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While the boss of Goya Foods defended his controversial support of President Trump last week, he also was quietly quashing an agreement to sell a chunk of the rice-and-beans empire — a deal that would have cost him his job, The Post has learned. Chief Executive Robert Unanue — who sparked calls for a Goya …
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Former FBI agent Peter Strzok debunked a February 14, 2017, article in The New York Times on possible contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence, noting that the agency had seen no evidence of connections between campaign officials and Russian officers. Strzok’s type-written comments on the Times article were declassified by the FBI on …
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A number of prominent journalists and outlets distorted Kayleigh McEnany’s remarks on Thursday about school reopenings, selectively quoting the White House press secretary to cast the administration as hostile to scientific inquiry and eager to reopen schools regardless of the health implications. The Trump administration has been pushing to open K-12 schools with in-person classes …
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Joe Biden press secretary T.J. Ducklo accused President Trump on Thursday of backing white supremacist causes, in an interview on the Fox News Rundown podcast. “If you look at the Trump campaign and what they’re doing, you know they’re only speaking to their base,” Ducklo said on the podcast. “They are alienating voters with divisive rhetoric, …
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The Trump administration is exploring options for banning TikTok on American phones and other devices because of national security risks, the Financial Times reported on Thursday evening. Scrutiny of TikTok has increased sharply over suspicions that user data collected by the app can be transferred to and viewed by Chinese government officials. TikTok is owned …
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Media moguls and tech executives powered a spring fundraising blitz for one of Joe Biden’s campaign committees. The Biden Victory Fund — which supports the former vice president’s presidential bid along with the Democratic National Committee and 26 state parties — raked in $86.4 million from April through June thanks largely to giant gifts from …
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President Trump’s former Pennsylvania campaign chairman has been lobbying for TikTok in the U.S. since January of this year. David Urban, who is now president of the American Continental Group, has been described by Trump as “one of my good friends.” A former artillery officer in the U.S. army, Urban helped oversee an upset victory …
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President Trump replaced his 2020 campaign manager on Wednesday evening as numerous polls showed the incumbent trailing behind Democratic rival Joe Biden. Trump promoted Bill Stepien, a longtime aide, to campaign manager while Brad Parscale will continue as a senior campaign adviser. Parscale will also continue to oversee the campaign’s digital strategy arm. “Both were …
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President Trump gave the Central Intelligence Agency authorization to expand the scope of cyber attacks against foreign nations in a secret ruling in 2018, Yahoo! News reported on Wednesday. The ruling, known as a presidential finding, allowed the CIA to authorize more of its own cyber operations without obtaining direct approval from the White House. Drafted …
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President Trump said he’s behind an international push to ban Chinese tech company Huawei. During a speech at the White House Tuesday, he said he was “responsible” for the recent ban against the telecom giant in the U.K. Officials from the British Digital and Culture Ministry announced they were prohibiting companies from purchasing new equipment …
While the boss of Goya Foods defended his controversial support of President Trump last week, he also was quietly quashing an agreement to sell a chunk of the rice-and-beans empire — a deal that would have cost him his job, The Post has learned. Chief Executive Robert Unanue — who sparked calls for a Goya …
