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Roger Stone Can No Longer Talk About His Case — Or Robert Mueller — After Posting A Photo Of The Judge With Crosshairs
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 23:31:59 -0500
Stone testified in his defense on Thursday, saying he was "kicking myself over my own stupidity" for posting a photo of the judge on Instagram with what appeared to be a crosshairs symbol. The judge said his apology "rings quite hollow."
Democratic Socialists Of America Is Preparing To Potentially Launch A National Campaign To Back Bernie Sanders’ 2020 Campaign
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:11:51 -0500
“DSA could play an important role in supporting Sanders,” the organization told members after the senator announced his campaign.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancbrooks/bernie-sanders-socialist-dsa-2020
The Supreme Court Has Limited How Much Private Property States Can Seize
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:42:53 -0500
The Eighth Amendment bars the federal government from imposing excessive fines. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court held that the limit also applies to states and cities.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisgeidner/civil-asset-forfeiture-supreme-court
A Former Trump Staffer Filed A Class Action To Invalidate All Of The Campaign’s Nondisclosure Agreements
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:25:45 -0500
Jessica Denson, who worked for the Trump campaign in 2016, is arguing the language of the nondisclosure and nondisparagement agreements that all staffers had to sign is unlawful.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Back At The Supreme Court
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:55:39 -0500
The justice attended Tuesday's arguments — the first time since having surgery for lung cancer in December.
Bernie Sanders Is Running For President
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:25:44 -0500
"We began the political revolution in the 2016 campaign, and now it's time to move that revolution forward," he said in an interview Tuesday morning.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katherinemiller/bernie-sanders-president-running-decision-2020
Kamala Harris Says She'd Support Changing Columbus Day To "Indigenous Peoples’ Day"
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:25:39 -0500
Harris also said in New Hampshire on Monday that she would support making Election Day a federal holiday as part of a new Voting Rights Act.
Roger Stone Posted A Photo Of The Judge Presiding Over His Case Next To Crosshairs
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:56:27 -0500
Stone deleted the post and published a statement saying, "any inference that this was meant to somehow threaten the Judge or disrespect court is categorically false."
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/roger-stone-instagram-judge-photo
Joe Biden Once Spoke At Strom Thurmond's Memorial Service. How Do People Feel About That Now?
Sun, 17 Feb 2019 18:05:33 -0500
Nearly 20 years ago, Biden eulogized Strom Thurmond, who began his long political career as a segregationist. Some South Carolina Democrats still say that's a good thing — but politics has changed a lot.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/henrygomez/joe-biden-strom-thurmond-eulogy
Trump's National Emergency Just Got Its First Legal Challenge
Sat, 16 Feb 2019 23:25:46 -0500
Legal advocacy group Public Citizen filed suit on behalf of landowners in Texas and an environmental group. More lawsuits are expected.
Mueller's Office Says Paul Manafort Is Facing As Much As 24 Years In Prison — In Just One Of His Cases
Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:25:42 -0500
Prosecutors did not make a specific recommendation about how much time they think Manafort should spend behind bars.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/paul-manafort-mueller-prison-memo-virginia
Primaries Are Where Politics Happens Today, And That's Why The Amazon Deal Died
Sat, 16 Feb 2019 06:25:37 -0500
The old cliché is all politics is local. Today, our most meaningful politics happens during the primaries — and that's what doomed Amazon in New York.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/bensmith/the-amazon-deal-died-in-the-democratic-primaries
A Judge Ruled Roger Stone Can Still Talk To The Press, Just Not In Front Of The Courthouse
Sat, 16 Feb 2019 03:25:39 -0500
Stone's lawyers, prosecutors, and lawyers for witnesses are barred from making statements to the press or in public "that pose a substantial likelihood of material prejudice to this case."
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/judge-roger-stone-gag-order-media
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Got Dragged For Suggesting People Who Are “Unwilling To Work” Should Get Paid. Advocates Say That’s The Point.
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 23:31:20 -0500
“This idea that somehow people who are unwilling to work are bad or lazy is a horrible idea.”
2020 Campaigns Are Prioritizing Sexual Harassment Policies In Response To #MeToo
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:59:52 -0500
From "exhaustive" legal reviews and custom trainings to ensuring more ways to report allegations, sexual harassment and misconduct policies are no longer an afterthought for high-profile campaigns.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tariniparti/me-too-2020-campaigns-hr-sexual-harassment
Trump Said He "Didn't Need" To Declare An Emergency To Build The Wall And Liberal Lawyers Are Thrilled
Sat, 16 Feb 2019 02:25:34 -0500
"Keep talking mr president," Omar Jadwat, the head of the ACLU's Immigrants Rights Project, tweeted.
Twitter Suspended A DC Think Tank For Violating Its Rules Against Fake Accounts
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:25:52 -0500
BuzzFeed News previously revealed the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology was using fake accounts to promote its work. Now it's under scrutiny again.
Rep. Lauren Underwood Says Gun Control Measures Are Long Overdue, 11 Years After A Mass Shooting In Illinois
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:31:41 -0500
"I challenge Sen. McConnell and the senators in their Republican caucus to make sure they are bold enough" to pass gun control legislation, Underwood said on BuzzFeed News' AM to DM.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhiprakash/rep-lauren-underwood-gun-control-house-democrats
Trump Will Declare A National Emergency To Build A Wall
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 02:10:18 -0500
The move, which Trump will couple with signing a bill to avoid another government shutdown, is expected to face both legal and congressional challenges.
Bill Barr, Who Told Senators He’d Protect Mueller’s Investigation, Has Been Confirmed As Attorney General
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 20:00:57 -0500
The new attorney general would run a very similar Justice Department to his predecessor. He's also said he doesn’t believe special counsel Robert Mueller would engage in a “witch hunt."
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/dominicholden/bill-barr-confirmed-attorney-general
The Trump Administration Admits Disaster Relief For Puerto Rico Was Delayed By The Shutdown
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:44:54 -0500
In a letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren, a HUD official said the funds could not be fully accessed until the shutdown was over.
A Judge Found That Paul Manafort Lied To Investigators After Signing A Plea Deal With Mueller's Office
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 02:07:29 -0500
Prosecutors established that Manafort intentionally made false statements about his contacts with longtime associate Konstantin Kilimnik and another DOJ investigation, a judge found.
A Florida Mayor Is Thinking About Running For President And It's Not Andrew Gillum
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 01:05:05 -0500
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancbrooks/wayne-messam-president-mayor-florida
FEMA Director Brock Long Has Resigned After Two Years And Multiple Controversies
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:30:16 -0500
Long was criticized for his management of the agency's response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and his use of government cars for personal business.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhiprakash/fema-director-brock-long-resigns
DOJ Employees Sent A Letter Highlighting The Lack Of Gender Diversity In Top Positions
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:49:35 -0500
Of 50 senior posts across 11 offices at the Justice Department, one is held by a woman, according to a letter sent to DOJ leadership by an internal gender diversity group.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/justice-department-gender-diversity-equality-letter
Republicans Plan To “Wage War” Against The Green New Deal For The 2020 Elections
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:44:54 -0500
“This was a mistake by Democrats because it took an issue they have been winning on and turned it into a liability,” said a Republican strategist.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/republicans-green-new-deal-2020-elections
Advocates Say The Repeated Threats Of A Government Shutdown Are Hurting Low-Income Tenants
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:55:14 -0500
“I am very afraid of the long-term impact the last shutdown has had — and heaven forbid this happens again.”
After Shutting Down The Government, Trump’s Getting Even Less Wall Money Than Democrats Originally Offered
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:25:33 -0500
Trump blasted the deal Tuesday but also said he does not expect another government shutdown. He’ll have to sign off on the deal by Friday to avoid one.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/trump-less-wall-money-democrats-government-shutdown
Who Is Tulsi Gabbard? She Doesn't Like What You've Probably Heard
Mon, 18 Feb 2019 01:25:36 -0500
On her first trip to Iowa, the Hawaii lawmaker did all the normal things before friendly crowds — answered questions, shook hands, posed for photos — but the first month of Gabbard’s campaign has hardly been normal.
Donald Trump Helped Give Beto O'Rourke A Hometown Send-Off
Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:26:29 -0500
Thousands of people came out to protest the president’s border wall — and spent a lot of time cheering for a Beto presidential run.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lissandravilla/beto-orourke-donald-trump-rally-el-paso
Beto O’Rourke Calls The Green New Deal “The Best Proposal” He’s Seen For Addressing Climate Change
Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:55:29 -0500
“I'm really excited about the leadership there to meet our commitment to the generations that follow.”
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lissandravilla/beto-orourke-green-new-deal-el-paso
Black Officials In Virginia Have A List Of Demands For The Governor And Attorney General If They Won’t Resign
Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:30:48 -0500
Lawmakers and activists in Virginia will protest at the governor’s mansion on Wednesday over Ralph Northam's refusal to resign amid a blackface scandal.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/ralph-northam-mark-herring-lawmaker-demands
Ralph Northam Will Launch A “Listening Tour” About Race Amid Blackface Scandal
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 23:39:31 -0500
Plans to recalibrate the governor’s legislative agenda to focus on race are coming into focus.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/ralph-northam-listening-tour-hbcu
One Of Donald Trump’s New Attorneys Recently Left His Global Law Firm
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 23:41:03 -0500
Marc Mukasey, a former law partner of Rudy Giuliani, left Greenberg Traurig in mid-January to launch his own firm.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisgeidner/marc-mukasey-trump-giuliani
Rep. Ilhan Omar Has Apologized For Using “Anti-Semitic Tropes” In a Tweet After Democratic Leaders Criticized Her
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 22:13:02 -0500
Omar suggested in a tweet that support for Israel was “all about the Benjamins,” earning her criticism from both parties.
Kamala Harris Said Marijuana “Gives A Lot Of People Joy” As She Reiterated Her Support For Legalization
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 01:25:47 -0500
Harris, who recently announced her White House bid, told the hosts of The Breakfast Club she had smoked weed in college.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancbrooks/kamala-harris-marijuana-support
Trump’s "Low-Profile" "Ultimate Loyalist" Now Has More Power Ahead Of 2020
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:10:33 -0500
Tommy Hicks Jr., a longtime friend of the Trump family, was recently named cochair of the Republican National Committee.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tariniparti/trump-tommy-hicks-rnc-co-chair
Rep. Seth Moulton Is Thinking About Running For President
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:03:37 -0500
“I think we need someone who you know for whom standing up to a bully like Donald Trump isn’t the biggest challenge he or she has ever faced in life," Moulton told BuzzFeed News.
Amy Klobuchar Announced She's Running For President, In A Snowstorm
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:11:07 -0500
The Democrat has been elected by huge margins in Minnesota, where she's built a reputation for bipartisanship. Over the last week, her reputation as a very demanding boss has also emerged.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyhensleyclancy/amy-klobuchar-decision-president-2020
Ralph Northam Said He's "Not Going Anywhere" And Intends To Stay In Office To Help Virginia "Heal"
Sun, 10 Feb 2019 18:05:14 -0500
The governor—who admitted to previously wearing blackface—told CBS' Gayle King that he won't step down, and that he'll help the state move forward.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancbrooks/ralph-northam-cbs-heal-not-resign
Here’s Why So Many Americans Feel Cheated By Their Student Loans
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:25:38 -0500
A social and financial divide is forming — between those who have student debt, and those who do not — that will have ramifications for decades to come.
A Second Woman Has Accused Virginia's Lt. Governor Of Sexual Assault, Prompting Calls For Him To Resign
Sat, 09 Feb 2019 01:59:45 -0500
The woman, Meredith Watson, says Fairfax raped her in 2000 when the two were students at Duke University.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/justin-fairfax-second-accuser-sexual-assault
Rep. Tim Ryan Is Heading To Iowa And New Hampshire As He Considers Running For President
Fri, 08 Feb 2019 23:05:14 -0500
“I don’t know how much longer we can fall behind before we can’t catch up," Tim Ryan told BuzzFeed News.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Plans To Survive By Changing His Agenda To Focus On Race
Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:25:35 -0500
The governor — reading "Roots" and "The Case for Reparations" — has brought on a new team to help, and is committed to pursuing a bold policy agenda to help make amends.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/darrensands/virginia-gov-ralph-northam-survival-plan
Staffers, Documents Show Amy Klobuchar’s Wrath Toward Her Aides
Sun, 10 Feb 2019 22:25:31 -0500
"It’s hard to explain the anxiety that permeates the office," a former staffer for the Minnesota Democrat told BuzzFeed News.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyhensleyclancy/amy-klobuchar-staff-2020-election
Howard Schultz’s Pitch To Fix America Is A Lot Like His Pitch To Fix The NBA. That Resulted In A Disaster.
Sat, 09 Feb 2019 01:06:50 -0500
The last time Schultz took a big step outside of Starbucks, he bought the Seattle SuperSonics. Just a few years later, the NBA team was sold and moved to Oklahoma.
Planned Parenthood Is Losing Top Political Aides As Its Staff Worries Over Its Changing Direction
Fri, 08 Feb 2019 20:50:27 -0500
The executive director of Planned Parenthood’s political arm and their political outreach director announced their departures Thursday, but Planned Parenthood says nothing has changed.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emaoconnor/planned-parenthood-political-aides-leaving-leana-wen
The Supreme Court Has Put A Louisiana Abortion Law On Hold For Now
Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:32:27 -0500
It was a 5–4 vote, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the more liberal justices.
How A 92-Year-Old Congressman Became The Hilarious Leader Of Resistance Twitter
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:25:49 -0500
Former Rep. John Dingell, who served in Congress for nearly 60 years, died Thursday. He mastered Twitter early on and kept serving up memes and jokes even in his final days.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahmimms/rep-john-dingell-congress-died-twitter-king
Democrats Already Have A Big 2020 Hacking Problem
Fri, 08 Feb 2019 02:01:01 -0500
The Democratic National Committee, worried about appearing partial to a specific candidate, has not spoken directly with 2020 campaigns about cybersecurity.
Link : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/democrats-cybersecurity-2020-election-hacks