Month: September 2020

President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday afternoon that the White House last month released an “exact transcript” of his July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, raising more questions about the still-unfolding scandal. When the White House released on September 25 a readout of the conversation, it called the document a “memo,” and many observers…

Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Warren, Pressley introduce bill to make it a crime for police officers to deny medical care to people in custody Senate Dems press DOJ over coronavirus safety precautions in juvenile detention centers MORE (D-N.Y.) on Monday cited her…

The North Dakota State wrestling team will host its first dual meet of the 2012-13 season on Friday, Nov. 16, when the Bison meet No. 24 Boise State in the Bison Sports Arena at 7 p.m. 2-for-1 Deal North Dakota State is offering a 2-for-1 ticket deal for Friday’s dual through the school’s social media…

More than 300 people on a list of registered voters who may not be citizens distributed by the Texas Secretary of State’s office to a local county are in fact citizens, The Waco Tribune-Herald reported Thursday. Local elections officials were given a list by the state of 366 registered voters whose citizenship was called into…

Joe Lockhart, the former White House press secretary in the Clinton administration, said Tuesday that Rep. Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous, dumb and weak’ Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House MORE (D-Texas) “wandered into the wilderness” after losing his Senate campaign last…

Rep. Gregory MeeksGregory Weldon MeeksHighest-circulation Kentucky newspaper endorses Charles Booker in Senate race To move the recovery forward, invest in transportation infrastructure Sanders endorses Engel challenger in New York primary MORE (D-N.Y.) on Thursday criticized Vermont Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement…

Hours before CNN‘s Democratic climate forum Wednesday evening, several green groups shared that just nine of the current Democratic presidential candidates have signed the “No KXL Pledge,” promising to reverse President Donald Trump’s permit for the construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who who have seen their…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Friday that a deranged Republican ad which compared the New York congresswoman’s democratic socialism to the ideology of the Khmer Rouge won’t dissuade her from continuing to work for progressive goals like Medicare for All, living wages, and climate justice. “They don’t scare us or shake our focus. We are going…

The Trump administration’s attacks on science have reached a “crisis point,” according to policy experts and ex-government officials who published a report on Thursday that “highlights how our government research and data are being increasingly manipulated for political gain.” “The Trump presidency has highlighted pressure points in American democracy where rules and norms are not…

As members of Congress and others demand the White House release nothing less than the full whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump as required by law, the New York Times reported Tuesday night that the administration is only planning to release a “redacted version” of the document that the intelligence community’s inspector general deemed credible…