U.S. Presidential Election

Read the biggest stories from the 2016 campaign that resulted in the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president.

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U.S. Politics
A Ukranian comedian just won the presidential election, according to exit polls. Some are concerned about his lack of experience
Business Insider - Ellen Cranley
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has won Ukraine's presidential election, according to national exit polls released Sunday. Before declaring his campaign, Zelensky starred in "Servant of the People," a TV where
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg Rises to Third in National Presidential Poll
advocate.com - Trudy Ring
Pete Buttigieg has risen to third place in a new national poll on Democratic presidential contenders. Former Vice President Joe Biden, who is expected …
TIMEadded this to Top Stories
Trump Administration
Senator Mitt Romney 'Sickened' by Level of Dishonesty Mueller Report Found in Trump Administration
TIME - Associated Press
(WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney says he’s “sickened” by the level of dishonesty the special counsel found in President Donald Trump’s administration. Romney also said Friday he was “appalled”
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Robert Mueller
Timeline: The who, what, where of the sprawling Mueller investigation
The Washington Post - By Youjin Shin
Politics Key events from the report and court filings in chronological order This timeline lists highlights of the investigation of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III as revealed in indictments, guilty
Bustle
Entertainment (UK)
How To Watch 'Knock Down The House' In the UK, Because You Won't Want To Miss This Real-Life Political Thriller
Bustle - Sam Ramsden
The U.S. documentary film Knock Down The House tells the inspiring story of four progressive women who each ran for congress in the 2018 midterm …
Rolling Stone
Russia
Re-Read Bill Barr’s Infamous Letter With Full Quotes From the Mueller Report
Rolling Stone - Tim Dickinson
Patrick Semansky/AP/REX/Shutterstock Attorney General William Barr released a letter to Congress on March 24, 2019, purporting to summarize the …
Elizabeth Warren
Warren Hires 161 Campaign Staffers
newsmax.com - Jeffrey Rodack
The presidential campaign of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., spent about $1.9 million in the first three months of 2019 to hire and retain 161 …
Terry McAuliffe
Denton: McAulliffe an effective substitute for Northam in fall campaigns
wdbj7.com - Joe Dashiell
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ7) Former Governor Terry McAuliffe says he's focused on electing Democrats in Virginia, now that he's decided not to run for …
Modi
Did Donald Trump ever wish to work like PM Modi?
oneindia.com - Deepika S
Lucknow, Apr 19: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday claimed that US President Donald Trump had once said if he becomes US …
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Mueller probed Sessions for perjury over Russia contacts
POLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETT
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions was investigated for perjury by special counsel Robert Mueller’s office for misstatements he made about contact with the Russians during his confirmation hearing,
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Nation
Robert Mueller
Read the redacted Mueller report
Los Angeles Times
The report from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III is the culmination of an investigation that began in mid-2016 as Russia was meddling in the presidential campaign. It’s been redacted by lawyers working
Robert Mueller
The redacted Mueller report has been released. Here's what's inside
pantagraph.com - Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Nearly a month after Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his findings on Russian election interference and possible coordination …
CNBC
Facebook
Facebook says it 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5 million users' email contacts without permission
CNBC - Saheli Roy Choudhury
Social networking giant Facebook said on Wednesday evening it may have "unintentionally uploaded" the email contacts of up to 1.5 million users on …
Fast Companyadded this to Fast Company
Robert Mueller
Read Robert Mueller’s full report here, minus the redactions of course
Fast Company - Melissa Locker
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report into whether Donald Trump’s presidential campaign illegally colluded with the Russian government is finally here … sort of. A redacted version of the report was
Liberal View
John King Not Buying The 'Trump Was A Victim' Nonsense
crooksandliars.com - Frances Langum
More like this, please, John King.In this morning's presser, Bill Barr tried to paint Donald Trump as a victim. John King wasn't having it.JOHN KING: …
Quartz
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential Run Has Many LGBT Democrats Eager For Their Obama Moment
Quartz
article https://share.qz.com/news/2395718/ Quartz Among the LGBT community luminaries signing on with Buttigieg: Barry Karas, a top fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. en_US BuzzFeed News2
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Terry McAuliffe
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe rules out 2020 presidential bid
Axios
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who has been mulling a presidential run for months, told CNN's Chris Cuomo in an interview late Wednesday that …
Axios
Pete Buttigieg
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg confronted by protestor in Iowa about his sexuality
Axios - Rashaan Ayesh
Pete Buttigieg has openly discussed his sexuality before and during his presidential campaign, but was confronted by a protestor for defending …
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FBI
William McGurn on FBI investigation into Trump campaign: ‘The key is the Attorney General needs a grand jury’
Fox News - Talia Kaplan
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report is set to be publicly released, with some redactions, on Thursday but Wall Street Journal Editorial Board member William McGurn says the American people don’t
U.S. Politics
Mexican National Gets Light Sentence for Illegally Voting in Presidential Election
theepochtimes.com - The Daily Caller
A Mexican national was sentenced to one month in prison for illegally voting in the 2016 presidential election, a U.S. Attorney for the Eastern …
Seth Moulton
Seth Moulton’s seaside video shoot could mean decision to enter 2020 race is imminent
bostonglobe.com - By James Pindell
US Representative Seth Moulton decision to enter the 2020 presidential race as a Democrat may be imminent. The Globe has obtained a photo appearing to …
NPR
NPR
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
NPR
Pledges of hundreds of millions of euros are rolling in to pay for the planned reconstruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral. What are the biggest challenges when it comes to this rebuilding project? President
NPR
Federal Election Commission
Tracking The Money Race Behind The Presidential Campaign
NPR - Sean McMinn , Alyson Hurt
Raising money isn't just a necessity for candidates hoping to make it through the long and expensive presidential primary process — it's a way to measure candidates' credibility and staying power in a
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Bill Weld
‘The greatest scam in political history’: Donald Trump steps up attacks on Russia probe, as fuller Mueller report looms
scmp.com - Associated Press
US president seeks to undermine potential disclosures on Russia and his 2016 campaign in redacted document set to be released on Thursday.
Pete Buttigieg
Chasten Buttigieg says husband Pete's presidential campaign message is 'love'
thehill.com - Rachel Frazin
Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, said his husband's campaign is about love. "This campaign is love and you are …
Inc Magazineadded this to Innovate
U.S. Elections
Send Out the Clowns
Inc Magazine - By Howard Tullman
What if you gave a party and nobody showed up? Chicago had a mayoral election pretty much like that a couple of weeks back. People still can't get over how disappointingly low the voter turnout was across
Bernie Sanders
Sanders fundraising on NY Times report that Dems are 'agonizing' over his momentum
thehill.com - Zack Budryk
Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) presidential campaign sent out a fundraising request Tuesday citing a report from The New York Times that establishment …
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg: Dems Shouldn't Focus Campaign on Trump
newsmax.com - Sandy Fitzgerald
Running against President Donald Trump in 2020 means having a message that doesn't revolve around him, Democratic president Pete Buttigieg said …
Green Bay, WI
Trump to rally supporters in Green Bay April 27
wispolitics.com - Briana Reilly
President Trump is planning to rally supporters in Green Bay later this month, his campaign announced today. The event is slated for April 27 at the …
Pete Buttigieg
America's first openly gay presidential candidate officially launches bid
gaytimes.co.uk - www.gaytimes.co.uk
Pete Buttigieg launched his official bid yesterday to be the Democratic Party nominee for the 2020 presidential election. Buttigieg, a 37-year-old …