Liveblogging Yet Another State of the Union Address
Melania Trump and Rush Limbaugh wait in the House chamber for President Donald Trump to begin his State of the Union address.CNN My overall response: From a partisan Republican point of view, this was a pretty good speech. Trump stayed on script and was focused like a laser on hitting every hot button he could.…
How These Jail Officials Profit From Selling E-Cigarettes to Inmates
The vapor cloud produced by a man with an e-cigarette in London. Yui Mok/ZUMA This story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power, and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like…
Caucus Reporting Errors Send Democrats Back to the Paper Trail
Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad-City Times via ZUMA Wire The Iowa Democratic Party caucus results remained unknown early into Tuesday morning, with state party officials blaming “inconsistencies” in reporting. Meanwhile precinct-based volunteers responsible for administering the contest slammed the party’s caucus-result reporting app and complained of problems they had calling numbers in for tabulation. “It’s a big…
Julián Castro Declares Iowa a “Complete Mess”
Charlie Neibergall/AP As the clock crept toward midnight in Iowa with no official results from the caucuses yet released, Elizabeth Warren’s campaign sent her most high-profile surrogate, Julián Castro—2020 presidential contender himself—to talk to reporters gathered at her event. Castro, Obama’s former secretary of housing and urban development, took the opportunity to hammer home one…
Trump Campaign Baselessly Suggests Iowa Caucuses Are “Rigged”
Yuri Gripas/CNP/Zuma With Iowa caucus results stalled as the state’s Democratic party performs “quality control” and addresses “inconsistencies,” Republicans are already alleging that the election is rigged. There is, of course, no evidence of that. Brad Parscale, President Donald Trump’s campaign manager, took to Twitter Monday night to speculate that “quality control” meant “rigged,” echoing Trump’s…
The Most Hilariously Bizarre Thing I Have Ever Seen Just Happened On CNN
Nancy Kaszerman/ZUMA The Iowa Caucus has turned into a real shit show. The results are delayed for…reasons. Who knows! Maybe an app is broken? I don’t know. But something amazing happened on CNN just now. One of the precinct captains was on the phone with Wolf Blitzer talking about how he was on hold with…