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Congressional Democrats subpoena Trump organization
Democrats sent more than three-dozen subpoenas, demanding a response by July 29, seeking to collect evidence about the President’s financial records, after a federal judge ruled last month that Democrats could proceed with the legal discovery process in their lawsuit. But the Justice Department, defending Trump in his presidential capacity, has requested that an appeals …
Kamala Harris: “Birther” tweet targets 2020 candidate, rivals rush to her defense
2020 Democratic hopeful Kamala Harris was the target of a birtherism-like attack — retweeted and then deleted by President Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. — targeting her identity as “not an American Black.” Her rivals for the Democratic nomination jumped to her defense on Saturday, including former Vice President Joe Biden, who she confronted about …
Healthcare for illegal immigrants? All 10 Democrats raise their hand
All 10 Democratic candidates on stage Thursday night said they supported government-provided health insurance for illegal immigrants. After the candidates spent most of the first half hour of the debate discussing how each would handle providing healthcare in the U.S., host Savannah Guthrie asked the contenders to raise their hands if their individual vision for …
Democrats Lurch Left on Abortion, Immigration, and Health Care in First Debate
From left: Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Rep. Beto O’Rourke pose before the start of the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Fla., June 26, 2019. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) Miami — It was supposed to be Elizabeth Warren’s night to shine, but it didn’t quite work out that way. Now in third place behind Joe …
Democrats Make Missteps on Climate, Wages in Debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — This was no Trump rally. Ten Democrats kicked off the presidential debate season with a sober rendering of policy that featured a smattering of missteps on climate change, the economy and more but no whoppers. The Democrats spoke largely in generalities Wednesday night and when they got into the nuts and bolts, …
NBC Democratic debate: Democrats try to break through the noise in crowded first debate of 2020 campaign
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 …
Democrats tussle on health insurance, economy, immigration in first debate
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 …
Candidates Clash Over Health Insurance, Economy During First Democratic Debate In Miami – CBS Miami
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” …
The Hatch Act wasn’t meant for advisers such as Kellyanne Conway, and House Democrats have no case to say it was
House Democrats on Wednesday voted in favor of issuing a subpoena to senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway because she belittled some of the party’s presidential candidates. Why not? It’s not like there are children literally dying at the southern border. Wait, yes there are! The bodies of a Salvadoran father and his child were …
Geraldo Rivera: Democrats will pay a ‘price’ for reviving Mueller report
Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera predicted Democrats will pay a “price” after it was announced Tuesday that former Special Counsel Robert Mueller will testify before two House committees. In doing so, Rivera compared Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., to aging high school athletes. “We are going back down memory lane,” Rivera said …
