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Apr 04 2019
News
Limited information Barr has shared about Russia investigation frustrated some on Mueller’s team
Members of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s team have told associates they are frustrated with the limited information Attorney General William P. Barr has provided about their nearly two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether President Trump sought to obstruct justice, according to people familiar with the matter.
The displeasure among some
Washington Post
Apr 04 2019
News
You elected them to write new laws. They’re letting corporations do it instead.
Each year, state lawmakers across the U.S. introduce thousands of bills dreamed up and written by corporations, industry groups and think tanks.
Disguised as the work of lawmakers, these so-called “model” bills get copied in one state Capitol after another, quietly advancing the agenda of the people who write them.
A two-year investigation by USA TODAY, The Arizona Republic and
USA TODAY
Apr 04 2019
News
Reparations bill wins new momentum in Congress
House legislation to form a commission to study whether black Americans should receive reparations for slavery is getting a significant boost from Democrats on the presidential campaign trail.
Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the head of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), suggested that action on a reparations measure sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) is all but certain, with
The Hill
Sep 08 2012
News
As Election Nears, Keeping Donors A Secret Is Trickier
Some of the groups running ads this election season haven't been required to disclose their donors. But as Election Day draws nearer, some of the rules are changing, making campaign ads a riskier business for those who want to keep donors a secret.
NPR (Online News)
Mar 25 2016
News
In Trump’s World, Women Have Always Been Objects
The tagline for the 2016 GOP race might as well be, “Make America Misogynist Again.”
On Wednesday night, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz got into a Twitter spat. After a conservative anti-Trump SuperPAC ran a gross, slut-shaming ad which used a half-naked photograph of Trump’s wife Melania, Trump threatened to “spill the beans” on Cruz’s wife, Heidi, presumably because he thought Cruz was
HuffPost
Aug 20 2020
Headline Roundup
Former Trump Advisor Steve Bannon Arrested on Fraud Charges
On Thursday, former Trump advisor Steve Bannon was arrested and charged with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors to the “We Build the Wall” crowdfunding campaign under the alleged “false pretense” that all of the funds would go towards constructing a border wall. The campaign raised about $25 million, contributing about $11 million to border wall projects while Bannon allegedly siphoned
New York Post (News)
Wall Street Journal (News)
NBC News (Online)
Jul 03 2012
News
Romney camp sides with Obama that health insurance mandate is not tax
Mitt Romneys presidential campaign on Monday rejected a Republican attack on the Affordable Care Act, repudiating a contention made in last weeks Supreme Court decision that the laws requirement that individuals carry medical coverage amounts to a tax.
Washington Post
Sep 07 2014
News
After 30 years in Senate, McConnell runs as 'candidate of change'
When you first hear his pitch, it defies logic: Mitch McConnell, a 30-year veteran of the Senate, campaigning for re-election as an agent of change.
"If you want change, if you're unhappy with the direction of this country, the candidate of change is the guy you're looking at," McConnell told an audience at a Chamber of Commerce lunch here.
CNN (Online News)
Jan 24 2015
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Jeb Bush previews 2016 run, promising 'adult conversations' on big issues
Jeb Bush previewed the ideas at the heart of his likely presidential campaign, delivering a sweeping address here Friday about the economy, foreign affairs and energy exploration, and challenging the country to question "every aspect of how government works."
In his first major speech since Stepping into the 2016 presidential Sweepstakes in December, the Republican Former Florida
Washington Post
May 28 2015
News
Trumka: Disappointment with Obama, a warning for Hillary
The nation's most powerful labor leader, vowing to defeat President Obama's key trade legislation in the House next month, warned Hillary Clinton of serious political consequences if she fails to take a stand against the Pacific trade pact that the president is campaigning for as a major part of his legacy.
Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, predicted that no more than 20 House
USA TODAY