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billionaire donor to conservative organizations [141] Sheldon Adelson: 1933–2021 billionaire donor to conservative political candidates [142] Jerry Falwell: 1933–2007 televangelist [143] [144] Charles G. Koch: 1935– billionaire industrialist and donor to conservative organizations and candidates [139] [145] Foster Friess: 1940–2021
He has been called "the creative, brilliant, and outspoken intellectual leader of the Court's conservative majority." [147] October: Congress enacts the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the second of the "Reagan Tax Cuts". The act simplifies the tax code, reduces the marginal income tax rate on the wealthiest Americans from 50% to 28%, and increases the ...
[5] [6] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises because of Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump, who were elected to two non-consecutive terms. Cleveland is counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, while Trump is counted as the 45th and 47th president.
Reagan was the leader of a dramatic conservative shift in American politics that undercut many of the domestic and foreign policies that had dominated the national agenda for decades. [180] [181] The common thread was a growing distrust of government to do the right thing on behalf of the people.
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The Reagan administration, for instance, tried to ditch the order but was scared off by congressional and business leaders at the time. "This is massive," said Kirk, the conservative activist.
Republican Party leaders such as Newt Gingrich and Michele Bachmann advocate the abolition of the EPA, calling it "the job-killing organization of America." [134] Conservative think tanks since the 1990s have denied the concept of man-made global warming; challenged scientific evidence; publicized what they perceived as beneficial aspects of ...
Trump as a candidate vowed to reinstate a 2020 executive order known as Schedule F, which gave him power to commence mass firings of federal employees who could be impediments to his agenda.