Connor McClelland is a democratic socialist. He says it’s because of where he’s from. “I’m originally from West Virginia, and so every time I go home, you see the mountains are just cleared. The trees are gone. Coal dust covers the roads. But like, no one’s life is improving there. It’s just extraction. It’s extraction…… MORE
A Democratic Florida lawmaker on Friday said Sen. Bernie Sanders’ partial defense of life under Cuban dictator Fidel Castro imperils the party’s ability to win the critical swing state in the presidential election. “It’s not only his comments on the Castro regime but also on (President Nicolás) Maduro in Venezuela. He seems totally insensitive,” Rep.…… MORE
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders holds substantial leads in the two largest states to vote in next week’s Super Tuesday lineup of primaries, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in California and Texas. In Texas, Sanders holds 29% support among likely primary voters, former Vice President Joe Biden has 20%, former New York Mayor…… MORE
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler is requesting the Justice Department provide information and access to 15 individuals currently or previously employed by the DOJ who were connected to the prosecution of Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump and other politically sensitive cases. In a letter to Attorney General William Barr sent on…… MORE
Donald Trump Jr. is Donald Trump in extremis. If the President pushes boundaries, his oldest son crashes through them with glee. Witness this interview that Don Jr. did with “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning: Brian Kilmeade: And so now we’re getting to sprint towards November for — to — to see if your dad…… MORE
CNN will conduct extended interviews with seven Democratic presidential candidates on the eve of the crucial Super Tuesday contests, when 14 states and one US territory will vote, the network announced Friday. On March 2, the current frontrunner Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will be interviewed at 8 p.m. ET., followed by former Vice President Joe…… MORE
Advertising spending in the 2020 presidential race just barreled past the $1 billion mark, driven by Michael Bloomberg‘s relentless rounds of commercials promoting himself as the alternative to President Donald Trump. Bloomberg, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, accounts for more than half of all the spending, as he has plowed more than $501…… MORE
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared irritated almost immediately during Friday’s Iran hearing on Capitol Hill as Democrats used their very first question to grill the top US diplomat on the administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. That initial exchange set the tone as several Democrats seized the opportunity to make their frustrations known, drawing…… MORE
The stock market is having its worst week since 2008. Officials are scrambling to trace the first US case of coronavirus not linked to travel. And the man in charge of the country’s response to the virus is heading to Florida to raise money for the Republican Party. Vice President Mike Pence is billed as…… MORE
South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, the third highest-ranking Democrat in the House, said Friday that Democrats are concerned about picking a presidential nominee who “would cause down-ballot carnage” to Democrats running for as other offices, in an apparent reference to front-runner Sen. Bernie Sanders. Some House Democrats have already expressed significant unease at the prospect…… MORE
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