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Jan 25, 2025 | politico.com | Alexander Burns

Also, Ford is pretty sure that he and Trump would get along. “Absolutely,” he said. “One. Hundred. Percent.” It is not difficult to imagine Ford, a 60-year-old smiling bulldozer of a man, enjoying the buffet at Mar-a-Lago or taking in a UFC match at Trump’s side. A right-of-center businessman-politician with a loyal working-class base, Ford has drawn casual comparisons with Trump for years.

Jan 23, 2025 | politico.com | Alexander Burns |Nick Taylor-Vaisey |Sue Allan

Send tips | Subscribe here | Email Ottawa Playbook | Follow Politico CanadaThanks for reading Ottawa Playbook. Let’s get to it. In today’s edition:→ Ontario Premier DOUG FORD has thoughts on the Liberal contest. → Recommended reading from bilateral bibliophiles. → Last chance to enter the Liberal leadership race. Ontario Premier Doug Ford at last week's meeting with the PM and his provincial counterparts.

Dec 23, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Alexander Burns

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2023. It is a story so well known it has become a meme. “Americans: Willing to cross a frozen river to kill you in your sleep on Christmas.” George Washington’s Continental Army, having suffered a series of major setbacks in the fighting around New York City in the summer and fall of 1776, launched a surprising counterattack on Dec. 26, 1776.

Dec 2, 2024 | politico.com | Alexander Burns

The decision comes at a moment when the capital is girding for an assault on federal law enforcement institutions led by President-elect Donald Trump and his appointees. In recent days, Trump has named ideological hardliners, political operatives and family retainers to powerful jobs atop the FBI, the Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Oct 26, 2024 | msn.com | Alexander Burns

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