A pair of Democratic lawmakers stumped Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson with acronyms that relate to the federal government, housing, and a group of offices set up to increase the participation of minority- and women-owned businesses in federal programs and contracts.
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There will be nobody screaming in the face of 18-year-old Ellie Hiigel when she arrives Wednesday for training in advance of her first year at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and that has her mother a bit disappointed.
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1 ad, 3 accents: How Democrats aim to win Latino votes
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Not long after noon on Feb. 6, President Donald Trump strode into the elegant East Room of the White House. The night before, his impeachment trial had ended with acquittal in the Republican-controlled Senate. It was time to gloat and settle scores.
