U.S. Politics The astounding advantage the Electoral College gives to Republicans, in one chartVox - Ian MillhiserIn 2016, Donald Trump won the presidency despite receiving nearly 3 million fewer votes than Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. In 2000, George W. Bush pulled off a similar trick. According to a new
Liberal View Morning Digest: Kentucky's GOP governor, trailing in polls, resorts to desperate racism in new addailykos.com - Daily Kos Elections for Daily Kos Elections The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional …
World News Newsletter: From ‘locked and loaded’ to ‘no rush’Los Angeles TimesPresident Trump shifts his tone on Iran and downplays talk of war. President Trump’s approach to Iran, like most of his foreign policy, has veered from confrontational to conciliatory and a little bit
Elaine Chao Elaine Chao, Trump’s Transportation Sec, faces House inquiryMSNBC - Steve Benen House probing Chao on questions of conflict with family business Rachel Maddow reports on a newly opened House investigation of Trump Transportation …
Lobbying Elizabeth Warren’s K Street overhaulRoll Call - Kate Ackley Plan would prohibit former lawmakers and officials from lobbying, expand ‘cooling-off’ periods and more Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth …
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House Speaker Pelosi requests intelligence briefings on Saudi attacksReuters - Reuters EditorialU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks with reporters following her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House
Corey Lewandowski 'You're not going to stonewall me!': Democrats press Lewandowski at fiery Hill hearingNBC News - Rebecca ShabadAt least one lawmaker called for the former Trump campaign manager to be held in contempt for following a White House directive to limit the scope of his testimony. WASHINGTON — Democrats pressed Corey
U.S. Politics Stable Genius Reportedly Very Unpopular Among Fox News Personnelcrooksandliars.com - NewsHound Ellen A “longtime Fox News producer” has told DCReport that not only is Donald Trump unpopular at the network, but that “people are getting bolder about …
Politics Steyer Richer Than Disclosure Form Can Show: Campaign UpdateBloomberg - Bill Allison Billionaire Tom Steyer, who’s used his personal fortune to campaign for the Democratic debate in October, couldn’t disclose most of the holdings that …
trump news update After visiting North Korea, Trump says he won’t visit North KoreaMSNBC - Steve Benen A South Korean newspaper reported yesterday that North Korea’s Kim Jong-un invited Donald Trump to Pyongyang as a way to restart failing nuclear …
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel’s election, and how Benjamin Netanyahu might lose, explainedVox - Zack BeauchampIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is standing for reelection today in one of the strangest and potentially most significant elections in the country’s modern history. This is actually the second
Politics How Israel Will Prevent Trump Appeasing Iranhaaretz.com - Yossi Mansharof and Jason M. Brodsky As the opening of the United Nations General Assembly approaches this week, there's speculation about a grand summit featuring the presidents of Iran …
Primary Elections Avlon: No, canceling primaries isn't normalCNNAt least four states -- South Carolina, Arizona, Kansas and Nevada -- are canceling their primaries and caucuses, simply assigning their delegates at the 2020 Republican National Convention directly to
Matt Bevin Bevin used a state plane for 67 trips to 29 states in 2 years. He won’t say why.kentucky.com - By Daniel Desrochers Bevin used a state plane for 67 trips to 29 states in 2 years. He won’t say why. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin showed up at Adventureland Park in Altoona, …
Latino News Federal spending on children falls to lowest level in a decadeNBC News - Carmen SesinBudgets are in some ways "how we, as a society, define our priorities. It’s clear that kids are not our priority in the budget," says one of the report's authors. Federal spending on children in the United
Opinion The Electoral College Flips Elections More Than We ThoughtBloomberg - Stephen L. Carter Advocates for reforming the Electoral College will doubtless get a boost by a new and important paper by University of Texas economists Michael …
Brett Kavanaugh Kamala Harris asks for congressional investigation into Brett KavanaughAxios - Alexi McCammond Sen. Kamala Harris is asking House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler to form an outside task force to investigate the sexual assault …
Walmart Walmart likely discriminated against female workers, U.S. agency saysReuters - By Daniel Wiessner(Reuters) - Walmart Inc likely discriminated against 178 female workers by paying them less, denying them promotions or both, because of their gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in
trump news update Trump makes profoundly bizarre sales pitch to Latino voters in New MexicoVox - Aaron RuparPresident Donald Trump did his best to appeal to Latinx voters during his rally on Monday evening in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. His “best,” however, was profoundly bizarre. In one especially odd moment, remarked
Donald Trump Jr Silicon Valley is throwing Trump a fundraiser. They’d just rather not talk about it.Recode - Theodore SchleiferOn most days, they are what President Donald Trump calls the “nerds,” the “totally biased,” the “geniuses in Silicon Valley that walk around in undershirts — and they’re worth $2 billion apiece.” When
Trump University Trump’s search for evidence against Obama isn’t going wellMSNBC - Steve Benen The first sign of trouble emerged in July, when Donald Trump was speaking at White House foreign-policy event, The president was whining about the …
Democracy CAUGHT: NC Senator Retires After He's Caught Gerrymandering His Districtcrooksandliars.com - David North Carolina Republican state Sen. John Alexander has announced that he will not seek re-election after he was caught trying to gerrymander his own …
Politics China trade war has Massachusetts lawmakers wanting new export markets for lobstersRoll Call - Niels Lesniewski China has imposed a 25 percent tariff, hurting exports from New England New England lobster trappers have been among victims of the trade tensions …
Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren Declared War on Corruption in the Heart of Lower ManhattanEsquire - By Jack HolmesNEW YORK—Corruption is not merely unethical or undemocratic. It gets people killed. That was what Elizabeth Warren sought to illustrate to the many thousands who gathered Monday night to hear her speak
Chris Coons Sen. Chris Coons says FBI's investigation into Kavanaugh was a 'sham'CNN - By Devan Cole, CNNWashington (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Chris Coons said Tuesday that the FBI's investigation into sexual misconduct allegations during confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a
Elaine Chao House committee launches ethics investigation into Elaine Chao's ties to shipping company run by her familyCNN - By Devan Cole, CNNWashington (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee launched an ethics investigation Monday into Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, who has recently faced scrutiny for her ties to an international shipping
Iran Iran Shows Trump That It’s Too Big to Be Crushed or MarginalizedBloomberg - Marc Champion Earlier this year, President Donald Trump warned that “it’s going to be a bad problem for Iran if something happens.” Something big has happened with …
Opinion How the Iran conflict would have unfolded under a normal presidentThe Washington Post - By Jennifer RubinIt did not have to come to this: Neither the American people nor our allies can trust President Trump’s word on the origin of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia. And he and his advisers can’t be trusted
U.S. Politics House Judiciary to hold impeachment hearing on potential Trump emoluments violationsAxios - Zachary Basu The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday scheduled a hearing for Sept. 23 titled, "Presidential Corruption: Emoluments and Profiting off the …
Politics New poll shows Warren’s rise continues after debateMSNBC - MSNBC.com President Trump and Elizabeth Warren held dueling rallies on opposite sides of the countries last night. NBC’s Ali Vitali, Albuquerque Journal …
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John MacKillopU.S. Politics The astounding advantage the Electoral College gives to Republicans, in one chartVox - Ian Millhiser
John MacKillopElaine Chao Elaine Chao, Trump’s Transportation Sec, faces House inquiryMSNBC - Steve Benen
John MacKillopU.S. House of Representatives U.S. House Speaker Pelosi requests intelligence briefings on Saudi attacksReuters - Reuters Editorial
John MacKillopPolitics Steyer Richer Than Disclosure Form Can Show: Campaign UpdateBloomberg - Bill Allison
John MacKillopU.S. Politics Stable Genius Reportedly Very Unpopular Among Fox News Personnelcrooksandliars.com - NewsHound Ellen
John MacKillopCorey Lewandowski 'You're not going to stonewall me!': Democrats press Lewandowski at fiery Hill hearingNBC News - Rebecca Shabad
John MacKillopBenjamin Netanyahu Israel’s election, and how Benjamin Netanyahu might lose, explainedVox - Zack Beauchamp
John MacKillopPolitics How Israel Will Prevent Trump Appeasing Iranhaaretz.com - Yossi Mansharof and Jason M. Brodsky
John MacKilloptrump news update After visiting North Korea, Trump says he won’t visit North KoreaMSNBC - Steve Benen
John MacKillopMatt Bevin Bevin used a state plane for 67 trips to 29 states in 2 years. He won’t say why.kentucky.com - By Daniel Desrochers
John MacKillopLatino News Federal spending on children falls to lowest level in a decadeNBC News - Carmen Sesin
John MacKillopOpinion The Electoral College Flips Elections More Than We ThoughtBloomberg - Stephen L. Carter
John MacKillopWalmart Walmart likely discriminated against female workers, U.S. agency saysReuters - By Daniel Wiessner
John MacKillopBrett Kavanaugh Kamala Harris asks for congressional investigation into Brett KavanaughAxios - Alexi McCammond
John MacKilloptrump news update Trump makes profoundly bizarre sales pitch to Latino voters in New MexicoVox - Aaron Rupar
John MacKillopDonald Trump Jr Silicon Valley is throwing Trump a fundraiser. They’d just rather not talk about it.Recode - Theodore Schleifer
John MacKillopTrump University Trump’s search for evidence against Obama isn’t going wellMSNBC - Steve Benen
John MacKillopPolitics China trade war has Massachusetts lawmakers wanting new export markets for lobstersRoll Call - Niels Lesniewski
John MacKillopDemocracy CAUGHT: NC Senator Retires After He's Caught Gerrymandering His Districtcrooksandliars.com - David
John MacKillopElizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren Declared War on Corruption in the Heart of Lower ManhattanEsquire - By Jack Holmes
John MacKillopChris Coons Sen. Chris Coons says FBI's investigation into Kavanaugh was a 'sham'CNN - By Devan Cole, CNN
John MacKillopIran Iran Shows Trump That It’s Too Big to Be Crushed or MarginalizedBloomberg - Marc Champion
John MacKillopElaine Chao House committee launches ethics investigation into Elaine Chao's ties to shipping company run by her familyCNN - By Devan Cole, CNN
John MacKillopU.S. Politics House Judiciary to hold impeachment hearing on potential Trump emoluments violationsAxios - Zachary Basu
John MacKilloptrump news update Fact check: Trump makes at least 27 false claims at New Mexico rallyCNN - By Daniel Dale, CNN
