"Mother" has big dreams for Mike
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| KAREN PENCE As an evangelical Christian, she [Mrs. Pence] was said to have been turned off by Trump's past personal behavior; however, belief obviously takes a back seat to ambition. |
Trump's Campaign Juggernaut
Four years after his hostile takeover of the White House, President Trump's second campaign bears little resemblance to the first -- he's flush with cash, buoyed by an uptick in poll numbers, and brimming with confidence after surviving investigations, and impeachment and myriad controversies that have helped unite Republicans behind him.
Unlike his slapdash 2016 campaign, Trump now can rely on a massive professionalized apparatus that has helped raise more than $200 million -- more than double what President Obama had at this point when he ran for reelection in 2012 -- months before Democrats are likely to choose their nominee.
Not surprisingly, he also has found new ways to break political taboos, telling registered independents in New Hampshire, for example, to vote for the weakest Democrat in the primary.
None of that makes his reelection as inevitable as his campaign suggests. He is running well behind the top Democratic contenders, according to a Quinnipiac University poll this week. [LOS ANGELES TIMES, Today's Headlines, February 14, 2020]
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Prior to boarding Air Force One, President Trump announced that he commuted the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagolevich who is serving time for public corruption convictions. He also pardoned former New York City Commissioner Bernard Kerik for tax fraud.
During an Oval Office meeting with the president of Ecuador, President Trump praises the Justice Department for reversing the sentencing guideline for his former associate Roger Stone, saying he was "treated very badly" and that the original sentence recommendation of seven to nine years was a "disgrace." When asked if he would consider pardoning Mr. Stone, the president say: "I don't want to say yet." The president also criticizes the origins of the Mueller investigation, calling it a "scam."
Coronavirus Disrupts the Flow of Business
Activity at Chinese factories has slowed or stopped. Fewer cargo ships from China are docking at Southern California ports. Chinese visitors' spending in Los Angeles could plunge nearly $1 billion this year.
Businesses of all stripes in California and across the U.S. are seeing a disruption from the new coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 1,800 people and infected more than 72,000 others worldwide, mostly in China. Indeed, the World Trade Organization says global trade in goods, which had already been slowed by tariffs and uncertainty, will probably remain weak in coming months.
Businesses of all stripes in California and across the U.S. are seeing a disruption from the new coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 1,800 people and infected more than 72,000 others worldwide, mostly in China. Indeed, the World Trade Organization says global trade in goods, which had already been slowed by tariffs and uncertainty, will probably remain weak in coming months.
Apple. Mattel, Disney and Tesla are among the many California-based corporations feeling the effects. The effect on supply chains extends to the Port of Los Angeles -- along with the dockworkers, truck drivers and vast warehouse and distribution network that rely on it.
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