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CROSSROADS

The move was announced by President Donald Trump, who has invoked the Home Rule Act of 1973, in an action he says is meant to make Washington “safe and beautiful.”

FACTS MATTER

One of the surprising aspects of the American electoral system is that while regular gerrymandering is frowned upon, racial gerrymandering is actually required by law.

THE REPORT

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has come under scrutiny since President Donald Trump called its July jobs report “rigged” and fired its commissioner, Erika McEntarfer.

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AMERICAN THOUGHT LEADERS

“We should be in a recession. Well, we’re not in a recession; looks like we’re coming out of slow growth, which is really important,” says economist Mark Skousen.

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