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Trump Has Already Botched His Own Bad Tariff Plan

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Donald Trump had a plan. It was not a good plan, or even a plausible one. But it was, at least, a coherent plan: By imposing large trade barriers on the entire world, he would create an incentive for American business to manufacture and grow all the goods the country previously imported. Whatever chance this plan had to succeed is already over. The key to making it work was to convince businesses that the new arrangement is durable. Nobody is going to invest in building new factories in the United…

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Stephen Miller Has a Plan

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During the first Trump administration, when Stephen Miller’s immigration policy proposals hit obstacles in federal court, rumors would circulate about his plans to dust off arcane presidential powers. Government lawyers were wary of overreach; officials in the West Wing and at the Department of Homeland Security would sometimes snicker. LOL Stephen, they’d say, amused by his creative zealotry. No one is laughing now. Miller, Donald Trump’s Homeland Security adviser and deputy chief of staff, has returned to the White House stronger and more determined than ever to silence the derision…

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No Labels Confirms Contingent Election Plan That Will Throw the Country Into Chaos

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Washington, D.C. – Following NBC News reporting that the No Labels Party is preparing for the dangerous possibility of a contingent election that will lead to Trump back in the White House, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement:  “It seems that No Labels is finally accepting the reality that they have no path to 270 electoral votes. If No Labels cares so deeply about preserving democracy and protecting our freedom to vote, they must stand down immediately and avoid even the possibility of their causing…

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Trump’s Plan to Police Gender

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Editor’s Note: This article is part of “If Trump Wins,” a project considering what Donald Trump might do if reelected in 2024. After decades of gains in public acceptance, the LGBTQ community is confronting a climate in which political leaders are once again calling them weirdos and predators. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate the parents of transgender children; Governor Ron DeSantis has tried to purge Florida classrooms of books that acknowledge the reality that some people aren’t straight or cisgender;…

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