Tony Fratto

Founder of Hamilton Place Strategies and former White House and U.S Treasury Department officia

Founder of Hamilton Place Strategies and former White House and U.S Treasury Department officia

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President Trump wonders in a tweet who is worse: Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell, or Chairman Xi Jinping.

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President Trump wonders in a tweet who is worse: Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell, or Chairman Xi Jinping.

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Also in the show: President Trump’s first veto in defense of his border wall, Boeing, and college admissions scandal

Deadly terror attacks in New Zealand

Also in the show: President Trump’s first veto in defense of his border wall, Boeing, and college admissions scandal

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Meanwhile, the love-fest is over in the Korean peninsula.

Trump is saving jobs — in China?

Meanwhile, the love-fest is over in the Korean peninsula.

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The U.S. continues to take a firm stance on China. When does censorship go too far? Plus, California’s gas inventory may hurt its neighboring state, Nevada.

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Little Saigon’s Vietnamese community has long leaned Republican. Now local Democrat Derek Tran is trying to peel away votes in an OC swing district.

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