Author: Scott Bauer
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Mike Pence refuses to call David Duke ‘deplorable’
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Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence refused on Tuesday to say whether he thinks white supremacist David Duke is deplorable, repeating that he’s “not in the name-calling business,” as he tried to brush off the issue as a distraction. Pence was asked at a news conference with House Republican leaders in Washington whether he wanted…
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Warning of ‘war’ on farmers, Trump seeks support in Iowa
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Donald Trump warned Saturday of a “war on the American farmer,” telling a crowd in Iowa that rival Hillary Clinton “wants to shut down family farms” and implement anti-agriculture policies. Trump’s speech at the annual “Roast and Ride” fundraiser for Republican Sen. Joni Ernst came just hours after Clinton received her first national security briefing as the Democratic…
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House Speaker Paul Ryan wins GOP nomination to run again
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House Speaker Paul Ryan rejected the idea that his easy win Tuesday over a longshot Republican primary challenger praised by Donald Trump spells danger for Trump’s presidential prospects in the swing state of Wisconsin. All the huge primary win means, Ryan insisted, is that he’s really well-liked in the congressional district where he was born and raised and has…
