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POLITICO Get the New York Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Opportunities for NY With coronavirus infections spiking in neighborhoods across the five boroughs, New York City conjured up ...

POLITICO Get the POLITICO Influence newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. With Daniel Lippman and Steven Overly IRANIAN SCHOLAR CHARGED WITH VIOLATING FARA: The Justice Department announced today it has arrested a...

Outgoing US President Donald Trumps last-minute move to reject a sweeping coronavirus relief package is escalating confusion and panic among Republicans while setting the stage for an uncomfortable confrontation that could lead Republican lawmakers to object to their own presidents demand for larger stimulus checks for Americans. The chaos is unfolding against the backdrop of another threatened government shutdown, with funding set to lapse starting Wednesday (NZ time) unless a spending bill t...

Trump’s last-minute outburst throws pandemic relief effort into chaos Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey, Mike DeBonis Trump threatens to not sign relief bill, calls for $2,000 stimulus checks Replay Video UP NEXT President Trump’s last-minute move to reject a sweeping coronavirus relief package is escalating confusion and panic among Republicans while setting the stage for an uncomfortable confrontation Thursday that could lead GOP lawmakers to object to their own president’s ...

Somewhere, the ghost of Richard Nixon grins mirthlessly. But despite the ‘Stupid Watergate’ memes, the current WH mess reminds me more of the last days of the Reagan (mis)Administration. While the television pitchman promoted beyond his talents grows increasingly distant from reality, the Oval Office is in the hands of swashbuckling grifters (Oliver North, back in the day), xenophobic sadists (Elliot Abrams), and grey-faced men in nicely tailored suits just hoping they can escape scrutiny f...

Meanwhile, Trump is displeased with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, his chief emissary to congressional leaders, and does not even want to speak to him about the issue, according to a senior administration official. Mnuchin, who first came up with the $600 figure for the checks, called GOP lawmakers in recent days and asked them to support the bill because the president supported it. Among those blindsided were Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Kevin Mc...

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POLITICO Get the POLITICO Nightly newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. With help from Myah Ward BREAKING — President Donald Trump issued pardons tonight to two former Republican congressmen who pleaded guilty ...

Trumps last-minute tantrum throws pandemic relief effort into chaos Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey and Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post Dec. 23, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail President Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart the White House on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 23, 2020.Washington Post photo by Toni L. Sandys WASHINGTON - President Donald Trumps last-minute move to reject a sweeping coronavirus relief package is escalating confusion and panic among Republicans while setting the stage for an...

Trumps refusal to concede sows confusion among staff Brett Samuels © Getty Images Trumps refusal to concede sows confusion among staff The White Houses refusal to concede President Trumps loss to President-elect Joe Biden is sowing confusion among staff who are simultaneously trying to prepare for life after the White House while projecting loyalty to the president. White House staff received a memo on Wednesday providing a checklist of what they will need to do before vacati...