SOUTH BEND, Ind. — As Mayor Pete Buttigieg contends with the fallout from the shooting of a black man by a white police officer in his city, a POLITICO analysis of data from his earlier mayoral elections shows he struggled to win the confidence of the city’s black voters following a series of controversies in…
Month: October 2019
Trump Administration Challenges California And Automakers On Fuel Economy
Ford Motor Co., BMW, Honda and Volkswagen received letters from the Justice Department about a deal they entered with California earlier this year for reducing vehicle emissions. The Trump administration says a deal between California and four carmakers to improve fuel efficiency may be illegal. The Justice Department has also launched a probe to see…
Bennet: Medicare for All supporters 'need to level with the American people'
Sen. Michael Bennet suggested Monday that the “Medicare for All” proposals touted by many of his Democratic primary opponents may not be as popular as they seem, telling CNN that candidates should "be honest" with voters about the realities of such health care policies. “When you tell people the first thing about Medicare for All…
Want Stronger Friendships? Pull Out Your Notepad
Even a little bit of organization — lists of things you talked about, calendar birthday reminders — helps keep your friendships from running on autopilot. Vanessa Nuñez was craving close friendship. “I had a lot of surface-level relationships with different people but it never really went deeper than that,” says Nuñez, “and I wanted deeper,…
Bernie Sanders campaign rallies support at McDonald’s strikes across US
Senator Bernie Sanders rallied supporters to picket lines in cities across the United States on Thursday as McDonald’s workers walked out on strike to fight for a $15 minimum wage, union rights and for McDonald’s to address workplace violence and sexual harassment issues. The Sanders campaign is using its extensive email list to turn out…
Larry Hogan stokes speculation he'll primary Trump in 2020
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is acting a lot like a guy who wants to run against Donald Trump in 2020 — and the president’s reelection team is taking notice. The second-term Maryland governor has been implicitly going after Trump in speeches, meeting with Never Trump Republicans, and planning a March trip to Iowa as vice…
Washington Gov. Inslee bolsters political team with eye on 2020
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has added a round of experienced Democratic operatives to his political team as he closes in on an announcement of his 2020 plans. Inslee, who is considering running for president, has hired multiple advisers who worked for Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer, as well as other veterans of statewide Democratic political campaigns….
Beto O’Rourke says he’s not aware of his fundraising numbers
AMES, Iowa — Beto O’Rourke declined on Tuesday to say how much he raised in the second quarter of the year, saying he did not yet know his fundraising numbers. “I haven’t seen them yet,” the Texas Democrat said. The fundraising figure is a measure of viability watched closely by presidential campaigns — including O’Rourke’s….
Biden: Does Trump know Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens?
CONCORD, N.H. — Joe Biden ripped the Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Maria at a campaign stop here on Tuesday night, saying he suspected that officials botched the response because they didn’t realize people in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. “It’s shameful, the way we treated Puerto Rico and the islands,” Biden said to an…
DNC invites 20 candidates to first debate
The Democratic National Committee on Thursday announced the 20 candidates who qualified for the first presidential primary debate at the end of June. The candidates are, in alphabetical order: Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Bill de Blasio, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, John Hickenlooper, Jay Inslee, Amy…