The revelations come as U.S. intelligence agencies have warned of probable Russian meddling in the 2020 election.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she’d be ‘hard pressed’ to back Biden in primary | The Guardian
Bernie Sanders appears to be the favorite to secure Ocasio-Cortez’s prized endorsement in the Democratic presidential primary
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Kamala Harris’s Long-Shot Bid to Fix School Funding | The Atlantic
The senator and presidential candidate says America needs to reform how it funds schools, but the details of any alternative approach are scant.
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Adrienne Jones elected Maryland’s first African-American, female House speaker | CNN
Veronica Stracqualursi, CNNAmber Ferguson/The Washington Post, Featured Image [dropcap]Washington[/dropcap] (CNN) A Maryland lawmaker made history on Wednesday when she became the first woman and first African-American elected as the state’s House speaker. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Del. Adrienne Jones was unanimously voted as speaker after the two Democratic candidates who were vying for the job stepped aside […]
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Baltimore’s Mayor Resigns Over a Series of Self-Published Children’s Books | Slate
Elliot Hannon, Slate Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh delivers an address during her inauguration ceremony on Dec. 6, 2016. (Patrick Semansky/AP), Featured Image [dropcap]Baltimore[/dropcap] Mayor Catherine Pugh’s bizarre tenure in office came to an end Thursday, when she resigned amid a cloud of scandal and scrutiny over, of all things, a self-published series of children’s books. […]
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Stacey Abrams’s next move could bolster Democrats in Georgia — and her own political fortunes | The Washington Post
Amy Gardner, The Washington Post Stacey Abrams at an event at the Carter Center in Atlanta on April 23, 2019. (Elijah Nouvelage/For The Washington Post), Featured Image [dropcap]DECATUR[/dropcap], Ga. — In a quiet suite of offices above a bank in this eastern Atlanta suburb, Democrat Stacey Abrams’s newest venture is quickly taking shape. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] […]
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Holder calls on 2020 presidential candidates to help redistricting prep | Politico
Daniel Strauss, Politico Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Justice Department in Washington, on Sept. 16, 2014. Susan Walsh—AP [dropcap]Former[/dropcap] Attorney General Eric Holder says a shock loss in Wisconsin earlier this month should be “a wake-up call” for Democrats that the Midwest hasn’t abandoned President Donald […]
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[WATCH] Angela Davis & Barbara Ransby: We Stand with Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Courageous, Bold Black Woman | Democracy Now
Angela Davis &, Barbara Ransby, Democracy Now Ilhan Omar campaigning for state representative in Minnesota. (Chris Newberry), Featured Image [dropcap]Two[/dropcap] of the founders of Black Lives Matter, as well as professor Angela Davis and scores of other black women, are holding a rally today on Capitol Hill to defend Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and […]
View MoreKamala Harris Takes Her Shot | The Atlantic
No other matchup would be as riveting—or as revealing—as Harris versus Trump. But first she has to get through the primaries.
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Michael Brown’s Mother Loses City Council Race in Ferguson, Where Her Son Was Killed by Police | The New York Times
John Eligon, The New York Times Lesley McSpadden Getty Images, Featured Image [dropcap]Nearly[/dropcap] five years ago, Lesley McSpadden appeared distraught before the world after finding out that a grand jury had declined to indict a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in the fatal shooting of her teenage son, Michael Brown, who was black. [mc4wp_form […]
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