This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareIn this edition: Beto O'Rourke on the trail, Seth Moulton looking for an opening, and the return of Mike Gravel.I learned this week that Grover Cleveland's grandson is a New Hampshire voter who is leaning toward Marianne Williamson, and this is The Trailer.CONWAY, N.H. — At his third stop in the Granite State — his third of 10, over two days — Beto O’Rourke was asked about white privilege. He'd taken similar questions before, but this time, he paused for five seconds, looked down, then looked up again. “This...…This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareIn this edition: Beto O'Rourke on the trail, Seth Moulton looking for an opening, and the return of Mike Gravel.I learned this week that Grover Cleveland's grandson is a New Hampshire voter who is leaning toward Marianne Williamson, and this is The Trailer.CONWAY, N.H. — At his third stop in the Granite State — his third of 10, over two days — Beto O’Rourke was asked about white privilege. He'd taken similar questions before, but this time, he paused for five seconds, looked down, then looked up again. “This...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn this edition: The left's fears about Susan Rice, some good turnout news from Tuesday's primaries, and the debate about debating.If no one is convening, can you still call it a “convention?” This is The Trailer.There will be no floor fight at this year's Democratic National Convention, and no “floor” to have it on. The messy details — the platform, Joe Biden's running mate — are being hashed out in Zoom meetings before a made-for-TV event this month. For the first time in 92 years, the party's nominee won't even appear...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn this edition: The left's fears about Susan Rice, some good turnout news from Tuesday's primaries, and the debate about debating.If no one is convening, can you still call it a “convention?” This is The Trailer.There will be no floor fight at this year's Democratic National Convention, and no “floor” to have it on. The messy details — the platform, Joe Biden's running mate — are being hashed out in Zoom meetings before a made-for-TV event this month. For the first time in 92 years, the party's nominee won't even appear...WW…

Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please noteThe Washington Post is providing this important election information free to all readers. Get election results and other major news delivered to your inbox by signing up for This coverage has ended. .With , President Trump falsely asserted election fraud, pledged to mount a legal challenge to official state results and made a premature claim of victory in a that may take days to resolve. In remarks at the White House early...…Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please noteThe Washington Post is providing this important election information free to all readers. Get election results and other major news delivered to your inbox by signing up for This coverage has ended. .With , President Trump falsely asserted election fraud, pledged to mount a legal challenge to official state results and made a premature claim of victory in a that may take days to resolve. In remarks at the White House early...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareRep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) said Monday that he’s considering a White House run against President Trump, a move that could pose a challenge to the president’s campaign for a second term.Amash, who last year and is seeking reelection to his Grand Rapids-area House seat as an independent, made the comment in a tweet responding to a statement by Trump on Monday night that as president, his “authority is total.”“Americans who believe in limited government deserve another option,” the libertarian-leaning congressman . In a...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareRep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) said Monday that he’s considering a White House run against President Trump, a move that could pose a challenge to the president’s campaign for a second term.Amash, who last year and is seeking reelection to his Grand Rapids-area House seat as an independent, made the comment in a tweet responding to a statement by Trump on Monday night that as president, his “authority is total.”“Americans who believe in limited government deserve another option,” the libertarian-leaning congressman . In a...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareHarvard philosopher Cornel West, a prominent champion of Bernie Sanders’s presidential ambitions, defiantly threw his support to the Green Party when Hillary Clinton, a politician he called a “neoliberal disaster,” sealed the Democratic nomination in 2016.Four years later, in a clear sign of all that has changed, West says he will support the probable Democratic nominee Joe Biden as part of an “anti-fascist coalition” against President Trump in November, despite his concerns about the former vice president’s ties to “Wall...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareHarvard philosopher Cornel West, a prominent champion of Bernie Sanders’s presidential ambitions, defiantly threw his support to the Green Party when Hillary Clinton, a politician he called a “neoliberal disaster,” sealed the Democratic nomination in 2016.Four years later, in a clear sign of all that has changed, West says he will support the probable Democratic nominee Joe Biden as part of an “anti-fascist coalition” against President Trump in November, despite his concerns about the former vice president’s ties to “Wall...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareVALDOSTA, Ga. — In his first rally since losing the election last month, President Trump continued to spout conspiracy theories about voter fraud, falsely claiming that he had defeated President-elect Joe Biden.“We’ve never lost an election. We’re winning this election,” Trump declared soon after he took the stage outside a hangar at Valdosta Regional Airport on Saturday night.It was the first in a fire hose of falsehoods Trump offered up to a largely unmasked crowd of thousands, who cheered him on and repeatedly chanted...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareVALDOSTA, Ga. — In his first rally since losing the election last month, President Trump continued to spout conspiracy theories about voter fraud, falsely claiming that he had defeated President-elect Joe Biden.“We’ve never lost an election. We’re winning this election,” Trump declared soon after he took the stage outside a hangar at Valdosta Regional Airport on Saturday night.It was the first in a fire hose of falsehoods Trump offered up to a largely unmasked crowd of thousands, who cheered him on and repeatedly chanted...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareRep. Justin Amash of Michigan has ended his bid for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination, just weeks after.“After much reflection, I’ve concluded that circumstances don’t lend themselves to my success as a candidate for president this year, and therefore I will not be a candidate,” Amash wrote in a Saturday afternoon tweet.Amash, who left the GOP in 2019 to become an independent, had been courted by Libertarians for years. On April 28, when he launched his presidential campaign — also on Twitter — Amash became...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareRep. Justin Amash of Michigan has ended his bid for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination, just weeks after.“After much reflection, I’ve concluded that circumstances don’t lend themselves to my success as a candidate for president this year, and therefore I will not be a candidate,” Amash wrote in a Saturday afternoon tweet.Amash, who left the GOP in 2019 to become an independent, had been courted by Libertarians for years. On April 28, when he launched his presidential campaign — also on Twitter — Amash became...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareRep. Steve Watkins was charged with three felony counts in Shawnee County, Kan., late Tuesday, nearly eight months after a newspaper investigation found that he listed the location of a UPS Store as his address for voting purposes on government forms.Watkins, a freshman Republican from Topeka, faces two felony charges related to unlawful voting and one related to interference with law enforcement and providing false information, according to a news release from Shawnee County District Attorney Michael F. Kagay. The...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareRep. Steve Watkins was charged with three felony counts in Shawnee County, Kan., late Tuesday, nearly eight months after a newspaper investigation found that he listed the location of a UPS Store as his address for voting purposes on government forms.Watkins, a freshman Republican from Topeka, faces two felony charges related to unlawful voting and one related to interference with law enforcement and providing false information, according to a news release from Shawnee County District Attorney Michael F. Kagay. The...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe owner of a gun-themed restaurant who battled the city and state over coronavirus restrictions pulled off an upset Tuesday, defeating five-term Rep. Scott R. Tipton in Colorado’s Republican primary.Lauren Boebert prevailed in the rural, conservative 3rd Congressional District over Tipton, a member of the tea party class of 2010 who had the endorsement of President Trump.“Republicans have decided who they want to run against the Democrats this November. I want to congratulate Lauren Boebert and wish her and her...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe owner of a gun-themed restaurant who battled the city and state over coronavirus restrictions pulled off an upset Tuesday, defeating five-term Rep. Scott R. Tipton in Colorado’s Republican primary.Lauren Boebert prevailed in the rural, conservative 3rd Congressional District over Tipton, a member of the tea party class of 2010 who had the endorsement of President Trump.“Republicans have decided who they want to run against the Democrats this November. I want to congratulate Lauren Boebert and wish her and her...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn this edition: The X-factor Trump doesn't have in 2020, the muted reaction to the latest Obamacare lawsuit, and new diversity numbers from the presidential candidates.Nothing worth sharing has ever been yelled from a speeding golf cart, and this is The Trailer.President Trump is seeking reelection with the of any incumbent president in 40 years. A series of events initially seen as chances for the president to shine — the coronavirus pandemic, the civil unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd — have only...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn this edition: The X-factor Trump doesn't have in 2020, the muted reaction to the latest Obamacare lawsuit, and new diversity numbers from the presidential candidates.Nothing worth sharing has ever been yelled from a speeding golf cart, and this is The Trailer.President Trump is seeking reelection with the of any incumbent president in 40 years. A series of events initially seen as chances for the president to shine — the coronavirus pandemic, the civil unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd — have only...WW…