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The second round of the 2020 Democratic presidential debates kicked off Tuesday night, showcasing the party’s political spectrum through candidates on its left, such as Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, who battled lesser-known, more moderate hopefuls who struggled for airtime ahead of a pivotal point in the race. While the ideological framework can help voters get a better sense of where these candidates come from, the real test of the evening was whether candidates could create enough moments to build momentum. Currently there are 25 Democrats running for p

MORE (D-Md.), this time targeting another prominent black leader and a potential 2020 rival. Trump chastised Cummings yet again via Twitter, accused Sen.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) saw a mass departure of senior staff late Monday amid outcry over the lack of diversity within the committee's top ranks under Chairwoman MORE (D-Ill.).  Communications director Jared Smith, political director Molly Ritner, deputy executive director Nick Pancrazio, top communications aide Melissa Miller, and the committee's diversity director Van Ornelas all resigned by Monday evening.  The exits come on the heels of the

The Senate on Monday failed to override MORE's vetoes of resolutions blocking his arms deal with Saudi Arabia, marking the latest setback for critics of Riyadh. Senators voted 45-40, 45-39 and 46-41 on the override attempts, falling well short of the two-thirds majority needed to nix Trump’s veto.  GOP Sens.

Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.), under fire for blocking two election security bills, hit back on Monday comparing the attacks against him to “modern-day McCarthyism.” “I was called unpatriotic, un-American and essentially treasonous by a couple of left-wing pundits on the basis of bold-faced lies.

Research by Princeton Policy Advisors’ Steven Kopits reveals that Baltimore has long had a higher murder rate than the most crime-ridden nations of Central America, where thousands of migrants flee from every year. Based on the current rate of murders in Baltimore, Kopits projects that Baltimore’s murder rate for 2019 will come in at about 56 murders per 100,000 people —

CNN reports Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee discovered that the gunman lived in Nevada with family members for a time. In fact, Smithee noted police are not really sure how long the gunman had been back in California before the shooting occurred. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the rifle, an AK-47 variant, was purchased from Big Mikes Gun and Ammo in Fallon, Nevada.

Last week, Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser, 51, spoke to the New York Times, repeating her most salacious claim against Air Force Gen.