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….
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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…
Biden parries Trump’s Pennsylvania jab
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday responded to President Donald Trump’s attempts to undermine his ties to Pennsylvania by playing up his connection to another key voting bloc: the working class. “Yesterday, Trump tried to attack me at his campaign rally by saying I abandoned Pennsylvania. I’ve never forgotten where I came from,” Biden,…
European Doctor Who Prescribes Abortion Pills To U.S. Women Online Sues FDA
Dr. Rebecca Gomperts says the government has seized abortion drugs she has prescribed from overseas to patients in the U.S. The drugs are approved by the FDA to induce abortion under a doctor’s direction. Updated at 5 p.m. ET A European doctor who prescribes abortion pills to American women over the Internet is suing the…
Complaints grow that Trump staffers are campaigning for their boss
A Trump appointee displayed a “Make America Great Again” hat at her Housing and Urban Development office. A top official at the Office of Management and Budget used his official Twitter account to promote President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. And White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway delivered a scathing and unprompted attack on Trump’s potential opponent,…
NOAA Chief Scientist Says Move To Contradict Agency And Back Trump Was ‘Political’
Christina Crowe signs a poster in support of the National Weather Service office in Birmingham, Ala., during a convention of the National Weather Association. NOAA’s top scientist said Monday that he’s investigating why the agency’s leadership endorsed President Trump’s false tweet that Alabama was in the path of Hurricane Dorian, after Birmingham-based meteorologists from the…
Republicans torch Kobach for Senate run
Kris Kobach, the polarizing former Kansas secretary of state, launched a campaign for Senate on Monday — alarming Republicans who fear his candidacy could put the GOP-held open seat in jeopardy next fall. Kobach is the third Republican to announce a run for the seat held by Sen. Pat Roberts, who is not seeking reelection…
In ‘Here We Are,’ Heart-Rending Challenges Of Immigration Are Exposed
Here We Are American Dreams, American Nightmares by Aarti Namdev Shahani Hardcover, 245 pages | purchase Buy Featured Book Title Here We Are Subtitle American Dreams, American Nightmares Author Aarti Namdev Shahani Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? Aarti Namdev Shahani reports on Silicon Valley for NPR. She’s also the daughter of an immigrant…