Tom Beaumont
National Political Correspondent at Associated Press
Associated Press national political writer. “Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles." - Ambrose Bierce
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1 week ago |
apnews.com | Thomas Beaumont |Tom Beaumont
The NAACP announced Monday the group will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month in Charlotte, North Carolina, the first time the prominent civil rights organization has opted to exclude a sitting president in its 116-year history. NAACP President Derrick Johnson announced the move at an afternoon press conference, accusing Trump of working against its mission. “This has nothing to do with political party,” Johnson said in a statement.
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2 weeks ago |
apnews.com | Thomas Beaumont |Linley Sanders |Tom Beaumont
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk has lost some of his luster with Republicans since his messy public falling-out with President Donald Trump last week, a new survey finds. Fewer Republicans view Trump’s onetime government efficiency bulldog “very favorably” compared with April, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
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3 weeks ago |
mississippifreepress.org | Thomas Beaumont |Tom Beaumont
Elon Musk’s effort to dramatically cut government spending is expected to fall far short of his grand early pronouncements, and perhaps even his most modest goals. It didn’t have to be that way. According to experts across the ideological spectrum, a major problem was a failure to deploy people who understood the inner workings of government to work alongside his team of software engineers and other high-wattage technology talent.
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4 weeks ago |
apnews.com | Thomas Beaumont |Tom Beaumont
Elon Musk’s effort to dramatically cut government spending is expected to fall far short of his grand early pronouncements, and perhaps even his most modest goals. It didn’t have to be that way. According to experts across the ideological spectrum, a major problem was a failure to deploy people who understood the inner workings of government to work alongside his team of software engineers and other high-wattage technology talent.
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1 month ago |
apnews.com | Thomas Beaumont |Tom Beaumont
Buttigieg returns to Iowa for veterans’ town hall amid talk of another White House bid 1 of 2 | Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks before President Joe Biden during a visit to the U.A. Local 190 Training Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 6, 2024. Buttigieg returns to Iowa Tuesday for an event focused on veterans, six years after he burst onto the national political stage with a strong run in the state’s leadoff presidential caucuses.
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