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Trump Populism Has Won the GOP Civil War? Not a Chance

I’m puzzled by the claims we’ve heard in the media all day, triggered by the retreats of establishment conservative senators Jeff Flake and Bob Corker, that Trump “populists” have won the GOP civil war. While Roy Moore did win his Alabama senate primary over Mitch McConnell ally Luther Strange, and Steve Bannon preens around the
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List of Dept. of Education’s Borrower Defense Negotiators

This morning the Department of Education emailed to individuals selected for its negotiated rulemaking committee for borrower defense, and financial responsibility subcommittee, a list of all negotiators.  Here’s who the Department selected. Borrower Defenses and Financial Responsibility Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 2017-2018 Federal Negotiator U.S. Department of Education       Annmarie Weisman      
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Trump Terrible 10: Total and Complete Disgrace Edition

Congratulations, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. This week there was so much disgracefulness that, for once, you’re out of the countdown. (#11, according to our data.) President Trump, though, stick around. You’re definitely high in the ratings. Since mid-2017, Republic Report‘s “Trump Terrible 10” has ranked the week’s 10 most disgraceful figures in the Trump administration. Republic
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Troubles Compound for Predatory CollegeAmerica Chain

In August 2016, the Obama administration delivered a powerful blow to the CollegeAmerica/ Stevens-Henager chain of career colleges. The chain, previously a for-profit company, sold itself in 2012 to a small non-profit organization called the Center for Excellence in Higher Education and sought Department of Education approval to be freed of the federal rules that apply
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Trump Terrible 10 – Adorable Kentucky Daytrip Edition

Since mid-2017, “Trump Terrible 10” has counted down the week’s 10 most disgraceful figures in the Trump administration. Usually we provide detailed justifications for each rankee. But we quit that, for now, because we gotta work and you know the details. 10. Louise Linton, wife of the Secretary of the Treasury Posted tacky designer Instagram message
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Trump Terrible 10 — Made in China Edition

Counting down the week’s 10 most disgraceful figures in the Trump administration Republic Report, which focuses on how money corrupts democracy, has met its abusive dream mate with the kleptocratic administration of President Donald J. Trump. Trump and his lieutenants personify how money and greed, mixed with serious bigotry, disrespect for constitutional freedoms, know-nothing ignorance, and an endless
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Trump Team Disgracefulness Power Rankings – Week 4

It hurts so bad, and you wish you could quit it. But you’re driving down the highway and it comes on the radio, or you’re at the newsstand to get gum and you see the headlines — you can’t get the disgracefulness of Donald Trump and his crew out of your face, or out of
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Nursing Students Cry Foul At Schools’ New Testing Rules

In nursing schools across the country, students are complaining that administrators have suddenly sprung on them new requirements that they pass comprehensive tests before they can graduate. Some of these students charge that their school has added these new test requirements mid-course to weed out students who might be in danger of flunking the national
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