by Jim Heath | May 21, 2019 | 2020, Headlines, Trump
President Trump has outspent every 2020 Democratic candidate on Facebook advertising — but Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are catching up. Trump has spent more than $4.6 million on Facebook ads since December, a number that far surpasses Democratic candidates. Trump...
by Jim Heath | May 19, 2019 | 2020, Headlines, Trump
The White House is rushing to appoint as many judges as possible before 2020 to give President Trump yet another talking point he can rally on as he stumps for re-election. Trump’s team believes that stacking the judicial system with conservative judges galvanizes the...
by Jim Heath | May 19, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Fox News, Headlines, Pete Buttigieg
President Trump, seemingly never very busy, today criticized Fox News, accusing the network of “wasting airtime” over its coverage of South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and other Democratic 2020 contenders. Buttigieg is among two dozen people competing...
by Jim Heath | May 17, 2019 | 2020, Bernie Sanders, Headlines
In a major education policy speech set to be delivered Saturday, Sen. Bernie Sanders will call for a ban on all for-profit charter schools, a position that puts him directly at odds with the Trump administration. The Vermont independent also will call for a moratorium...
by Jim Heath | May 16, 2019 | 2020, Democrats, Headlines
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is a life-long Boston Red Sox fan. That dichotomy is about all you need to know about his life and political career. For a start, he doesn’t even use his real name. Bill de Blasio was born Warren Wilhelm Jr., later became...
by Jim Heath | May 16, 2019 | 2020, Headlines, Joe Biden
Ukraine’s prosecutor general said in an interview that he had no evidence of wrongdoing by U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden or his son, despite a swirl of allegations by President Trump’s lawyer. The controversy stems from diplomatic actions by Biden...
