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Dem debates spark fundraising gusher for breakout stars – POLITICO
Democratic candidates scored upticks in fundraising after their performances during the first Democratic primary debates. | Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo 2020 democratic debates Candidates are rushing to raise money before Sunday’s campaign finance deadline. By MAGGIE SEVERNS and ZACH MONTELLARO 06/28/2019 04:07 PM EDT The Democratic digital fundraising platform ActBlue raised $6.9 million on Thursday alone — the party’s biggest day in more than two months and a sign of fresh…
Neo-Nazi Who Rammed His Car Into Charlottesville Protesters Gets Life – NPR
James Fields was sentenced on Friday to life in prison on federal hate crime charges. Fields rammed his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring dozens of others. Eze Amos/AP hide caption toggle caption Eze Amos/AP James Fields was sentenced on Friday to life in prison on federal hate crime charges. Fields rammed his car into a crowd of…
Supreme Court to take up DACA as immigration issue heats up during campaign – ABC News
The Supreme Court announced on Friday that in its next term the justices plan to examine the legality of DACA and President Donald Trump’s decision to terminate the program, which imperiled the legal status of 700,000 young immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children. The decision by the court comes after months of secret deliberations by the justices. Acceptance of the cases was given without explanation. Oral arguments…
‘An integrated school environment’: Aged six, Kamala Harris was part of California push to end segregation – Washington Examiner
A searing confrontation between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden over his opposition to school busing in the 1970s has brought her childhood experience of busing to the center of the the 2020 Democratic primary battle. The California senator, 54, tore into the former vice president over his 1970s fight against busing in his home state of Delaware. Harris, born in October 1964, said busing — in which children were transported…
Gayle King presses Kamala Harris: Did you deliver a ‘low blow’ to Biden at debate? – Fox News
Video Kamala Harris looks to break out from crowded Democratic field Bret Baier breaks down the most notable moments from the second night of the Democratic primary debate. Sen. Kamala Harris was asked Friday morning whether she went “low” by confronting Joe Biden over his civil rights record and prior working relationships with segregationist senators. The California Democrat was asked by Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” about criticism of her challenge…
Gayle King presses Kamala Harris: Did you deliver a ‘low blow’ to Biden at debate? – Fox News
Video Kamala Harris looks to break out from crowded Democratic field Bret Baier breaks down the most notable moments from the second night of the Democratic primary debate. Sen. Kamala Harris was asked Friday morning whether she went “low” by confronting Joe Biden over his civil rights record and prior working relationships with segregationist senators. The California Democrat was asked by Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” about criticism of her challenge…
Gayle King presses Kamala Harris: Did you deliver a ‘low blow’ to Biden at debate? – Fox News
Video Kamala Harris looks to break out from crowded Democratic field Bret Baier breaks down the most notable moments from the second night of the Democratic primary debate. Sen. Kamala Harris was asked Friday morning whether she went “low” by confronting Joe Biden over his civil rights record and prior working relationships with segregationist senators. The California Democrat was asked by Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” about criticism of her challenge…
Supreme Court to decide future of DACA protections for undocumented immigrants – CNN
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Supreme Court refuses to hear Alabama’s defense of abortion ban struck down last year – USA TODAY
CLOSE Chief Justice John Roberts is doing all in his power to help the Supreme Court not look overtly political as it moves ideologically to the right. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ducked another abortion case Friday, refusing to let Alabama defend its ban on a second-term method of abortion that was struck down last year. The justices, who already have turned down opportunities to hear abortion cases from Louisiana…
Person in custody in connection to MacKenzie Lueck’s disappearance – KUTV 2News
Putin Makes a Splash at the G20 Summit – The New York Times
Mr. Putin, who from time to time underscores in his speech that he is not a prudish man, once joked that communist labor had the same flaw as group sex, as it’s impossible to tell who is working and who is slacking off. Faced with criticism over human rights abuses in the war in Chechnya early in his tenure, he once threatened at a news conference to castrate a reporter…
Harris’ attacks on Biden’s race record throws his campaign into turmoil – CNN
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Trade with China didn’t change China, it changed us – Washington Examiner
Ever since Congress extended permanent normal trade relations to China nearly 20 years ago, pro-China pundits have argued that increased trade and engagement with Beijing would cause the communist regime to open up and embrace Democratic values. But China’s behavior hasn’t changed at all. To the contrary, Beijing has become more authoritarian and more adversarial. In fact, doing business with China has changed us more than it’s changed them. The…
Trump can’t help himself when it comes to Putin – POLITICO
Although President Donald Trump appears to be reluctant to criticize Vladimir Putin, his administration has repeatedly hit Russia with sanctions. | Chris McGrath/Getty Images White House Every time the president has a chance to cast aside doubts about his relationship with the Russian leader, he does the opposite. By ANITA KUMAR 06/28/2019 06:59 AM EDT OSAKA, Japan — Since Donald Trump’s first day in office, Russia has loomed over his…
Trump can’t help himself when it comes to Putin – POLITICO
Although President Donald Trump appears to be reluctant to criticize Vladimir Putin, his administration has repeatedly hit Russia with sanctions. | Chris McGrath/Getty Images White House Every time the president has a chance to cast aside doubts about his relationship with the Russian leader, he does the opposite. By ANITA KUMAR 06/28/2019 06:59 AM EDT OSAKA, Japan — Since Donald Trump’s first day in office, Russia has loomed over his…
Harris’ attacks on Biden’s race record throws his campaign into turmoil – CNN
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Trade with China didn’t change China, it changed us – Washington Examiner
Ever since Congress extended permanent normal trade relations to China nearly 20 years ago, pro-China pundits have argued that increased trade and engagement with Beijing would cause the communist regime to open up and embrace Democratic values. But China’s behavior hasn’t changed at all. To the contrary, Beijing has become more authoritarian and more adversarial. In fact, doing business with China has changed us more than it’s changed them. The…
Harris’ attacks on Biden’s race record throws his campaign into turmoil – CNN
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Trump can’t help himself when it comes to Putin – POLITICO
Although President Donald Trump appears to be reluctant to criticize Vladimir Putin, his administration has repeatedly hit Russia with sanctions. | Chris McGrath/Getty Images White House Every time the president has a chance to cast aside doubts about his relationship with the Russian leader, he does the opposite. By ANITA KUMAR 06/28/2019 06:59 AM EDT OSAKA, Japan — Since Donald Trump’s first day in office, Russia has loomed over his…
Trade with China didn’t change China, it changed us – Washington Examiner
Ever since Congress extended permanent normal trade relations to China nearly 20 years ago, pro-China pundits have argued that increased trade and engagement with Beijing would cause the communist regime to open up and embrace Democratic values. But China’s behavior hasn’t changed at all. To the contrary, Beijing has become more authoritarian and more adversarial. In fact, doing business with China has changed us more than it’s changed them. The…