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Renée Graham There’s always a white person wearing blackface who will use ignorance as a defense.   JOAN VENNOCHI California billionaire Tom Steyer is doubling down on his personal impeachment crusade.  JEFF JACOBY When has Bill Weld ever been politically or ideologically reliable?  In a state where labor unions often fund Democratic candidates, a change stands to affect those in the majority party far more than Republicans and others.  Women across the country sought long-acting contraception after November 2016, fearful that Donald Trump would reverse the Affordable Care Act.

Renée Graham There’s always a white person wearing blackface who will use ignorance as a defense.   JOAN VENNOCHI California billionaire Tom Steyer is doubling down on his personal impeachment crusade.  JEFF JACOBY When has Bill Weld ever been politically or ideologically reliable?  In a state where labor unions often fund Democratic candidates, a change stands to affect those in the majority party far more than Republicans and others.  Women across the country sought long-acting contraception after November 2016, fearful that Donald Trump would reverse the Affordable Care Act.

Renée Graham There’s always a white person wearing blackface who will use ignorance as a defense.   JOAN VENNOCHI California billionaire Tom Steyer is doubling down on his personal impeachment crusade.  JEFF JACOBY When has Bill Weld ever been politically or ideologically reliable?  In a state where labor unions often fund Democratic candidates, a change stands to affect those in the majority party far more than Republicans and others.  Women across the country sought long-acting contraception after November 2016, fearful that Donald Trump would reverse the Affordable Care Act.

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) on Sunday predicted Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) will resign following the revelation that his medical yearbook page contained a photo of a man wearing blackface and another dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe. "Once that picture with the blackface and klansman came out there is no way you can continue to be the governor of the commonwealth of Virginia," McAuliffe said on CNN's "State of the Union." "Ralph is a good, moral, decent man. And may have made some mistakes in his past. We all have made mistakes.

MORE predicted that the New England Patriots would top the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in Super Bowl LIII. “They have a very special owner and coach, and certainly they have, I guess, the greatest quarterback of all time," Trump said in an interview with "Face the Nation," referring to Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, respectively. "So I would say they would win," he added. "As the expression goes, who knows.

MORE is building anticipation around his forthcoming State of the Union speech, including hinting at potential newsmaking announcements that may arrive in the annual address to the nation. Trump has declined to definitively share details about his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or whether he will declare a national emergency to direct construction of a wall along the southern border, instead teasing that such high-profile questions will be answered in his speech. The president twice last week confirmed that his next meeting with Kim would take place at t

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Legislation designed to shield Israel from boycotts is dividing House Democrats, pitting those who want to protect their Middle Eastern ally against liberal lawmakers voicing concerns that the very concept tramples the right to free speech. The issue could pose a dilemma for Speaker MORE (D-Calif.), who's seeking to keep her party united in the face of blistering attacks from Republicans hoping to use the controversial proposal to divide Democrats — and drive Jewish voters to the GOP’s side. The Senate this week is expected to pass an Israel anti-boycott provision — c

The draft budget provides the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency with $7.4 billion, nearly $850 million less than requested by the Trump administration, and funds only 1,250 beds for adults and migrant children coming across the border this year, a decrease in detention space. Attached to that funding, though, is an immigration enforcement

The draft budget provides the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency with $7.4 billion, nearly $850 million less than requested by the Trump administration, and funds only 1,250 beds for adults and migrant children coming across the border this year, a decrease in detention space. Attached to that funding, though, is an immigration enforcement