Campaigns and Elections

Trump to celebrate Andrew Jackson’s 250th birthday in Nashville and attend a rally

Trump to celebrate Andrew Jackson’s 250th birthday in Nashville and attend a rally


NASHVILLE — President Trump plans to travel to the Music City on Wednesday for his first campaign rally since the release of health-care legislation that would replace the Affordable Care Act and, according to federal officials, result in millions of people losing their health insurance. Which has prompted some locals to wonder: why Nashville? It […]
Why did Keith Ellison lose the DNC race?

Why did Keith Ellison lose the DNC race?

February 26, 2017
The Democratic National Committee was bracing for a backlash if Thomas Perez won its chairmanship, and it got one. In the AmericasMart meeting room where Perez defeated Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), nine protesters from Democracy Rising carried out quite the protest — chants of “party of the people, not big money” as Perez and outgoing interim DNC chair […]
‘Life is a campaign’: After a difficult first month, Trump returns to his comfort zone

‘Life is a campaign’: After a difficult first month, Trump returns to his comfort zone

February 18, 2017
MELBOURNE, Fla. — As President Trump descended the stairs from Air Force One on Saturday evening, with a patriotic country song playing and thousands cheering, the 2020 election season officially began. Although the past several presidents have waited more than two years before jumping back onto the campaign trail, Trump's first four weeks in office have shown that he […]
With election in rear view, Trump keeps talking about Clinton’s campaign

With election in rear view, Trump keeps talking about Clinton’s campaign

February 16, 2017
At today's lengthy news conference, President Trump returned to a subject that frequently occupied him at the close of the 2016 campaign — the revelations from hacked Democratic campaign emails that were released in drips and drabs by WikiLeaks. Twice, Trump contrasted his unhappiness with leaks from the intelligence community with the information stolen from Hillary […]
Ban or no ban? Trump settles the debate over his executive order.

Ban or no ban? Trump settles the debate over his executive order.

February 1, 2017

Until the early afternoon Tuesday, the White House all seemed to be on the same page: President Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries was a travel “ban.” That was until White House press secretary Sean Spicer at that afternoon's press briefing declared with some irritation: “It's not a travel ban.” “What it […]
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