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Former Vice President Joe Biden went big Thursday evening at the Democratic primary debate in Houston, declaring that nonviolent criminals should not be in jail. The moment occurred after the 2020 front-runner was asked specifically to explain his plan to release “nonviolent drug offenders from prison.” Biden was asked also to respond to critics who say his plan is not “ambitious enough.” “The fact of the matter is that what’s…

Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate in Houston confirmed what we already knew: Beto O’Rourke needs to sit down, face reality, and drop out. From the beginning of his presidential campaign, O’Rourke has come across as smug rather than substantive. A mediocre man and example of “white privilege” if there ever was one, the sheer audacity of his campaign launch was astounding: Imagine losing a Senate race, but thinking you somehow then…

A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday for the Bahamas, less than two weeks after Hurricane Dorian devastated the commonwealth’s northwest region as a Category 5 hurricane. The U.S. National Weather Service issued an advisory warning that tropical storm conditions are expected in the northwest Bahamas, including the Abaco Islands, by late Friday. No significant storm surge is anticipated as the storm is only predicted to give off two to…

Hong Kong (CNN)Taiwan’s ruling party has warned citizens against traveling to Hong Kong or mainland China, saying the situation is “severe,” after a Taiwanese businessman was detained following a visit to the protest-wracked city. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘world/2019/03/14/china-taiwan-relationship-explained-matt-rivers-lon-orig.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_7’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘const-article-inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160114033413-taiwan-election-one-china-rivers-jiang-pkg-00003623-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160114033413-taiwan-election-one-china-rivers-jiang-pkg-00003623-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160114033413-taiwan-election-one-china-rivers-jiang-pkg-00003623-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160114033413-taiwan-election-one-china-rivers-jiang-pkg-00003623-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160114033413-taiwan-election-one-china-rivers-jiang-pkg-00003623-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160114033413-taiwan-election-one-china-rivers-jiang-pkg-00003623-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160114033413-taiwan-election-one-china-rivers-jiang-pkg-00003623-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView…

David J. Phillip/AP If you want a look at the kind of government Bernie Sanders envisions, steer clear of Venezuela, the Vermont senator said on Thursday, “In terms of democratic socialism, to equate what goes on in Venezuela with what I believe is extremely unfair,” Sanders said in response to co-moderator Jorge Ramos. “I agree with (what) goes on in Canada and Scandinavia, guaranteeing health care to all people as…

Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate in Houston confirmed what we already knew: Beto O’Rourke needs to sit down, face reality, and drop out. From the beginning of his presidential campaign, O’Rourke has come across as smug rather than substantive. A mediocre man and example of “white privilege” if there ever was one, the sheer audacity of his campaign launch was astounding: Imagine losing a Senate race, but thinking you somehow then…

Andrew Yang has drawn cheers, jeers, chuckles, and even legal scrutiny for his odd plan to give 10 American families $1,000 a month for the next year, paid out of his campaign coffers. This is actually a great plan. And here’s why: 1. It’s a field test of a policy proposalNothing is less scientific in America than public policy. Looking for evidence is unheard of, much less conducting experiments. Yang…

Sen. Kamala Harris ridiculed President Trump by implying that, deep down, he is a very small person. During a discussion on the president’s trade policies and stance on North Korea, Harris attempted to analyze the presidential psyche. “He reminds me of that guy on The Wizard of Oz,” the California senator said, referring to the Wizard of Oz himself. “You know, when you pull back the curtain, it’s a really…

(CNN)The man then-candidate Donald Trump called “my African American” at a 2016 rally is leaving the Republican Party and no longer supports the President. ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘politics/2019/08/13/kth-donald-trump-racist-comments-sot-vpx-ac360.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_9’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘const-article-inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190812202345-kth-donald-trump-racist-comments-sot-vpx-ac360-00000000-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190812202345-kth-donald-trump-racist-comments-sot-vpx-ac360-00000000-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190812202345-kth-donald-trump-racist-comments-sot-vpx-ac360-00000000-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190812202345-kth-donald-trump-racist-comments-sot-vpx-ac360-00000000-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190812202345-kth-donald-trump-racist-comments-sot-vpx-ac360-00000000-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190812202345-kth-donald-trump-racist-comments-sot-vpx-ac360-00000000-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190812202345-kth-donald-trump-racist-comments-sot-vpx-ac360-00000000-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl = ”,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if…

Multiple candidates still seek a breakout moment as they try to cut into the support enjoyed by the top three polling contenders. Biden, Sanders and Warren each have more than 16% of support in the latest national RealClearPolitics survey average — no other candidate gets more than 6.5%. Notably, Biden and Warren will share the stage for the first time in the 2020 debate cycle on Thursday night. Warren has…

The Justice Department rejected former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s appeal to avoid criminal charges for lying to federal agents. “The Department rejected your appeal of the United States Attorney’s Office’s decision in this matter. Any further inquiries should be directed to the United States Attorney’s Office,” said an email sent to McCabe’s attorneys, a source close to McCabe’s legal team told the Washington Examiner. Last month McCabe’s lawyers met…

The Trump administration rolled back a major Obama-era clean water regulation on Thursday, reversing protections for certain waterways and wetlands that had fallen into a legal grey area after a series of Supreme Court challenges. Announced by Environment Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler during an event at the headquarters of the National Association of Manufacturers, a trade group that had long lobbied for the 2015 rule to be repealed, the…

All six crewmembers were asleep aboard a scuba diving boat off the Southern California coast when a fire broke out in the middle of the night, killing 34 people who were trapped in a bunkroom below the main deck, federal investigators announced Thursday. Boats like the Conception, which caught fire around 3 a.m. on September 2 and sank, are required to have a crewmember keep watch at night. The National…

Aurora Cannabis exec says he is “very worried” about vaping… “In Canada, it’s very different, and we’re heavily regulated by Health Canada, which is a good thing,” Executive Chairman Michael Singer says. Health and Scienceread more

Congress The committee approved guidelines for its impeachment probe, while the speaker avoided the issue at a news conference. By ANDREW DESIDERIO 09/12/2019 10:01 AM EDT Updated 09/12/2019 12:54 PM EDT 2019-09-12T12:54-0400 The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved the parameters for its impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump — Democrats’ most significant step to date on the issue, even as Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeatedly sidestepped the i-word at a…

“The rule that was developed in 2015 was a significant overreach,” said Don Parrish, director of regulatory relations with the American Farm Bureau Federation, which has lobbied for the repeal and replacement of the rule. “It overstepped the limit of protecting clean water and tried to regulate land use. It created liabilities that can end up putting farmers in jail.” He was referring to actions like using pesticides, he said….

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other senators received a message from business leaders Thursday, urging them to take action on gun violence in the U.S. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc via Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other senators received a message from business leaders Thursday, urging them to take action on gun violence in the U.S….

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a brief but pointed dissent Wednesday evening from a Supreme Court order that effectively locked nearly all Central American migrants out of the asylum process. Asylum allows foreign nationals who face certain forms of persecution to seek refuge in the United States. The Court’s order is temporary, and it only allows the asylum ban to remain in effect while the case is working its way through…

CLOSE The Coast Guard released helicopter footage of the California boat fire that killed dozens of people. USA TODAY The Coast Guard has issued a safety bulletin following the California boat fire that killed 34 people, recommending commercial boat operators limit unsupervised charging of cellphones and other electronic devices.  A preliminary report on the Labor Day fire that destroyed the dive ship Conception near Santa Cruz Island could be issued…