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Michael Bennet: Even Donald Trump ‘couldn’t screw up’ Obama economy

Sen. Michael Bennet became Sunday the latest Democrat refusing to credit President Trump for the economic boom, insisting that even he "couldn't screw up the momentum" from the Obama administration.

May 5, 2019

Mark Morgan named ICE chief

President Trump on Sunday named Mark Morgan as the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling him a "true believer and American Patriot."

May 5, 2019

Bernie Sanders rejects Joe Biden ‘most progressive’ 2020 Democrat claim

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden has said he has the most progressive record of anyone running in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary field, to which Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says: Not so fast.

May 5, 2019

Cory Booker calls on William Barr to resign

Sen. Cory Booker, New Jersey Democrat, said Sunday that Attorney General William Barr should resign, arguing that he has "eroded his credibility" with his response to the Russia collusion report.

May 5, 2019

Amy Klobuchar credits Obama, not Trump, for booming economy

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, refused Sunday to credit President Trump for the booming economy, insisting that former President Barack Obama deserves a pat on the back after Friday's jobs report showed the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years.

May 5, 2019

Beto O’Rourke joins Trump impeachment chorus: ‘There’s enough evidence now’

Former Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke joined Saturday those calling for President Trump's impeachment, saying there was "enough evidence now" to start proceedings.

May 5, 2019

Denver Initiative 300 voters to decide whether to allow homeless to live in public places

Denver authorities routinely clear out the homeless encampments that crop up in public parks and along sidewalks within the city limits, but that would change under Initiative 300.

May 5, 2019

Barney Frank: Beto O’Rourke ‘may be regretting he’s straight’ amid Pete Buttigieg surge

Former Rep. Barney Frank, the first openly gay man to serve in Congress, says that Beto O'Rourke "may be regretting he's straight," given how well Pete Buttigieg is performing in the Democratic presidential primary polls.

May 5, 2019

Snoop Dogg berates Facebook for banning Louis Farrakhan: ‘I stand by him’

Snoop Dogg rushed to the defense of Louis Farrakhan after the Nation of Islam leader was booted from Facebook, calling him "my dear brother" and declaring that, "I stand with him."

May 3, 2019

Nick Sandmann, Covington Catholic teen, sues NBC for $275 million

Attorneys for Nicholas Sandmann filed a $275 million lawsuit Wednesday against NBCUniversal over its coverage of the Kentucky teen, accusing the network of creating a "false narrative" driven by its "anti-Trump agenda."

May 1, 2019

New York Times blames Trump after running anti-Semitic cartoon

Even as The New York Times accepted responsibility for publishing an anti-Semitic cartoon, the newspaper sought to slough off some of the blame onto President Trump.

May 1, 2019

Democrats move to keep Donald Trump off 2020 ballot over tax returns

Democrats have redoubled their efforts to force President Trump to release his federal tax returns by threatening to keep him off the 2020 ballot in deep-blue states, to which he might say: So what?

April 30, 2019

Israeli ambassador rips New York Times as ‘cesspool of hostility’ after anti-Semitic cartoon

Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer denounced The New York Times as a "cesspool of hostility" after the newspaper ran -- and then apologized for -- an anti-Semitic cartoon.

April 30, 2019

Tom Miller, Iowa AG, gets GOP pushback on anti-Trump lawsuits

For two years, Iowa Republicans have stewed as Attorney General Tom Miller filed lawsuit after lawsuit against the Trump administration. Now, they have said "enough."

April 29, 2019

New York Times issues correction for article describing Jesus as a Palestinian

It's been a rough few days for The New York Times on the Judaism front: A day after running a widely decried anti-Semitic political cartoon, the newspaper issued a correction for an article that identified Jesus as a Palestinian.

April 29, 2019

New York Times blames ‘single editor’ for anti-Semitic cartoon in second statement

The New York Times issued a second statement over the weekend on its decision to publish an anti-Semitic cartoon, this time apologizing for the "dangerous" image and pinning the blame on "a single editor."

April 29, 2019

John Earnest, synagogue shooting suspect, despised ‘Zionist, Jew-loving’ Donald Trump

The suspect in the deadly shooting at a San Diego County synagogue had no love for President Trump, apparently blasting him as a "Zionist, Jew-loving" traitor in a hate-filled manifesto posted before Saturday's attack.

April 28, 2019

New York Times pulls anti-Semitic cartoon, cites ‘error in judgment’

The New York Times deleted a political cartoon over the weekend after acknowledging that it contained "anti-Semitic tropes," an episode decried as the latest example of rising anti-Semitism on the left.

April 28, 2019

Canadian cafe owners charged with faking anti-Semitic hate crime

An investigation into an attack on a Jewish-owned cafe in Winnipeg resulted in charges against the owners after police said they staged the robbery, vandalism and anti-Semitic graffiti.

April 25, 2019

Cory Booker, Eric Swalwell each pledge to name a woman as a running mate

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Rep. Eric Swalwell of California on Wednesday each pledged to name a woman as his vice presidential pick.

April 24, 2019