Pete Buttigieg Made History. Now He’s Dropping Out.
Michael Brochstein/Zuma After a meteoric rise from little-known midwestern mayor to winner of the Iowa caucuses, Pete Buttigieg is planning to drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday, according to the New York Times. The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor made history as the first openly gay candidate to win a presidential…
Trump Didn’t Appoint a Coronavirus Czar Because He Feared Disloyalty
Donald Trump Mike Pence attend a press conference at the White House on Feb. 29, 2020.Liu Jie/ZUMA The Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus epidemic has been haphazard at best. The administration botched the handling of infected passengers on the cruise ship docked in Japan. A whistleblower has alleged that dozens of staffers from the…
The Latest Coronavirus Victim: The Mona Lisa
January 28, 2020, Paris, France: Chinese tourists wear face mask as they kiss each other near the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, on January 28, 2020. Apaydin Alain/Abaca via ZUMA Press If you hadn’t already, you might want to rethink your European vacation this year. The coronavirus outbreak has led to the closure of any…
Bernie Sanders Lost the Black Vote. That’s Probably a Problem Going Forward.
Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Thursday, February 27.Matt Rourke/AP In the ballroom of a convention center in Columbia, South Carolina, Bernie Sanders campaign co-chair Nina Turner stared out at the crowd of supporters that had gathered for what they’d hoped would be another victory party. The group was…
Mike Pence Refuses to Push Back on Don Jr.’s Claim That Dems Are Rooting for Millions to Die of Coronavirus
/CNN On Sunday, coronavirus task force head Vice President Mike Pence went out on the morning talk shows to promote the administration’s response to the epidemic. Instead of reassuring the country that everything was under control, he ended up having to defend the president’s son, Don Jr. It didn’t go well. On Friday, Donald Trump…
Bernie Sanders Makes His Pitch to Virginia Ahead of Super Tuesday
Susan Walsh/AP Hours after billionaire politician Michael Bloomberg tried to convince a posh Northern Virginia hotel conference room full of women to vote for him, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders held his own rally a few miles down the road. Upwards of 10,000 people attended Sanders’ event, held at sports complex in Springfield, compared to the…