Allen McDuffee

Chuck Schumer|Donald Trump|mitch mcconnell|nancy pelosi

Nancy Pelosi Invites Donald Trump To Deliver The State Of The Union Address

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today invited President Donald Trump to deliver the annual State of the Union address on February 4, 2020. “In the spirit of respecting our Constitution, I invite you to deliver your State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 in the Chamber of […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|Donald Trump|ivanka trump

Ivanka Trump Says Her Father Is ‘Energized’ Over Impeachment

Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and senior White House official, said Thursday that her father sees the House’s decision to impeach him on two charges simply as “raw partisan politics” and that he remains “energized” as the Senate is set to take up the trial next year. “He said it didn’t even feel like he […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|bernie sanders|cory booker

Cory Booker Faces Senate Primary Challenge From Bernie Sanders’ New Jersey Chair

Senator Cory Booker will face at least one Democratic primary challenger for his Senate seat in 2020 — a Bernie Sanders supporter from his hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Lawrence Hamm, a civil rights activist who chairs the People’s Organization for Progress, announced on Thursday his plans to challenge Booker for the U.S. Senate seat […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|Donald Trump|George Conway

Trump Campaign Raised $10 Million Within 48 Hours Of Impeachment Vote

The campaign for the reelection of President Donald Trump said on Friday that it raised $10 million over the course of 48 hours following the House impeachment vote on Wednesday — a sign that the president’s supporters will likely remain loyal until Election Day. “That’s just in 48 hours, so two days, $5 million dollars […]

4y ago

benghazi|CBS|Fox News|hillary clinton

Former ’60 Minutes’ Reporter Lara Logan Slaps $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit On New York Media

Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Lara Logan has filed a $25 million defamation suit against New York Media and writer Joe Hagan for a story that ran in New York magazine in 2014 titled “Benghazi and the Bombshell” — a story she claims has derailed her journalism career, according to The Wrap. The five-year-old magazine story […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|democratic party

Amy Klobuchar Calls Donald Trump’s Impeachment ‘A Global Watergate’ During Democratic Debate

Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota drew applause on the first question during Thursday night’s Democratic debate for labeling President Donald Trump‘s impeachment a “global Watergate,” referring to his dealings with Ukraine. “This is a global Watergate. In the case of Watergate, a paranoid president facing election looked for dirt on a political opponent. He […]

4y ago

Donald Trump|house of representatives|mitch mcconnell

Senate Pushed Through 13 More Trump Judicial Nominees While House Focuses On Impeachment

The Senate confirmed more than a dozen of President Donald Trump‘s judicial nominees this week, just hours before leaving for the Christmas recess. The final confirmations for 2019 — one on Wednesday and 12 on Thursday — came as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has turned his attention to approving district court nominees, after filling […]

4y ago

bernie sanders|democratic party|elizabeth warren|Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg & Amy Klobuchar Clash Over ‘Bigger Fish To Fry’ In Democratic Debate

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg had a heated clash during Thursday night’s Democratic debate over their experience and who would accomplish more in the Oval Office, CBS News reported. Klobuchar, who is seeking to take some of Buttigieg’s support in Iowa ahead of the state’s caucuses in February, […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|Joe Biden|michael bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg Attacks Joe Biden’s Experience, Saying The Presidency ‘Shouldn’t Be A Training Job’

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hit former Vice President Joe Biden on his experience during a television interview, saying that the 2020 frontrunner has never led an organization. “He’s never been the manager of an organization, he’s never run a school system,” Bloomberg told Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC in an excerpt that aired […]

4y ago

Donald Trump|New York|paul manafort

Paul Manafort’s Fraud Case In New York Has Been Dismissed, Clearing Hurdle For Presidential Pardon

A New York judge threw out mortgage fraud charges against Paul Manafort on Wednesday on double jeopardy grounds, ruling that President Donald Trump‘s former campaign chairman could not be charged again with financial crimes he’d already been tried for in federal court. This is a decision that could pave the way for a presidential pardon, […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|Donald Trump|economy

Donald Trump’s Approval On Economy Up 7 Points Since Impeachment Inquiry, According To New Poll

Approval of President Donald Trump‘s handling of the U.S. economy has risen 7 points since the start of the impeachment inquiry, according to a new CNBC poll released on Wednesday. The poll shows that 49 percent of Americans said they approve of the president’s handling of the economy, up from 42 percent in September. Another […]

4y ago

Donald Trump|robert mueller

Salem Mayor Tells Donald Trump To ‘Learn Some History’ On Witch Trial Claims

The mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, told President Donald Trump to “learn some history” after he claimed that people accused in the Salem witch trials were given more due process than he has received in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. Democratic Mayor Kim Driscoll posted on Twitter a screenshot of a letter from Trump to House Speaker […]

4y ago

Facebook|mark zuckerberg

Facebook Is Testing New Ways To Fight Misinformation By Hiring Part-Time Fact-Checkers

Facebook said Tuesday that it’s hiring community reviewers to help shorten the time it takes to identify a false post, as part of a new pilot program that could help the social media network crack down on misinformation. The new program will put community reviewers to work as researchers to find additional information to corroborate […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|democratic party|Health|Joe Biden

Joe Biden Is A ‘Healthy, Vigorous’ 77-Year-Old, Says Doctor

Joe Biden‘s campaign released a summary of his medical history on Tuesday, which included his doctor’s conclusion that the former vice president would physically be able to handle the responsibilities of the Oval Office. The 2020 Democratic candidate documents also included the results of a physical exam by Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s primary care doctor […]

4y ago

Donald Trump|ruth bader ginsburg|supreme court|White House

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Responds To Donald Trump’s Request For Impeachment Interference

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg responded on Monday to President Donald Trump’s proposal that the Supreme Court could stop the impeachment process, saying “the president is not a lawyer.” “He’s not law-trained,” Ginsburg added after being asked by BBC reporter Razia Iqbal about Trump’s suggestion, CNN reported. The 86-year-old justice pointed out that the Supreme Court […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|Donald Trump|paul manafort

Former Trump Campaign Official Rick Gates Sentenced To 45 Days In Jail

Rick Gates, the former deputy campaign manager for then-candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 election cycle and former business partner of Paul Manafort, was sentenced to 45 days in jail on December 17. “I greatly regret the mistakes I’ve made, and I have worked hard to honor my commitment to make amends,” Gates told the […]

4y ago

Chuck Schumer|Donald Trump|mitch mcconnell

Mitch McConnell Shoots Down Chuck Schumer’s Impeachment Trial Requests

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected a request by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to simultaneously agree to witnesses and the parameters of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, calling it a “strange request” that has no precedent in impeachment proceedings. “It is not the Senate’s job to leap into the breach and search desperately […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|Donald Trump|George Conway|White House

George Conway’s Lincoln Project Announces ‘We Are Republicans And We Want Trump Defeated’ In 2020

A small group of President Donald Trump‘s most outspoken conservative critics, led by lawyer George Conway, is launching a super PAC with the aim of halting the president from enjoying a second term and to punish congressional Republican “enablers.” The Lincoln Project represents the first formal operation for the so-called Never Trump movement, according to […]

4y ago

Donald Trump|Rudy Giuliani|ukraine

Rudy Giuliani Doubles Down On Ambassador To Ukraine: She ‘Needed To Be Removed’

Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday insisted that Marie Yovanovitch “needed to be removed” from her post as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine — his latest in a series of public statements about the top U.S. diplomat in the country. “Yovanovitch needed to be removed for many reasons most critical she was denying visas to Ukrainians who […]

4y ago

2020 Presidential Election|Donald Trump|Twitter

Twitter Is Bringing Back Election Verification Labels For 2020 Candidates

Twitter said on Thursday that it will start verifying the accounts of all candidates running in 2020 congressional and gubernatorial party primaries. The new verification — which will add what Twitter calls “U.S. Election Labels” — will add the standard blue checkmark next to the individual’s name for all verified accounts. In addition, it will […]

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