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If the United States brought a dispute to the WTO, the PRC knew only too well how to play that game. First, the WTO’s dispute resolution process is creaky and laborious — and the PRC manipulated the process to delay any decisions. Second, the PRC asserted to the WTO that it was a “developing country” and therefore unable to institute measures to resolve U.S. complaints. … [Read more...] about BUTLER: Trump’s China Deal Isn’t So Different From The Clinton Years

Klobuchar doesn’t have the polished veneer and smooth delivery that comes from a lifetime spent in the national spotlight, and she has struggled to gain traction on the campaign trail. In Minnesota, however, she is enormously popular. She has won all three of her Senate elections by double digits. In 2016, Hillary Clinton carried nine of Minnesota’s 87 counties. Klobuchar carried 51 in 2018. And it’s far too early to count Klobuchar out — Sen. John Kerry, the eventual Democrat nominee in 2004, was also polling in the single digits at this point in the race. … [Read more...] about Editorial: Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren Are Democrats’ Top Choices for President

“In ‘Fast and Furious’ he did exactly this,” he said. “He withheld evidence from the House of Representatives and the Republicans decided that it was not obstruction of Congress. The Democrats agreed and we did not pursue anything. Nancy Pelosi, Nadler all said that was not obstruction. Yet in this case when the president decides to use executive privilege, they now all of a sudden say, ‘oh, no, that is obstruction of Congress.’ So it’s a little bit hypocritical I think to see some of the comments that are coming out now versus what happened back in ’98.” … [Read more...] about ‘Who?’ David Perdue’s Shade At Jeff Flake Earns A ‘Touche’ From Chuck Todd

On Monday, the long-awaited Congressional Budget Office analysis of the proposed GOP Obamacare replacement came down the pike. Like many on both sides of the aisle expected, it was an avalanche of bad news for Republicans who thought the American Health Care Act would be an easy sell to their constituents. It was also bad news for President Trump, who will have a hard time peddling a kneecapping of health-care coverage for low-income and older women as some sort of “investment.” … [Read more...] about It’s Official—Trumpcare Will Be a Nightmare for Women

The New York Times reported that Biden is expected to join other Democratic hopefuls in a rally at the state capitol in Columbia for an annual march in King’s memory. Biden’s support among black voters in the state is seen as a “firewall” against possible victories by his rivals in other early primary states, who poll poorly thus far among black voters. … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Links President Donald Trump to KKK in Sermon to Black Church