Beto O’Rourke was pummeled for his relatively light policy footprint when he first entered the presidential race. But over the past two months, the former Texas congressman has released a raft of extensive proposals on issues ranging from climate change and immigration to voting rights and government reform. Now, O’Rourke has hired a former Obama …
Will Bernie Sanders burn down the stage? Will Joe Biden be able to fend off a barrage of attacks? Will the 1-percenters throw bombs at their rivals to get attention, or play it safe in their first introduction to a national audience? Even the most plugged-in Democrats have no idea what to expect from the …
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A super PAC formed to back Cory Booker’s presidential campaign has raised $1.125 million so far, with almost all of the funds coming from Susan Sandler, the wife of the super PAC’s operator. The PAC, Dream United, was formed late in 2018 by donor and activist Steve Phillips, an early supporter of Barack Obama’s run …
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Yes: Joe Biden, for the most part, was crisper, more engaged and engaging in Detroit on Wednesday night than he had been in Miami a month ago. No: He did not summon a performance so commanding as to demand people view an old man in new light. If Biden is the essential variable in the …
2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Monday unveiled a wide-ranging proposal to improve services for veterans, including updates to the education, employment and health care benefits troops receive after leaving the military. What would the plan do? One of the most significant changes would allow veterans to use skills they learned in the military to …
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday announced his plan to address environmental justice, aiming to correct decades of inequities that have seen low-income and minority populations disproportionately affected by air pollution, water contamination and other environmental issues. It’s the fifth climate-related announcement from the long-shot presidential candidate, who polls around 1 percent among likely Democratic …
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Subscribe and rate the Nerdcast on Apple Podcasts. This week on the Nerdcast with host Scott Bland: We examine some of the front-runners who have begun to emerge for Democrats, particularly on the left of the party. POLITICO’s National political reporters Holly Otterbein and Alex Thompson check on the 2020 race. Also: What would you …
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Pig-tailed macaques are widely regarded as pests themselves and researchers thought they mainly ate fruit, as well as small birds and lizards, according to a report published in Current Biology on Monday. ### “I was stunned when I first observed that macaques feed on rats in plantations,” said study co-author Nadine Ruppert, of Universiti Sains …
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The men were charged with intentional homicide and received prison sentences of up to five years in Guangxi province on October 17, according to a verdict posted by the court online. ### The murky case, which some in China have viewed as something of a parable of modern life and the dangers of corruption, began …
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An international team of scientists reveal that a third of global emissions could be avoided if better management of world farms and forests can be implemented, thus reducing impact on global warming. Click Here: Samon Rugby Shop Rawpixel As per the team of scientists, countries like Brazil, China and Indonesia had a ton of potential …
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