This story was originallypublished byGristand appears here as part of an ongoing collaboration. Though Washington Governor Jay Inslee, the gone-but-not-forgotten climate candidate, is out of the race, climate change will take center stage on Wednesday at CNN’s seven-hour Town Hall, which is really just back-to-back interviews with ten candidates. Some …
Read More »Why Is Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Rejecting $22 Million in Aid to Fight Fires in the Amazon?
The Amazon is on fire. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is more concerned with his grudge against French President Emmanuel Macron. On Monday, Macron led world leaders at the G7 summit in France in approving a $22.2 million aid package to assist Brazil in fighting the blazes that have been decimating …
Read More »Julián Castro to Participate in Climate Town Hall After Hitting Needed Poll Numbers
Julián Castro will participate in the Democratic primary’s climate town hall next month after meeting host CNN‘s polling threshold, the campaign’s national press secretary confirmed to Rolling Stone Tuesday. CNN had previously stated that it would limit invitations to those candidates who had received at least 2 percent in at …
Read More »Candidate Tim Ryan: GOP 'Needs to Get Their Shit Together' With Gun Control
Clarification: This post has been updated to make clear Ryan is temporarily stepping away from campaigning but plans to return to it soon. Fed up Ohio Congressman and presidential candidate Tim Ryan blasted Republicans for doing nothing about gun control, telling MSNBC on Sunday, “Republicans need to, quite frankly, get …
Read More »Ross Perot, Billionaire and Former Presidential Candidate, Dead at 89
Ross Perot, the Texas-born self-made billionaire who twice ran for president as a third party candidate, had died at 89 after a bout with leukemia. The former candidate died at his Dallas home on Tuesday surrounded by family members, according to a statement released by his family. “In business and …
Read More »Senator Says Trump Is Using 'Cruelty to Children' as Immigration Tool
On Sunday, Senator Chris Coons was a guest on CBS News’ Face the Nation. Host Margaret Brennan asked the senator to speak to the duration of time that families and children are being held at migrant detention centers at the U.S. border. Coons directly said the administration’s strategy is purposely …
Read More »Secretary of State Makes Light of Foreign Interference, Calling it 'Washington Silliness'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not like the line of questioning from Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace about President Donald Trump’s recent remarks regarding accepting information from a foreign government about a political foe. Pompeo seemed annoyed and dismissive as soon as Wallace broached the viral topic, asking …
Read More »Bill Maher to Dems: 'Get Out Of Woke-ville, Go Where The Votes Are'
Likely to the annoyance of many on the left, Bill Maher volunteered to coach-up the 2020 Democratic presidential field during his New Rules segment on HBO’s Real Timeon Friday night. Maher has argued for some time now that Democrats in general are much too apt to argue amongst themselves and …
Read More »Stop Applauding Fox News When They Sometimes Come Close to Telling the Truth
On Friday, Fox News anchor Chris Wallace made news by merely stating the obvious while giving his take on an interview with Attorney General Bill Barr that aired on the same network. The part that stood out to most was when Wallace said, “What really comes across to me most …
Read More »Netflix Silent as Calls for Boycott Over Georgia Abortion Law Grow
On Tuesday, after weeks of suspense-less delay, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a six week abortion ban into law as he’d long promised. The bill, slated to go into effect in January 2020, includes an incendiary provision declaring “unborn children are a class of living, distinct person.” The impact of …
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