WASHINGTON — As Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s Russia investigation continues into 2019, anticipation builds around several questions, most notably: What will Mueller’s final report say? And will it ever see the light of day outside the halls of the Justice Department? The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the top lawyer …
Read More »Tom Steyer Ends 2020 Speculation in Iowa
Tom Steyer, the California billionaire and champion of impeaching president Trump, will not run for president of the United States.Speaking from Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, Steyer revealed: “I am not running for president at this time.” He insisted he will instead be “dedicating 100 percent of my time, effort …
Read More »Trump Administration Officials Are Getting Raises During Shutdown
The government has been operating under a partial shutdown since December 21st, depriving 800,000 federal employees of their entire paychecks. Meanwhile, hundreds of senior Trump appointees are getting $10,000 raises, the Washington Post reported on Friday. This was an accident. Maybe.In 2013, Congress passed a law capping the salaries of …
Read More »Jay Inslee Is Eyeing the 2020 Race as 'the Climate Candidate'
WASHINGTON — Jay Inslee, the Democratic governor of Washington state, has moved closer to entering the 2020 presidential race. And he’s betting on the idea that Americans care enough about the existential threat of our time — climate change — to elect a president with a laser-like, almost singular focus …
Read More »Kamala Harris Will Make 2020 Decision 'Over the Holiday'
Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris will decide whether she will run for president in 2020 over the Christmas holiday. Calling it a “very serious decision,” Harris revealed her thinking in an interview this weekend at Know Your Value conference in San Francisco, NBC News reported. “Over the holiday, I will …
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