We will not know the extent or the success of President Donald Trump’s purge of the federal bureaucracy for some time. There ...

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Yet Washington was aware that politics is perception — including the perception of his personal finances. As the national ...

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One of the most vexing political questions throughout American history has been the role and importance of the vice president. Originally, the vice president was little more than a backup in case the ...