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Dec 09 2019
News
Who’s Leading The Democratic Primary In The First Four States?
More than just the four early states will decide the 2020 Democratic primary. After all, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina only make up about 4 percent of the total delegates awarded, whereas the 16 states and territories1 that vote next on Super Tuesday contribute more than a third. But because these four states vote first, they play an outsized role in winnowing the candidate
538 (ABC News)Dec 22 2016
News
A guide to Trump's cabinet of billionaires and bullies – video
A two-minute guide to President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet. Already the richest in modern history, his picks include an array of the super wealthy, big business executives and climate change deniers
The GuardianAug 29 2015
News
Top Jeb fundraisers leave campaign amid troubling signs
Three top Jeb Bush fundraisers abruptly parted ways with his presidential campaign on Friday, amid internal personality conflicts and questions about the strength of his candidacy, POLITICO has learned. There are different versions of what transpired. The Florida-based fundraising consultants — Kris Money, Trey McCarley, and Debbie Aleksander — have said that they voluntarily quit the campaign
PoliticoAug 08 2022
Perspectives Blog
How the Use of Polarized Labels Masks Americans' Shared Values
Reading the daily headlines, the average American could not be blamed for believing the nation’s population consists of only two groups, at odds over every possible topic, issue, and interpretation of the country’s ideals.
Coverage of contemporary issues are riddled with opposing labels categorizing Americans into rival camps -- Pro-Life versus Pro-Choice, Gun Control versus Gun Rights
Isaiah AnthonyJul 02 2017
News
Trump tweets mock video of himself tackling, punching CNN logo
President Donald Trump stepped up his feud with the media on Sunday by tweeting a mock video of himself tackling and repeatedly striking a man with a CNN logo super-imposed in place of his head, followed by a logo saying "Fraud News Network."
ReutersApr 03 2021
News
Hunter Biden Recounts Cocaine Addiction, Failed Marriage In His Memoir 'Beautiful Things'
resident Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has chronicled his harrowing journey through drug addiction, alcoholism and romantic relationship with his deceased brother's wife in his memoir "Beautiful Things: A Memoir" that will hit the shelves on April 6.
In the prologue, Hunter takes the readers through his drug addiction, which led him to cook his own crack cocaine, The New York Times
International Business TimesAug 13 2020
Opinion
How History Turns Riots Into Tea Parties
In July 1776, George Washington ordered the brand-new Declaration of Independence read aloud to a jubilant New York City crowd. A small group opted to continue their celebration into the evening. Led by an artillery officer, the revelers toppled the colossal, gilded statue of King George III at Bowling Green.
Like so many Confederate monuments today, the statue had been something of a
New York Times (Opinion)Mar 25 2020
News
As States Delay Primaries, June 2 Is Suddenly a Big Tuesday on the Calendar
Think of it as Super Postponed Day.
June 2 had been an afterthought on the Democratic primary calendar. Ever since Joseph R. Biden Jr. seized the mantle of front-runner, voters in New Jersey and a few other states scheduled to vote that day assumed the Democratic horse race would be over before their primaries rolled around.
But with numerous states pushing back voting to June 2
New York Times (News)Mar 23 2020
News
Biden says he’s spoken to Obama about VP picks, will start vetting in weeks
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden says he will begin his search for a running mate “in a matter of weeks” — and later admitted that he had spoken to former President Barack Obama about his potential picks.
Speaking to supporters on a Sunday night call, the former vice president said he would be choosing from a group “in excess of six or seven people” and that the vetting process
New York Post (News)Mar 22 2021
News
Democrats Now Dominate Dark Money Spending. They Still Want To End It.
Democrats are pushing a sweeping package of voting rights, campaign finance and ethics reforms as their top legislative priority in 2021. One of the pieces of the bill is a section requiring independent political groups that currently don’t have to disclose their donors ― whose donations are known as “dark money” ― to finally do so.
This provision, previously known as the DISCLOSE Act
HuffPost