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Democrats get feisty in final stages of first debate of 2020 campaign Democrats tried to speak Spanish at the debate. How’d they do? Your top questions about every Democratic presidential candidate, answered

Supreme Court effectively blocks census citizenship question for… The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a setback to the Trump administration’s plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, effectively blocking the addition of… Politicsread more

The first Democratic presidential debate featured random monologues in Spanish, a testy debate between Tulsi Gabbard and Tim Ryan, and almost no mention of the candidate polling better than everyone else in the Democratic field: Joe Biden. The challengers were reticent to mention the front-runner (why didn’t the moderators bring him up?) instead choosing to make an affirmative case for their own agenda and Trump #resistance bona fides. But Biden…

The Democratic debates seemed set up to be a disaster: Too many people on stage with too much to discuss. Instead, Wednesday night was a moment of hope in the midst of a deep political depression. Regardless of your political views, the first debate, featuring 10 candidates, was reassuring and even inspiring. All 10 people on stage were (for the most part) cogent, competent, serious, and passionate. It’s a shame…

Beto O’Rourke was asked a straightforward question by MSNBC host Savannah Guthrie during the Democratic debate about what top marginal tax rate he would support. Naturally, O’Rourke ignored it entirely. In his usual pretentious and hand-wavy style, the former Texas congressman sidestepped the question, instead launching into a long monologue about wealth inequality and an “economy that is rigged for corporations and the very wealthy.” Yet he knew he couldn’t…

This unusual trend is providing key support for US stocks, Citi… The stock market is shrinking for several key reasons, but there’s a way for investors to maneuver it, says Citi Research strategist Robert Buckland. Trading Nationread more

Well, Ross, we can argue about Mueller on the podcast after July 17. As for tonight, as someone who wakes up in the middle of the night worrying about this primary, I feel pretty good. I still think Warren is on the rise, and nothing happened to humiliate the party. How about you two?

Cuban migrants are escorted by Mexican immigration officials in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in April, as they cross the Paso del Norte International bridge to be processed as asylum seekers on the U.S. side of the border. Christian Torres/AP hide caption toggle caption Christian Torres/AP Cuban migrants are escorted by Mexican immigration officials in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in April, as they cross the Paso del Norte International bridge to be processed…

And thanks to all the chatters. This was fun. Let’s do it again. Oh, wait, we will. Tomorrow. Same time, same place.

Beto O’Rourke was asked a straightforward question by MSNBC host Savannah Guthrie during the Democratic debate about what top marginal tax rate he would support. Naturally, O’Rourke ignored it entirely. In his usual pretentious and hand-wavy style, the former Texas congressman sidestepped the question, instead launching into a long monologue about wealth inequality and an “economy that is rigged for corporations and the very wealthy.” Yet he knew he couldn’t…

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, their claims largely checked out. But not always. A look at the rhetoric from the…

President Donald Trump said China has devalued its currency to make its exported goods cheaper, so consumers are not facing higher costs. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images Trade By PRADNYA JOSHI 06/26/2019 12:22 PM EDT Updated 06/26/2019 04:34 PM EDT 2019-06-26T04:34-0400 President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was prepared to impose additional tariffs on China if talks this week don’t end in progress, but suggested additional duties could start at a…

Video What topics can we expect the first Democratic presidential debate to cover? Trump campaign advisory board member Madison Gesiotto and Democratic strategist Kevin Walling look ahead. As Democrats descend on Miami for their first presidential debate, it’s a good time to reflect on the fact that President Trump has kept his promise to nominate great conservative judges, with the Senate approving 125 judges since Trump took office — including 40 since…

Hours before taking the debate stage, Ms. Warren traveled to Homestead, a South Florida facility for unaccompanied migrant children that is often referred to as a detention center. Homestead has become a symbol, in some political and immigration activist circles, of the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies, which once officially included separating children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Ms. Warren climbed up on a stepladder to wave to…

(CNN)Another photo of a parent and child near the river that divides the United States and Mexico has sparked an outcry — online and in halls of power. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘world/2019/06/16/african-migrants-detained-mexico-holmes-pkg-vpx.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_30’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘const-article-inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190615234028-african-migrants-mexico-border-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190615234028-african-migrants-mexico-border-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190615234028-african-migrants-mexico-border-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190615234028-african-migrants-mexico-border-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190615234028-african-migrants-mexico-border-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190615234028-african-migrants-mexico-border-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190615234028-african-migrants-mexico-border-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl…

Congress is debating emergency humanitarian aid to care for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. The need is obvious. With virtually no barrier to stop them, thousands of migrants are crossing illegally into the United States every day. More than a million will come this year. U.S. law prevents border officials from quickly returning them. While they are being processed, some of the migrants, including children, are being kept temporarily in…

Reddit has restricted access to a popular pro-Trump community forum over threats of violence directed toward officials and police in Oregon, Reddit announced on Wednesday. A screen capture of the warning that now accompanies Reddit’s “The_Donald” community forum hide caption toggle caption A screen capture of the warning that now accompanies Reddit’s “The_Donald” community forum Reddit has restricted access to a popular pro-Trump community forum over threats of violence directed…

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