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The Export-Import Bank Has Been Effectively Shut Down
The Ex-Im Bank boosts American exports, but the GOP isn't even trying to get the bank running again.
Scott Pruitt’s Staff Also Take Expensive Trips Without Him
Several of Pruitt's aides and security agents took a 3-day trip to Australia.
Report: American Exports Caught in Trump’s Trade War Were Stopped at Sea
A fleet of ships exporting grain out of Texas were turned back.
Crumbs? Wall Street Takes Home $3.6 Billion Under GOP Tax Cuts
Wall Street banks saved nearly $3.6 billion in just the first three months of the year.
The Fixer
The 7th Circuit rules in favor of sanctuary cities, the NY Fed president says we can't win a trade war, and Mueller's attorneys link Manafort directly to Russia.
Federal Board Calls for Sweeping Austerity in Puerto Rico
The austerity plan calls for pension cuts, layoffs, and work requirements.
Scott Pruitt Took a Secret Trip to Morocco
Records of Pruitt's trip to Morocco were almost completely redacted.
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Kris Kobach Was Embarrassed in Court Again
Kobach has been held in contempt of court.
Paul Ryan Wants Hundreds of Billions More in Deficit Spending
But Mitch McConnell is being urged to oppose it for purely political reasons.
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Chicken Hawk
Puerto Rico loses power again, three militiamen are found guilty, and Trump's nominees say Trump is wrong.
Report: Trump’s Attack on Syria Was a “Compromise”
A compromise between possibly doing nothing and doing something much worse.
“I Don’t Get Confused”
Trump changed his mind about sanctions at some point over the weekend, but no one told the UN ambassador.
GOP Leaders, Staff Ask Trump Not To Use His Reverse-Midas Touch
Advisers are telling Trump to stay out of the race to replace Paul Ryan.
Morally Unfit
One of the FCC's top advisers is arrested, Alex Jones is sued again, and Cambridge's parent company CEO compares Trump to Hitler.
Larry Kudlow, Who is Always Wrong, Says the CBO is Always Wrong
The CBO is actually controlled by a Republican, but Kudlow says you should "never" believe the CBO.
Report: Republicans Consider Deregulation Push Before They Lose Control
Regulations and rules adopted decades ago could be repealed in a desperate move.
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