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May 17 2015
News
The 13 Questions Hillary Clinton Has Answered From The Press
There is always a tension between the press and the candidates they cover. Journalists want access, and want to ask questions. Campaigns want to control the message. Over time, that has especially been true with Hillary Clinton.
It has been more than three weeks since she answered a question from reporters. Since announcing her candidacy in a Web video, there have been no press
NPR (Online News)
Oct 08 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Coronavirus Reaches President Trump and the White House
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President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and other prominent figures in the Trump administration contracted the COVID-19 coronavirus over the past week. Notable voices on both sides of the spectrum, including former Vice President Joe Biden, wished he and the others well in recovery.
Some
Henry A. Brechter
Aug 19 2019
News
For Trump, appeals to white fears about race may be a tougher sell in 2020: Reuters/Ipsos poll
President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric and focus on the grievances of white voters helped him win the 2016 election. But a Reuters analysis of public opinion over the last four years suggests that Trump’s brand of white identity politics may be less effective in the 2020 election campaign.
The analysis comes amid widespread criticism of Trump’s racially charged comments about
Reuters
Jun 11 2012
News
Mitt Romney plans six-state, five-day bus tour
As the contest against President Obama intensifies, Mitt Romney is trying to seize momentum with a five-day bus tour through small towns across six battleground states. The presumptive Republican nominee announced plans Monday to visit with families and business owners during his “Every Town Counts bus tour, which begins Friday morning on the same New Hampshire farm where he formally launched
Washington Post
Jun 07 2012
News
PAC Behind GOP Candidate For Gabby Giffords Seat Shows Gun In Email Appeal
A PAC supporting Jesse Kelly, a former Marine running to replace Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a special election on Tuesday, is using an image Kelly's campaign has avoided thus far — the candidate holding a gun.
Kelly, a Republican, ran against Giffords, a Democrat, in 2010. Giffords resigned in January, just over a year after a shooting spree left six dead and the congresswoman
NPR (Online News)
Jun 28 2019
News
Supreme Court takes up Trump bid to end 'Dreamers' immigration program
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump acted lawfully when he moved to end a program that shields from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children, a key part of his hardline immigration policies.
The nine justices took up the Trump administration’s appeals of three lower court rulings
Reuters
Jun 28 2019
News
Taking on Biden, Kamala Harris Makes Her Mark
Sen. Kamala Harris proved she can command a debate stage by confronting former Vice President Joe Biden over questions of racial equality in a strong performance that could boost her standing in the crowded Democratic nomination contest.
Heading into the second of two debates this week in Miami, most expected Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to be Mr. Biden’s top tormentor. Instead, it
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 11 2014
News
Midterms Give Parties Chance for Sweeping Control of States
It was over 100 degrees here the other evening, but inside a buzzing office tucked away on a stretch of gun stores and pornography shops, Democrats were staring into computer screens and talking urgently into cellphones. The stakes were high: The Nevada Senate, which Democrats control by a single seat, could very well shift into Republican hands after November.
“Hi, this is Justin Jones
New York Times (News)
Jun 27 2019
News
'Warren's to lose': who won the first Democratic debate?
Bold ideas on the debate stage in Miami – and an unexpected breakout star. Here’s the verdict from our panelists
Kate Aronoff: Less than 10 minutes devoted to the climate crisis? Shameful
Generously speaking, Democratic presidential candidates tonight spent a little less than 10 minutes after nearly an hour and a half had gone by answering a handful of direct questions about a
The Guardian
Jun 26 2019
News
Why Democrats can’t break out of the ‘electability’ box
As Democratic candidates prepare for their first debate, the race is being framed once again around electability, a self-perpetuating concept that’s both reflective of – and has a direct impact on – their standing in polls.
Who can beat President Donald Trump?
It’s a question endlessly asked by news outlets and analyzed by pundits. Democratic voters themselves, by a wide margin
Christian Science Monitor