House condemns Trump ‘racist’ tweets in extraordinary rebuke

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 03:42:54 +0000

House condemns Trump 'racist' tweets in extraordinary rebuke

WASHINGTON – In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump’s Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn’t “a racist bone in my body.”

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Joe Biden draws line against progressives on health care

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:25:12 +0000

Joe Biden draws line against progressives on health care

DES MOINES, Iowa – Joe Biden is taking an aggressive approach to defending the Affordable Care Act, challenging not just President Donald Trump but also some of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination who want to replace the current insurance system with a fully government-run model.

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With Biden absent, his rivals pounce at California gathering

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2019 00:35:43 +0000

With Biden absent, his rivals pounce at California gathering

SAN FRANCISCO – Democratic presidential hopefuls took rival Joe Biden’s absence at a California state party gathering Saturday as a chance to take subtle digs at the former vice president and craft themselves as better positioned to bring Democrats into the future.

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Biden going it alone as the Democratic 2020 front-runner

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 22:29:43 +0000

Biden going it alone as the Democratic 2020 front-runner

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The center of presidential politics this weekend is the California Democratic Convention, but Democrats’ 2020 front-runner is almost 2,500 miles away, going it alone.Joe Biden will headline an LGBTQ civil rights gala Saturday evening in Columbus, Ohio. It’s an appropriate venue for a Democratic White House hopeful on the first day of Pride Month, particularly for the former vice president who endorsed same-sex marriage in 2012 before his old boss, President Barack Obama.

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