Nevada is hard to poll, and new caucus rules are only making it harder. With less than one week to go until the Nevada caucuses, it’s not clear whether any of the eight remaining Democratic presidential candidates has a distinct advantage in the state, because Nevada — referred to as “the stepchild among the first […]
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Kellyanne Conway says Trump ‘works hand in glove’ with Barr
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday that while President Donald Trump “works hand in glove” with Attorney General William Barr, Trump never asked Barr to intervene in Roger Stone’s criminal case. “The president hasn’t done that,” Conway said on “Fox News Sunday.” “He said he hasn’t done it. Bill Barr said he hasn’t done […]
Virginia lawmakers reject assault weapon ban | 13 WTHR Indianapolis
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons has failed after members of his own party balked at the proposal. Moderate Democrats joined Republicans on a Senate committee Monday in rejecting legislation that would have prohibited the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms, including popular AR-15 style rifles, […]
Ads in Spanish, Obama Cameos: The Democratic Ad Race in Nevada and South Carolina
The battle for momentum in the two states could prove pivotal. Here’s how the candidates are making their pitches. Clockwise from top left: Four ads featuring Barack Obama, from Joseph R. Biden Jr., Elizabeth Warren, Michael R. Bloomberg and Tom Steyer. In South Carolina, four presidential candidates are running ads featuring praise from former President […]
How the GOP is Planting Disinformation in Ohio to Undermine Democrats
Ohio Republicans just showed that the Trump activity in Ukraine—demanding an investigation into an opponent—is a key part of their disinformation playbook. All of us need to learn from this, including the media, who are too easily duped into the tactic. Let’s start with the Democratic candidate for Congress in Ohio’s 14th. Hillary O’Connor Mueri […]
Iowa Democratic Party chair resigns after caucus fiasco
The Iowa Democratic Party chairman is stepping down, he announced Wednesday, eight days after the Iowa caucuses became a national fiasco for the Democrats. “The fact is that Democrats deserved better than what happened on caucus night. As chair of this party, I am deeply sorry for what happened and bear the responsibility for any […]
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Republicans Have Made It Clear They Will Let Trump Become a Dictator. Will We? | The Nation
Freed from all accountability by the Senate, the realtor’s inner autocrat is on full display. Senator Susan Collins, here applauding Trump during his State of the Union address on February 4, absurdly claimed after the Senate’s acquittal of him that Trump had “learned” from his impeachment and that he “will be much more cautious in […]
More than 1,100 former prosecutors, DOJ officials call on Attorney General Bill Barr to resign
“Mr. Barr’s actions in doing the President’s personal bidding unfortunately speak louder than his words. Those actions, and the damage they have done to the Department of Justice’s reputation for integrity and the rule of law, require Mr. Barr to resign. But because we have little expectation he will do so, it falls to the […]