Four Democratic presidential candidates pitched wholesale changes to the federal government’s approach to African-Americans on Saturday, using a forum here in South Carolina to woo the state’s crucially important electorate. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke all discussed their plans…… MORE
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New York Times: US ramping up cyber attacks on Russia
The US is escalating cyber attacks on Russia’s electric power grid and has placed potentially crippling malware inside the Russian system, The New York Times reported Saturday. The placement of the malware that deep within the Russian grid had never previously been attempted, the Times reports, and is intended partly as a warning and also…… MORE
Buttigieg: My DOJ, not White House, would determine whether to prosecute Trump for obstruction
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says that if elected, he would not direct his Department of Justice to prosecute the President over possible obstruction of justice charges outlined in the Mueller report. CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Buttigieg in an interview set to air Sunday on “State of the Union” whether he agreed with fellow 2020…… MORE
Collins to oppose Trump judicial nominee over record opposing LGBTQ rights
GOP Sen. Susan Collins says she will oppose the nomination of one of President Donald Trump’s picks to fill a federal judicial vacancy over his record on LGBTQ and reproductive rights. Trump nominated Matthew Kacsmaryk to be a district judge for the Northern District of Texas in September 2017. A vote to break a filibuster…… MORE
DOJ audit reveals FBI lost track of dozens of foreign nationals
The FBI lost track of dozens of foreign nationals it sponsored for entry into the United States to assist with investigations, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog found. The revelation stems from an audit by the DOJ Office of Inspector General into the department’s use of immigration tools that allow law enforcement to sponsor non-US citizens…… MORE
Trump targets Biden’s shifting stances
President Donald Trump again took aim at Joe Biden — this time targeting Biden’s updated views, most recently on abortion — to round out a week of insults between the two. Trump slammed Biden in a newly released interview clip, calling the former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate “a weak guy” who has…… MORE
What’s the matter with moving these federal workers to Kansas City?
Who’s in and who’s out of the Beltway? Amazon is moving into the Washington region, frustrating locals, and parts of the federal government are moving out, frustrating displaced employees. That’s one broader takeaway from the past few years as the massive online retailer of everything announced plans to spend billions and take massive tax breaks…… MORE
To beat Biden, his rivals must win in Iowa and New Hampshire
First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing theme from Knots Landing. Poll of the week: A new Monmouth University Nevada Democratic caucuses poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden leads with 36%. He was followed by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 19%, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at 13%, South…… MORE
Trump erases line between political events and official business
To one crowd, Vice President Joe Biden was a “low-IQ individual.” To another, President Donald Trump wondered aloud whether his front-running rival could ever inspire high esteem: “People don’t respect him,” Trump scoffed, “even the people that he’s running against.” To a third, he widened his sights: Sen. Bernie Sanders was “crazy,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren…… MORE
White House officials privately say Trump handling questions about foreign interference in elections poorly
White House officials privately acknowledge that President Donald Trump has handled the questions about foreign interference in American elections poorly in the days since his interview with ABC News aired, multiple sources told CNN on Friday. A source close to the White House said there was frustration inside the White House and among the President’s…… MORE