Bloomberg’s VERY expensive debate performance
Michael Bloomberg has spent an astonishing $464 million on his presidential campaign — which he launched just 10 weeks ago, as he noted on the…
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Washington Post: Mick Mulvaney says US is ‘desperate’ for legal immigrants
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said at a private event Wednesday that the US is “desperate” for more legal immigrants to…
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Sanders says Obama would ‘be there at my side’ if he’s the nominee
Sen. Bernie Sanders has no doubt that should he win the Democratic nomination he will have a very powerful figure by his side: former President…
Continue Reading Block on Mississippi’s fetal-heartbeat abortion bill is upheld
Mississippi’s law banning abortions at the detection of a fetal heartbeat — as early as six weeks into pregnancy — will remain…
Continue Reading Senate GOP gives Trump’s pick for intelligence chief tepid response
Senate Republicans are giving a tepid reaction to President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell as…
Continue Reading Biden slams Sanders and ‘cowards’ in Congress over gun violence
Joe Biden is focusing his campaign on gun violence ahead of Saturday’s Nevada caucuses, criticizing Bernie Sanders by name and accusing…
Continue Reading Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison amid Trump complaints against prosecutors
Roger Stone, a longtime showman, political strategist and friend of President Donald Trump’s, was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison.…
Continue Reading GOP lawmaker Matt Gaetz calls for Trump to pardon Roger Stone
Rep. Matt Gaetz, a longtime defender of President Donald Trump, said the President should pardon longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone. Asked on…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren won’t disavow super PAC in a shift on issue central to her campaign
Sen. Elizabeth Warren indicated on Thursday that she would not disavow the help from a super PAC supporting her candidacy, a notable shift from a…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All are at a crossroads with unions in Nevada
Sen. Bernie Sanders has pitched himself as the most ambitiously pro-labor candidate in the Democratic primary. He has also centered his campaign on…
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Trump says Roger Stone ‘has a very good chance of exoneration’ — hints at clemency
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — President Donald Trump said Thursday his friend and former associate Roger Stone “has a very good chance of…
Continue Reading The 32-page booklet that is haunting Mike Bloomberg
Seconds — literally! — into the ninth presidential debate on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, Elizabeth Warren dropped a rhetorical bomb on…
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Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison for witness tampering, lying to Congress
WASHINGTON, DC — Trump loyalist and ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in federal prison, following an extraordinary move by U.S.…
Continue Reading Man allegedly threatened Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff over impeachment proceedings
A New York man threatened Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff over their part in impeachment…
Continue Reading Mike Bloomberg is ready to move on from his first debate
Mike Bloomberg would like you to forget about last night. The former New York mayor barely mentioned here in Utah his rocky performance at Wednesday…
Continue Reading Stopping Bernie Sanders just got a lot harder
If you tuned in to even five minutes of Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, you’d have concluded that former New York City…
Continue Reading US and UK accuse Russia of major cyber attack on Georgia
The US, UK, and Georgia accused the Russian military Thursday of being behind a major 2019 cyber attack on Georgia that disrupted “several…
Continue Reading He’s a seasoned lawyer on Trump’s impeachment defense team. But Ken Starr had a troubled tenure as president of Baylor University
Ten years before Ken Starr joined President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team, he was named president of Baylor University in Waco,…
Continue Reading Trump names staunch loyalist and current US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell as acting intelligence chief
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has named Richard Grenell, a staunch loyalist, as acting spy chief. “I am pleased to…
Continue Reading Top NSC official reassigned as White House rejects rumors she wrote ‘Anonymous’
Deputy national security adviser Victoria Coates is leaving the National Security Council and going to the Energy Department, according to a…
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Nationwide survey shows most Americans are worried about election fraud — here’s what El Paso County is doing to combat interference
EL PASO, Texas — A new nationwide Gallup survey has found that nearly six in 10 Americans have lost their confidence in the honesty of U.S.…
Continue Reading Echoes of Trump in Mike Bloomberg’s first debate
Mike Bloomberg’s rivals tore into his claim to be the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump in November by branding him as a misogynistic,…
Continue Reading Take a break from Trump’s government crisis to think about Democrats’ identity crisis
Before we get to President Donald Trump and Julian Assange and the ongoing saga of the President’s pardons … it’s fight night in…
Continue Reading Trump’s bending of justice will have consequences
President Donald Trump’s determination to bend the justice system threatens what makes America great in ways far beyond the fate of his allies…
Continue Reading 6 takeaways from Democrats’ Bloomberg pile-on in Nevada
Michael Bloomberg‘s billions got him onto the debate stage — but did nothing to spare him from the barrage he faced Wednesday night here…
Continue Reading Democrats lay into each other on debate stage as candidates face crucial phase in primary fight
With time running out in the race for delegates, the leading Democratic presidential candidates turned on one another Wednesday night with fiery…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Mulvaney says GOP has been inconsistent on deficit concerns under Trump
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Wednesday that the Republican Party views federal deficits as “the worst thing” when…
Continue Reading Fact-checking the Las Vegas Democratic debate
Welcome to CNN’s fact check coverage of the Democratic presidential debate hosted by NBC News and MSNBC and held in Las Vegas ahead of…
Continue Reading Chris Cillizza’s winners and losers from the 9th Democratic debate
The top six candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination gathered on a debate stage Wednesday night, just days before the critical Nevada…
Continue Reading Warren calls Klobuchar’s health care plan ‘like a Post-it Note’ in fiery debate moment
Sen. Elizabeth Warren ripped Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s health care plan during Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate as “like…
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