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Catherine Rampell

Catherine Rampell

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Trump and Musk have ‘Art of the Deal’-ed themselves

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Make America the Great Depression Again: Trump’s plan to kill the FDIC

17.12.2024 4

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Fan club for suspected shooter is a symptom of burn-it-all-down populism

14.12.2024 70

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The GOP’s top priority for 2025: Repeal the laws of arithmetic

11.12.2024 200

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Return-to-work mandates are an invisible pay cut

07.12.2024 30

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Mad about Hunter Biden’s shady deals? You should care about these, too.

03.12.2024 100

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Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada won’t reduce grocery prices

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This is Trump’s real ‘mandate’

Donald Trump apparently has an all-purpose, get-out-of-jail-free card: his “mandate.” “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful...

26.11.2024 30

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A confrontation between Trump and the Fed might be inevitable

21.11.2024 60

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An interview with Fed Chair Jerome Powell

The Federal Reserve is very close to achieving the (almost) impossible: conquering inflation without crashing the economy, a rare outcome known as a...

15.11.2024 7

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Trump’s great government purge begins

14.11.2024 10

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Why Trump should take credit for Biden’s economy

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What legacy media got right this election

05.11.2024 50

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If elected, Trump will make you and your family less safe

Donald Trump styles himself as the law-and-order candidate, but he’s a loser on this issue for a simple reason: He struggles to differentiate good...

01.11.2024 60

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Only care about your pocketbook? Trump is still the wrong choice.

29.10.2024 8

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Here’s how Trump could curb national abortion access — unilaterally

26.10.2024 50

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Voters prefer Harris’s agenda to Trump’s — they just don’t realize it. Take our quiz.

23.10.2024 750

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What might raising a family look like in a Harris presidency? Look to Flint.

FLINT, Mich. — If you want to know what raising a family might look like under a Kamala Harris presidency, look to this Rust Belt city. For years,...

19.10.2024 100

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This One Weird Trick is the best way to help workers, study finds

09.10.2024 100

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Why Trump is losing his edge among voters on the economy

09.10.2024 100

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Don’t chicken out of eating lab-made meat. It could change the world.

01.10.2024 10

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The real Eric Adams scandal: Is this guy the best NYC had to offer?

27.09.2024 30

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Trump gets compared with history’s great villain because his rhetoric is that bad

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Trump’s ‘concepts of a plan’ would destroy the health-care system

Thanks to GOP vice-presidential nominee JD Vance, we finally know what Donald Trump’s “concepts of a plan” for replacing the Affordable Care Act...

20.09.2024 7

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We’ve all been ‘idiotcepted’

Much has been written about misinformation in today’s politics, but one particular phenomenon deserves greater examination. The best term for it is...

19.09.2024 90

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If the GOP wins in November, expect the uninsured rate to spike

The uninsured rate remained steady last year, at roughly the lowest level ever recorded. That’s a small miracle — but one that could vanish if...

11.09.2024 4

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Forget Trump’s IVF promises. The GOP’s record shows contempt for fertility care.

06.09.2024 60

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‘Health care’ is both everywhere and nowhere this election cycle

In recent years, seemingly every policy issue has been rebranded as a “health care” concern. Yet somehow health care in its own right — the...

30.08.2024 20

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The Trump effect: Politicians are in no hurry to craft policy solutions

28.08.2024 80

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Doug Emhoff, modern-day sex symbol

Emhoff is secure enough with his own masculinity to sometimes prioritize his wife’s ambitions over his own. What. A. Hunk. Vice President...

24.08.2024 80

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The GOP’s greatest skill: Taking credit for things Democrats did

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When your opponent calls you ‘communist,’ maybe don’t propose price controls?

16.08.2024 650

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Hot tip: Both parties should stop bribing voters with tax cuts

Exempting tips from taxes is a terrible idea, regardless of which party is proposing it. A waitress carries breakfast dishes to customers at a...

13.08.2024 40

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We’re likely not in a recession — but we could talk ourselves into one

06.08.2024 60

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The real reason Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment is so outrageous

The Republican nominee for vice president says Democrats are ‘anti-child.’ Please. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the GOP vice-presidential...

30.07.2024 100

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Yes, ‘Kamala is a cop.’ This time, it could help her win an election.

Harris’s prosecutorial background could be a huge asset. Vice President Harris during an event on the South Lawn of the White House on...

23.07.2024 80

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Insanity, or just desperation? A look at Biden’s rent control idea.

The president’s own aides know this policy makes no sense. Key takeaways Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed. President Biden speaks...

19.07.2024 10

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Hey, corporate greed is gone! Just look at the price of a Big Mac.

Opinion Hey, corporate greed is gone! Just look at the price of a Big Mac. Consumer spending data provides an economics lesson, with a side of...

15.07.2024 20

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Trump says he knows ‘nothing’ about his party’s dystopian plans. Right.

It’s preposterous for Trump to feign ignorance of Project 2025, conceived by his closest advisers. Former president Donald Trump speaks...

09.07.2024 200

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Okay, Biden isn’t popular. But his policies sure are.

Who is to blame for that? Voters, the media or Biden himself? President Biden at a campaign rally in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday. (Matt...

02.07.2024 100

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Trump’s green card plan sounds great (if you ignore his entire record)

25.06.2024 10

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Trump’s wild tariff threats aren’t as toothless as you think

There’s little to stop him from again waging his tax wars through executive authority. A worker in Binzhou, China, prepares aluminum...

18.06.2024 10

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Republicans would really prefer to run against 2022 Biden

If only the past two years didn’t matter! President Biden during a campaign event in Philadelphia on May 29. (Demetrius Freeman/The...

14.06.2024 50

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Trump telegraphs plans to neuter Congress, this time by seizing spending

Oddly enough, Republican lawmakers seem fine with it. Former president Donald Trump at a rally in Las Vegas on Sunday. (Eric Thayer for The...

11.06.2024 70

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The law-and-order party defunds the IRS. Again.

The GOP’s tax policy is almost exactly the opposite of what voters want. (Michael Reynolds/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) Listen 5 min ...

07.06.2024 100

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Costco is the hero America needs right now

04.06.2024 6

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The GOP’s fight to hide the cost of its next tax cut has already begun

Republicans are trying to preemptively smear the Congressional Budget Office. The Congressional Budget Office on Capitol Hill. (Melina...

31.05.2024 100

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Nearly everything Americans believe about the economy is wrong

But it’s not just journalists’ fault. A sign displays the price of gas at a Shell station on May 15 in Miami. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ...

28.05.2024 30

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The reward for Republicans who try to solve problems: humiliation

The GOP’s inability to get behind their own border security bill just keeps getting more embarrassing. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) talks...

24.05.2024 100

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Your total tax burden would probably go up under Trump. Yes, up.

Think a second Trump term would be better for your finances? Think again. The Tax Cut and Reform Bill, a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package,...

21.05.2024 100

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