Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) unveiled Wednesday a new plan to assist public defenders financially and prevent burnout. The legislation, which has the backing of civil rights groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, could boost Harris’ appeal to those skeptical of her record as a prosecutor in California….
Read moreNetanyahu Fights To Hang On In Another Israeli Election. Here’s What To Know
People walk by election campaign billboards in Tel Aviv, Israel, showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (billboard on left) alongside the Blue and White alliance leaders (billboard on right, from left to right), Moshe Yaalon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid and Gabi Ashkenazi. Tuesday is the second time Israelis go to the polls in less than…
Read moreButtigieg dashes to catch up with his newfound fame
Pete Buttigieg has the mojo. Now he needs a campaign. The South Bend, Ind., mayor is earning glowing news coverage and enjoying a polling spike after a fiery rebuke of Vice President Mike Pence during a CNN town hall. But, so far, he’s got almost no on-the-ground operation in the early states, as he has…
Read moreREAD: White House Account Of President Trump’s Call With Ukraine’s Leader
Click:Press release distribution President Trump at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. The July call is at the center of a controversy over whether Trump pressured another country to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. Updated at 11:20 p.m. ET President Trump has released a transcript of his July call with…
Read moreRep. Moulton on his ideal 2020 road trip buddy, tattoos
Rep. Seth Moulton spoke to POLITICO Thursday as part of a series of interviews with Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. In addition to discussing the economy, immigration and more, we asked the Massachusetts Democrat some lighter questions: If you had to go on a road trip with one of the other…
Read moreAndrew Yang’s campaign says over 450,000 people have entered debate contest
Andrew Yang’s surprising debate gambit — giving away $120,000 to 10 families over a year to highlight his universal basic income proposal — helped the outsider candidate raise $1 million in the 72 hours since the debate and collect more than 450,000 email addresses from people who entered the online raffle, the presidential campaign told…
Read moreOfficial Recommends Return To Duty For Sheriff Suspended Over Parkland Shootings
Scott Israel listens to comments by his attorney at a news conference in January 2019. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Israel over his handling of last year’s massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Florida Senate special master Dudley Goodlette is recommending that Israel be reinstated. A special master appointed by the Florida Senate is…
Read moreNTSB Releases Report On Fatal Boat Fire In California
Investigators are looking at “all ignition sources” as they search for what sparked a boat fire in California that killed 34 people. The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the boat fire which killed 34 people earlier this month off the coast of Santa Cruz island in California. The report confirms…
Read moreCNN to host second 2020 Democratic debate in Detroit
The second 2020 Democratic primary debate will be held in Detroit on July 30 and 31, the Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday. The debate, which CNN will broadcast, will be in the battleground state of Michigan, which Democrats lost in 2016 to President Donald Trump. There will be a total of 12 presidential primary debates…
Read more'I didn’t hear the words': Harris apologizes for response to mental disabilities slur
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris on Saturday apologized for her response to a rallygoer calling President Donald Trump’s actions "mentally retarded" at a campaign event, saying that she didn’t hear the slur. As Harris addressed a crowd of voters at a town hall in New Hampshire on Friday, an attendee brought up Trump’s potential…
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