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Jonathan Karl on his "Trump Show" book, media as the opposition, and the "fakest thing" of the Trump era

Apr 29, 2020

Jonathan Karl is chief Washington and White House correspondent for ABC News. His new book is “Front Row at the Trump Show.” 


Jonathan writes in his book that Trump’s attack on “fake news” are “fake” is that Trump actually loves the press, because it is both a vehicle and a villain for him. It gives him a...


The Only Things Worth Discussing: Testing, Tracing & Therapeutics, with Adam White from AEI

Apr 17, 2020

Adam White is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a law professor at George Mason University.


He wrote about how we are focusing too much on the president's role in responding to the coronavirus pandemic and that led into a discussion of how the only thing the president -- and the national press...


Sen. Ben Cardin on Why Democrats Are Holding Up Money for the Small Business Emergency Fund

Apr 17, 2020

Republicans are hammering Democrats for not automatically approving another $250 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program, a fund set up to help small businesses avoid going out of business. The fund received $350 billion a few weeks ago, but has already run out of money.


Sen. Ben Cardin, D-MD, helped craft the...


Congressman Patrick McHenry Says Every Small Business Who Needs an Emergency Loan Should Get One

Apr 9, 2020

Congress authorized $350 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program in its coronavirus rescue package that was passed two weeks ago. Any company with 500 employees or fewer can get a loan of up to $10 million and that loan will be forgiven as long as 75% of the money goes toward keeping employees on payroll. The loans...


It's His Job To Critique the President. How Do You Do That During a National Emergency?

Apr 6, 2020

The question of who’s to blame for the mess we’re in with coronavirus is not a fun one. It’s clear that the U.S. response has been pretty terrible on a number of fronts: the testing component has been a disaster, as has the lack of preparation regarding medical equipment, from personal protecting gear to...