Richard Cowan
By Richard Cowan
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Derides Chuck Schumer as ‘Clown’ as Twitter War Erupts
President-elect Donald Trump, who insulted rivals during his 2016 campaign with nicknames such as “Crooked Hillary” and “Little Marco,” has a new nemesis: U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, a man he derides as a “clown.” The rhetorical banter that erupted between the two New Yorkers this week centered on a fight over Republican plans…
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Fast Forward Maine GOP Senator’s Call for Merrick Garland Hearings Are Spurned
WASHINGTON – A moderate Republican senator heaped praise on President Barack Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday, bucking Senate Republican leaders who promptly dismissed her call for confirmation hearings. Susan Collins of Maine became only the second Republican senator to meet with Merrick Garland since Obama nominated the centrist appellate judge last month to…
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Fast Forward Merrick Garland’s High-Stakes Charm Offensive Is Well Underway
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court selection Merrick Garland has resumed meetings with U.S. senators in a push to convince Republicans who have vowed to block the nomination to reverse course and hold confirmation hearings this year. “It’s crystal clear after talking to him that Judge Garland has both a brilliant legal mind and…
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Fast Forward John Boehner Vows ‘Everything Possible’ To Kill Iran Nuclear Deal
House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday said he and others in Congress would do “everything possible” to stop a new nuclear deal with Iran from moving forward. “Members of Congress will ask much tougher questions this afternoon when we meet with the president’s team, and because a bad deal threatens the security of…
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Fast Forward Israel Lobby Wastes No Time Trashing Iran Deal
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) said in a statement it was “deeply concerned” that the deal “would fail to block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon and further entrench and empower the leading state sponsor of terror.” The considerable clout of pro-Israel interests on Capitol Hill will play an important role in deciding…
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