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Growing government debt is bigger threat to economy than climate change, CBO says
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Growing government debt is bigger threat to economy than climate change, CBO says

By Stephen Dinan | The Washington Times The rapidly rising federal debt will do substantially more damage to the U.S. economy in coming years than climate change, the Congressional Budget Office said, putting stark figures on the size of the danger. The CBO said Friday that if Uncle Sam’s debt grows as it projects, it would reduce the size of the economy by 3.2% in 30 years. Climate change would sap it of 1%, as measured by gross domestic product. The CBO released the data in response to a question from Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee. Mr. Grassley had labeled climate change a “serious issue” but said it was odd that the Democratic-led panel was spending so much time worrying about it. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIM...
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While other states were lowering taxes, Dem’s VP candidate Walz hit Minnesotans with tax hikes
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While other states were lowering taxes, Dem’s VP candidate Walz hit Minnesotans with tax hikes

By Jeff Mordock | The Washington Times During Tim Walz’s tenure as Minnesota’s governor, he has approved more than $10 billion in tax hikes, imposing new taxes on everything from retail deliveries to workers’ earnings, overseeing one of the most dramatic shifts towards higher taxes in the country. Mr. Walz’s big-spending, high-tax policies have led to an anemic economy in Minnesota, which has lagged behind the rest of the nation in economic growth. Average weekly wages in Minnesota rank among the lowest in the country, and population growth has stalled as high-income households flee the state. The tax-and-spend spree makes Mr. Walz an outlier at a time when governors of both parties are slashing state taxes. It also foreshadows the direction Vice President Kama...
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From Hulk-inspired ‘Trumpamania’ shirts to MAGA hats, it all is summer must-have for rally goers, but ‘Fight’ shirts top the list
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From Hulk-inspired ‘Trumpamania’ shirts to MAGA hats, it all is summer must-have for rally goers, but ‘Fight’ shirts top the list

By Seth McLaughlin | The Washington Times The Trump faithful at a recent campaign rally pored over red MAGA hats and T-shirts with the former president’s mug shot, but one image has emerged as the must-have of the 2024 campaign: the clenched fist. The photo of a bloodied but unbowed Donald Trump with a raised fist and an American flag waving in the background has been emblazoned on clothing, flags, coffee mugs and just about anything else that will take an image. The Republican nominee’s backers are eager for it all. READ THE FIULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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Trump, Harris ramp up ground games in battle for swing states
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Trump, Harris ramp up ground games in battle for swing states

By Susan Ferrechio | The Washington Times The Trump and Harris campaigns are spending millions of dollars on dueling get-out-the-vote efforts in seven swing states that are most likely to determine the November election. The Harris team recently bragged it has built a huge ground-game advantage in the toss-up states, but the Trump campaign denies it. “That is absolutely false,” Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said. Harris campaign aides, most of whom come from the now-defunct reelection campaign for President Biden, said they’ve established far more offices and hired many more staffers than Mr. Trump’s team in the critical battleground states including Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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Victims of clergy sex abuse in San Francisco rebuke Kamala Harris for not fighting for them
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Victims of clergy sex abuse in San Francisco rebuke Kamala Harris for not fighting for them

By Kerry Picket  | The Washington Times Catholic clergy abuse victims in California strenuously objected when Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris described herself as a top-notch prosecutor who went after sex offenders during her time as San Francisco’s district attorney. Joey Piscitelli, 69, a clergy sex abuse victim and advocate for survivors of clergy sexual abuse, called Ms. Harris’ depiction of her record as being tough on sex offenders “bulls***.” “She was handed a room full of cases and boxes of names of sex offenders, and all that in the church right there under her nose,” Mr. Piscitelli told The Washington Times. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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No voters, no debates — no problem: Party delegates go online to make Kamala Harris the nominee
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No voters, no debates — no problem: Party delegates go online to make Kamala Harris the nominee

By Susan Ferrechio | The Washington Times  Vice President Kamala Harris won the Democratic nomination for president without a single primary vote and just 15 days after entering the race, a historic political feat that has Republicans scrambling to reset their bid to win in November. Ms. Harris secured the Democratic presidential nomination Friday after thousands of party delegates took part in an unusual online vote that allowed them to lock her in at the top of their ticket weeks before the party’s national convention begins later this month. “I am so proud to confirm that Vice President Harris has earned more than a majority of votes from all convention delegates and will be the nominee of the Democratic Party following the close of voting on Monday,” Democr...
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Harris’ long a supporter of an end to fracking flip-flops on policy in fight for voters
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Harris’ long a supporter of an end to fracking flip-flops on policy in fight for voters

By Susan Ferrechio | The Washington Times Once an advocate of a complete ban on fracking, Vice President Kamala Harris reversed course when she became the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee in an election that hinges on Pennsylvania voters. Fracking, the extraction of natural gas and oil from bedrock, makes up a critical part of Pennsylvania’s economy, supporting more than 100,000 jobs in the state, according to a recent analysis. Ms. Harris, who has embraced the Biden administration’s commitment to a net-zero electrical grid by 2035 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, has long supported an end to the fracking industry. She aligned herself with climate activists who are dedicated to ending fossil fuels and converting the nation’s energy to renewables such as ...
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New Secret Service chief more ‘forthright,’ but questions remain on Trump shooting, senators say
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New Secret Service chief more ‘forthright,’ but questions remain on Trump shooting, senators say

By Lindsey McPherson | The Washington Times The acting director of the Secret Service is more forthcoming with information than his predecessor, senators investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump said Thursday. But lawmakers still have many questions about the security failures that led to the shooting attack on Mr. Trump at his July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the Senate prepares for its first public hearing on the matter next week. The positive reviews for acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe followed a private classified briefing he gave members of the Senate Homeland Security and Judiciary committees. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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Study: More voters still registered Democrat, but GOP gaining ground nationally
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Study: More voters still registered Democrat, but GOP gaining ground nationally

Buy Stephen Dinan  | The Washington Times Democrats still have an overall advantage over the GOP in terms of registered voters, but Republicans have narrowed the gap significantly since 2020, according to a new study. Across the 30 states where voters register by party, 37.6% of them identify as Democrats, down from 40% just after the last presidential election. Republicans, meanwhile, have grown their share from 29.8% to 30.3%, according to JMC Analytics, a Louisiana-based political polling firm.  Looking specifically at states deemed critical to the outcome of this year’s election, Democrats have also lost ground while the GOP is holding steady. JMC said Democrats’ share of voters went from 38.8% in early 2021 to 35.5% as of the start of this month. Republicans ha...
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Teamsters boss, first to address RNC, praises workers, attacks big business in historic speech
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Teamsters boss, first to address RNC, praises workers, attacks big business in historic speech

By Mallory Wilson | The Washington Times Teamsters President Sean O’Brien closed out the first night of the Republican National Convention with a pro-worker and anti-corporation message not common at major GOP gatherings. “I travel all across this country to meet with my members every week,” Mr. O’Brien said. “You know what I see? An American worker being taken for granted. Workers being sold out to big banks, big tech, corporations and the elites.” His speech was the first speech by a Teamsters president at an RNC ever, because unions have traditionally been a Democratic voting bloc. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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