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Ben Affleck, Susan Sarandon, other stars donate to 2020 Dems
WASHINGTON — From Ben Affleck and Susan Sarandon to Anna Wintour and Willie Nelson, celebrities lined up to give money — and a dash of star power — to their favorite Democratic presidential candidates ahead of this week’s first quarter fundraising deadline. For months, candidates in the crowded field of...
Trump administration to withhold bail from asylum seekers in latest border crackdown
Migrants who come to the United States seeking asylum may instead wind up jailed indefinitely while they wait for their claims to be processed, the Trump administration ruled Tuesday in its latest crackdown at the border. Attorney General William Barr’s written decision, a policy reversal, applies to migrants who have...
What the public will not see in the Mueller reportVideo
WASHINGTON — The special counsel’s Trump-Russia report will be out on Thursday for all to see. But not all of it. The Democrats’ demands for a full, unredacted version of Robert Mueller’s report are likely to prompt a political and legal battle that could last for months, if not much...
Ex-Mass. Gov. Bill Weld to challenge Trump for 2020 Republican nomination
Bill Weld is giving President Donald Trump a run for his money. The former Massachusetts governor and perennial political candidate announced Monday he’s going to challenge Trump for the GOP nomination in 2020, becoming the first and likely the only Republican to do so. “In these times of great political...
From ‘adorable’ to ‘plausible,’ Pete Buttigieg gauges progress in presidential race
Pete Buttigieg, 37, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who has become the buzziest candidate of late in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, offered his own take Tuesday on his rapid rise. “I think I’ve gone from being viewed as, you know, adorable six weeks ago to now...
Trump keeps attacking as redacted Russia report due Thursday
WASHINGTON — The president isn’t waiting. As Washington counts down the final hours until publication of the redacted special counsel report — now expected Thursday — Donald Trump stepped up his attacks in an effort to undermine potential disclosures on Russia, his 2016 campaign and the aftermath. He unleashed a...
Poll: On tax day, most Americans don’t feel new law made them better offVideo
WASHINGTON — Along with their taxes, Americans have also filed a verdict this spring on the Republican tax law: Meh. When the law passed, late in 2017, President Trump and other party leaders hoped it would significantly boost their fortunes. But as the first filing season under the new law...
Bernie Sanders, wife earned $1.7 million in last two years, returns showVideo
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has made income inequality a hallmark of his presidential campaign, earned with his wife about $566,000 last year and $1.15 million in 2017, putting them in the nation’s highest income brackets, according to tax returns released by the presidential candidate on Monday. Much of...
Trump suggests he’s moving forward with sanctuary city plan
WASHINGTON — President Trump suggested Monday that his threat to ship migrants to so-called sanctuary cities is taking effect, even though it remains unclear whether such a plan is feasible. “Those Illegal Immigrants who can no longer be legally held (Congress must fix the laws and loopholes) will be, subject...
Justice Department expects to release Russia report Thursday
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department expects to make a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Trump-Russia investigation public Thursday morning, a spokeswoman said Monday. The redacted report would be sent to Congress and also made available to the public, Kerri Kupec said. Special counsel Robert Mueller...
Trump using Tax Day visit to Minnesota to tout 2017 tax cuts
ST. PAUL, Minn. — President Donald Trump will use Tax Day on Monday to visit Minnesota, an erstwhile Democratic stronghold he hopes to flip in 2020 after nearly winning it in 2016. Questions remain, however, about just how much he’s politically benefiting from his signature legislative accomplishment. Minnesota, which gave...
Trump campaign raises more than $30 million in first quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is set to report that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, edging out his top two Democratic rivals combined, according to figures it provided to The Associated Press. The haul brings the campaign’s cash on hand...
Congress is not ‘smart enough’ to examine Trump’s tax returns, Sarah Sanders saysVideo
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Sunday that she doesn’t believe members of Congress are “smart enough” to examine President Trump’s tax returns, pushing back against Democrats’ demands for information on the president’s finances. House Democrats have given the Trump administration a hard deadline of April 23 to turn...
Democrats take aim at Miller as questions persist about ‘sanctuary city’ targetingVideo
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are sharpening their focus on White House immigration adviser Stephen Miller, with key lawmakers saying he should be brought before congressional committees to testify about his role in recent policy controversies. The talk of bringing Miller before lawmakers comes days after The Washington Post reported that...
Mayor Pete Buttigieg formally kicks off historic White House bidVideo
Mayor Pete Buttigieg, an underdog in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race who’s seen an uptick in support in recent weeks, formally entered the contest Sunday during an event in the city he leads. “It is time to walk away from the politics of the past, and toward something totally...
White House: Migrants to sanctuary cities not a top choice
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wants to explore a twice-rejected proposal to send migrants to “sanctuary cities,” but that is not the preferred solution to fix the straining immigration system, the White House said Sunday. Press secretary Sarah Sanders said it was one of many options, though she hoped Congress...
Trump sanctuary city idea could help migrants stay in U.S.
PHOENIX — An idea floated by President Donald Trump to send immigrants from the border to “sanctuary cities” to exact revenge on Democratic foes could end up doing the migrants a favor by placing them in locations that make it easier to put down roots and stay in the country....
Democrats defend Omar after Trump retweets video against her
WASHINGTON — Top Democrats on Saturday rushed to defend Rep. Ilhan Omar after President Donald Trump retweeted video that was edited to suggest she was being dismissive of the significance of the worst terrorist assault on U.S. soil. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scolded Trump for using the “painful images of...
Sanders promises to win back Midwest states Trump captured
MADISON, Wis. — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders returned to the friendly terrain of Wisconsin on Friday, promising to build a coalition that will defeat President Donald Trump as he kicked off a swing through pivotal states that are part of the Democratic “blue wall” strategy for 2020. Sanders, speaking to...
Finns to vote on how best to save their welfare state
HELSINKI — Finns will be voting Sunday in a parliamentary election shaped by debates on how best to preserve their generous welfare model despite having one of the world’s most rapidly aging populations. And in this Nordic nation, which has one-third of its territory above the Arctic Circle, anxieties over...
Congress scorns Trump plan to cut, weaponize foreign aid
WASHINGTON — Mark Green did his best to put a winning face on a losing proposition. The administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) told Congress about a proposed “increase” in his budget and funding for a program that “will allow us to maintain the highest level ever...
White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary citiesVideo
WASHINGTON — White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities to release detainees onto the streets of “sanctuary cities” to retaliate against President Trump’s political adversaries, according to Department of Homeland Security officials and email messages reviewed by The Washington Post. Trump administration officials have proposed transporting detained...
Bannon promises ‘pure Trump off the chain’ if president wins second term
Steve Bannon, one of the architects behind Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and a top advisor when Trump moved into the White House, said it will be “payback mode” if Trump wins re-elecion in 2020. “You’re going to get pure Trump off the chain. Four years of Donald Trump in payback...
Trump shares graphic on Twitter showing inaccurate approval rating
President Donald Trump on Thursday shared an inaccurate graphic on Twitter that significantly overstated his overall job approval rating in a new poll and falsely suggested it was “soaring.” The graphic, produced by the Fox Business Network and aired on “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” indicated that Trump’s overall job approval was...
Miller vs. Kushner: Power players at odds over immigration
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump rails against an influx of migrants at the border , two of his most influential White House power players are at odds over the future of his immigration policy. Fresh off orchestrating a shake-up at the Department of Homeland Security , an ascendant Stephen...
