Read the Full Transcript of Barack Obama’s Powerful Speech on Donald Trump
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On September 7, President Obama delivered a speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here is a transcript of his remarks, as provided by his office. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hey! Hello, Illinois! I-L-L! AUDIENCE: I-L-L! PRESIDENT OBAMA: I-L-L! AUDIENCE: I-L-L! PRESIDENT OBAMA:I-L-L! AUDIENCE: I-L-L! PRESIDENT OBAMA: Okay, okay. Just checking to see…
History Says Voters Won’t Elect Stacey Abrams as Georgia’s First Black Governor. Polls Suggest Otherwise.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While the race to become Georgia’s next governor pits two polar opposites—progressive Democrat Stacey Abrams and Trump-backed firebrand Republican Brian Kemp—against each other, polls show them in a dead heat. A survey of 1,020 likely voters from August 26 to September 4—taken by the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International…
Five Times Brett Kavanaugh Appears to Have Lied to Congress While Under Oath
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearings. Erin Scott/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has made declarations under oath during his current and past confirmation hearings that are contradicted by documents from his time as a counsel…
Voting in Midterm Elections for the First Time? We Want to Hear From You.
hermosawave/iStock/Getty Images Plus Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The 2018 midterm elections are shaping up to be some of the most closely-watched races in years. While Republicans currently control the House, Senate, and the White House, the midterms could shift the balance of power in Congress, which would significantly influence whether…
Ayanna Pressley Just Pulled Off a Historic Upset in Massachusetts
Ayanna Pressley for Congress/YouTube Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Democrat Ayanna Pressley on Tuesday defeated 10-term incumbent Rep. Michael Capuano in one of the biggest upsets of this year’s primary season. With no Republican challenger, she will almost certainly go on to represent Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District, which is solidly blue…
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Won’t Seek a Third Term
Rahm Emanuel at a press conference in August 2018.Teresa Crawford/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel will not seek reelection to a third term in office, he said at a press conference this morning. The announcement came as a surprise, as the embattled mayor has raised millions…