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2020 Democrats confronting debate over letting felons vote
Democratic presidential contenders are facing a new debate over whether criminals in prison, even notorious ones like the Boston Marathon bomber, should be able to win back their right to vote. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says they should and that voting is “inherent to our democracy — yes, even for...
Trump’s threat to go to court on impeachment defies ruling
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’ll go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court “if the partisan Dems” ever try to impeach him. But Trump’s strategy could run into a roadblock: the high court itself, which said in 1993 that the framers of the Constitution didn’t intend for the...
Citing Trump, Iowa’s longest-serving GOP lawmaker turns Democrat
Iowa’s longest-serving Republican legislator, State Rep. Andy McKean, ditched the GOP on Tuesday as he offered a searing renunciation of President Donald Trump, saying he could no longer support Trump as the party’s standard-bearer because of his “unacceptable behavior” and “reckless spending.” McKean revealed he would join the Democratic Party,...
Straight talk on race becoming a must for white candidates
After touring the National Lynching Memorial recently, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper spoke of the “shame” he felt that some white people “kind of looked the other way during these lynching incidents.” Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas has acknowledged he “clearly had advantages” as a white man. Sen....
Democrats clash with Trump officials on subpoenas, tax returnsVideo
WASHINGTON — The struggle between House Democrats and the Trump administration over investigations intensified Tuesday as a former White House official defied a subpoena and the Treasury Department ignored a deadline for providing President Trump’s tax returns. Rep. Elijah Cummings, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said the White...
Trump meets with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey at White House
President Trump on Tuesday met privately with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, a huddle at the White House between one of the site’s most prolific users and an executive who’s faced criticism for the way Twitter has handled the president’s tweets. The meeting comes as Trump continues to attack the tech...
Trump baby blimp is back, could be even bigger for UK visit
The balloon that depicted Donald Trump in a diaper during protests against his visit to the United Kingdom in July will return in June. The Donald Trump baby blimp will fly again during Trump’s three-day state visit in the first week of June and could be joined by an even...
Moulton highlights military service in presidential bid
Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts launched a bid Monday for the Democratic nomination for president, becoming the 19th candidate in the most crowded primary in the party’s modern history. “I’m running because I’m a patriot, because I believe in this country and because I’ve never wanted to sit on the...
House chair subpoenas former White House lawyer Don McGahn
WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Monday subpoenaed former White House Counsel Don McGahn for testimony following the special counsel’s report that said McGahn refused President Trump’s request to curb or cut off the Russia investigation. The New York Democrat announced his court action to compel McGahn...
Herman Cain withdraws from consideration for Fed, Trump says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that Herman Cain has withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s board amid a focus on past scandals and doubts about his qualifications for the role. Cain is a former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza who dropped out of the 2012...
Pelosi says Democrats can hold Trump accountable without impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday appeared to tap the brakes on impeachment discussions, arguing in a letter to her colleagues that while Democrats would hold President Donald Trump accountable following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, they could do so without initiating impeachment hearings. The...
High school journalists barred from Betsy DeVos event take her to task in editorial
The students were on deadline, and they were on a mission. They piled into a car last Wednesday and pulled away from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, their public school in Lexington, Kentucky. With permission, they drove across town to a community college where Gov. Matt Bevin, R, was hosting...
Sen. Bob Casey lobbies for Democratic primary debate in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is lobbying for a presidential primary debate in his home state, which is a projected battleground in the 2020 presidential election. Casey’s letter Monday to Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez says holding a primary debate in Pennsylvania would benefit the...
Trump sues in bid to block congressional subpoena of financial records
President Donald Trump and his business on Monday sued House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., in a bid to block a congressional subpoena of his financial records. The lawsuit seeks a court order to prevent Trump’s accounting firm from complying with what his lawyers say is an improper use...
Trump administration’s proposed hiring rule alarms criminal justice advocates
WASHINGTON — President Trump was joined by 300 guests at the White House one evening early this month to celebrate the criminal justice system’s most significant retooling in a decade. The president applauded the First Step Act, which revises sentencing laws and expands reentry and early release programs, as a...
Adam Schiff says Democrats will debate impeachment amid left pressureVideo
WASHINGTON — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday that the Democrats will discuss whether to begin impeachment hearings of President Trump after progressives ratcheted up the pressure on a reluctant party leadership. “We’re going to have a caucus about this over the next couple weeks to try to...
Giuliani: Trump camp did no wrong by taking Russian help
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani insisted Sunday the president’s 2016 campaign did nothing wrong by taking information from the Russians, as House Democrats pledged stepped-up investigations into campaign misconduct and possible crimes of obstruction detailed in the special counsel’s report. Giuliani called the Trump campaign’s effort to...
Trump attends Easter service following slew of tweets
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Easter morning offered condolences to the people of Sri Lanka, continued his attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and attended service at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea near his Florida estate. The president tweeted happy Easter to his many followers earlier in...
As Russia probe began, Trump called on spy chiefs for help
WASHINGTON — Two months before special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017, President Donald Trump picked up the phone and called the head of the largest U.S. intelligence agency. Trump told Mike Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, that news stories alleging that Trump’s 2016...
Fake news? Mueller isn’t buying it
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump and his team love to deride unfavorable stories as “fake news,” but it’s clear from Robert Mueller’s report that the special counsel isn’t buying it. While there are a few exceptions, Mueller’s investigation repeatedly supports news reporting that was done on the Russia probe...
After Mueller report, Democrats divided over end game – investigate Trump or impeach
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller III’s report gave House Democrats a road map for investigating President Donald Trump and the cue they were waiting for - but the party was divided Friday over what, ultimately, should be their end game. In one camp, a faction of Democrats determined to...
Joe Biden reportedly prepping to enter 2020 presidential race
Former Vice President Joe Biden is making preparations to enter the Democratic presidential campaign with a possible announcement as soon as next Wednesday, according to three people familiar with his plans. One of the people cautioned that the plans could change, given the former Delaware senator’s fits and starts around...
James McCord, Watergate conspirator, died 2 years ago — and no one reported it
WASHINGTON — James McCord, a retired CIA employee who was convicted as a conspirator in the Watergate burglary and later linked the 1972 break-in to the White House in revelations that helped end the presidency of Richard Nixon, died June 15, 2017, at his home in Douglassville, Pennsylvania. He was...
Joe Biden, inching closer to presidential race, visits striking grocery workers
BOSTON - Despite all the familiar political rally trappings - the phalanx of TV news cameras, the anti-Trump words in his remarks and the handheld signs encouraging him to run for president - Joe Biden insisted that the plight of the people picketing behind the stage was more important than...
Legal experts predict Mueller Report will trigger new laws
Robert Mueller’s 448-page tome may leave an indelible stamp on American politics as Congress sorts through legal loopholes that allowed foreign powers unprecedented entry to presidential politics, a pair of local legal experts predicted. Duquesne University President Ken Gormley, a legal scholar who penned best sellers on the Watergate and...
