to agree on one thing: President-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to oppose to legal cannabis, even with Jeff Sessions occupying the Attorney General’s office. Alan Brochstein, founding...
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Red And Blue States: Polarization Since The '70s Explained In 1 Chart
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - 9:29am | 533Read More...U.S. politics have changed a lot since the 1970s, and recent years have seen Americans become much more polarized. In an article published Tuesday, FiveThirtyEight senior editor Ritchie King shared a look into how this happened by analyzing the “state-by-state spread of the margins...
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Trump's Flunk Continues As Support For Clinton Surges
Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 4:39pm | 1013Read More...National polls have been showing an increasing support for Hillary Clinton. According to a model by FiveThirtyEight based on hundreds of surveys, Clinton boasts an 8-point lead over Trump. The State Level Until this week, state-level polls did not abound, but were already showing an advantage...
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50+ Business Leaders To Endorse Hillary Clinton
Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 5:00pm | 1132Read More...After a heated Wednesday, where presumptive presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump dissed each other in public speeches, Clinton’s campaign decided to release a list of important supporters. On Thursday, the Clinton campaign committee made public a list of endorsements...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook To Host Fundraiser For Paul Ryan
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 5:54pm | 267Read More...Even though Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) doesn't like Donald Trum and recently decided to pull support for the GOP convention, the tech behemoth’s top management team seems to still like Republicans. According to POLITICO, in an attempt to make amends and further its relationships with...
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Bush 2.0 Is Back To Rescue Embattled GOP Senators
Saturday, June 18, 2016 - 12:43pm | 227Read More...Former President George W. Bush is back in the game of politics, following an eight-year hiatus. In an attempt to save the GOP’s most vulnerable senators – many of which have felt the negative impact of Donald Trump’s campaign - Bush has been headlining fundraisers for a couple...
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Are Republican Donors Glazing Over Trump And Looking 'Down Ticket' To Senate, House?
Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 2:36pm | 336Read More...Since Donald Trump became the presumptive GOP nominee, a substantial number of Republican donors may take their money down-ballot to help Republicans in House and Senate races, according to a CNN report. The report said down-ballot races offer a "particularly appealing pitch to donors turned off by...
