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The surprise of the night, however, was Julián Castro, who has struggled to register in the polls but broke through with an impassioned argument on what should be done on immigration and fierce attack on his fellow Texan, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke. “We would not turn back (Angie Valeria) and her father Oscar, we would …

Ten Democrats faced off in a prime-time fight Wednesday night in the first debate of the 2020 presidential campaign, the unofficial starting line for the party’s quest to wrestle the White House from Donald Trump and deny him a second term. Read below for a real-time recap of what happened on the debate stage (all …

President Trump kicked off his tweeting during Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate with a one-word verdict on the night: “BORING!” The commander-in-chief didn’t have anything further to add until he later swiped at NBC News and MSNBC for technical difficulties that marred part of the debate program. TWO DEBATES, TWENTY DEMOCRATS–HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT The first half of …

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan claimed that “the top 1% control 90% of the wealth.” Facts First: This is incorrect. Recent studies show the wealthiest 1% own around 39% of the country’s total wealth. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research institute, “the share of wealth held by the top 1 …

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Americans got a glance of the first 10 of 20 Democratic presidential hopefuls during Wednesday night’s televised debate in Miami. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren raised her hand as one of the only Democratic presidential contenders willing to abolish her own private health insurance in favor of a government-run plan, demanding “structural change” …

Live updates: Democratic candidates debate in Miami  CNN First Democratic debate 2019: Live updates from Night One  NBC News Florida faces a climate crisis as Democratic candidates take the debate stage  CNN What to Expect in the Democratic Debates  The New Yorker There is only 1 question at tonight’s debate  CNN View full coverage on Google News Source link

Unlike in past primaries, many Democratic contenders are treating the climate crisis as a major campaign issue. Many leading Democrats have said they support the Green New Deal, an ambitious and sweeping set of policy proposals to address climate change, or have proposed similar plans. RELATED: Here is what Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke and others …

London, United Kingdom – The frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister edged precariously one step closer to Downing Street last night after an at times messy television debate largely spared him from detailed scrutiny of his Brexit policy. However, Boris Johnson – who has pledged to take the UK out of the European Union …

CAPITOL HILL: House Armed Services Committee Democrats beat back two attempts by Rep. Liz Cheney to protect funding for the deployment of submarine-launched low-yield nuclear weapons Wednesday night, both times along party lines. The votes reflected a wider fight about nuclear weapons policy that pit Democrats against Republicans. All shot down on party line votes: …

Image caption Kal Turnbull hopes his new website Change A View will result in better online debate An idea started by a Highlands teenager has garnered worldwide attention and is now, six years later, the basis for a fledgling start-up. At its heart is a simple question: how do you fix the often ugly world …