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Government checkoff programs should work for farmers, not industry lobbyists 

Fairness is a fundamental American value. When we see policies that benefit the powerful and influential at the expense of everyone else, as elected representatives of the American people, it’s our job to try to fix it. 

These 10 cities saw the biggest changes in home buying power in 2023

With mortgage rates stubbornly climbing for much of 2023, prospective buyers in many U.S. cities watched as their dream home faded further out of reach – but in some cities house shoppers actually saw their buying power increase.

Political promises won’t end drug shortages

If they mismanaged one vital drug as badly as they mismanaged remdesivir, why would they be more successful managing hundreds?

Morning Report — No border deal; Trump knocked off Colorado ballot 

When Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced last week he would hold his chamber in session past the start of their holiday recess, he seemed optimistic about crafting a last-minute southern border deal that would open up aid to Ukraine.  Now, that goal looks far out of reach, and the extra workdays for senators...

How OpenAI is boosting scrutiny of Microsoft’s market power  

Microsoft’s burgeoning relationship with OpenAI is piling scrutiny on the tech giant's market power and ways it is building and yielding that power in the lucrative artificial intelligence (AI) space. Microsoft successfully skirted some of the spotlight on the market power of other technology giants, such as Apple and Google, over the past few years....

The Memo: Trump gets surprise boost with young voters amid Biden disillusionment 

President Biden’s problem right now is not simply that his polls are bad. It’s that he is leaking support from key Democratic blocs — and that his nemesis, former President Trump, is doing surprisingly well.  The starkest example comes among young voters. A New York Times/Siena College poll released Tuesday showed Trump ahead of Biden...

Haley, DeSantis neck and neck for second in Iowa, Trump maintains wide lead: poll

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is neck and neck with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for second place in Iowa, while former President Trump continues to hold a wide lead for first place, according to a new poll.   An Emerson College Polling Iowa survey out on Wednesday found Trump at 50 percent among Republican caucus voters...

Trump calls on ‘entire Republican Party to UNITE’ around Bernie Moreno in race for Sen. Sherrod Brown’s seat

Former President Trump endorsed Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno's second straight U.S. Senate bid this time vying to unseat Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown.

Democrats say polling is ‘useless’ as Trump pulls ahead of Biden in surveys

Democrats in Washington are publicly rejecting -- but privately worried about -- polls showing Donald Trump with a significant lead over President Biden.

Democratic challenger Dean Phillips signs onto ‘Medicare for All’ bill

Dean Phillips, the Democratic congressmember challenging Joe Biden, is endorsing "Medicare for All” legislation, aligning himself with the progressive movement in one of its...

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