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Before US-China meeting, each says other wanted talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Who called first? It's the question that has put Beijing and Washington in a verbal sparring match even as the two countries are heading into a weekend meeting in Switzerland to discuss lowering sky-high tariffs that they slapped on each other in heated moments that have ...

Politics and politicians’ age

Democrats are deep in debate over the age of their older leaders. Some need replacement, according to younger Democrats who want to replace them. And in some cases, they are right. But these arguments turn toxic when they equate age with capability. Ageism is bad politics, especially when you ...

Poll: More older Americans worry Social Security won’t be there for them

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Social Security Administration undergoes massive changes and staffing cuts ushered in by the Trump administration, an increasing share of older Americans — particularly Democrats — aren’t confident the benefit will be available to them, a poll shows. The share ...

Useless government

I have a conflict. I don’t much like Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s new Education Secretary. I sued her once. She and her sleazy husband, Vince, owned a circus called World Wrestling Entertainment. When I did a silly ABC news video on how the matches are staged, one of their ...

The more Trump talks about trade deals, the more confusing the tariffs become

WASHINGTON (AP) — The more President Donald Trump talks about his efforts to reach deals with America's trading partners, the more confusing the tariff picture gets. His team seems good with that, saying Trump is using "strategic uncertainty" to his advantage. Trump says the United States ...

To President Trump — the US needs cheap stuff, and lots of it

President Donald Trump downplayed potentially empty store shelves at his recent cabinet meeting. He said of goods from China that might go missing, “Much of it we don’t need.” Then he elaborated the point: “Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? ...