Polls Just Closed in Britain’s Election. It’s Looking Good for Boris and Brexit.
Alberto Pezzali/AP Balloting has closed in Britain’s parliamentary election, and results from the country’s exit poll consortium indicate that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won a wide majority of seats in Parliament, enabling him to plow forward with a plan to officially exit the European Union by the end of January 2020. While…
It’s Still Joe Biden’s Race to Lose
My brain seems empty today, so here’s a look at the current Democratic primary race polling as aggregated by RealClear Politics: Biden and Sanders continue to be rock steady. The Warren boom is over, and she’s now tied with Sanders at around 15 percent. The Buttigieg boomlet also appears to have lost steam, though he’s…
Former Trump-Bashers and Mike Pence’s Nephew: Meet Trump’s Latino Outreach Team
Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Latinos for Trump kickoff rally on June 25 in Miami. Brynn Anderson/AP When the Trump reelection campaign kicked off its “Latinos for Trump” outreach effort in Miami this summer, it didn’t have the benefit of any Latino Cabinet members who might appeal to the large number of Spanish-speaking…
Watch Veronica Escobar Make the Case for Impeaching Trump
Tom Williams/Zuma While the House Judiciary Committee debated the articles of impeachment drawn up against President Donald Trump, Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) used a simple analogy to make the case that the president had committed a crime. “If a community suffers a natural disaster, and the governor of the state has aid that will help…
Europe Has Its Own Green New Deal
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels.Aris Oikonomou/Getty This article was originally published in the Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Nearly every major aspect of the European economy is to be re-evaluated in light of the imperatives of the climate and ecological…
DOJ Watchdog Says He’s Still Investigating How FBI Agents Helped Trump in 2016
Michael Horowitz, Inspector General at the Department Of Justice, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 11, 2019. Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA The Justice Department’s internal watchdog, Inspector General Michael Horowitz, confirmed Wednesday that he is continuing to investigate FBI leaks that took place during the 2016 campaign that were motivated by anti-Hillary Clinton…