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MORE’s presidential campaign is hitting major bumps at a critical moment in the 2020 campaign.  A little more than three months before the Iowa caucuses, the former vice president is widely seen as having lost his front-runner position to Sen.

Sen. MORE (D-N.Y.). Sanders will return to the campaign trail on Saturday in the New York City borough of Queens for the first time since he suffered a heart attack.  He'll be with Ocasio-Cortez, who’s expected to endorse him at the event. Sanders appeared to be losing momentum in the race even before his health problems, so the Queens stop is an important moment for the progressive firebrand to both reassure his supporters and tell the world he's ready to take on the other top-tier candidates — particularly Sen.

Clinton and Nielsen were both slated to deliver a speech at the event in Washington, D.C., but the former first lady canceled her planned appearance because of scheduling issues, her team claimed. Slate reports: Nielsen’s inclusion in the event has garnered blowback, resulting in over 51,000 people signing a petition demanding Fortune boot the former Trump cabinet member from the event.

In the one-minute video, the narrator states Romney’s cover was “blown,” andhe was “exposed by news reports as a Democrat secret asset.” The video then shows highlights of the Utah Republican’s 2012 presidential campaign defeat, following by clips of the president’s successful bid in 2016. President-Elect Trump briefly considered Romney for the role of secretary of state, but ultimatly selected Exxon Mobile CEO Rex Tillerson for the high-profile post. The video’s release comes as Romney, a longtime Trump critic, has criticized the president’s decision to withdraw U.S.

Over 170 House Republicans, or 88 percent, have cosponsored House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs’ (R-AZ) H. Res. 604, according to a list obtained by Breitbart News. As of Friday night, only 24 House Republicans have yet to cosponsor the bill. H. Res. 604 would condemn Schiff for reading a fictional phone call between Zelensky and Trump into the record. Schiff also allegedly lied about having never spoken to the Ukrainian intelligence officer “whistleblower.” Rep.

RedState obtained text messages and photos which allegedly suggest that Rep. Katie Hill — who is currently undergoing divorce proceedings — carried out a two-year relationship with one of her female staffers, who was hired in 2017.

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. — The kettle steamed in the background as a familiar yet painful argument began to boil over between father and daughter in the Slewo home last Inauguration Day. “My president is going to be good for the Christians and the economy,” Warda Slewo, an ardent Donald Trump fan, told his daughter, Ashourina Slewo, in her small kitchen in the northeastern suburbs of Detroit on Jan. 20, 2017. “Your president is a racist,” Ashourina shot back.

WASHINGTON — The thrill of the Washington Nationals making the World Series has been amplified for lifelong fans like Steven Baranko, who has experienced all the October meltdowns and playoff heartbreak in the team’s history. He’s only 18. That someone barely old enough to vote is still older than Washington’s baseball team highlights how novel the euphoria here has been this week in a city that’s been otherwise riven by fierce political partisanship. “The vibe is totally changed,” said Baranko, from nearby Bethesda, Md., who was at the team’s losse

WASHINGTON — Former Ohio governor John Kasich, who ran against President Trump in the 2016 Republican primary, said Friday that he supports impeaching the president — but isn’t ready to call for his removal from office. Kasich said he decided to back impeachment after hearing acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledge Thursday that Trump’s decision to hold up military aid to Ukraine was linked to his demand that Ukraine investigate the Democratic National Committee and the 2016 US presidential campaign.