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A Top Adviser To Beto O’Rourke Has Left His Presidential Campaign
Sun, 21 Apr 2019 21:25:38 -0400
Becky Bond has left O’Rourke’s fledgling presidential campaign, an O’Rourke spokesperson confirmed. Her deputy, Zack Malitz, has also departed.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/beto-orourke-becky-bond-campaign
Inside The Plastic Heart Of Congress
Sat, 20 Apr 2019 15:06:35 -0400
A new book from the authors of Politico Playbook promises an inside glimpse at our congressional leadership during the time of Trump.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katherinemiller/playbook-axios-congress-hill-die-on
What Do Americans Think About Weed? Here’s A Major National Poll On Politics And Use.
Sat, 20 Apr 2019 13:06:40 -0400
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/dominicholden/marijuana-poll-420-american-use-legalization
Elizabeth Warren Wants The House To Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against Donald Trump
Fri, 19 Apr 2019 22:50:26 -0400
“The severity of this misconduct demands that elected officials in both parties set aside political considerations and do their constitutional duty,” Warren said Friday.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancbrooks/elizabeth-warren-impeach-trump
Ben Carson Wants To Evict Families With Undocumented Immigrants From Public Housing
Fri, 19 Apr 2019 19:35:37 -0400
Carson says the new rule will reduce long waitlists for public housing for citizens. Housing advocates say all it will do is split up families with mixed immigration status.
Forgiving Joe Biden
Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:30:22 -0400
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/bensmith/joe-biden-2020-president-touching
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Donald Trump Should Be Investigated And Possibly Impeached For Obstruction
Fri, 19 Apr 2019 01:03:35 -0400
The congresswoman said she will be supporting an impeachment resolution that one of her colleagues introduced earlier this year.
Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential Run Has Many LGBT Democrats Eager For Their Obama Moment
Fri, 19 Apr 2019 00:55:44 -0400
Among the LGBT community luminaries signing on with Buttigieg: Barry Karas, a top fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/henrygomez/mayor-pete-buttigieg-lgbt-support-obama
This Article About The Mueller Report Is [Redacted]
Thu, 18 Apr 2019 21:52:30 -0400
Roughly a third of the 448-page Mueller report had at least one redaction on it, including about 12 pages that were entirely blacked out.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhiprakash/mueller-report-redactions-bill-barr-trump-russia
Donald Trump’s Allies Don’t Expect Him To Go Off On Aides Who Gave Mueller Damaging Information — At Least For Now
Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:50:43 -0400
The special counsel’s report includes accounts from close current and former aides that are unflattering for the president.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tariniparti/donald-trump-mueller-report-aides
Tim Ryan Says Abortion Rights Are At Risk Because Democrats “Keep Losing Elections”
Thu, 18 Apr 2019 18:59:53 -0400
The Ohio representative who is now running for president said his state has been “one of the worst states in the union when it comes to women’s health.”
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancbrooks/tim-ryan-2020-abortion-ohio
House Democrats Are Starting To Call For Bill Barr's Resignation After His Mueller Report Press Conference
Thu, 18 Apr 2019 23:41:49 -0400
“OUR Attorney General acts as Trump’s defense attorney. He can’t represent both. Barr must resign.”
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lissandravilla/bill-barr-resign-democrats-mueller-report
Hoaxes And Misinformation About The Mueller Report Are Already Spreading
Fri, 19 Apr 2019 03:25:30 -0400
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/mueller-report-hoaxes
Mueller Said He Would Have Exonerated Trump On Obstruction If The Evidence Supported It, But He Couldn’t
Fri, 19 Apr 2019 09:25:44 -0400
Mueller and his team declined to make a “prosecutorial judgment” about whether Trump committed obstruction. Attorney General Bill Barr later concluded that the evidence didn’t support that.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/donald-trump-obstruction-mueller-report
Here’s The Mueller Report. Read The Document, Not The Spin.
Fri, 19 Apr 2019 07:25:40 -0400
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, which was released with redactions, said President Trump didn’t commit a crime of obstruction — but that his report “also does not exonerate him.”
Terry McAuliffe Will Not Run For President In 2020
Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:12:35 -0400
“Where can you help people the most and change people’s lives," McAuliffe said Wednesday night. "As you know, it happens at the state level."
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/terry-mcauliffe-2020-president-decision
Beto O’Rourke Has Made Over $1 Million From A Family Investment Company That Dealt In Fossil Fuel And Pharma Stocks
Thu, 18 Apr 2019 01:45:55 -0400
Beto and Amy O’Rourke sold their stake in the LLC controlled by her father in 2014.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyhensleyclancy/beto-orourke-investment-2020
OPINION: I Started The Conversation On Joe Biden — Stop Twisting My Words And Start Talking About Consent
Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:18:00 -0400
Many have tried to excuse and explain away Biden’s inappropriate behavior. It’s time for a real conversation on consent.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lucyflores/opinion-i-started-the-conversation-on-joe-biden-stop
Cory Booker’s New Plan For Voting Rights Is A Glimpse At The Activist Spirit Of His Candidacy
Wed, 17 Apr 2019 21:00:00 -0400
Booker is taking an intersectional message to the cradle of the civil rights movement.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/cory-booker-voting-rights-atlanta
Elizabeth Warren Has The Biggest 2020 Presidential Campaign — And It's Only Growing
Wed, 17 Apr 2019 19:46:44 -0400
Warren has more than 170 people on staff for her campaign, far more than other Democrats in the race, as she burns through her fundraising.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/elizabeth-warren-2020-campaign-staff
Democrats Who Really Like More Than One Presidential Candidate Have Found A Temporary Solution: Give Them All Money
Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:42:33 -0400
A BuzzFeed News analysis shows that donors are willing to give to multiple Democratic presidential candidates, suggesting that voters aren’t worried about a drawn-out primary.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tariniparti/democratic-donors-2020-candidates
Bernie Sanders’ Last 10 Years Of Tax Returns Show He’s Now Among The Millionaires
Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:25:41 -0400
The Vermont senator and presidential candidate has greatly profited from book proceeds over the last several years.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/bernie-sanders-tax-returns-2020
Kirsten Gillibrand Is Endorsing “Actionable” Steps To Close The Racial Wealth Gap
Mon, 15 Apr 2019 23:20:05 -0400
Leading experts’ bold new guidelines are a “crucial roadmap,” the 2020 presidential candidate told BuzzFeed News.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/kirsten-gillibrand-racial-wealth-gap-proposals
Pete Buttigieg Is Officially Running To Be America’s Mayor
Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:28:45 -0400
“Washington politicians and pundits talk about mayors like we’re a different species. And you know what? Maybe they’re right.”
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/henrygomez/mayors-pete-buttigieg-south-bend
Cory Booker’s Campaign Hasn’t Gotten The Candidate’s Memo On His Message Of Urgency
Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:21:29 -0400
Booker made his official launch a tribute to his adopted hometown — and the “impatience” of the civil rights movement.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/cory-booker-newark-civil-rights-hbcu
It Could Be Years Before Julian Assange Steps Foot In The United States
Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:28:39 -0400
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/julian-assange-extradition-us-uk-wikileaks
Opinion: Julian Assange Did A Lot Of Bad Things. Publishing Leaks Isn't One Of Them.
Fri, 12 Apr 2019 22:25:44 -0400
What the WikiLeaks founder did to receive secret military and diplomatic documents — the crime of which he is now accused — is what a free press does every day.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/padraigreidy/wikileaks-assange-leaks-charge
Trump Got What He Wanted — Transgender Soldiers Are Now Banned From The Military
Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:25:48 -0400
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/dominicholden/trump-trans-military-ban-takes-effect
A Federal Judge Compared Trump's Criticism Of The Courts To The KKK And Segregationists
Fri, 12 Apr 2019 20:25:37 -0400
"We are now eyewitnesses to the third great assault on our judiciary," Judge Carlton Reeves said in a speech on Thursday.
Stacey Abrams Says Chuck Schumer Has Been "Relentless But Thoughtful" In Pursuing Her For Senate
Fri, 12 Apr 2019 17:50:25 -0400
As Georgia holds its breath, Abrams suggested to BuzzFeed News' Profile she would have made a decision by now if she weren’t selling a book.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/stacey-abrams-2020-decision-senate
Trump’s Grudge Against Puerto Rico Is Blocking Needed Disaster Aid Across The US
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 23:29:48 -0400
Congress has failed to reach a deal to provide recovery funds for Puerto Rico and several states, due in large part to Trump’s opposition. Now, Congress is taking a two-week break.
Former Obama Administration Lawyer Greg Craig Was Charged With Lying About His Work For Ukraine
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:05:42 -0400
A grand jury indicted Craig on two counts of making false statements in connection with work that linked him to Paul Manafort.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/obama-lawyer-greg-craig-indicted-ukraine
David Bernhardt, A Former Oil And Gas Lobbyist, Is Officially Trump’s New Interior Chief
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 20:58:28 -0400
The former oil and gas lobbyist has been acting interior secretary since January, following Ryan Zinke’s resignation.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/david-bernhardt-interior-chief
Progressive Groups Ask Congress To Investigate Brett Kavanaugh
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:55:11 -0400
More than two dozen groups signed a letter to the House of Representatives urging an investigation into what they characterized as Justice Brett Kavanaugh's "sham confirmation process."
The Inside Story Of The Republican-Backed Super PAC That Helped Get Beto O’Rourke Elected To Congress
Wed, 10 Apr 2019 23:44:20 -0400
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyhensleyclancy/beto-orourke-texas-campaign-pac-2020
Ohio's Governor Just Banned Abortion After A Month And A Half
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:39:43 -0400
Ohio is the seventh state to pass legislation that bans abortion after a heartbeat is detected. So far, none of the legislation has successfully become law.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emaoconnor/abortion-heartbeat-bill-ohio-mike-dewine
Warner Bros. Shut Down Trump’s 2020 Video For Using The “Dark Knight Rises” Score
Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:25:37 -0400
After Trump posted the video on Twitter, people quickly began pointing out that the music is from Hans Zimmer's score for the Batman movie.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adambvary/donald-trump-the-dark-knight-rises-warner-bros
What Happened When Pete Buttigieg Tore Down Houses In Black And Latino South Bend
Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:25:43 -0400
"Everyone wants to find a villain," a South Bend politician said of Mayor Pete Buttigieg's housing program. "This is just how economic development happens."
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/henrygomez/mayor-pete-buttigieg-south-bend-gentrification
A Judge Won't Order The Justice Department To Speed Up Releasing The Mueller Report
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:29:08 -0400
A judge ruled Tuesday that a group that sued for the report failed to show they'd suffer "irreparable harm" if they waited until after Attorney General Bill Barr releases a redacted version of Mueller's report.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/judge-denies-doj-speed-up-mueller-report-foia
Another House Democrat Is Running For President
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:30:07 -0400
"It's official," Eric Swalwell said on The Late Show. "Boy, did it feel good to say that."
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lissandravilla/eric-swalwell-2020-primary-president-democrat
Republicans Are Warning Drug Companies Not To Cooperate With A Congressional Investigation
Sun, 14 Apr 2019 11:25:41 -0400
The House Oversight Committee is attempting to study how drug companies set prescription drug prices, but Republicans have warned the industry that it may be better for them not to cooperate.
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Has Resigned
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:18:35 -0400
Nielsen became the face of the administration’s policy of separating families trying to cross the southern border. The head of Customs and Border Protection will become acting secretary.
The US Supreme Court Is Letting The Trump Administration's Bump Stock Ban Take Effect
Fri, 05 Apr 2019 18:05:55 -0400
A majority of justices on the Supreme Court denied a request to delay the ban while the challengers continue to appeal it.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/bump-stocks-ban-nationwide-gun-control-supreme-court
Kamala Harris Wants Her Teacher Pay Raise Proposal To Bring Young Black Americans To The Profession — And To Her Campaign
Fri, 05 Apr 2019 22:25:38 -0400
“When we close that gap around teacher pay, all communities will benefit,” Harris said Friday at the National Action Network convention.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/kamala-harris-teacher-pay-raise-black-americans
Joe Biden Made Multiple Jokes About Consent In His First Speech Since Allegations Of Inappropriate Contact
Sat, 06 Apr 2019 17:25:26 -0400
“I just want you to know I had permission to hug Lonnie,” Joe Biden said to laughs.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhiprakash/joe-biden-2020-physical-contact-joke
In New Documents, Cohen Says Trump "Instructed" Him To Lie
Thu, 18 Apr 2019 23:21:03 -0400
In a memo submitted to Congress, the president's former lawyer asked for time to help congressional investigators review new evidence.
Lindsey Graham Is Writing A Bill To Take Guns Away From People Deemed Dangerous
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:55:52 -0400
Graham is hoping to get bipartisan support for the bill, which he said will provide grants to states that implement “red flag laws.”
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/lindsey-graham-guns-red-flag-laws
AG Bill Barr Has Ordered Investigations Into Anti-LGBT Discrimination At The Justice Department
Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:39:12 -0400
Barr also signed a statement saying the DOJ will not discriminate against potential employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in response to a request from LGBT workers.
Opinion: Mayor Pete Is More Jimmy Carter Than Barack Obama
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:19:12 -0400
The last time the White House was disgraced by corruption, Americans voted for a straight shooter with clear moral vision. His presidency was a failure.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jhauser/does-mayor-pete-understand-the-presidency
The House Sued Over Trump’s National Emergency
Fri, 05 Apr 2019 21:34:02 -0400
“No one is above the law or the Constitution, not even the President,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.
