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Bob Casey Said Dave McCormick’s Hedge Fund Delivered ‘Benefits’ to Pennsylvania’s Retirees and Economy. Now He’s Attacking It.

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Casey oversaw state pension funds’ business with Bridgewater Associates L: Dave McCormick R: Pa. Sen. Bob Casey (Jeff Swensen; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Democratic senator Bob Casey has criticized Republican challenger Dave McCormick over his past role at the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. But Casey spoke highly of the investment firm’s offerings when he served as

Judge Delays Trump Hush Money Sentencing Until After Election

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NEW YORK (Reuters)—A New York judge on Friday delayed former president Donald Trump‘s sentencing on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until Nov. 26. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, had asked Justice Juan Merchan to push back his sentencing date until after the Nov. 5 election. Trump had previously been

Jake Sullivan’s Wife Rushes To Clean Up ‘Bizarre’ Financial Disclosure Amid Heated Primary Campaign

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Maggie Goodlander revised her financial disclosure on Tuesday, but questions remain Maggie Goodlander (maggiefornh.com) When Maggie Goodlander, the wife of White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, filed an incomplete financial disclosure ahead of a heated congressional primary in New Hampshire, she said she did not have the necessary information to determine the value of

US Job Growth Falls Short of Expectations in August

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U.S. job growth increased less than expected in August, while the unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage point, shedding little light on whether or to what extent the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this month. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 142,000 jobs in August, falling short of the 160,000 forecasted by economists, Reuters reported. Job

‘Speaking Out for All the Right Reasons’: Walz Echoes Kamala in Praise of Anti-Israel Protesters

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Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz told a local Michigan outlet that he believes anti-Israel protesters are “speaking out for all the right reasons,” echoing similar rhetoric from his boss, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. “I think those folks who are speaking out loudly in Michigan are speaking out for all the right reasons.

University of Vermont Reserves Tenure-Track Fellowship for ‘BIPOC’ Scholars Only

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Program could land school in legal jeopardy, experts say University of Vermont (Wikimedia Commons) The University of Vermont solicited applications for a postdoctoral fellowship that was only open to “BIPOC/POC scholars,” according to a job posting obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, raising questions about the school’s compliance with civil rights law as universities face

The Harris Mystique

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What’s Kamala Harris’s secret? In mid-June, she was a political liability for Joe Biden. Now, she’s running neck-and-neck with Donald Trump. In July, Harris was less popular than either Biden or Trump. Now, she’s more popular than both of them. In July, Harris was an awkward but loyal soldier in a doddering administration. Now, we’re