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1 week ago |
thedailybeast.com | Michael Daly |Michael Black |Janna Brancolini |Kenneal Patterson
The Trump administration’s five-page extortion letter threatening to withhold federal funding for Harvard if the university does not comply with onerous ideological demands was addressed to its president , Dr. Alan Garber. It was also addressed to the most senior member of its board of governors, Penny Pritzker. Pritzker is also widely viewed as the dominant member of the ultra-wealthy Pritzker family that was Donald Trump’s partner in his first big real estate deal in Manhattan back in 1975.
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1 week ago |
thedailybeast.com | Michael Daly
Just beyond the entrance to the Trump Store in Trump Tower was a clothing rack on which hung eight red zip-up sleeveless vests with “Trump New York” on the left breast. “Made in China,” read words in much smaller letters inside each garment.
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2 weeks ago |
thedailybeast.com | Michael Daly
Rennie Glasgow took a pay cut when he left a job in sales to sign on with the Social Security Administration (SSA) 15 years ago, but he felt the stirring of something bigger than money when he raised his right hand and took the loyalty oath required of new federal employees. “It felt great,” the 55 year-old career civil servant told the Daily Beast this week. “You have a purpose. Your job is important. You are working for the federal government of the United States.
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3 weeks ago |
thedailybeast.com | Michael Daly |Sean Craig |Emell Derra Adolphus
Whether or not Elon Musk does step down as chainsaw-er-in-chief in the weeks ahead, the Social Security Administration (SSA) may be on the way to spoiling a perfect record of having sent out benefit checks every month since the very first one on Aug. 14, 1935. “The Trump co-presidency is gutting this agency,” former SSA Administrator Martin O’Malley told the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Tuesday.
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3 weeks ago |
thedailybeast.com | William Vaillancourt |Michael Daly
Republican state Sen. Randy Fine is projected to win the race for Florida’s open congressional seat, a victory that gives Republicans—including President Donald Trump, who loudly endorsed Fine—reason to breathe a sigh of relief. The seat in question opened up when Trump’s new White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz was elevated to the position earlier this year.
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