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Apr 06 2015
News
Jeb Bush self-identified as Hispanic on 2009 voter registration: report
Former Florida governor and likely Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush identified himself as Hispanic on a 2009 voter registration form, The New York Times has revealed.
The Times reports that the application, obtained from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, shows that Mr. Bush marked himself “Hispanic” in the field labeled “race/ethnicity.”
Under Florida law,
Washington TimesJul 25 2019
Opinion
Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
The nation’s ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them.
Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence. Today, we face that threat in our own country, where the president of the United States is using the influence of our highest office to mount racist attacks on
Guest Writer - LeftApr 22 2019
News
Amy Klobuchar’s Big Idea: Bipartisan Appeal Can Beat Trump
She doesn’t speak Norwegian. She never played bass in an emo-punk band. And she isn’t trying to lead a “political revolution.”
But Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, is making a rather traditional political bet. While primary voters might flirt with flashier presidential candidates, in the end, they will settle down with a steady Midwestern senator in 2020.
“People are
New York Times (News)Apr 22 2019
News
Seth Moulton announces 2020 bid
Representative Seth Moulton announced Monday that he is running for president, vowing to engage young people and military veterans and becoming the third Massachusetts politician to throw a hat into the 2020 ring.
An Iraq veteran who led an unsuccessful effort to oust Nancy Pelosi from the House leadership last year, the 40-year-old Moulton has said he plans to run a campaign focused on
PoliticoOct 01 2020
Headline Roundup
Conflicting Narratives on Whether Trump Has Condemned White Supremacy
Differing narratives have emerged on the president's attitudes toward white supremacy following his controversial response to a question about white supremacy at the presidential debate earlier this week. Some politicians and others on both the left and right say Trump's response to the question was a disturbing refusal to denounce right-wing extremism. Others say it's not as simple, and
NPR (Online News) Breitbart News The AtlanticJun 10 2019
News
People Are Trying to Figure Out William Barr. He’s Busy Stockpiling Power.
Not long before Attorney General William P. Barr released the special counsel’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, he strategized with Senator Lindsey Graham, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about one of his next moves: investigating the investigators.
Over a dinner of steak, potatoes and carrots in a wood-paneled conference room off Mr. Barr
New York Times (News)Oct 04 2019
Opinion
Schiff’s Shifty Timeline
What did the House Intel Committee chairman know and when did he know it?
If the latest impeachment push continues to backfire, Democrats can thank their duplicitous House Intelligence chairman, Adam Schiff.
The New York Times reported this week that the “whistleblower” who set off the latest inquisition provided an “early warning” to Mr. Schiff’s committee that he or she was
Kimberley A. StrasselApr 01 2015
News
Hogan rejects Democratic request for ban on state-funded travel to Indiana
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has rejected a request by a Democratic lawmaker to ban state-funded travel to Indiana until that state repeals its newly enacted Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which critics say could allow businesses to discriminate against gay people and others in the name of religious freedom.
Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. (D-Montgomery) wrote in a letter to Hogan on
Washington PostOct 03 2019
News
What happens when America is condensed into one room? Partisanship fades.
‘America in One Room’ polled voters on issues both before and after small-group discussions informed by briefings. Centrist proposals gained support, as did confidence in democracy.
Dear reader:
“The country is not as divided as the media make it seem.”
That’s a quote from a participant in a recent election survey experiment called “America in One Room.” As the name
Christian Science MonitorJul 21 2015
News
The unexpected and ingenious strategy of Obama's second term
Presidents often turn more moderate to make gains in their final years. Think of Bill Clinton's 1997 budget deal, or George W. Bush's 2007 (failed) immigration reform effort, or Ronald Reagan's 1986 tax reforms. Second terms can feel like new presidencies.
President Obama's increasingly successful second term has been the exception to that rule. It's been a concentrated, and arguably
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