Sen. Bernie Sanders has released a $16.3 trillion blueprint to fight climate change, the latest and most expensive proposal from the field of Democratic presidential candidates aimed at reining in planet-warming greenhouse gases. Read more
The numbers may be ugly for a first-term president facing reelection in 14 months, but they are remarkably consistent. Read more
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, who once sparred with journalists, has decided to join them. Read more
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who made fighting climate change the central theme of his presidential campaign, announced tonight that he is ending his bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination. Read more
Some worry the frequency of Trump’s racially offensive remarks makes them easier to shrug off, a concern that could weigh on an Asian American voting group that’s only growing in power. Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to keep quiet on the controversy reflected the importance of his close alliance with Trump — a relationship that has dented the bipartisan support Israel has traditionally enjoyed in Washington as well as Israel’s equally important ties with the American Jewish community. Read more
“You don’t talk to the United States that way, at least under me,” Trump told reporters in Washington. “I thought it was not a nice statement, the way she blew me off.” Read more
All of these claims emerged from reports and commentary from conservative pundits and Trump supporters, none backed by convincing evidence. Read more
Ending the so-called Flores agreement is a top priority for the Trump administration. Read more
Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious and racial lines, President Donald Trump said American Jewish people who vote for Democrats show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” Read more
Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib sharply criticized Israel today for denying them entry to the Jewish state and called on fellow members of Congress to visit while they cannot. Read more
GOP candidates looking ahead at tough races increasingly are eyeing new ways to address anxieties about gun violence. Read more
Amash’s story is a cautionary tale for GOP lawmakers who consider opposing Trump. Read more
Her past claim to tribal ancestry had drawn criticism from some Native Americans and dogged her 2020 campaign in its early weeks. Read more
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is proposing a criminal justice overhaul that aims to cut the nation’s prison population in half, end mandatory minimum sentencing, ban private prisons and legalize marijuana. He says the current system does not fairly treat people of color, addicts or the mentally ill. Read more
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren framed their Democratic presidential bids in personal, faith-based terms Saturday before black millennial Christians who could help determine which candidate becomes the leading progressive alternative to former Vice President Joe Biden. Read more
President Donald Trump is warning of an economic crash if he loses reelection, arguing that even voters who personally dislike him should base their ballots on the nation’s strong growth and low unemployment rate. Read more
Reports that Trump had spoken about the notion of buying the landmass, which lies between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans, were good for a laugh, residents said. Read more
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said today she would not visit her grandmother in the occupied West Bank, despite being granted an Israeli permit on humanitarian grounds, saying Israel’s “oppressive” conditions aimed to humiliate her. Read more
President Donald Trump today sought to reassure his supporters about the state of the U.S. economy despite the stock market volatility and told rallygoers in New Hampshire, a state that he hopes to capture in 2020, that their financial security depends on his reelection. Read more
The government of President Nicolas Maduro has nullified the newly named board of Venezuela’s prized Citgo refineries in the U.S. amid a political battle for control of the country. Read more
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