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Political Insider

Our Washington, Westminster and Whitehall insiders share the political inside track with Chronicle readers

Political Insider

Exclusive opinion poll: How does the public feel about traffic-reduction measures?

by Martin Baxter | May 31, 2023

Motorists might be feeling under attack at the moment. They are blamed for climate change (CO2 emissions), air pollution (NO2 emissions), road deaths, and congestion. Many on the radical left take the view that reducing traffic is a good in itself, against the classic economic view that the...

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Letter from Washington

by Pete Davis | Feb 26, 2019

Fed Chair Powell will testify at 10 AM EST before the Senate Banking Committee. His testimony will be posted here at 9:45 AM. Watch the hearing live here. I will...

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Letter from Washington

by Pete Davis | Feb 21, 2019

President Trump's schedule (EST): 11:30 AM: Daily intelligence briefing; 12:15 PM: Lunch with Acting Interior Secretary Bernhardt; and 6:15 PM: Reception...

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Letter from Washington

by Pete Davis | Feb 20, 2019

The Federal Government in D.C. is closed today because of an ice and snow storm. "Federal Reserve Board offices in Washington, D.C. are closed due to inclement weather. The FOMC...

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Letter from Washington

by Pete Davis | Feb 19, 2019

FOMC Minutes -- 2 PM Wednesday Fed Monetary Policy Report -- 11 AM Friday 2019 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, New York, NY: Fed Vice Chair Clarida, 12 PM Friday, "The Federal...

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Letter from Washington

by Pete Davis | Feb 11, 2019

"U.S. Futures Point to Opening Gain as Mnuchin Flies to China for Trade Talks." This morning's Wall Street Journal article leads with:U.S. stock futures edged higher Monday as...

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Letter from Washington

by Pete Davis | Feb 8, 2019

The latest from our Washington DC insider: Humphrey-Hawkins hearings announced. Fed Chair Jerome Powell will deliver his semiannual monetary policy report to the...

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The changing face of political photography

by Lucy Cotillon | Feb 6, 2019

The recent controversy about a group of white American teenage boys wearing MAGA hats who seemed to be taunting a Native American elder touched a nerve in American political...

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Millennials, your views on Brexit are not set in stone

by Jon Moynihan | Feb 3, 2019

Dear Millennials, I have read and watched with careful attention the complaints made by many of you, and others on your behalf, about the Brexit referendum. For two years and...