Author: Josh Lederman

Steady Pence gets wide praise, but Kaine lands jabs on Trump

Oct 5, 2016

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Josh Lederman

Republican Mike Pence won bipartisan plaudits for a calm and collected performance in the vice presidential debate. But Democrat Tim Kaine was claiming mission accomplished for forcing his opponent to confront -or not – Donald Trump’s long list of provocative remarks. Pressed by Kaine to defend his running mate throughout the 90-minute debate Tuesday, Pence…
Capitol Hill Buzz: Kasich tries out the White House podium

Sep 17, 2016

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Josh Lederman

It was a glimpse into an alternate political reality: John Kasich, one of this year’s top Republican presidential contenders, riffing on trade and geopolitics from behind the presidential seal at a podium at the White House. The Ohio governor had come to the White House briefing room Friday to help promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership and…
Israel to get $38 billion in US military aid over 10 years

Sep 13, 2016

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Josh Lederman

The United States will provide Israel’s military with $38 billion during the next 10 years, officials said Tuesday, the largest batch of military assistance the U.S. has ever pledged to another country. Following months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, the State Department said the two countries had reached a 10-year agreement, with a signing ceremony planned for Wednesday. The…
Obama: Americans will reject Trump’s ‘wacky’ ideas

Sep 8, 2016

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Josh Lederman

President Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican Donald Trump proves he isn’t qualified to be president “every time he speaks,” adding that he is confident Americans will ultimately reject the brash billionaire on Election Day. Obama, closing out his final presidential trip to Asia, said his meetings with foreign leaders during the trip had illustrated…
At Lake Tahoe, Obama links conservation to climate change

Sep 1, 2016

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Josh Lederman

Standing beneath the forest-green peaks of the Sierra Nevada, President Barack Obama drew a connection Wednesday between conservation efforts and stopping global warming, describing the two environmental challenges as inseparably linked. Obama used the first stop on a two-day conservation tour to try to showcase how federal and local governments can effectively team up to address…
Trump’s evolving immigration plan compared to Clinton, Obama

Aug 24, 2016

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Josh Lederman

Donald Trump’s new line on immigration – “fair, but firm” – is leaving both Republicans and Democrats with the same question: Is the famously hard-line GOP nominee softening his approach? His campaign insists his position is “exactly the same” in principle. But even Trump acknowledged Tuesday there “could certainly be a softening, because we’re not looking to hurt people.”…
Horrified by Trump, Democrats getting nostalgic about Romney

Aug 24, 2016

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Josh Lederman

When President Barack Obama ran for re-election, Democrats made no secret of their disdain for Mitt Romney. That was all before Donald Trump. Horrified by the prospect of Trump in the White House, Obama and his party have changed their tune about Romney. As they denounce Trump as “unhinged” and unfit, they’re getting nostalgic about the 2012…
After verbal missteps, Trump blames others

Aug 13, 2016

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Josh Lederman

It’s the media’s fault. That’s out of context. Never said it in the first place. Donald Trump’s claim Friday that he was merely being “sarcastic” in accusing President Barack Obama of establishing a terrorist group was his latest attempt to blame others for the uproar over what he says. It’s an instinct that Trump’s opponents say a president can’t…
In reversal, Trump says IS claim about Obama was sarcastic

Aug 12, 2016

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Josh Lederman

After days of alleging repeatedly that President Barack Obama literally founded the Islamic State group, Donald Trump abruptly shifted tone on Friday and insisted his widely debunked claim had been sarcastic. Trump, in an early-morning post on Twitter, blamed CNN for reporting “so seriously” that he had called Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton the extremist…
Trump refuses to back away from false claim Obama founded ISIS

Aug 11, 2016

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Josh Lederman

Donald Trump repeatedly accused President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State group on Thursday, refusing to take back a patently false allegation even when questioned about the logic of his position. A day after lobbing the attack against the president during a rowdy rally, Trump pressed ahead during a round of interviews. The Republican presidential nominee brushed off…