Will 2020 see the return of the brokered national political convention — that is, a convention where delegates are unable to agree on a nominee during the first round of voting, making it necessary to “broker” delegates between candidates in subsequent rounds to arrive at a nominee? It’s hard to ignore the potential for a
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Hundreds of supporters filled the Theatre in Grand Prairie for Beto O’Rourke’s “Rally Against Fear” on Thursday evening. The Democratic presidential candidate hosted the event in response to President Donald Trump’s “Keep America Great” rally in Dallas. After several speakers and musical acts, O’Rourke took the stage and greeted the crowd by saying “I love
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President Donald Trump on Thursday night compared the attack by the Turkish military on Syrian Kurds, onetime American allies in the fight against ISIS, to a schoolyard fight after praising a ceasefire agreed to earlier in the day. While speaking at a rally in Dallas, Trump described his approach to the situation between the Turks
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In the fourth round of Democratic debates, former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso engaged in one of the most personal exchanges of the entire primary with a fellow Democrat, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg. The issue — whether or not the government should have a mandatory buyback program for assault-style weapons — elicited
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The Democratic presidential contenders were in Ohio on Tuesday evening for the fourth primary matchup of the season as an ongoing impeachment inquiry battle continues to pull the contest into Washington’s orbit despite efforts to keep kitchen table issues at the forefront on the trail. The pivotal debate, hosted by CNN and the New York
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Texas’ GOP House speaker sought help ousting members of his own party in 2020, called a female lawmaker “vile” and said President Donald Trump is “killing us” in pivotal races in a secretly recorded meeting with a conservative activist released Tuesday. House Speaker Dennis Bonnen also profanely disparaged another Democratic House member in the hourlong
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Beto O’Rourke said Friday that he raised $4.5 million in 2019’s third quarter — a three-month stretch that included a nearly two-week fundraising hiatus after the mass shooting in his hometown of El Paso and a surge in donations in the weeks that followed. That puts the former Texas congressman in ninth place among Democratic
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The two Democratic presidential candidates from Texas are set to appear Tuesday evening in what threatens to be their last debate, a high-stakes opportunity to propel their campaigns out of the lower tier and prove they deserve their spots onstage. Julián Castro and Beto O’Rourke are among 12 candidates who will take the stage at
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2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said Saturday that the “single best thing” to unify the country would be for President Donald Trump to resign for his actions related to Ukraine. “The best possible path, especially if you’re concerned about a country that’s never been more divided, perhaps more highly polarized every day, is for
Continue Reading“Cowboys for Trump,” a pro-Trump group of New Mexico cowboys, is looking to flip the state, turning it red. Their plan to achieve their goal: Helping their communities and raising awareness of the values and issues they think impact every New Mexican. On Friday, the group rode along the U.S.-Mexico border to raise awareness of
Continue ReadingThe whistleblower complaint at the center of Congress’ impeachment inquiry alleges that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to “solicit interference from a foreign country” in next year’s U.S. election. The White House then tried to “lock down” the information to cover it up, the complaint says. The 9-page document released Thursday
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The FBI has arrested a U.S. soldier who allegedly discussed plans to bomb a major American news network, planned to travel to Ukraine to fight with violent far-right group Azov Battalion and allegedly distributed information online on how to build bombs. He also allegedly suggested targeting Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke of El Paso. According
Continue ReadingFormer Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said she believes Donald Trump could win New Mexico in 2020. Speaking with Fox News on Tuesday, Martinez described turnout as “huge” at Trump’s rally in Rio Rancho the previous night. She noted that the presence of Hispanics who applauded the president’s hard-line stance on border security. Trump
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump spoke for 95 minutes at a campaign rally in New Mexico on Monday night, among the longest speeches he’s given as President. Working through the long transcript, he made at least 26 false claims — most of them ones he’s said before in recent months. Here’s the list: Trump repeated his claim
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump rallied his supporters in New Mexico on Monday night and talked up his chances of turning the state red as part of his efforts to expand his grip on the Electoral College in next year’s presidential election. “It’s been a while since a Republican won” New Mexico,” Trump told supporters, who greeted
Continue ReadingDonald Trump lost New Mexico by 8 percentage points in 2016. Last year, his party lost a House seat and the governor’s mansion. Last week, a congressional candidate went viral by taunting the president by name in an ad. Still, Trump is headed to New Mexico on Monday for a campaign rally that is making
Continue ReadingFormer Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas has made his position on assault weapons crystal clear. “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” O’Rourke said during this past week’s Democratic presidential debate. “We’re not going to allow it to be used against our fellow Americans anymore.” To accomplish this, O’Rourke has proposed a
Continue ReadingA Republican Texas state representative on Friday defended himself against criticism for tweeting that he had an assault weapon ready for Democratic president candidate Beto O’Rourke. The tweet by state Rep. Briscoe Cain came after O’Rourke pledged Thursday night during the Democratic debate that “hell yes, we’re gonna take your AR-15, your AK-47” when asked
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Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Friday defended his support for a mandatory gun buyback program of assault-style weapons, saying he believes it’s an issue that resonates with voters, including some conservatives. During the presidential debate Thursday night, O’Rourke said that, if elected president, he would issue a mandatory buyback program for assault-style rifles, saying,
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During a night of tense exchanges on the Democratic debate stage in Houston, four candidates made a point of offering kind words to rival Beto O’Rourke for his handling of the mass shooting last month at the Cielo Vista Walmart store in his hometown of El Paso. The former Texas congressman raced home from the
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Progressive Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders shared the debate stage for the first time with establishment favorite Joe Biden Thursday night in a prime-time showdown that displayed sharply opposing notions of electability in the party’s presidential nomination fight. Below is a look back at how the night unfolded, all times are ET. (You can
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The third Democratic debate, hosted on Thursday evening by ABC News, featured a single night of debate between the top 10 highest polling candidates — the smallest roster yet in the third matchup of Democratic National Committee-sanctioned primary debates, with a field that still counts 20. (WATCH a debate replay in the video player below.)
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Beto O’Rourke was back at Keene State College, but the large crowd that flocked to see him six months ago was not. Far removed from the whirlwind opening days of his presidential campaign, the former Texas congressman faced a far smaller, quieter gathering. An attempted “Beto! Beto!” chant fizzled and when an elderly voter declared
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A gain for Elizabeth Warren and a slip in support for Kamala Harris place Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Warren atop the field in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, days in advance of the Sept. 12 Democratic debate in Houston, sponsored by ABC that will air live on ABC-7 and be streamed here on
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President Donald Trump will be holding a rally in the Land of Enchantment later this month as his re-election campaign hopes to flip the traditionally Democratic state. The President’s rally will be on Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, a suburb of Albuquerque. Trump is likely to
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Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke says a mandatory government buyback program for AK-47 and AR-15 rifles is needed because other gun control measures don’t do enough to remove weapons already on the streets. O’Rourke spoke at Tufts University in his first campaign stop in Massachusetts. He said that while universal background checks and red flag
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Minutes after media outlets identified the gunman who killed seven people in west Texas, a Twitter account that may be automated began spreading baseless information linking the shooter to Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke. “The Odessa Shooter’s name is Seth Ator, a Democrat Socialist who had a Beto sticker on his truck,” said the post,
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