Amid ongoing concerns about Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s perceived conflicts of interest as the married couple continues to serve as unpaid senior advisers to her father, President Donald Trump, new financial disclosure filings reveal they raked in at least $82 million in outside income last year. The figure alone as well as the contrast…
Read moreTodt: No comparison between Ferrari today and in 1993
FIA president Jean Todt says Ferrari’s situation today is in no way comparable to the state in which he found the Italian outfit in 1993, when the Frenchman took the reins of the Scuderia. Ferrari is in the midst of one of its worst seasons in many years, with the team’s performance weighed down by…
Read moreGOP donor threatens to cut off support for Republicans who don't back DACA
A major GOP donor says he may stop giving money to Republican lawmakers if they refuse to pass a bill providing protections for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. David MacNeil, who gave President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down…
Read moreClinton allies open to backing Warren for president in 2020
Allies of Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE say they could see themselves supporting Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to…
Read moreNevada's Democratic Party accused of funneling money to Clinton campaign
Nevada’s Democratic Party is accused of illegally funneling millions of dollars to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE’s 2016 presidential campaign, the Las…
Read morePoll suggests Democratic voters are more engaged than Republicans
A new poll conducted by George Washington University released Wednesday suggests Democratic voters are more engaged in multiple respects than Republican voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Forty-six percent of Democrats polled said they used social media to share an opinion, while 37 percent of Republicans said they did the same, according to an analysis of…
Read more'Cardi B Is Right': Sanders and Rapper Call Attention to Social Security and Urge Strengthening of System
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) embraced a newfound ally this week when he tweeted his agreement with a statement made by rap artist Cardi B about strengthening Social Security. In a recent GQ interview, Cardi B shared her interest in politics and her admiration for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his establishment of a social safety…
Read moreAs Lawmakers Accuse DeVos of Lack of Regard for Students, Her Own Staffer Admits 'Things Have Gotten Pretty Awful Here'
As Education Secretary Betsy DeVos prepared to testify before a House committee on her proposed budget for fiscal year 2019, members of Congress received word from her staff members that DeVos had been withholding from lawmakers information about her spending plans as they’ve been developed in recent months. Information about what drove DeVos’s budgeting decisions…
Read moreDespite GOP Griping, Duckworth Drags US Congress 'Into 21 Century' by Bringing Newborn Baby onto Senate Floor
After calling attention to outdated Senate rules that made little to no accommodations for lawmakers who are parents, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) made history on Thursday when she became the first senator to bring a baby onto the Senate floor. The senator brought her newborn daughter, Maile, who was born last week, into the Senate…
Read more'Pressure Works': Kamala Harris Becomes Fifth Likely Democratic 2020 Contender to Swear Off Corporate Cash
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) followed the lead of Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday when she announced that she would reject donations from corporate PACs, just a few weeks after a town hall attendee pointedly questioned her about her stance on such contributions. On the New York-based radio show “The Breakfast…
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