Politics
- Andrew Romano
California Rep. Hunter's wife may have flipped on him in corruption case
When Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., was indicted in August 2018 on 60 criminal counts alleging that he spent more than $250,000 in campaign donations on luxury trips, tequila shots, Costco shopping sprees and other personal items, his first reaction was to blame his wife.
- Dylan Stableford
9/11 responder who appeared with Jon Stewart on Capitol Hill is now in hospice care
Lou Alvarez, a 53-year-old former NYPD detective who testified alongside Jon Stewart at last week’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on reauthorizing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, says his cancer has worsened.
- Mike Bebernes
Parkland student loses Harvard offer: Fair or unjust?
Kyle Kashuv, a survivor of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 people dead, says Harvard University has rescinded its admission offer over racist and offensive comments he made when he was 16.
- Casey Darnell
Candidates reveal their — very slightly — embarrassing moments to the Times
Democratic presidential candidates told the New York Times stories about dropping underwear on a plane and wearing cargo shorts to the gym.
- Marquise Francis
Trump supporters in Florida say the president needs a third term
Conservatives at the official launch of the Trump 2020 campaign in Orlando say that illegal immigrants have no place in the U.S. and that if President Trump could have a third term, they would be onboard.
- Kadia Tubman
Joe Biden on racist colleague: 'He never called me boy'
Joe Biden dismissed criticism from “the new New Left” wing of his party that his approach to politics is “old-fashioned” by fondly recalling his experience of “civility” in the Senate as he served with two segregationist senators.
- Dylan Stableford
Trump raises $24.8 million for reelection in less than 24 hours, RNC says
According to the Republican National Committee, the president raised nearly $25 million for his reelection campaign in less than a day.
- Hunter Walker
Trump kicks off new campaign with airing of old grievances
President Trump stuck to his old themes and complaints in his campaign "kickoff" speech in Orlando on Tuesday night. He railed against "fake news," "socialism," investigations into his administration, the Democrats running to replace him, former President Barack Obama and the Clinton family in the speech, which lasted well over an hour.
- Caitlin Dickson
Ex-ICE officials criticize Trump's tweet about upcoming deportation sweep
President Trump issued a public warning Monday night, by tweet, of a mass deportation effort by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to start next week. His tweet prompted sharp criticism from some former ICE officials.
- Dylan Stableford
Trump's pick for defense secretary withdraws as past domestic incidents surface
President Trump announced that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn from consideration to be his permanent defense chief as reports surfaced about a messy divorce that involved a violent incident.
- Dylan Stableford and Christopher Wilson
Ocasio-Cortez accuses Trump administration of creating ‘concentration camps on the southern border’
The freshman Democrat sharply criticized the Trump administration's handling of migrants seeking asylum in the United States with rhetoric that drew the ire of some Republicans.
- Dylan Stableford
Orlando Sentinel endorses 'not Donald Trump' for president ahead of reelection kickoff
Hours before the president was due to formally announce the kickoff of his reelection campaign at a rally in Orlando, the Orlando Sentinel announced it will endorse anyone but him.
- Mike Bebernes
Do body cameras make the police and the public safer?
In theory, the use of police body cameras is easy to endorse, offering an unvarnished account of what happens when police and citizens interact. In practice, however, the technology's rollout in recent years has been complicated and rife with conflict.
- Rebecca Corey
War vet Sen. Duckworth on Trump draft deferments: ‘I'm sorry, but it's baloney’
He's stealing from the military,” Sen. Duckworth told the Yahoo News show “Through Her Eyes.” “He's sending troops to the border to sit around in the desert,” she added. Sen. Duckworth was not impressed. “He likes the idea of war. “He's been a warmonger for a very long time.
- Christopher Wilson
Dems have a plan for that: Medicare for All, and all the rest of them
Comparing Sen. Bernie Sanders's Medicare for All single payer plan with Sen. Michael Bennet's Medicare X public option plan.
- Alexander Nazaryan
Ilhan Omar pushes to protect green-energy funding from Trump
The first-term representative from Minnesota is moving to stop the Trump administration from what she says is flagrant abuse of a Department of Energy loan program intended to promote renewable energy.
- Hunter Walker
Shanahan's confirmation hearing for defense secretary delayed amid FBI investigation
Patrick Shanahan is facing a protracted FBI investigation that has delayed his Senate hearing until at least next month. With Shanahan’s confirmation on hold, press reports have questioned his relationship with the president, and the Pentagon has been fielding press queries about his personal life.
- Jon Ward
'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.
- Dylan Stableford
Harvard rescinds offer to Parkland gun rights activist after racist messages surface online
Kyle Kashuv, whose pro-gun advocacy after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas made him a conservative media star, says the Ivy League school rescinded his acceptance offer after racial slurs were published online.
- Dylan Stableford
McConnell on Jon Stewart: 'I don't know why he's all bent out of shape' over 9/11 victims' fund
The Senate majority leader says he can’t understand why the former “Daily Show” host is angry over the handling of health care funding for 9/11 victims.
- Dylan Stableford
U.S. 'probably had excellent presidents who were gay,' Buttigieg says
If South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg wins the 2020 election, he’ll be the first openly gay man to serve as president. But he says he’s “almost certain” he wouldn’t be the first gay president in U.S. history.
- Alexander Nazaryan
Will Donald Trump and Steve Bannon reunite for 2020?
The real question is whether Steve Bannon will be back by Donald Trump’s side in 2020, after a two-year exile from Trumpworld.
- Kadia Tubman
Pompeo: Fox News host's questioning Trump's FBI comments a ‘Washington piece of silliness’
When Fox News host Chris Wallace asked Pompeo Sunday if “accepting oppo research from a foreign government right or wrong?” the former CIA director responded: “Chris, you know, you asked me not to call any of your questions today ridiculous. “President Trump has been very clear that he will always make sure that he gets it right for the American people and I’m confident he’ll do that here as well,” Pompeo said. Trump in an interview last week with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos said that he would take damaging information — which he referred to as “oppo research” instead of as interference in a U.S. election by foreign governments — and that he would do so without necessarily alerting the FBI.
- Mike Bebernes
Should sex offenders be chemically castrated?
Chemical castration involves using medication to lower a person's hormone levels and limit their libido. Alabama recently passed a law that requires some sex offenders to undergo the procedure before they are paroled.
- Kadia Tubman
AOC on Trump's willingness to accept political 'dirt' on rivals: 'The pressure to impeach grows'
Days after President Trump asserted he would take damaging information on his political rivals from a foreign power, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said "the pressure to impeach grows.”
"The issue is whether they are simply too old to handle the rigors of the presidency."
"Based on available science on aging, Sanders, Biden, Weld, Trump, even Warren are too old to lead this country."
"Elderly people are more cognitively capable and adaptable than our prejudices indicate."
"Weathering a presidential campaign proves the contestant has far better health than anyone of any age who hasn't done it."
"Issues with memory, planning, confusion and judgment could pose serious threats to the country's political stability."
