WASHINGTON (AP) — The tension between supporters of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton resurfaced on Tuesday after the Vermont senator announced his second run for the White House. Longtime Clinton aide Philippe Reines tweeted that the media had given Sanders a “WELCOME BACK!” reception despite his 2016 primary loss while telling Clinton to “go away.” Read more about Sanders announcement revives criticism from Clinton backers[…]
The Latest on the presidential candidates (all times EST): 3:15 p.m. Kamala Harris is letting voters in New Hampshire know that she does not consider herself a democratic socialist. On Monday, she stopped by The Common Man restaurant in Concord, greeting patrons and having lunch with Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster. Soon after, she went to Read more about The Latest: Harris says she’s not a democratic socialist[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren gave a nod to the first two Native Americans elected to Congress. Sen. Jeff Merkley got a moment on-camera with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. And virtually all of the Democrats who would be president have reached out to freshman Rep. Joe Cunningham in early-voting South Carolina. Think of it as dancing Read more about Belles of the ball: Dem freshmen courted by 2020 hopefuls[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former chief liaison to Congress is returning to the White House as chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Marc Short will begin his new role in mid-March. Short left the White House less than a year ago. He had worked Read more about Trump’s ex-Hill chief returning as Pence’s chief of staff[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president’s former lawyer cast him as a racist and a con man who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex, and who lied throughout the 2016 election campaign about his business interests in Russia. A day after publicly testifying Read more about Cohen’s damning testimony about Trump alleges lie after lie[…]
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren told New Hampshire Democrats on Friday that she proposed a universal child care plan because no American family should experience the desperation she did as a working mother to find safe, reliable, quality child care. “We’re the richest country in the history of the planet,” Warren told a Read more about Sen. Warren: Every family deserves high-quality child care[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered Roger Stone not to discuss his criminal case with anyone and issued a stinging reprimand Thursday over the longtime Trump confidant’s decision to post a photo on Instagram of the judge with what appeared to be the crosshairs of a gun. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Read more about Judge imposes gag order on Trump confidant Stone after post[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s appearances this week before Congress (all times local): 11:45 p.m. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, says the American people can decide “exactly who is telling the truth” after he testifies publicly in a highly-anticipated House Oversight and Reform committee hearing Wednesday. Read more about The Latest: Trump’s ex-lawyer ends initial day of interviews[…]
NEW YORK (AP) — Stepping further toward a 2020 presidential run than he ever has before, former Vice President Joe Biden declared Tuesday that his family — including his grandchildren — are encouraging him to launch a White House bid. “There’s a consensus,” Biden told an excited crowd during an appearance at the University of Read more about Biden: ‘The most important people in my life want me to run’[…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will file a resolution Friday aimed at blocking the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump has issued to help finance his wall along the Southwest border, teeing up a clash over billions of dollars, immigration policy and the Constitution’s separation of powers. Though the effort seems almost certain to Read more about Democrats’ resolution against Trump emergency coming Friday[…]