The Muslim American congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she has received an increased number of death threats since a video was tweeted by Donald Trump featuring footage from 9/11 and a clip from a speech she made in March this year, with the president accusing her of downplaying the attacks. Omar said in a statement on Sunday: 'Since the president’s tweet on Friday evening, I have experienced an increase in direct threats on my life – many directly referencing or replying to the president’s video'
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Bernie in the Fox’s den: Sanders takes anti-Trump pitch straight to ‘state TV’
The Democratic frontrunner will speak at a Fox News town hall. He says it’s necessary to speak to Trump voters. Others disagree
Bernie Sanders will finish a four-day tour of Trump Country on Monday, with a town hall on the president’s favorite network: Fox News.
Related: Ilhan Omar has had spike in death threats since Trump attack over 9/11 comment
Continue reading...Ilhan Omar has had spike in death threats since Trump attack over 9/11 comment
Congresswoman said many threats referenced the president’s tweet as Sarah Sanders praises Trump for ‘calling Omar out’
Muslim American congresswoman Ilhan Omar has said she has received an increased number of death threats after Donald Trump repeatedly tweeted video footage of September 11 and accused Omar of downplaying the terror attacks.
Omar issued a statement on Sunday night saying: “Since the president’s tweet Friday evening, I have experienced an increase in direct threats on my life – many directly referencing or replying to the president’s video.”
Continue reading...Kamala Harris: presidential candidate releases 15 years of tax returns
Donald Trump continues to refuse to release his since the 2016 campaign, as Democrats press for access to his tax returns
The Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has released 15 years of tax returns, including her returns for 2018. The California senator reports that she and her husband had a federal tax bill of about $700,000 on an adjusted gross joint income of about $1.9m last year.
Related: Democrats set new deadline for release of Trump tax returns
Continue reading...Full Mueller report may have ‘proof of bad deeds’ and must be seen – Democrat
House judiciary chair Jerrold Nadler accuses attorney general William Barr of ‘acting as a personal agent of the president’
The chairman of the House judiciary committee on Sunday said a report filed by special counsel Robert Mueller could contain “proof of some very bad deeds” and warned that the entire document must be made available to Congress.
Mueller, a former director of the FBI, was appointed to investigate election tampering, alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian operatives and related matters. He filed what has been described as a nearly 400-page report last month.
Continue reading...Buttigieg v Pence: Indiana politicians put faith on the election front line
The vice-president and the Democratic hopeful are both Christian and have worked together but in the age of Trump, they and their fellow Hoosiers sense a looming battle
Both are from modestly sized cities in Indiana. Both were baptised Catholic but came to embrace other branches of Christianity. Both found inspiration in former president John F Kennedy as they launched political careers of their own.
The parallels between Mike Pence and Pete Buttigieg stop there.
Continue reading...How Sanders left political wilderness to become leader of Democratic pack
The senator has effectively not stopped campaigning since 2015 as the political landscape has shifted – but can he grow his 2020 support?
There is an saying in US politics, perhaps truer now than ever: every senator looks in the mirror and sees a president looking back. Before Bernie Sanders ran for the White House, his rumpled appearance and shock of unruly white hair suggested that this US senator gave his reflection no more than a fleeting glance each morning.
And yet, nearly two months into his second presidential run Sanders sits atop an unsettled Democratic field. It is a remarkable transformation for a democratic socialist from Vermont, deep into his 70s, who spent most of his decades-long career in the political wilderness.
Continue reading...‘I won’t be silent’: Ilhan Omar answers Trump 9/11 attack
Congresswoman says rightwing vitriol cannot threaten her ‘unwavering love for America’ as president pushes video
In the face of attacks from Donald Trump, Republicans and rightwing media outlets, the Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar said on Saturday no one could “threaten” her “unwavering love for America”.
Related: Yemeni bodegas boycott New York Post over attacks on Ilhan Omar
Continue reading...William Barr claims Trump campaign was ‘spied’ on under Obama – live
Attorney general tells Senate subcommittee he intends to release reacted version of Mueller’s Trump-Russia report itself
Washington Gov. and presidential candidate Jay Inslee has been writing and illustrating children’s books for his grandkids for the last decade, CNN reports.
And they’re very on brand, with several of the books focusing on the warming climate and its effect on the environment.
Senator Elizabeth Warren raised $6 million for her presidential campaign in the first three months of the year.
She got 213,000 contributions from more than 135,000 donors, with an average donation of $28, according to the New York Times.
Continue reading...Trump removes Secret Service director after ousting Kirstjen Nielsen – live
Trump ordered firing of Randolph Alles, White House confirms, a day after forcing out Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen
CNN reports Trump tried to order the border closed at El Paso late in March.
Trump eventually talked off of the decision, which would shut down a major port of entry into the United States.
Jerry Nadler, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has agreed to have special counsel Robert Mueller appear before the committee.
Today, Ranking Member Collins called for Special Counsel Mueller to appear before @HouseJudiciary. I fully agree. Special Counsel Mueller should come before the Committee to answer questions in public about his 22 month investigation into President Trump and his associates. 1/2
In order to ask Special Counsel Mueller the right questions, the Committee must receive the Special Counsel’s full report and hear from Attorney General Barr about that report on May 2. We look forward to hearing from Mr. Mueller at the appropriate time. 2/2
Continue reading...Nadler: Barr is ‘biased’ and Mueller’s Trump-Russia report must be released
- Democrat: attorney general is ‘agent of the administration’
- President tweets angrily about leaks to ‘fake news media’
Senior Democrats are keeping up pressure on attorney general William Barr to release the full Mueller report, claiming collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia happened “in plain sight”.
Related: William Barr: attorney general plays Republican spear-catcher again
Continue reading...Democrats will ‘never’ see Trump tax returns – White House chief of staff
- Mick Mulvaney to Fox: ‘That is not going to happen’
- House ways and means panel wants returns by 10 April
Democrats in Congress will “never” see Donald Trump’s tax returns, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday.
Related: ‘Pete! Pete! Pete!’ Buttigieg fever hits New Hampshire – can he keep up the pace?
Continue reading...Barack Obama warns progressives to avoid ‘circular firing squad’
- Remarks come as Democrats battle for 2020 nomination
- Former president was addressing young Europeans in Germany
Barack Obama warned on Saturday that US progressives risk creating a “circular firing squad” at a time when prospective presidential candidates are competing fiercely against each other to run against Donald Trump.
Related: 'Our mantra is chaos': Republican researchers target 2020 Democrats
Continue reading...‘Our mantra is chaos’: Republican researchers target 2020 Democrats
The America Rising committee monitors everything the candidates do, hoping the large field will work in Trump’s favor
Democrats are more than a year away from selecting their presidential nominee. Nonetheless, Republicans are already taking aim at the leading contenders.
Related: 'He gave me permission': Joe Biden jokes about touching complaints
Continue reading...Joe Biden jokes about having child’s permission to touch him – video
The former vice-president joked that a child gave him 'permission to touch him' in his first public appearance since allegations last week by at least seven women that his physical behavior made them uncomfortable. Biden, who is widely expected to enter the 2020 presidential race, was speaking at a gathering of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Washington
Continue reading...Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks popcorn, politics and DIY with Instagram followers – video
In her latest Instagram live, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes questions from followers while assembling furniture in her chair-less Washington DC apartment. Covering topics from popcorn flavours to staying focused on the issues that matter, Ocasio-Cortez demonstates her ability to use social media in an authentic way that engages potential young voters
Continue reading...White nationalism a ‘persistent, pervasive threat’, says FBI chief – live
- Christopher Wray’s remarks contrast with Trump’s
- President backtracks on threat to close border with Mexico
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•FBI director Christopher Wray warned that white nationalism is a “persistent, pervasive threat”, breaking with Donald Trump’s comments in the wake of the New Zealand terror attacks. “The danger. I think, of white supremacists, violent extremism or another kind of extremism is of course significant,” Wray said. Trump played down the threat of white nationalism after a white nationalist murdered 50 people in Christchurch, New Zealand in March.
•Congress has passed a resolution to end US military assistance for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, in an unprecedented attempt to curtail the president’s power. The House voted 247 to 175 to send the resolution to the president’s desk, where it is likely to be met with a veto. The Senate passed the resolution last month, with seven Republicans breaking rank to support the resolution.
Lindsay Graham has joined those calling for Donald Trump to release his tax returns, in an extremely rare act of defiance towards the president.
“I think you should release your tax returns if you’re running for president in 2020,” Graham told reporters on Thursday,
Continue reading...House Democrats formally demand Trump’s tax returns from IRS
Chairman of ways and means committee says request for six years of returns is ‘within our rights’
House Democrats have formally demanded Donald Trump’s tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service, marking a major bid to obtain information about the president’s finances and business dealings.
Richard Neal, the chairman of the House ways and means committee, issued the request on Wednesday evening, stating: “It is critical to ensure the accountability of our government and elected officials.”
Continue reading...Joe Biden issues statement on misconduct allegations – video
The former vice-president and potential 2020 presidential candidate says it is his ‘responsibility’ to be more careful after several women said his touching made them uncomfortable. Biden used the video to say 'social norms have begun to change. They have shifted, and the boundaries of protecting personal space have been reset, and I get it'
Continue reading...Biden vows to respect women’s personal space amid new allegations
The former vice-president issued a video after two more women described interactions that made them feel uncomfortable
Joe Biden doubled down on his defense as he faced fresh allegations from women who said their past physical interactions with him left them uncomfortable, foreshadowing the former vice-president’s perils as he weighs a bid for the Democratic Party’s 2020 nomination.
In a video and statement released to his Twitter feed Biden said that he had always seen politics as about “personal connection” and defended his habit of hugging and touching people he met. But he also added that he would change his habits in the future.
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