Roll Calladded this to PoliticsAfrican-American News It’s called accountability, but only for someRoll Call - Mary C. Curtis When mom told you life was unfair, she was right. But is that right? OPINION — When I was a little girl growing up in West Baltimore, my parents …
TIMEU.S. Politics Trump's Go-It-Alone Strategy on North Korea Led to a White House FightTIME - John WalcottDuring a White House meeting last month, National Security Advisor John Bolton told other senior officials that the U.S. would impose sanctions on two Chinese shipping companies for violating international
Roll Calladded this to PoliticsFood Allergies Another pitfall of nerd prom: food allergiesRoll Call - Kathryn Lyons You say tomato, we say EpiPen: Celebrated chef preps for all eventualities ahead of White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Gluten-free, …
NPRadded this to PoliticsImpeachment Conservative Lawyer On Why He Backs ImpeachmentNPR NPR's David Greene speaks with J.W. Verret, a former member of the Trump transition team, who says Congress should begin impeachment hearings against the president.
AxiosThe White House White House denies House panel request for Stephen Miller to testify on immigration — reportsAxios - Rebecca Falconer The White House has informed the House Oversight Committee it's instructed senior policy adviser Stephen Miller not to testify before the panel, The …
NBC Newsadded this to PoliticsRussia Mueller report shows Trump campaign left itself wide open to Russians, officials sayNBC News - Ken Dilanian"The Russians found a group of people who were not intelligence savvy" and didn't listen to U.S. intel officials, said a CIA veteran. WASHINGTON — The Mueller report's narrative of secret meetings between
Roll Calladded this to Politics Echoes of Big Tobacco fight in Big Pharma hearingsRoll Call - Emily Kopp Drug companies have leveraged high-profile hearings on rising drug prices into an opportunity Congress has made curtailing high drug prices a priority …
NPRadded this to PoliticsNPR Biden Expected To Formally Enter CampaignNPR Joe Biden is expected to announce he is running for president. NPR's David Greene talks to Matt Bennett, co-founder of the center-left think tank Third Way, about the Democratic field for 2020.
The New York Timesadded this to PoliticsJeff Sessions Amid Charged Atmosphere at Amherst, Jeff Sessions Calls for Country to Move on From Mueller ReportThe New York Times - By CAROLINE S. ENGELMAYERAMHERST, Mass. — The former attorney general Jeff Sessions said on Wednesday that the special counsel’s report into Russian interference in the 2016 election “deserves respect” but contended that the should
Reutersadded this to Top NewsJoe Biden Former Vice President Joe Biden to make third run for the White HouseReuters - By John Whitesides and James OliphantWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Joe Biden, a moderate Democrat who has made his appeal to the disaffected working-class voters who deserted the party in 2016 a key part of his political identity,
Voxadded this to Policy & PoliticsMedicaid Health insurance gaps endanger mothers. This is why.Vox - Julia Belluz, Nina MartinWomen are getting kicked off Medicaid soon after giving birth or aren’t qualifying for care to begin with. This story was co-published with ProPublica. The only way to solve America’s maternal mortality
The New York Timesadded this to The UpshotNew Democratic Party of Canada Party Is in Transition. Does Biden’s Brand Still Pack a Punch?The New York Times - By NATE COHNWhen Joe Biden first ran for Senate in 1972, 40 percent of Democrats believed that whites had a right to segregate neighborhoods. Today, he plans to seek the presidential nomination of a very different
Fox Newsadded this to PoliticsLara Trump Joe Biden would be 'most sane' Democrat running for president, Lara Trump saysFox News - Victor GarciaFormer Vice President Joe Biden, who is expected to announce his 2020 presidential candidacy Thursday, would instantly become the most “sane” candidate in the Democratic field, Lara Trump said Wednesday.
Fox Newsadded this to PoliticsJoe Biden Biden's Senate records held by his alma mater won't be released until late 2019, possibly even laterFox News - Lukas MikelionisThe public is being denied access to about 2,000 boxes of records from Joe Biden’s Senate career -- information that spans more than three decades. The University of Delaware, where the Biden archive stored,
Roll Calladded this to PoliticsMurray Think 20 presidential candidates is a lot? Try 300-plusRoll Call - Ben Peters A simple federal form is all it takes to be an ‘official’ candidate, but getting noticed is harder More than 300 citizens since January have filed …
The Washington Postadded this to PoliticsMinimum Wage Kamala Harris’s misfired talking point: ‘Majority of women are minimum wage workers’The Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler“The majority of women are minimum wage workers.” — Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), in remarks at a CNN Town Hall , April 22, 2019 A reader wondered about this comment, which certainly would be shocking
The Telegraphadded this to PoliticsBrexit Party Annunziata Rees-Mogg: I don't want to damage the Conservatives... I want to wake them upThe Telegraph - By Mickey CarrollAnnunziata Rees-Mogg, the former Conservative turned Brexit Party candidate, has delivered a blistering warning to Theresa May and her colleagues. The sister of prominent Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg told Telegraph
Donald Trump Trump Opponents Never Tire of Losing | The American Spectator | Politics is too important to be taken seriously.spectator.org For well over three years, Donald Trump has been under attack. He has been subjected to unprecedented slander by the media, dirty tricks by the …
U.S. Politics One Way Trump Is Just Like Obamathebulwark.com - Shay Khatiri Some of President Trump’s most high-profile foreign policy decisions—withdrawing from the Iran deal and the Paris climate agreement, killing the …
INSIDERBrexit Theresa May to risk losing another big Brexit vote in an attempt to save her planINSIDER - Adam Payne LONDON — Theresa May is reportedly planning to hold a vote on key piece of Brexit legislation next week in a risky attempt to breathe new life into …
U.S. Politics The Primary System Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.thebulwark.com - Christian Schneider In the months following the 2012 election, Paul Ryan said he found himself in “a bit of a funk.” “I’m not easily discouraged, but that election was …
ABC Newsadded this to NewsKim Jong-un Putin, Kim share warm greeting at start of summitABC News Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un officially kicked off a historic summit in Russia on Thursday.
INSIDERTrump Administration White House rejects invitation for Stephen Miller to testify on Trump's hardline immigration policyINSIDER - David Choi White House senior adviser Stephen Miller will not accept the House Oversight Committee's invitation to provide his testimony regarding President …
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsLabour Party Labour reveals plan to put £1.3bn a year back into local bus servicesThe Guardian - Peter Walker Political correspondentLabour would spend £1.3bn a year to reverse recent cuts to local bus services as a means of boosting communities and helping the environment, the party has announced. The scheme, which Labour said would
Fox Newsadded this to PoliticsFlorida House of Representatives Florida bill calling for ex-felons to settle debts before voting advances after House voteFox News - Danielle WallaceThe Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would require former felons to pay all court fees and costs in addition to restitution before becoming eligible to vote. The measure
Richard Nixon The Evil Madness of the Witch-Hunters | The American Spectator | Politics is too important to be taken seriously.spectator.org Wednesday About twenty years ago, there was a rash of witch sightings in the elementary schools of America. Teachers, in the eyes of kindergartners, …
NPRadded this to PoliticsMeasles News Brief: Biden Expected To Announce Candidacy, Measles, Putin Meets KimNPR - Scott Detrow , Lucian Kim Joe Biden is expected to announce his candidacy today, becoming the 20th candidate to enter the 2020 Democratic primary.
Medicare Medicare For All Could Be Kryptonite For Dems in 2020thebulwark.com - Philip Rotner Two visions are competing for the hearts and minds of Democratic and independent voters in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election. For the …
The New York Timesadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics A Respite From Record Losses, but Tropical Forests Are Still in TroubleThe New York Times - By HENRY FOUNTAINWant climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. The years 2016 and 2017 were especially bad for the world’s tropical forests as dry, hot weather led to widespread
CNNadded this to Top StoriesJoe Biden Joe Biden will confront a new political era as he launches his campaignCNN - Analysis by Stephen Collinson and Arlette Saenz, CNN(CNN) — Joe Biden's mission in the presidential bid he will launch on Thursday is to prove he's not a man out of step with the times. He must convince a Democratic Party pulsating with forces of youth,
