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Note to followers: This account has been rebranded and will now feature
@WSJ
and
@WSJpolitics
news and analysis on the partial government shutdown and negotiations over the border wall.
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@KellyannePolls
to cable news: "If you're saying the same thing for 5 days, you should take down the 'breaking news'" label.
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Among the Democratic convention standouts: the quiet dignity of Khizr Khan: by
@JamesPManley
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With 99% of Florida precincts reporting, Donald Trump leads by more than 100,000 votes.
Results map: 🔓
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Sanders: "Our job now is to see that strong Democratic platform implemented."
#DemsinPhilly
:
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School start times of 8:30 am or later make for healthier, happier teens & higher test scores.
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How fast do you read? Test yourself and find out with this WSJ interactive:
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Republican Sen. Mark Kirk, citing Donald Trump's comments on judge, withdraws his support:
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Why Mitt Romney's speech attacking Donald Trump won't move the needle, by
@JamesPManley
:
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Michelle Obama: "Don't let anyone ever tell you that this country isn't great." Updates:
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Even before Trump recordings surfaced, Clinton's lead among women rose 15 points from Sept. to Oct. in one poll: 🔓
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Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Mark Meadows reintroduce bill to remove limits on campaign contributions: by
@ByronTau
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Texas gears up for open-carry handgun law that takes effect Jan. 1: (Photo: AP)
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Some of the data behind the idea that ordinary people know little about income inequality:
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Bill Clinton on Hillary: "She is still the best darn change-maker I have ever known." Live:
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In 2010, life expectancy in Syria was about 80 years. Now it's 55. 4 out of 5 live in poverty.
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Study: More college grads run risk of not earning enough to make their investment worthwhile.
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From Muslim men, protests against women's dress restrictions:
http://t.co/Az78lAhWr6
by Haleh Esfandiari
#WomensDay
http://t.co/gJh5ziFLMP
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Noticing the
#TrumpIsWithYou
hashtag? Trump campaign buys Twitter's promoted hashtag for last day of
#GOPconvention
:
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Press freedom rankings in 180 nations:
1. Finland
49. U.S.
179. North Korea
http://t.co/RAtvgJ2eZs
Bottom 20:
http://t.co/tJZ0aN09OD
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45% of men say it is harder to be a man today than in father's generation:
http://t.co/dEHKfQUN50
by
@jeffhorwitt
http://t.co/SeAcvPQ9fk
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China has dramatically expanded construction of artificial islands in South China Sea, US says
http://t.co/UKHZkPuR3A
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The
@WSJ
team asked 45 former White House economists for their views on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Results: 🔓
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56% of union members supported Hillary Clinton, down from 65% for Obama in 2012, AFL-CIO survey finds: 🔓
@WSJMelanie
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Meryl Streep: "What does it take to be the first female anything? It takes grit, and it takes grace" Live:
#DNCinPHL
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French authorities close four mosques suspected of nurturing Islamist radicalization, official says: by
@WHorobin
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How Pakistan's response to the Peshawar school attack is likely to invite more violence:
http://t.co/lzyyRukrND
http://t.co/VpLKRgizBn
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"Among the endangered species in Iran ... are journalists–and the lawyers who defend them."
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http://t.co/BYOeV7Oaoo
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Share of Americans comfortable with a president who is:
Female: 85%
Gay: 61%
Evangelical: 52%
http://t.co/m0DsctKAhZ
http://t.co/OMHM3p9pXS
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Breaking: Nancy Pelosi says no talks between the White House and Democrats are planned for today. Lawmakers will remain in Washington next week. The House won’t recess
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U.S. "playing footsie" with Iran is why our influence is waning in Mideast, says Aaron Miller:
http://t.co/RmFo8QyPXf
http://t.co/NtgBigrTrI
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The Melania Trump speech flap—and salvaging what's left of the
#GOPConvention
: by
@FeldMike
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Patricia Arquette called for wage equality.
@wrightr
on other challenges for women worldwide:
http://t.co/ObguNhuWJ5
http://t.co/I81qMNmI11
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WSJ asked 45 former White House economists for their views on Trump and Clinton. Results: 🔓
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Hillary Clinton says "there is no way" she won't win nomination:
@TimJHanrahan
@laurameckler
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With Jewish and Muslim holidays today, a reminder of commonalities:
http://t.co/kZ74XW5LDd
by
@wrightr
(AP photo)
http://t.co/vSv7Q6yhRE
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"If I can't beat her you're really gonna get killed, aren't you?" Donald Trump to Ted Cruz in
#GOPDebate
.
Live blog:
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.
@realDonaldTrump
is driving voters to the polls, says
@JohnFeehery
. He could be helping, not hurting, the GOP:
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Is college still worth it? Economists find a grim reason to say yes:
http://t.co/1aDjbGMTVp
via
@BobLitan
(Getty)
http://t.co/07w42cjRAs
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Wondering why even our friends in the Middle East don't like us?
@aarondmiller2
explains:
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Why Joe Biden's
#DemConvention
speech appealed to dissatisfied voters of both parties: by
@DougHeye
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If you read one thing about Hillary Clinton's wealth, make it this:
http://t.co/Ww1sh8mX53
(Reuters photo)
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Why hasn't Obama said anything about the gun violence in Chicago?
http://t.co/G3JI5wXirQ
via
@JohnFeehery
(AP photo)
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Whether or not Donald Trump is in the
#GOPDebate
he wins the media coverage, says
@DougHeye
:
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How Trump and Sanders are weakening the establishment whose nominations they seek:
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@KellyannePolls
: "Instead of listening to each other on a TV set," media should have been listening to voters. And we did.
#WSJCEOCouncil
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Jeb Bush says President Obama has a right to nominate a replacement for Justice Scalia.
#GOPDebate
live blog:
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Of Jim Webb’s 2,766 words in Tuesday's debate, 154 were complaints about speaking time:
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We wouldn't need an Ebola czar if we had a surgeon general, says
@LindaJKillian
:
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(AP photo)
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Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein seeks recounts in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin: 🔓 by
@ByronTau
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3 reasons to be skeptical of Seymour Hersh's account of Bin Laden raid:
http://t.co/Ehw0EXOxWe
by
@MichaelKugelman
http://t.co/WGK2K4cQZS
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Giuliani: ISIS created a danger al-Qaeda never presented to us.…"Eliminate them where they are and they lose a lot of power."
#WSJCEOCouncil
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The opportunity lost with Obama's absence from the Paris solidarity march:
http://t.co/295h5chFvs
by
@aarondmiller2
http://t.co/FgBF8E18JK
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Actually, the path to marriage equality wasn't short, says
@Hilaryr
:
http://t.co/xIeKX0dySO
(Photo: AP)
http://t.co/4YCAktR3HI
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42% of Generation X risks running short of money in retirement. Policy fixes that could help:
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Americans' views on gay marriage, marijuana & assisted dying have shifted. Will policy follow?
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Obama has an opportunity to lead by going to Ferguson, Mo.
@DanSchnur
explains:
http://t.co/OBRo8HniQP
http://t.co/ENZYIDTrqJ
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Five reasons to worry about deflation:
http://t.co/yewekqqzMG
by
@davidmwessel
http://t.co/J7yq9Gwkx0
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Half of all US workers represented by unions work for government; 12% are in education/health.
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Why today’s graduates may have the strongest first decade in job market of all millennials:
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http://t.co/SOWydUQaxs
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Three words explain Obama's visit to Saudi Arabia: Stability is king.
http://t.co/9G6iokMO12
by
@aarondmiller2
http://t.co/onMWwnczyw
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Syrian family finds safety, and challenges, in New Jersey amid controversy over refugees:
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Sometimes, who isn't running for president is as important as who is running:
http://t.co/ToWYMs67w6
by Rhodes Cook
http://t.co/4OK3NyOEJE
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Issues beyond ISIS: Study finds 60% of major Syrian rebel groups are Islamic extremists.
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3 reasons that Arab Spring countries are trending in the wrong direction:
http://t.co/ZlPYVwnsmN
by
@aarondmiller2
http://t.co/ryQk1JjgWZ
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The health and policy argument for starting the schoolday later:
http://t.co/yvZsFdSCSc
by
@RichardvReeves
http://t.co/HHL7foHLZF
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Is Kasich the "prince of hope"? Unorthodox playbook vaults him to No. 2 in N.H. polls:
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A record number of women want to run for office in Iran. Will they be allowed to?
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@KellyannePolls
: Neither of the Bush presidents won Wisconsin and Trump did. "That's the sign of a growing party."
#WSJCEOCouncil
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How U.S. delays on sanctions could lead to more Iranian weapons violations: by
@Levitt_Matt
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NEW WSJ/NBC poll: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump 47% to 38%. Clinton also gained in four-way matchup.
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"A gift from the socialist gods": How Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign boosts Democratic Socialists. by
@PeterNicholas3
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5 takeaways from President Obama's trip to India:
http://t.co/CGS5XOygQb
by
@MichaelKugelman
http://t.co/AyJ7nsmdwi
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Obama to meet with Fed Chair Janet Yellen on Monday, their first private meeting at White House since Nov. 2014:
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Raising the minimum wage is unlikely to help L.A.'s lowest-wage workers, says
@salimfurth
:
http://t.co/Xzg31zl6ls
http://t.co/dpZLDaynAA
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How to respond to ISIS destruction of Nimrud and historic artifacts in Mosul:
http://t.co/c64k56bk88
by Adam Smith
http://t.co/HC3WpKW8n2
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U.S. sent $400 million to Iran the same January weekend Americans were freed and nuclear deal implementation began:
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Larry Summers is right: Net public investment in infrastructure, after depreciation, is zero.
http://t.co/eNeRl4LqQB
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3 things to keep in mind about falling oil prices:
http://t.co/b7I6PoIBeI
by
@BobLitan
http://t.co/fmMSIbjS79
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Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, says first-quarter growth could be ‘very close to zero’ if shutdown continues
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7 militants led Paris strikes; French authorities had flagged one earlier as security risk:
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The Saudi elections made history. But women are still far from equal: by Haleh Esfandiari
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.
@AaronDMiller2
on the
#CharlieHebdo
attacks and the long war against extremism:
http://t.co/KCHlS383n9
http://t.co/IP2Qxmix1g
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Which world leader has the toughest job?
@wrightr
lists her top 10 nominees:
http://t.co/Suaf4GQorV
(AP photos)
http://t.co/8jevxgox5n
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Marco Rubio leads Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and others among GOP primary voters, WSJ poll finds:
http://t.co/RIALnlBu7s
http://t.co/UV5w70SYbv
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Boris
#Nemtsov
, an advocate for Russia and its people:
http://t.co/Dwdt0iqFRo
by
@wrightr
http://t.co/APllllUrCK
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Will Putin bail out Greece?
@SSestanovich
on the irony of Athens-Moscow strategic cooperation:
http://t.co/o1PJGWJFqA
http://t.co/NLfW29RtZV
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Does it matter that Ebola czar Ron Klain isn't a doctor or scientist?
@BobLitan
says no:
http://t.co/rdX7r7XpFo
(AP)
http://t.co/zmOpK0JO19
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Republican Jewish Coalition board members gave $16.5 million to Romney in 2012. They gave $5400 to Trump through May
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