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Dec 11 2019
News
Bloomberg Woos Minority Voters in 2020 Bid
‘Stop-and-frisk’ continues to pop up in the former mayor’s meetings with black leaders.
In his first few events as a Democratic presidential candidate, billionaire Michael Bloomberg has huddled with black elected officials and activists in Mississippi, addressed a diverse gathering of party leaders in Texas and toured an African-American history museum in Georgia.
The early
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 21 2012
News
Romney pivots after controversies distract campaign
Republican challenger Mitt Romney tweaked his campaign strategy twice this week in an attempt to refocus the election debate on President Barack Obama's record after controversial remarks that brought criticism from both his Democratic opponent and some GOP colleagues.
CNN DigitalMar 05 2018
News
2nd Steele Memo: Russia ‘Blocked’ Mitt Romney as Secretary of State
A new New Yorker profile of Trump-Russia dossier author Christopher Steele reports on a lesser-known memo the former MI-6 spy allegedly discussed with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators. According to the report, in late November 2016, Steele relayed information from his Russian sources that senior Kremlin officials had intervened to block Mitt Romney as President-elect Trump’s
Daily BeastDec 10 2019
Opinion
James Comey: The truth is finally out. The FBI fulfilled its mission.
For two years, the president of the United States and his followers have loudly declared that the FBI acted unlawfully in conducting a counterintelligence investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
They repeatedly told the American people that the FBI had done all sorts of bad things, such as tapping Donald Trump’s wires during the campaign, opening an
Washington PostApr 15 2019
News
Big money, small donors, and burn rates: what to watch for in 2020 campaigns’ new fundraising reports
Bernie Sanders is leading the pack. Here’s how to read the FEC filing tea leaves.
Raising money used to be a behind-the-scenes part of politics. Now how much campaigns raise — and from whom — is a big part of the political message.
This week, each 2020 campaign’s financial filings with the Federal Election Commission, the regulatory agency that enforces campaign finance laws,
VoxSep 11 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Spin and Slant Skew News Reports on Trump-Woodward Interviews
Journalist Bob Woodward’s revelation this week that President Donald Trump privately conveyed his intent to “play [COVID-19] down” in February has commandeered mainstream news, reframing election chatter around Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Outlets on all sides are zooming in on this quote and others from Trump, who spoke in 18 taped on-the-record interviews with
Henry A. BrechterMay 01 2016
Opinion
Voters' dilemma: What happens if it's Hillary vs. Trump?
Many voters aren't enthused about the prospect of a Clinton vs. Trump election. So, will they fall in line and back one – or not?
Justin Schoville accomplished a rare feat for a protester at a Trump event: He managed to get himself thrown out – three times – just before Donald Trump’s maiden foreign policy address at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on Wednesday.
“Trump is a
Christian Science MonitorJan 02 2016
News
Ted Cruz really, really loves the death penalty
Ted Cruz would represent a lot of firsts should he be elected president: He'd be the first Hispanic president, and the first president to be born in Canada (or anywhere outside the 50 states, for that matter). But he'd also be the first president ever to have clerked for the Supreme Court. And Cruz has cited his subsequent record before the court, where he has presented oral arguments nine
VoxSep 02 2020
Analysis
The New Southern Strategy
How Black mayors in the South are leveraging both the power of office and the power of the street to achieve overdue changes
Steven l. Reed smooths his gray suit jacket before he grips the podium.The mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, Reed has seen the coronavirus tear through his city faster than anywhere else in the state.
The hospitals have run out of beds; medical professionals
The AtlanticFeb 11 2013
News
Vatican says Pope resigning on Feb. 28
Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on - the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.
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