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3 weeks ago | 
nationaljournal.com | Natalie Jackson |Erika Filter |Katie Cannon
Mark Robinson stood at a podium marked with the Illuminati insignia in front of a cork board covered in red string. “It’s time to restore common-sense ideas, like Bill Cosby was the victim of an Illuminati conspiracy, and climate change is a hoax just like 9/11 and Pearl Harbor,” said the uncanny-looking then-lieutenant governor. The lighting on his face differed from the lighting on his dark suit and red tie. Viewers would be forgiven for taking this video at face value.
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1 month ago | 
nationaljournal.com | Natalie Jackson |Abigail Turner
Karoline Leavitt has a favorite description of the pace of the White House in Donald Trump’s second term. “We work at ‘Trump speed’ around here,” she said two weeks ago. “We get a lot done.” But an analysis of the president’s schedule and work ethic in his first 100 days shows “Trump speed” may not mean exactly what the press secretary thinks it means.
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2 months ago | 
nationaljournal.com | Cristina Maza |Natalie Jackson |Erika Filter |Zac Weisz
President Trump is demanding that Russia and Ukraine strike a permanent ceasefire. But many in Europe fear that the Trump administration might abandon Kyiv entirely if progress isn’t made to end the three-year-old war soon, and that Trump is demanding far too much of Ukraine and little from Russia. The messaging from the White House is mixed. Trump lashed out at Russian President Vladimir Putin last week for striking the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv amidst an ongoing push for a peace process.
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2 months ago | 
nationaljournal.com | Natalie Jackson |Nicholas Anastacio |Nicholas Anastácio |Charlie Cook
Expect a torrent of new polls coming out over the next week in advance of President Trump’s 100th day in office next Wednesday. Most are likely to present numbers that should cause heartburn for party strategists and operatives. The partisan spin will be predictable: Republicans will point to the Democratic Party’s favorability ratings being so badly underwater as to almost be in Titanic territory.
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2 months ago | 
nationaljournal.com | Natalie Jackson |Cristina Maza |Erika Filter |Ledyard King
The Trump administration has claimed it convinced Russia and Ukraine to enter a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea, a crucial body of water for grain shipping. But almost a week after the announcement, no one seems to know when the ceasefire will begin or how it will be implemented. The White House announced the Black Sea deal on March 25 after teams from all three countries met in Saudi Arabia.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
nationaljournal.com | Natalie Jackson |Charlie Cook
Nearly half of voters cast their ballots last year hoping that President Trump would change the country. They have gotten their wish and then some. Immigration policy, foreign policy, economic policy, and the makeup of the federal bureaucracy are rapidly shifting. There has been so much change already that it’s hard to believe Trump has only been in office for two months.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Andrew Aloia |Natalie Jackson
How many people the foundation and centre have supported over the years, Hampson can't put an exact number on. But it is hundreds who have sought access to expert physiotherapists, specialist personal trainers, wellbeing support and other tailored healthy living advice at the centre.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
nationaljournal.com | Erika Filter |Zac Weisz |Natalie Jackson |Cristina Maza
In his first 50 days in office, President Trump, whose first term was plagued by allegations of close ties to Moscow, has reshaped U.S. policy to benefit one of Washington’s most formidable adversaries. In a blow to U.S. allies in Europe, Trump launched peace negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine and excluded officials from Kyiv or the European Union from the first round of talks.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
nationaljournal.com | Philip Athey |Casey Wooten |Lauren Green |Natalie Jackson
The Equal Rights Amendment was approved by Congress in 1972 and initially ratified by 35 states. It finally met the three-fourths state-ratification requirement in 2020 when Virginia followed suit. However, it has not been certified and published into the Constitution. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand spoke to Savannah Behrmann about why she wants President Biden to compel the national archivist to certify and publish the ERA before his time in the White House ends.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
nationaljournal.com | Charlie Cook |Natalie Jackson
We’re into that fun part of fall when temperatures are slowly dropping, apples are ripening, pumpkin spice everything is everywhere, and football season has hit its stride. And public polls are piling up faster than the leaves in your driveway. The volume of polls is truly astounding. At one point last week, we had four new Pennsylvania polls released on the same day. FiveThirtyEight's polling database shows 18 presidential polls (national and statewide) on Sept. 18. Just that one day.
