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Trump’s tariff plan would hurt America’s taxpayers and national security

(OpEd) Gene Abel | The Morning Call

Trump’s proposal would increase prices for every segment of the American economy. In effect, this would be a tax increase on every American without lowering the deficit. As the center-right American Action Forum found, such a tariff would “distort global trade, discourage economic activity, and have broad negative consequences for the U.S. economy.”

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Cubans should vote for Democrats, not Republicans

(OpEd) CARLOS MARTINEZ | El Nuevo Herald

The Republican Party continues to support Trump. In reality, the American Republican Party has changed so much that it is almost unrecognizable. It is no longer the party that my parents supported and that I supported most of my life.

And, since I know that Cubans are not stupid, I swear to all Cubans to abandon their usual loyalty to the Republican party and

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Tunisia holds valuable lessons for us all as democracy stumbles

(OpEd) Ambassador Gordon Gray | The Washington Diplomat

The United States needs to stand up to authoritarianism by seeking to counter leaders and governments engaged in democratic backsliding. Tunisia, where I had the privilege to serve as the U.S. ambassador during its revolution and the initial stages of its democratic transition, offers an excellent opportunity for the Biden administration to take steps to back up its rhetorical commitment to democracy.

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'Threatens our national security': Fmr. army secy. sounds alarm on Trump immunity claim in new brief

(Video) Louis Caldera | Inside with Jen Psaki

Former Army Secretary Louis Caldera, the chief signatory of the amicus brief to the Supreme Court, and Sherrilyn Ifill join Jen Psaki to discuss the amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reject Donald Trump's immunity claim, writing "presidential immunity from criminal prosecution would threaten the military's role in American society, our nation's constitutional order, and our national security."

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Donald Trump Can't Save Social Security

(OpEd) Tom Davis | The National Interest

Conservatives have a point: it needs a tweak. It does not take an economics professor to tell you that a program that dispenses more than it takes in is unsustainable as it currently exists. But Donald Trump will not fix it.

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Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Yovanovitch stresses the consequences of inaction

(Video) 'Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch | MSNBC

Two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian military is awaiting military aid from the West. As Congress struggles to pass another round of vital aid for Ukraine, former Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, warns that U.S. inaction may have far reaching consequences.

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Reflections on the Ukraine War

(Video) General Wesley Clark | Center for Strategic and International Studies

Dr. Eliot A. Cohen, the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, discusses the Ukraine War with GEN Wesley K. Clark, USA (Ret.), the 12th Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. Dr. Cohen and General Clark will discuss the current frontline, political situation in Kyiv and Moscow, and future direction of the war.

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