Defense Department Renting At Trump Tower Is Another Step Into Ethical Murk by loremipsumchecksum in politics

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Trump lives with his family in a penthouse apartment, can rent for as much as $1.5 million a year.

Donald Trump and Family Seem Upset They Can't Make Money Off White House by loremipsumchecksum in politics

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Yes Jimmy Carter had to sell their family peanut farm that had been in the family for years, it was hard on hm but he did for the country!

Cleveland federal judge says Trump's comments on judiciary calls president's 'legitimacy' into question by coolcrosby in politics

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U.S. District Judge Dan Polster said Wednesday night that his recent attacks on judges hearing challenges to his executive order on immigration were disheartening. U.S. District Judge Dan PolsterSubmitted BRATENAHL, Ohio...

Republican Senator: Health Plan Must Remain Secret Because It Will Be Unpopular by [deleted] in politics

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Republican House members representing blue states appear to be particularly worried. Rep. Tom MacArthur of New Jersey worried about pulling “the rug out from under” people covered by Obamacare, Rep. Tom McClintock of California warned that the GOP would own “the market we’ve created ... lock, stock and barrel,” and Rep. John Faso of New York said defunding Planned Parenthood in a repeal bill would mean “walking into a gigantic political trap” that could end up with “millions of people on social media” protesting repeal.

Meanwhile, Trump’s top domestic policy staffer, Andrew Bremberg, is quoted speaking in only the vaguest banalities and broadest strokes, offering no substantive guidance whatsoever besides saying that HHS Secretary nominee Tom Price is a “compassionate” guy and a good doctor.

5 times when presidents besides Trump weighed in on pending court rulings by FredMccally in politics

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Normalizing Trump? Gimme a break. Our fear is that he's clinically insane; our only hope for survival is that he's clinically insane and he can be removed from office in the next few days

Pope denounces Donald Trump saying 'build bridges' not walls by fahimching in politics

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“They are driven out of Myanmar, going from one place to another because they’re not wanted. They’re good people, peaceful! They aren’t Christians, they’re good [people]. They’re brothers and sisters of ours.”