Jon Ward
Senior Political Correspondent- Yahoo News
'Racist and un-American': Harris condemns Trump for latest attacks on Democrats
Kamala Harris labeled President Trump’s comment that Democratic congresswomen should return to their countries of origin as a racist trope and said he is failing to unite the country.
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Race is 'America's Achilles' heel,' Harris tells African-American group
Speaking to an African-American fraternity's annual conference Saturday, Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris warned that Russia is seeking to divide Americans along racial lines.
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People 'have no clue' how much data Facebook and Google collect, antitrust advocate says
Most people have "no clue" how much data big tech companies are collecting about them, and the risks of this electronic surveillance are great, said an advocate for stricter regulation.
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As Kamala Harris surges, a question looms: What to do about Iowa?
Sen. Kamala Harris’s three-day trip to Iowa, which starts today, would have been just another 2020 campaign story only a week ago.
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Harris's confrontation with Biden a defining moment for first debates
A stunning exchange between Biden and Harris overshadowed everything else that took place Wednesday and Thursday nights, as 20 Democratic hopefuls paraded to the stage over two nights to try to generate attention and enthusiasm for their candidacies.
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Here's the one thing Democratic candidates want you to remember about them after tonight's debate
On Thursday, people will set summer relaxation aside and turn their attention to politics, since this is the debate at which most top-tier candidates will appear.
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Bernie to launch livestream TV channel to tell stories of poor and working class
Bernie Sanders was frustrated in 2016 that the media covered candidates more than voters. So he's launching his own livestream channel to change that, and to build his own base of support.
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'Shared power is the only thing that can save us,' progressive Christian leader says
"Transformation requires people changing. And I don't think most people change when they're defensive," said a progressive religious leader who grew up in white conservative evangelicalism and now advocates for racial justice.
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Roy Moore announces new Senate campaign
Roy Moore’s announcement that he would once again run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama sent a shudder through the Republican Party and raised a question: Could the GOP have avoided this scenario by uniting early around a credible consensus candidate?
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'It's a bunch of malarkey': Biden blasts Trump for stirring racial tensions
Former Vice President Joe Biden told an anti-poverty gathering Monday that President Trump has pitted racial groups against one another, but pushed back against criticism of his calls for bipartisan compromise.
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Hickenlooper reverses course, denounces Sanders's embrace of 'democratic socialism'
John Hickenlooper, one of more than 20 Democratic hopefuls for the 2020 presidential election, took a definitive step away from the left during a speech Thursday in Washington.
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House bill would help media companies bargain with Facebook and Google
A House panel held its first hearing Tuesday to consider legislation that would attempt to give news companies great power to negotiate with major social and search platforms like Facebook and Google.
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Trump wants to 'murder the very idea of truth,' but impeachment would make him a 'martyr,' says conservative critic
Pete Wehner is a prominent conservative critic of Donald Trump who worries that impeachment would make the president a “martyr” and further inflame American politics.
Yahoo NewsSupreme Court rulings on gerrymandering set to shape elections for the next decade
A ruling expected this month from the Supreme Court will have a far-reaching effect on the balance of power in Congress and in state legislatures around the country for over a decade from now.
Yahoo NewsImpeachment fever will test Pelosi's grip as Congress returns this week
The Washington Post's Paul Kane talks about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's tough balancing act: getting Democrats to support her cautious approach to considering impeachment of President Trump.
Yahoo News'Fresher options' may replace Bernie Sanders as preference of young voters
Bernie Sanders may have captured the hearts of young voters in 2016 and be leading them now, but one observer of youth politics thinks that that advantage may evaporate.
Yahoo NewsA 'new establishment' is needed, digital pioneer says
“In many ways since I wrote the book things have come more apart,” Mele said in an interview on the Yahoo News podcast “The Long Game.”
Yahoo NewsEliminating the legislative filibuster is growing more likely
Some Democratic presidential candidates are calling to eliminate the filibuster for legislation, a measure that would allow the Senate to pass laws with a simple 51-vote majority, rather than the current requirement of a 60-vote supermajority.
Yahoo NewsDemocratic adviser on 2020: 'We could blow this'
The 62-year old Democratic consultant believes his party will produce a nominee to run against President Trump on a hopeful, uniting message.
Yahoo NewsEvangelicals have a generational divide over racial issues, aid group leader says
The generational divide among white evangelicals over issues of race and social justice has given the group a more conservative reputation than is merited, but that will change in the coming decade.
Yahoo NewsAmid the rise of celebrity politicians, Joseph Kennedy III pushes substance over style
Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-Mass., became a vocal proponent on mental health after disclosing his own battles.
Yahoo NewsHow Democratic Party insiders could make a comeback at the 2020 convention
Democrats last year moved to restrict the role of superdelegates in presidential primaries in the hopes of convincing voters to put more trust in the party, but the size and structure of the 2020 primary now threatens to undermine that plan.
Yahoo NewsThe battle over 'dark money' is back
Democrats say the FEC has been made useless since a block of GOP commissioners began voting against enforcement at the same time the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to dark money.
