Month: September 2020

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who is considering a 2020 presidential run as an independent, announced staff cuts to his campaign on Wednesday, according to a report from HuffPost. Click Here: Putters The outlet, citing a source present at the meeting, reported that Schultz told his campaign team on Wednesday that everybody would be let go except those…

Sen. Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over…

Shares in private prisons dropped Friday after Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense…

Alabama Republicans are showing little appetite for giving former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy MooreRoy Stewart MooreSessions goes after Tuberville’s coaching record in challenging him to debate The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip Sessions fires back at Trump over recusal: ‘I did my duty & you’re damn fortunate I did” MORE another…

Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro saw the strongest fundraising day of his campaign after his appearance in the Democratic debates this week.  The former Housing and Urban Development secretary received an increase of nearly three times his previous best fundraising day following his Wednesday night debate performance, his campaign said in a Friday statement. He…

Donald Trump Jr.Don John TrumpTrump Jr. calls elderly supporter who was assaulted Trump Jr. hits Howard Stern for going ‘establishment,’ ‘acting like Hillary’ Trump Jr., GOP senator lash out at Facebook for taking down protest pages on stay-at-home orders MORE denied a report that a feud between him and Jared KushnerJared Corey KushnerTim Scott to…

Ted Terry, the progressive mayor of Clarkston, Ga., launched his campaign Wednesday to unseat Republican Sen. David Perdue (Ga.).  The 36-year-old Democrat, known to his constituents as the “millennial mayor,” has embraced several progressive platforms for his town, including decriminalizing marijuana, mandating a $15 minimum wage and limiting Clarkston’s cooperation with federal deportation officers. Terry said he launched…

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was anything but pleased with his opening day of running at the Italian Grand Prix. Monza’s high-speed layout proved challenging on Friday for Red Bull’s RB16, with Verstappen complaining of a general lack of balance and grip, a weakness validated by a spin for the Dutchman in FP1 that could have…

White House hopeful Julián Castro called for the end of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Saturday ahead of a suspected operation to deport thousands of migrant families.  “I’ve said that instead of breaking up families, we should break up ICE,” the former Housing and Urban Development secretary said at the Netroots Nation conference in Philadelphia. ADVERTISEMENT The…

The presidential campaigns for Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.); South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes…