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The budget resolution is setting up what's called the reconciliation process, which used to be rare, but is now the tool often used to pass big bills on party-line votes when one party has control of the White House and Congress, as Republicans do now.—
LISA MASCARO,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Feb. 2025 -
During Trump’s first term, Republicans used the reconciliation process to pass GOP tax cuts in 2017.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Putin’s own officials couldn’t have put it better themselves, much to the horror of our European allies, who know the dangers of appeasement.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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At that time, the Trump administration was staffed by officials like John Bolton, Mike Pompeo, and Elliott Abrams, all of whom viewed diplomacy with Tehran as akin to the worst kind of appeasement.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Whether the current American president has become a king, particularly after the sweeping grant of immunity in 2024 by the Supreme Court and the seeming acquiescence by Congress to Trump’s latest directives, remains up for debate.—
Claire B. Wofford,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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Empowered by this legislative acquiescence, Trump has now decided to put a freeze on all federal aid that does not fit with his agenda.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The study confirms that public tolerance for electricity theft is highly context-dependent, with greater acceptance when offenders face financial hardship and unreliable electricity access.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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An auspicious Korean childhood culminates in acceptance to one of Seoul’s three most prestigious universities.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Conciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conciliation. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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