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Even after Mr. Musk stepped down from his role atop DOGE in May, the unit has continued to operate largely out of public view in what critics have described as a mission to hasten the downsizing of fe... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Political

Simplified: DOGE continued to operate largely out of public view after Elon Musk stepped down in May critics describe it as a mission to downsize federal agencies...

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Over the course of multiple lawsuits, the Justice Department has argued that the DOGE teams were directed by President Trump to scrutinize federal data to screen for evidence of wasted taxpayers dolla... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Political , Data

Simplified: Justice Department argued DOGE teams were directed by President Trump to scrutinize federal data for wasted taxpayer dollars redundant contracts or fr...

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Judge Julius N. Richardson, a Trump appointee, and Judge G. Steven Agee, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, formed the majority. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Political

Simplified: Judge Julius N. Richardson a Trump appointee and Judge G. Steven Agee a George W. Bush appointee formed the majority

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Franklin D. Roosevelt campaigned on separation during his successful bid for the presidency. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Historical Analysis 🏷️ Finance , Government , Political

Simplified: Franklin D. Roosevelt campaigned on separation during his bid for the presidency.

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Rather, it was the beginning of a struggle between workers and farmers on one side and bankers on the other—a struggle that produced the framework of a new financial order. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 Historical Analysis 🏷️ Finance , Government , Political

Simplified: Bryan's defeat was the beginning of a struggle that produced a new financial order.

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But Bryan’s defeat in this election did not mark the end of mass involvement in banking and monetary issues. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Historical Analysis 🏷️ Finance , Government , Political

Simplified: Bryan's defeat did not end mass involvement in banking and monetary issues.

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During the 1896 presidential campaign, the standard story relates, the spellbinding oratory of William Jennings Bryan epitomized a singular moment when the public took note of financial policy, specif... 0.800

👤 The author 📋 Historical Analysis 🏷️ Finance , Government , Political

Simplified: William Jennings Bryan's oratory epitomized a moment when the public noted financial policy then forgot it during the 1896 campaign.

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Two policymakers, previously appointed by Mr. Trump, have already called for the Fed to cut interest rates. 1.000

👤 Colby Smith 📋 News Article 🏷️ Political , Economics

Simplified: Two Trump-appointed policymakers called for the Fed to cut interest rates.

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The president tapped a longstanding critic of the Fed, Stephen Miran, who most recently served as chair of Mr. Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers. 1.000

👤 Colby Smith 📋 News Article 🏷️ Political

Simplified: President tapped Stephen Miran a critic of the Fed.

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A vacancy unexpectedly opened up at the start of the month when Adriana Kugler, a governor, announced that she was leaving before her term was set to expire at the end of January. 1.000

👤 Colby Smith 📋 News Article 🏷️ Political

Simplified: Adriana Kugler announced she was leaving before her term expired.

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Mr. Trump last week announced that he would install a temporary governor to join the board, which votes on interest rates at every policy meeting. 1.000

👤 Colby Smith 📋 News Article 🏷️ Political

Simplified: Trump announced he would install a temporary governor to the board.

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Between 1945 and the election of Ronald Reagan, we had a government that was focused on creating and nurturing the middle class. 0.800

👤 DAVID CAY JOHNSTON 📋 News Article 🏷️ Political , Historical

Simplified: 1945 to Ronald Reagan election government focused on creating nurturing middle class

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Ronald Reagan, whether you love Ronald Reagan or you hate Ronald Reagan, was a great leader. 0.700

👤 DAVID CAY JOHNSTON 📋 News Article 🏷️ Political , Historical

Simplified: Ronald Reagan was a great leader

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He did, in fact, dramatically change the country. 0.800

👤 DAVID CAY JOHNSTON 📋 News Article 🏷️ Political , Historical

Simplified: Ronald Reagan dramatically changed the country

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Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that, you know, Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not. 0.800

👤 SEN. BARACK OBAMA 📋 News Article 🏷️ Political , Historical

Simplified: Ronald Reagan changed America's trajectory more than Richard Nixon Bill Clinton

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The state insurance commissioners of California and Washington wrote very detailed reports about this, because one of the land title companies tried to spear the insurance commissioner of Colorado. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Political

Simplified: California Washington state insurance commissioners wrote detailed reports because land title company tried to spear Colorado insurance commissioner

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President Bush therefore shorted the government $3.4 million. 0.800

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 Interview 🏷️ Political , Finance , Legal

Simplified: President Bush shorted the government $3.4 million.

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The profit that President Bush and his partners made when they sold the team was $164 million. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 Interview 🏷️ Political , Finance

Simplified: President Bush and partners made $164 million profit.

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Every single penny of additional money President Bush got from that investment, his gain, came from the taxpayers. 0.800

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 Interview 🏷️ Political , Finance

Simplified: Every penny of President Bush's gain came from taxpayers.

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Then they held a special election in January of the year in question to increase the sales tax in the town of Arlington, Texas, by one half-cent. 0.900

👤 David Cay Johnston 📋 Interview 🏷️ Political , Finance

Simplified: Arlington Texas held a special election to increase sales tax by one half-cent.

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