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Bill De Blasio Gets 0% Support In New York City

September 17, 2019 at 2:23 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The latest Siena poll finds New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio earned zero percent support for president in New York City, The Week reports.

He also did not crack one percent support across New York state in the poll.

Bill Gates Not Opposed to Warren’s Wealth Tax

September 17, 2019 at 2:17 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Bill Gates told Bloomberg that he “wouldn’t be against a wealth tax” like the one Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is proposing, but he didn’t think it was realistic.

Said Gates: “I doubt, you know, the U.S. will do a wealth tax, but I wouldn’t be against it. The closest thing we have to it is the estate tax. And I’ve been a huge proponent that that should go back to the level of 55 percent that it was a few decades ago.”

Lewandowski Hearing Descends Into Chaos

September 17, 2019 at 2:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Corey Lewandowski jumped to President Trump’s defense on Tuesday during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, blasting ‘Trump haters’ and making it clear he will not answer questions the White House wants him to avoid,” The Hill reports.

“The committee hearing quickly descended into chaos as Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sought to question Lewandowski… Things quickly went downhill from there as GOP members pushed for an adjournment of the panel.”

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Trump Named More Ex-Lobbyists to Cabinet

September 17, 2019 at 2:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“In less than three years, President Trump has named more former lobbyists to Cabinet-level posts than his most recent predecessors did in eight, putting a substantial amount of oversight in the hands of people with ties to the industries they’re regulating,” the AP reports.

“The Cabinet choices are another sign that Trump’s populist pledge to ‘drain the swamp’ is a catchy campaign slogan but not a serious attempt to change the way Washington works.”

U.S. Sues Edward Snowden Over Book

September 17, 2019 at 1:54 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden on Tuesday for failing to submit his book to the government for clearance,” CNBC reports.

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Trump Made at Least 26 False Claims at Last Night’s Rally

September 17, 2019 at 1:34 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

CNN: “President Trump spoke for 95 minutes at a campaign rally in New Mexico on Monday night, among the longest speeches he’s given as President. We’re still working through the long transcript, but we know he made at least 26 false claims, most of them ones he’s often repeated over the past several months.”

White House Intervenes In General Motors Strike

September 17, 2019 at 1:23 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The White House is seeking to end the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors with an agreement that would reopen an assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio that GM shut down in March,” Politico reports.

“The effort would effectively put the White House on the side of the UAW and could boost the president’s reelection chances next year in Michigan and Ohio. Some 48,000 GM workers went out on strike Monday demanding higher wages, more generous health care benefits and more job security than management has been willing to offer in a new contract.”

Border Wall Could Destroy Archaeological Sites

September 17, 2019 at 1:10 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The bulldozers and excavators rushing to install President Trump’s border fence could damage or destroy up to 22 archaeological sites within Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in coming months,” according to an internal National Park Service report obtained by the Washington Post.

Large Crowds Aren’t Everything

September 17, 2019 at 1:07 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

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Another GOP Congressman Retires from Congress

September 17, 2019 at 12:07 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA) will retire from Congress at the end of this term and run for a seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Three-Way Race for California

September 17, 2019 at 12:05 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Emerson poll in California shows a three-way race for the Democratic presidential nomination with Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders tied at 26%, followed closely by Elizabeth Warren at 20%.

A significant drop is seen between this tier and the next group of candidates; Andrew Yang is in fourth at 7%, followed by Sen. Kamala Harris at 6%, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke at 5% and Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 4%. Every other candidate is at 2% or less.

Cokie Roberts Is Dead

September 17, 2019 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

ABC News journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts has died at the age of 75, ABC News reports.

“Roberts won countless awards, including three Emmys, throughout her decades-long career. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as one of the 50 greatest women in the history of broadcasting.”

Dark Towers

September 17, 2019 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Out early next year: Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction by David Enrich.

“Desperate for an American foothold, Deutsche started doing business with a self-promoting real estate magnate who most banks deemed too dangerous to touch: Donald Trump. Over the next 20 years, Deutsche executives—including a man with a damaged brain, the son of a Supreme Court justice, and Rosemary Vrablic—loaned billions to Trump and the Kushner family. Why?”

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Spicer Pleads with Evangelicals to Keep Him on Show

September 17, 2019 at 10:45 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former White House press secretary and current “Dancing with the Stars” contestant Sean Spicer on Tuesday implored viewers to vote for him to “send a message to Hollywood that those of us who stand for Christ won’t be discounted,” The Hill reports.

Quote of the Day

September 17, 2019 at 10:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Who do you like more, the country or the Hispanics? He says the country, I don’t know. I may have to go with the Hispanics to be honest with you. we’ve got a lot of Hispanics.”

— President Trump, quoted by The Week, at a rally in New Mexico last night

Trump Holding Secret Silicon Valley Fundraiser

September 17, 2019 at 9:37 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Three years ago, an uproar among company employees forced the chief executive of Intel Corp. at the time to cancel an event for candidate Donald Trump at his Atherton, Calif., home hours after the plan became public. On Tuesday, the president is set to return to the Bay Area for the first time since his election—and no one will say who is hosting him,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Campaign aides and advisers cited security and privacy concerns and noted violence that arose from protests during Mr. Trump’s previous trips to the area as they declined through Monday evening to disclose the host of the fundraiser the president will attend.”

“Donors invited to the event—whose tickets cost up to $100,000 per couple—weren’t told in advance where the fundraiser is or who is hosting it. Instead, they were told to arrive at a parking place in Palo Alto, from which they will be transported to the event.”

Biden Leads Democrats In New York

September 17, 2019 at 9:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Siena poll in New York shows Joe Biden leading the Democratic presidential field with 22%, followed by Elizabeth Warren at 17% and Bernie Sanders at 15%.

They are followed by Kamala Harris at 4% and Pete Buttigieg at 3%. No other candidate tops 1%.

Harris Shifts Focus to Fundraising

September 17, 2019 at 8:58 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

First Read: “By the way, while Warren, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders all hit the campaign trail right after debate night in Houston, voters won’t see Kamala Harris at a public event until this Thursday in Iowa.”

“The last time Harris held a public event was Sept. 7 in New Hampshire, where she attended the VoteVets forum ahead of the state convention — so that’ll be 12 days off the trail for her when it comes to public events. Instead, Harris is spending the week on a fundraising swing through the east coast, holding events in New York, Connecticut and Baltimore.”

“As the third quarter fundraising deadline approaches on Sept. 30, Harris faces pressure to haul in big numbers, especially after bringing in just $12 million in the last quarter.”

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