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Rand Paul chose clicks over accountability — and Fauci walked away silent

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The images from Capitol Hill this week are striking. Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights before a Senate committee. Instantly, partisan finger-pointing began. Critics saw a clear attempt to avoid accountability. Supporters saw a necessary shield against a political circus. But look past the cable news theater. A deeper, structural issue is […]

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Trump Silent as Iran War Delivers Brutal News on Economy

The New Republic

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Trump Silent as Iran War Delivers Brutal News on Economy

U.S. economic growth dropped to 1.5 percent in the second quarter, down from a 2.1 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday. Economists were expecting a GDP growth rate of 1.8 percent, but thanks to President Trump’s Iran war, disastrous tariffs (including new tariffs levied on more than 50 countries last week), and cuts to government spending, we are, once again, not doing as well as Trump claims.“Americans are feeling gloomy: consumer confidence remains in the doldrums as households worry about rising costs,” The Economist reports. “Although annual inflation slowed to 3.5 percent in June from 4.2 percent in May, thanks largely to a temporary fall in petrol prices, renewed fighting has since pushed oil prices higher again.”Regular gasoline came in at an average of $4.22 a gallon in the second quarter, a dramatic increase from less than $3 a gallon before the U.S. and Israel began the war on Iran in February. Now that the shaky U.S.-Iran ceasefire is dead, Americans are bracing, once again, for painful prices at the gas pump. These latest figures reaffirm that the main concern right now for Americans is cost—of just about everything. Even Fox News recognizes that voters are unhappy with Trump’s economy and want “major change.” And by “major change,” we do not mean more tariffs. Plus, the Federal Reserve opted to hold interest rates steady for a fifth consecutive meeting on Wednesday. New Fed chairman Kevin Warsh acknowledged that there’s no quick fix to ease the cost of living, telling reporters there is no “magic wand” to bring prices down. In other words, Americans are getting the worst of both worlds: an economy that’s slowing down while prices keep climbing.But of course, in Trump’s own words, he “doesn’t think about Americans’ financial situation” when making decisions about the war in Iran.

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The Fauci Circus and the Covid Debate That Never Ended

RealClearPolitics - Homepage

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The Fauci Circus and the Covid Debate That Never Ended

Surely Anthony Fauci has earned the right to party with Robert De Niro in peace. But instead, America's embattled former Covid-19 czar was hauled before the Senate today to defend five-year-old diary entries.

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Pleading the Fifth Doesn't Spare Fauci

He claims his Senate hearing was a witch hunt designed to entrap him. But his record convicts him on its own.

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Hawley moves to close federal cash prize loopholes after Fauci 'got rich while millions of people died'

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Hawley moves to close federal cash prize loopholes after Fauci 'got rich while millions of people died'

Josh Hawley's new bill targets federal employees accepting cash prizes after accusing Anthony Fauci of using NIH staff to solicit over $1 million in awards.

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A Shameful Final Chapter for Fauci, Democrats, Media

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A Shameful Final Chapter for Fauci, Democrats, Media

What a cowardly and shameful final chapter for Dr. Anthony Fauci, who pleaded the Fifth 111 times in the Senate Wednesday even though he has a pre-emptive presidential pardon that gives him immunity from prosecution.

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Matt Walsh rips toothless grandstanding by GOP senators at Fauci hearing

BizPac Review

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Matt Walsh rips toothless grandstanding by GOP senators at Fauci hearing

Conservative pundit Matt Walsh suggested that Republican lawmakers were engaging in toothless grandstanding during Wednesday’s grilling of Dr. Anthony S. Fauci at a Senate committee hearing. The […]

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