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As Clinton testifies on Epstein, his legacy is already diminished

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To Democrats and even some grudging Republicans, former President Bill Clinton was once the gold standard of political practice – folksy, shrewd, charismatic. His famous campaign line, “I feel your pain” – first uttered in a testy town-hall exchange in 1992 – came to epitomize his ability to empathize with voters. Even after the Monica … Read more

Trump heads into the State of the Union facing diminished voter trust on the economy

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President Donald Trump has spoken before Congress plenty of times. But when he delivers his State of the Union speech Tuesday, he’ll be standing on unfamiliar political ground: Americans watching the speech distrust him on the economy. An AP-NORC poll this month found that just 39% approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, while 59% … Read more